Nonprofit screen
Screen a listGreat Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$17Mrevenue
FY2025 · +61% in 3 yrs90staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−1.2%
Months of reserve6.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+11.8%
Middle half of peersMedianGreat Plains Institute for Sustainable Development
Where the money goes FY2025 · $17M spent
Programs$14M86%Management and general$1.4M9%Fundraising$993k6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.8M in FY2024 and −$191k in FY2025. Cash covers 6.7 months, above the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
10 of 10 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 12% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 13% of revenue in FY2025. $1.7M is traced federal awards from Department of Energy.
990 Part VIII · USAspending42funders
$8.9Ma year, last 3 years
20%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationEvery year since FY2017$1.5M$500k$500k$1.6M$2.0M$2.0M$1.3MBreakthrough Energy FoundationSince FY2022$2.9M$950kThe McKnight FoundationSince FY2019$500k$980k$730k$730k$600kJohn D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationEvery year since FY2017$500k$250k$500k$250k$250k$500k$500kThe Heising-Simons FoundationEvery year since FY2017$300k$450k$1.1M$150k$150k$196k$150kChan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationSince FY2021$682k$819k$644kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$300k$322k$311k$56k$323k$341k$6k27 other fundersUp to $1.8M a year each$396k$696k$957k$1.3M$1.5M$1.8M$7.6M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund