Great Bend Chamber Foundation INC

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To act as the educational, workforce development and economic growth arm of the Great Bend Chamber of commerce to improve efficiency, development and acceleration of both the quality and quantity of economic growth and employment and business opportunities through its efforts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$174K
Spent
$99K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$76K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2025.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $99K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Boosts local jobs and businesses through education and workforce development.

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1 program · $99K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Educational, work force development and economic growth

$99Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $98K · 2025–2025

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$174K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Investment incomeLn 3$286
Money outPt IX
$99K
Ln 25
Programscol B$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$76K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$76K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Government grantsLn 1e$174K
Investment incomeLn 3$286
Total revenueLn 12$174K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Total assetsLn 16$76K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$76K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Total assetsLn 16$0$76K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$76K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$98K$98K
InsuranceLn 23$750$750
Total functional expensesLn 25$99K$99K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 28, 2026 $174K$99K$76K$76K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $174,427 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$174,141
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$286
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$174,427
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$98,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$750
I-18 Total expenses$98,750
I-19 Revenue less expenses$75,677
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $174,427 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$174,141
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$174,141
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $286$286
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $286$174,427
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $98,750 across 2 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $98,000$98,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $750$750
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $98,750 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$98,750
Part X · Balance sheet $75,677 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$65,427
X-11 Publicly traded securities$10,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$75,677
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$75,677
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$75,677
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$75,677
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $75,677 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$174,427
XI-2 Total expenses$98,750
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,677
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$75,677

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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