Great Plains Improvement Foundation INC

Lawton, OKUnknown exempt organization EIN 73-0752239Revenue $923K in FY2025

On file with the IRSgpif-caa.orgPo Box 926 · Lawton, OK

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To improve the condition of underprivileged individuals in the service area.

38¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 41 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
38%
of spending
Concern: 38% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$24K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$923K
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$795K
To programs
38%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$923K
FY2025▼ -39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$923K
Expenses
$795K
FY2025▼ -47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$795K
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$767K
FY2021$690K
FY2023$448K
FY2024$440K
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

38 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 38% · $300K Management & general 62% · $495K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $24K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
First Vice Chair
$17,600Pt VII · Sec A
President
$6,500Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2021FY2020
Sheryl Gregory—$61,487$61,487
Rodney Youngblood$17,600——
Jill Peters$6,500——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Helps underprivileged people improve their lives and circumstances.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Community service programs including the community services block grant to help alleviate the causes of poverty in the area funded by federal and state grants

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Child support enforcement program whereby payors are located and collections are made and distributed for child support. Funded by federal grant.

Pt IX · col B
03

Weatherization and housing programs help individuals with housing problems. Weatherization and housing.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $300K · 2024–2024
St Johns Baptist ChurchOK · FY2024$80,000
New Life FellowshipOK · FY2024$60,000
Next Step Tlp INCOK · FY2024$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$923K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$923K
Money outPt IX
$795K
Ln 25
Programscol B$300K
Managementcol C$495K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$923K
Government grantsLn 1e$807K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$923K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$795K$0
Total assetsLn 16$795K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$355K$0
Net assetsLn 32$440K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$300K$300K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$24K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$61K$61K
Accounting feesLn 11c$124K$124K
Office expensesLn 13$506$506
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$286K$286K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$795K$300K$495K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $923K$795K$127K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.5M−$8K$440K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$2.0M−$83K$448K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $3.0M$3.0M−$76K$690K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.2M$3.2M$6K$767K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $922,824 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,231,890$922,824
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $78,141$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $321$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $190,591$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,500,943$922,824
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$300,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $392$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,238,000$24,100
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $270,702$471,277
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,509,094$795,377
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,151$127,447
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $922,824 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$115,400
VIII-1e Government grants$807,424
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$922,824
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$922,824
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $795,377 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $300,000$300,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $24,100$24,100
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $61,237$61,237
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $123,603$123,603
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $506$506
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $285,931$285,931
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $300,000 · Management $495,377 · Fundraising $0$795,377
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 5 lines filed
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $794,513$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $794,513$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $354,746$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $439,767$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $794,513$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$922,824
XI-2 Total expenses$795,377
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$127,447
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$439,767
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$567,214
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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