Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Great Plains Development Inc
DODGE CITY, KS
Total revenue
$469K
Total expenses
$593K
Net assets
$1.7M
Grants received
$186K
6 grants
EIN
480971150
Tax year
2023
Mission
Under the oversight of its 28 county membership and 10 member Board of Directors, GPDI provides professional leadership and technical assistance in financing, loan packaging and business planning to individuals, businesses and government agencies for the purpose of stimulating economic development and job creation in our 28 county area. Our resources also include programs that assist our cities and counties with grant writing and certified administration for community improvement, housing and urgent need projects. Many of its services and grants require a charitable not-for-profit status.
Programs
3 programs
Community Development Block Grant program - assistance with grant applications and certified administration for Community Development Block Grants. During the current year, there was no administration for new projects.
Network Kansas GrowKS programs - The Network Kansas GrowKS funds represent pass through funding for making loans. Counties received grant funding to make the loans and are outsourcing the loan administration to Great Plains. GPDI receives the packaging, closing and any direct expenses incurred. As payments are received on the loans, GPDI keeps $40 of the interest paid plus any late fees and/or service fees.
Assistance with grant applications, administration, and servicing of loans under the SBA, RBEG, Kansas tax credit, Start Up Kansas/E-Community, Hospitality Industry Relief Emergency, Network Kansas loan programs.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
12 listed
Bob Wetmore
Co-Executive Director
$79K
40 hrs/wk
Faye Trent
Co-Executive Director
$76K
40 hrs/wk
Marsha Ewy
Director
—
0.75 hrs/wk
Dan Fankhauser
President
—
0.75 hrs/wk
Renee Kerr
Director
—
0.75 hrs/wk
Gary Johnson
Secretary/Treasuer
—
1 hrs/wk
Jeanette Siemens
Director
—
0.75 hrs/wk
Sara Arnberger
Director
—
0.75 hrs/wk
Josh Sullivan
Director
—
0.75 hrs/wk
Vienna Lee
Director
—
0.75 hrs/wk
Craig Neeland
Vice President
—
0.75 hrs/wk
Duane Drees
Director
—
0.75 hrs/wk
Grants received
Showing 6 of 6
Funded by
$186K from 6 funders · 6 grants · 2020–2023
$150K · 1 grant · 2023
$25K · 1 grant · 2020
$5K · 1 grant · 2020
$4K · 1 grant · 2020
$3K · 1 grant · 2021
$100 · 1 grant · 2022