Great Plains Enterprises Inc

Analysis

Great Plains Enterprises Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Walhalla, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Great Plains Enterprises Inc reported income of $3.9m and spending of $4.3m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $3.9m (+23%), an average of +7.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Great Plains Enterprises Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Groundwork USA Inc ($3.9m), Bac Funding Corporation ($3.9m) and Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $214k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $462k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 184 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.