Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$25.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$5.8m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$94.6m
$4.3m liabilities
Net assets
$90.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
6.1y av
Staff
38
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation's network
11 people8 organisationsi11 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (8) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Moore | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Harry Joe Pratt (also filed as Harry Pratt) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joan McKenna | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John O Farmer IV | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kris Yost | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mike Posson | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mitch Gillespie | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Raelene Keller | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tom Keller | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tony Haffner | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Travis Rickford | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Darci Schields | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darci Schields | Executive Director | 40 | $77k | $8k | |
| Mike Posson | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joan McKenna | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tom Keller | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mitch Gillespie | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Harry Joe Pratt | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John O Farmer IV | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Raelene Keller | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kris Yost | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Travis Rickford | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chuck Moore | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tony Haffner | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation
- EIN
- 481025832
- Address
- 103 W 4th St, Bird City, KS, 67731
- State
- Kansas
- Mission
- Our mission is to empower our donors, affiliates and charitable partners through education, stewardship and regional collaboration, to create thriving communities and impact present and future generations. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S30 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2009
- Principal officer
- Darci Schields (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1986
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedCOMMUNITY FOUNDATIONBird City Century II Development FoundationRelatedHISTORICAL PRESERVATIONFriends of Cottonwood Ranch Inc
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsHarry Joe Pratt
≥8years on the filingsJoan McKenna
≥8years on the filingsMitch Gillespie
≥8years on the filingsTom Keller
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $94.6m
- Total liabilities
- $4.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $90.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $20.9m
- Program service revenue
- $763k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $3.2m
- Employees
- 38
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $25.5m | $5.8m | $19.7m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Usd #407 Russell County | $165k | |
| Logan Community Development Foundation Inc | Philanthropy, voluntarism, grantmaking foundation | $152k |
| Usd #294 Decatur Community Schools | $149k | |
| West Central Kansas Association Inc | $108k | |
| Phillips County Community Foundation Inc | Philanthropy, voluntarism, grantmaking foundation | $67k |
| Russell Recreation Commission | Recreation & sport | $45k |
| Usd #274 Oakley Public Schools | $42k | |
| Phillips County | Public & societal benefit | $39k |
| City of Oberlin | Public & societal benefit | $38k |
| Lucas Arts and Humanities Council Inc | Arts, culture & humanities | $38k |
| Rawlins County Conservation District | Community improvement | $35k |
| City of Goodland | Public & societal benefit | $35k |
| Thomas County Community Foundation | Philanthropy, voluntarism, grantmaking foundation | $34k |
| Gove County | Recreation & sports | $30k |
| St Wenceslaus Catholic Church | $30k | |
| Wallace County | Public & societal benefit | $30k |
| City of Hoxie | Public & societal benefit | $28k |
| Osborne United Methodist Church | $27k | |
| Main Street Arts Council | Arts, culture & humanities | $26k |
| City of Colby | Public & societal benefit | $26k |
| Oakley Childcare Coalition Corp | Human services | $25k |
| Fort Hays State University | $24k | |
| Usd #297 Saint Francis | $22k | |
| Bull City Community Foundation | Philanthropty, voluntarism, grantmaking foundation | $22k |
| Together Cheyenne County | Community improvement | $21k |