Program areas at Grand Island Public Schools Foundation
The Grand Island Public Schools Foundation creates expanded opportunities and access for the students of the Grand Island Public Schools through philanthropic investment. Their robust scholarship program this year offered 650,008 in college scholarships to both high school students seeking dual credit and graduating seniors. Other individual grants include kindness grants to fulfill a student need when it is identified. These include paying off lunch accounts, acquiring tennis shoes or a coat, paying registration for choir clinics, etc. Additionally, the Foundation invests in groups of students and their teachers through classroom grants, special projects, capital purchases, teacher training/scholarships, and the teacher of the year awards.
Who funds Grand Island Public Schools Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Grand Island Public Schools Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Kari Hooker-Leep | Executive Director | $37,956 | 2023-12-13 |
| Traci Skalberg | Past Executive Director | $84,193 | 2022-08-31 |
| Tom Gdowski | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-08-31 |
| Zach Butz | President | $0 | 2023-08-31 |
| Audrey Lutz | Vice President | $0 | 2023-08-31 |
| ...and 5 more key personnel |
Financials for Grand Island Public Schools Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 08/2023 | FYE 08/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,094,671 | $3,299,517 | -66.8% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $316,156 | $193,974 | 63% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $1,641,528 | $256,883 | 539% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $345,737 | $271,247 | 27.5% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $305,724 | $346,603 | -11.8% |
| Total revenues | $3,703,816 | $4,368,224 | -15.2% |
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|---|
| Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) | 501(c)(3) | Wenatchee, WA | $1,779,477 |
| Aurora Public Schools Education Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Aurora, CO | $2,682,880 |
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| Pinellas Education Foundation (PEF) | 501(c)(3) | Largo, FL | $9,197,386 |
| Redwood Foundation for Education | 501(c)(3) | Grants Pass, OR | $1,664,146 |
| Irving Schools Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Irving, TX | $1,822,334 |
| Fox Valley Technical College Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Appleton, WI | $2,720,498 |
| The Central High School Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Omaha, NE | $1,904,654 |
| The Santa Monica College Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Santa Monica, CA | $4,860,408 |
| California Restaurant Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Sacramento, CA | $3,205,829 |
Data update history
February 4, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
February 4, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSchoolsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Provides grantsLobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 123 S Webb Rd
- Grand Island, NE 68803
- Metro area
- Grand Island, NE
- County
- Hall County, NE
- Website URL
- gipsfoundation.org/Â
- Phone
- (308) 385-5900
IRS details
- EIN
- 47-0735201
- Fiscal year end
- August
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1990
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B82: Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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