2026-02-10T11:01:55-06:00 2025-06-30 411534805 CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD 7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940 BLOOMINGTON MN 55435 990 2024-07-01 411921126 GREAT PLAINS INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INC GREA 6122787157 2801 21ST AVE S 220 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 ROLF NORDSTROM PRESIDENT 6122787157 2026-02-06 1 0 MARC COLIN P00560855 9528310085 2026-02-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ROLF NORDSTROM 2801 21ST AVE S 220 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 16548908 0 X BETTERENERGY.ORG X 1997 MN SEE SCHEDULE O.ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO NET-ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE, THE ECONOMY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 10 10 90 10 0 0 12018687 15107235 1296503 953003 599664 488670 0 0 13914854 16548908 0 0 0 0 7359471 9406934 0 0 992814 8403230 7332793 15762701 16739727 -1847847 -190819 15278467 14804349 2588145 2304846 12690322 12499503 X THE GREAT PLAINS INSTITUTE'S (GPI) MISSION IS TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO NET-ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE, THE ECONOMY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 0 0 3643382 INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION AND CARBON MANAGEMENTFOSSIL FUELS TODAY PROVIDE THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR ELECTRICITY, HEATING/COOLING AND TRANSPORTATION FUEL (87% GLOBALLY) AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE FOR DECADES. YET BURNING COAL, OIL, AND NATURAL GAS IS ALSO A PRIMARY CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE, AND A RANGE OF OTHER UNINTENDED AND NEGATIVE OUTCOMES. GPI WORKS TO DEVELOP MARKET-BASED STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING HARMFUL FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS AND EFFECTIVE TRANSITION STRATEGIES FOR INDUSTRIES AND COMMUNITIES THAT DEPEND ON FOSSIL FUELS. FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE: EXPANDING EDUCATION, DIALOGUE AND OUTREACH ON FEDERAL CARBON REGULATION IMPLEMENTATION BY CONVENING AND FACILITATING THE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS OF THE MIDCONTINENT STATES ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY REGULATORS (MSEER), PJM STATES GROUP, AND THE MIDWESTERN POWER SECTOR COLLABORATIVE (MPSC); HELPING SHAPE THE NATIONAL DISCOURSE SURROUNDING THE CLEAN POWER PLAN BY PRESENTING TO NUMEROUS GROUPS AND CONFERENCES AROUND THE US; AND SUPPORTING THE DEPLOYMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION WITH ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (CCS-EOR) THROUGH INCENTIVES AND EDUCATION BY CONVENING OF THE NATIONAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INITIATIVE (NEORI) AND THE STATE CCS-EOR GROUP. 6625218 953003 ENERGY SYSTEMSGPI ENVISIONS AN ECONOMY THAT IS INCREASINGLY ELECTRIFIED (INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION AND HEATING), AND AN ENERGY SYSTEM THAT RELIES HEAVILY ON RENEWABLE RESOURCES (WIND, SOLAR, HYDRO, BIOMASS, GEOTHERMAL) AND A ROBUST TRANSMISSION SYSTEM THAT CAN MOVE CLEAN ELECTRICITY FROM ONE PART OF THE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER. AN ELECTRIC GRID DESIGNED FOR CENTRAL STATION POWER PLANTS AND A SIGNIFICANT SHORTAGE OF REGIONAL TRANSMISSION LINES THAT CAN MOVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF REMOTE RENEWABLE ENERGY HAVE BECOME KEY BARRIERS TO MEETING MORE OF OUR ENERGY NEEDS WITH RENEWABLE RESOURCES (E.G., WIND AND SOLAR). GPI'S FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE: 1) WORKING WITH THE MIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR TO INCREASE THE DEPLOYMENT OF RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY, IMPROVE THE MARKET RULES FOR DEMAND RESPONSE AND INTEGRATE THE FULL RANGE OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES; 2) WORKING WITH UTILITIES AND OTHER KEY INTERESTS TO REALIGN THE UTILITY BUSINESS MODEL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TO MORE EFFECTIVELY ACHIEVE A LOW-CARBON ENERGY SYSTEM AND MEET EVOLVING CONSUMER DEMANDS (THIS INCLUDES GPI'S NATION-LEADING E21 INITIATIVE AND RELATED WORK WITH MADISON GAS AND ELECTRIC). 1513570 TRANSPORTATION AND FUELSGPI FOCUSES ON TWO MAIN STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL AND GREENHOUSE GASES IN THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; LESS POLLUTING, DOMESTIC FUELS (ELECTRICITY, BIOFUELS, CNG, BIOCNG AND HYDROGEN); AND REDUCING THE NEED FOR DRIVING THROUGH BETTER URBAN DESIGN. PRIORITIES INCLUDE: CONVENING THE BIOECONOMY COALITION OF MINNESOTA MAKING MN THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO SITE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED BIOFUEL, RENEWABLE CHEMICAL, AND BIOMASS THERMAL INDUSTRIES; FACILITATING DRIVE ELECTRIC MINNESOTA A STATEWIDE ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARTNERSHIP WORKING TO EXPAND ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERSHIP AND PUBLIC CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE (THIS MAY EXPAND TO A REGIONAL MIDWESTERN EFFORT); AND COLLABORATING WITH ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB TO MAKE THE GREENHOUSE GASES, REGULATED EMISSIONS, AND ENERGY USE IN TRANSPORTATION MODEL (GREET) MORE ROBUST AND USER-FRIENDLY. 2539225 2539225 14321395 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X X X THE ORGANIZATION 6122787157 2801 21ST AVE S 220 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 ROLF NORDSTROM PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 284267 0 33965 HUONG NGUYEN CFO 40.00 X 228117 0 34165 LOUISE MILTICH EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 201200 0 26455 PATRICE LAHLUM VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 189592 0 895 BRENDAN JORDAN VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 185726 0 30110 BRIAN ROSS VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 185726 0 19190 TREVOR DRAKE VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 169225 0 25085 PRITI PATEL CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 SATISH JAYARAM VICE CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 DEIDRE SANDERS SECRETARY 10.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT ZASTOUPIL TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 TOYAH CALLAHAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM HORN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES HUA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG JAEGER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN MITCHELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MOTHUSI PAHL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTA VELASQUEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 1443853 0 169865 12 0 1 0 NORTON WHITE ENERGY 28 INDIAN ROAD MARSHFIELD MA 02050 CONSULTING 323750 HORIZON CLIMATE GROUP 3408 24TH AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55406 CONSULTING 250000 LITZ ENERGY STRATEGIES 5731 HOWE STREET 1 PITTSBURGH PA 15232 CONSULTING 227200 SATTERFIELD CONSULTING 2854 ALEO COURT FITCHBURG WI 53711 CONSULTING 151352 RENEW PR 1721 MERRYHILL PLACE MCLEAN VA 22101 CONSULTING 120000 5 2207169 12900066 15107235 CONTRACTS 561000 942307 942307 OTHER INCOME 900099 10696 10696 953003 488670 488670 16548908 953003 0 488670 X 7720495 6261347 681227 777921 1090362 830294 154739 105329 596077 458023 79324 58730 5605998 5483737 117333 4928 248375 124174 96271 27930 251568 68657 177146 5765 494873 477390 13354 4129 563107 532985 27091 3031 19033 7634 11233 166 EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE 56974 13007 42612 1355 MISCELLANEOUS 52291 30726 20639 926 TRAINING 25266 22644 555 2067 RESEARCH 15308 10777 3994 537 16739727 14321395 1425518 992814 11299171 8355934 1287167 1036504 1435500 4025000 603141 919853 27696 34777 352592 231949 179018 120643 446774 311638 15278467 14804349 1945572 1872746 63600 32487 578973 399613 2588145 2304846 X 5406798 5499669 7283524 6999834 12690322 12499503 15278467 14804349 -190819 0 X X 0 0 0 X 8551895 9966488 13271220 12018687 15107235 58915525 336666 309950 786450 1296503 953003 3682572 8888561 10276438 14057670 13315190 16060238 62598097 0 0 0 62598097 3075 4071 91162 599664 488670 1186642 3075 4071 91162 599664 488670 1186642 8891636 10280509 14148832 13914854 16548908 63784739 0.98140 0.98730 0.01860 0.01270 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 142758 142758 16596969 16739727 986986 246747 0 0 521111 682789 938135 986986 3129021 4693532 179762 94832 114796 142758 532148 130278 170697 234534 246747 782256 1173384 16362 19832 36194 352592 231949 120643 120643 DEFERRED LEASE INCENTIVE 78682 LEASE LIABILITIES 320931 399613 X 16548908 0 16548908 0 16548908 16739727 0 16739727 0 16739727 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR FROM LOSS OF NONPROFIT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO OPERATE CONSISTENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND EACH YEAR TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR EXEMPT STATUS, THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990). X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROLF NORDSTROM PRESIDENT & CEO 284267 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33965 0 318232 0 0 0 HUONG NGUYEN CFO 228117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34165 0 262282 0 0 0 LOUISE MILTICH EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 201200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26455 0 227655 0 0 0 PATRICE LAHLUM VICE PRESIDENT 189592 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 895 0 190487 0 0 0 BRENDAN JORDAN VICE PRESIDENT 185726 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30110 0 215836 0 0 0 BRIAN ROSS VICE PRESIDENT 185726 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19190 0 204916 0 0 0 TREVOR DRAKE VICE PRESIDENT 169225 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25085 0 194310 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED A DRAFTED 990 TO REVIEW AND MAKE CHANGES. ONCE APPROVED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS, THE 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE DIRECTORS ARE ASKED ANNUALLY TO DISCLOSE AN INSTANCE THAT MAY CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT IN ANY BOARD DISCUSSION, VOTE OR CONTRACT NEGOTIATION. DIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY DECLARED CONFLICT AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUESTED TO REFRAIN FROM ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN ANY NEGOTIATION INVOLVING A DECLARED CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUAL REVIEWS, USE OF SALARY SURVEYS, CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION TO DETERMINE FINAL COMPENSATION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,546,824. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 451. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 26. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,547,301. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 936,913. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 116,882. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,902. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,058,697. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C NO CHANGES FROM PRIOR YEAR.