North Platte Opportunity Cent

Public charity · Grantmaker North Platte, NE EIN: 47-0408719

To provide facilities for services to develomentally disabled adults and children with physical or mental disabilities

North Platte Opportunity Cent at a glance

In short: North Platte Opportunity Cent gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$100,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$100,000
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$1,730,944
+19.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Nebraska (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who North Platte Opportunity Cent funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

North Platte Opportunity Corporatio: $100KNorth Platte OpportunityCorporatio$100K

The largest 2025 recipient was North Platte Opportunity Corporatio ($100K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

North Platte

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2025) to $209K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
North Platte Opportunity Corporatio North Platte, NEOperation Assistance$100,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,730,944$440,238$156,703$100,0001$21,345
2024$1,447,409$213,940$57,549——$18,734
2023$1,291,018$196,422$114,652——$4,673
2022$1,240,623$173,100$104,424———
2021$1,170,647$43,191$62,941——$4,193
2020$1,199,577$24,865$57,817——$7,427
2019$1,230,777$139,709$279,581$209,4221$9,267

About North Platte Opportunity Cent

Based on IRS filings

North Platte Opportunity Cent is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in North Platte, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $100K. Net investment income was $21K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

North Platte Opportunity Cent is led by Glenn Van Velson, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Glenn Van Velson

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Gastineau

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Plaster

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jody Cisneros

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Becky Manning

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Parish

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nan Hynes

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Hampton

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Director, 2020

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Barger

    Vice President

    Board Member → Director, 2020

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Bales

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Andrea Creel (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Judy Rundback (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tiffany Negley (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sherry French (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Whitney Kester (2019–2021) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about North Platte Opportunity Cent

How much does North Platte Opportunity Cent give each year?

North Platte Opportunity Cent gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is North Platte Opportunity Cent?

North Platte Opportunity Cent reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $440K.

What is North Platte Opportunity Cent?

North Platte Opportunity Cent is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in North Platte, NE. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does North Platte Opportunity Cent operate?

North Platte Opportunity Cent has awarded grants in Nebraska.

What is North Platte Opportunity Cent's EIN?

North Platte Opportunity Cent's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0408719. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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