PAW PAW LAKE FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $813K · expenses $718K · assets $269K

EIN
36-4035293
Address
PO BOX 341, WATERVLIET, MI 49098-0341
Website
WWW.PAWPAWLAKEFOUNDATION.NET
NTEE code
C32
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 1995 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Carl Spessard (its 2023 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

WATER QUALITY TESTING, WATERFOWL AND UNDESIRED FISH AND WEED CONTROL

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 17 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Gerald Beeson FUNDRAISING LEAD2024 4 $0 reported 1
Michael Bond PRESIDENT2024 4 $0 reported 1
Joanna Ford MARKETING2024 4 $0 reported 1
Louis Gibson ENGINEERING2024 4 $0 reported 1
Jim Hoadley ENGINEERING2024 4 $0 reported 1
Clint Jones FUNDRAISING2024 4 $0 reported 1
Frank Jurenka ENGINEERING2024 4 $0 reported 1
Mark Malin MARKETING2024 4 $0 reported 1
Michael Mclean ENGINEERING2024 4 $0 reported 1
Jim Pasko DIRECTOR2024 4 $0 reported 1
Charles Pater GEESE CONTROL2024 4 $0 reported 1
Mark Schmitt FUNDRAISING2024 4 $0 reported 1
Carl Spessard TREASURER2024 4 $0 reported 1
Jeff Shupe MARKETING2024 4 $0 reported 1
Kenneth Teutsch BOARD MEMBER2024 4 $0 reported 1
Joseph Wasserman FUNDRAISING2024 4 $0 reported 1
Laurie Hoadley SECRETARY2024 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 17 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERALD BEESON FUNDRAISING LEAD4 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL BOND PRESIDENT4 $0$0$0 $01
JOANNA FORD MARKETING4 $0$0$0 $01
LOUIS GIBSON ENGINEERING4 $0$0$0 $01
JIM HOADLEY ENGINEERING4 $0$0$0 $01
CLINT JONES FUNDRAISING4 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK JURENKA ENGINEERING4 $0$0$0 $01
MARK MALIN MARKETING4 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL MCLEAN ENGINEERING4 $0$0$0 $01
JIM PASKO DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES PATER GEESE CONTROL4 $0$0$0 $01
MARK SCHMITT FUNDRAISING4 $0$0$0 $01
CARL SPESSARD TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF SHUPE MARKETING4 $0$0$0 $01
KENNETH TEUTSCH BOARD MEMBER4 $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH WASSERMAN FUNDRAISING4 $0$0$0 $01
LAURIE HOADLEY SECRETARY4 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$813,466$718,335 $268,960$268,960 $804,454$0 -0-

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $264,491 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$228,250 2024$192,250
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THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$15,600 2023$15,600
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$10,500 2023$10,500
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$10,050 2023$10,050
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PAW PAW LAKE FOUNDATION INC” 2020-2023 4$91 2023$24
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $718,335 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $717,729--- 99.9%
Fees: accounting $606--- 0.1%
Total$718,335100%

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