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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Beeson | FUNDRAISING LEAD | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Bond | PRESIDENT | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joanna Ford | MARKETING | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Louis Gibson | ENGINEERING | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jim Hoadley | ENGINEERING | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Clint Jones | FUNDRAISING | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Frank Jurenka | ENGINEERING | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mark Malin | MARKETING | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Mclean | ENGINEERING | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jim Pasko | DIRECTOR | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Charles Pater | GEESE CONTROL | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mark Schmitt | FUNDRAISING | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Carl Spessard | TREASURER | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeff Shupe | MARKETING | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kenneth Teutsch | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joseph Wasserman | FUNDRAISING | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laurie Hoadley | SECRETARY | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 17 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERALD BEESON | FUNDRAISING LEAD | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL BOND | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOANNA FORD | MARKETING | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LOUIS GIBSON | ENGINEERING | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JIM HOADLEY | ENGINEERING | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CLINT JONES | FUNDRAISING | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| FRANK JURENKA | ENGINEERING | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARK MALIN | MARKETING | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL MCLEAN | ENGINEERING | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JIM PASKO | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHARLES PATER | GEESE CONTROL | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARK SCHMITT | FUNDRAISING | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CARL SPESSARD | TREASURER | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEFF SHUPE | MARKETING | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KENNETH TEUTSCH | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOSEPH WASSERMAN | FUNDRAISING | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LAURIE HOADLEY | SECRETARY | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $228,250 | 2024 | $192,250 | show |
| THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $15,600 | 2023 | $15,600 | show |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $10,500 | 2023 | $10,500 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $10,050 | 2023 | $10,050 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PAW PAW LAKE FOUNDATION INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $91 | 2023 | $24 | show |
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| CHAUTAUQUA LAKE ASSOCIATION INC | NY | C32 | $1,177,252 | $1,256,303 | GENERAL MANA | $88,245 | Same NTEE code C32, revenue within 2x |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $717,729 | - | - | - | 99.9% | |
| Fees: accounting | $606 | - | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $718,335 | 100% |
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