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FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $516K · expenses $205K · assets $898K

EIN
90-0424248
Address
376 W MAIN ST STE 130, BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022-3651
Website
WWW.BERRIENTRAILS.ORG
NTEE code
N32
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2012
Cross-check
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Mission

SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAILS (PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE AND WATERWAY) WITHIN BERRIEN COUNTY AND CONNECTING TO ADJACENT COUNTIES, AND ENCOURAGE TRAIL USE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 24 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

24 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
Gary Wood TRUSTEE2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Mike Garey VICE PRESIDENT2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Jerry Flenar TRUSTEE2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Beat Stocker PRESIDENT2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
John Chipman TRUSTEE2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Chris Marschke TRUSTEE2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Bob Clark TREASURER2025 5 $0 reported 1
Robert Clark (former) TREASURER2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
John Montero (former) SECRETARY2023 5 $0 reported 1
Monica Norton (former) TRUSTEE2022-2023 5 $0 reported 1
John Monteiro (former) SECRETARY2022 5 $0 reported 1
Chris Marzke (former) TRUSTEE2022 5 $0 reported 1
Arnie Feinberg (former) PRESIDENT2014-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Joanne Sims (former) SECRETARY/TR2015 0 $0 reported 1
Lou O'Donnell (former) TRUSTEE2015 0 $0 reported 1
Larry Shawver (former) TRUSTEE2015 0 $0 reported 1
Jim Daubert (former) TRUSTEE2015 0 $0 reported 1
Kate Vyskocil (former) TRUSTEE2015 0 $0 reported 1
Warren Peterson (former) TRUSTEE2014-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Chuck Garasic (former) TRUSTEE2014-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Joanne Simms (former) SECRETARY2014 0 $0 reported 1
Bryan Volstorf (former) TREASURER2014 0 $0 reported 1
Chuck Sittig (former) DIRECTOR2014 0 $0 reported 1
Chuck Krametbauer (former) DIRECTOR2014 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY WOOD TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN CHIPMAN TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS MARSCHKE TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
JERRY FLENAR TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
BOB CLARK TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE GAREY VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
BEAT STOCKER PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY WOOD PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE GAREY VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT CLARK TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
JERRY FLENAR TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
BEAT STOCKER TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN CHIPMAN TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS MARSCHKE TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY WOOD PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE GAREY VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN MONTERO SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT CLARK TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
MONICA NORTON TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN CHIPMAN TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS MARSCHKE TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY WOOD PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE GAREY VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT CLARK TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN MONTEIRO SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS MARZKE TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
MONICA NORTON TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
JERRY FLENAR TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN CHIPMAN TRUSTEE5 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ARNIE FEINBERG PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
JOANNE SIMS SECRETARY/TR0 $0-- $01
LOU O'DONNELL TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
LARRY SHAWVER TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
JIM DAUBERT TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
KATE VYSKOCIL TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
WARREN PETERSON TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
CHUCK GARASIC TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
2014 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ARNIE FEINBERG PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
JOANNE SIMMS SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BRYAN VOLSTORF TREASURER0 $0-- $01
WARREN PETERSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CHUCK GARASIC DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CHUCK SITTIG DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CHUCK KRAMETBAUER DIRECTOR0 $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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$516,422$205,302 $897,670$897,670 $495,809$0 $00100
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,204$8,079 $586,550$586,550 $71,505$0 $0015
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,801$5,867 $515,425$515,425 $39,221$0 $0010
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$465,658$59,042 $469,491$469,491 $465,658$0 $0020
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,406$83,103 $24,996$24,996 $76,338- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$154,780$145,263 $31,693$31,693 $154,730- ---

Funders of this organization

17 grantors reported grants to this organization, $715,514 in all, tax years 2014 to 2025. 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
BERRIEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2014, 2021-2022, 2024-2025 5$236,500 2025$155,000
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CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS” 2022 1$120,000 2022$120,000
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BILL NYGREN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS” 2022-2024 3$100,000 2024$50,000
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DONALD R WILSON JR FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS” 2022 1$100,000 2022$100,000
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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS” 2025 1$65,000 2025$65,000
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INDIANAPOLIS FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$31,500 2022$21,500
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MARZKE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS” 2024-2025 2$13,000 2025$10,000
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BAYER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS” 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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THE MEIJER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS” 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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COREWELL HEALTH Public charity Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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LOST POND FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Friends of Berrien County Trails” 2022 1$5,000 2022$5,000
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SMITHBURG FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS” 2022 1$2,500 2022$2,500
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ARTHUR D COLLINS JR FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS” 2022 1$1,000 2022$1,000
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BAIRD FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS” 2024 1$500 2024$500
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THE GOLDBLATT FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS” 2022 1$500 2022$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS” 2021 1$14 2021$14
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $205,302 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)TRAIL EXPENSES $161,022$161,022-- 78.4%
Advertising and promotion $15,250-$15,250- 7.4%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $15,000-$15,000- 7.3%
Fees: accounting $10,970-$10,970- 5.3%
Insurance $1,053-$1,053- 0.5%
Occupancy $1,000-$1,000- 0.5%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $436-$436- 0.2%
Office expenses $326$326-- 0.2%
Information technology $165-$165- 0.1%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $80-$80- 0.0%
Total$205,302100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $8,079 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: accounting $3,300-$3,300- 40.8%
Advertising and promotion $2,000$2,000-- 24.8%
Occupancy $1,000-$1,000- 12.4%
Office expenses $469$469-- 5.8%
Information technology $421-$421- 5.2%
Insurance $368-$368- 4.6%
Other (as described)CHAMBER DUES $270-$270- 3.3%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $130-$130- 1.6%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $80-$80- 1.0%
Other (as described)PRINTING, POSTAGE & SHI $41-$41- 0.5%
Total$8,079100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $5,867 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Information technology $2,051-$2,051- 35.0%
Insurance $1,728-$1,728- 29.5%
Fees: other services $1,264$270$544$450 21.5%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $526$526-- 9.0%
Office expenses $298$298-- 5.1%
Total$5,867100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $59,042 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $45,380$45,380-- 76.9%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $6,000-$6,000- 10.2%
Advertising and promotion $5,000$5,000-- 8.5%
Insurance $1,095-$1,095- 1.9%
Information technology $653-$653- 1.1%
Office expenses $395-$247$148 0.7%
Other (as described)MEMBERSHIPS DUES $380-$380- 0.6%
Other (as described)PRINTING, POSTAGE & SHI $139-$139- 0.2%
Total$59,042100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $83,103 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $82,033 98.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,016 1.2%
Printing, publications, postage $54 0.1%
Total$83,103100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $145,263 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $141,499 97.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,764 2.6%
Total$145,263100%

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