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WHILE WE WISH WE COULD FLIP A SWITCH AND IMMEDIATELY FUND STRATEGIES TO HELP THE LAKE, WE MUST BUILD UP AN ARSENAL SO THAT, WHEN WE ARE READY, WE CAN AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE THOSE INTERVENTIONS THAT WILL BEST MEET OUR NEEDS. THE GREEN LAKE ASSOCIATION (GLA) HAS ORGANIZED ITS WORK UNDER FIVE AREAS: PHOSPHORUS REDUCTION, AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION, DATA EVALUATION, COMMUNITY ACTIVATION, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON PROGRAMMING WAS 954,240. BELOW ARE MANY OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK IN 2023: PHOSPHORUS REDUCTION IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS, REDUCE THE LAKES INCOMING PHOSPHORUS POLLUTION BY 20% (TO 13,350 POUNDS/YEAR) BY 2027. -COMPLETED AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL INTERNAL LOADING FROM THE SILVER CREEK ESTUARY AND COUNTY HIGHWAY K MARSH, IDENTIFYING A PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED SOURCE OF PHOSPHORUS LOADING THAT NEEDS TO BE UNDERSTAND FURTHER AND ADDRESSED. -COMPLETED A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SEARCH WITH THE WATER COUNCIL, RESULTING IN MORE THAN 20 COMPANIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS TOTALING OVER 600 PAGES OF MATERIAL TO REVIEW. -ENLISTED THE EXPERTISE OF INTER-FLUVE TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE 12-MILE SURVEY TARGETING ERODING SECTIONS OF STREAMBANKS ALONG ROY AND WUERCHES CREEKS. THE SURVEY SUCCESSFULLY IDENTIFIED 46 POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR STREAM AND WETLAND RESTORATION REQUIRING URGENT ATTENTION, ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL 12 GULLY PROJECTS TO REPAIR ACTIVELY ERODING SECTIONS OF FARM FIELDS. -HOSTED A CONSERVATION FIELD DAY THAT DREW A CROWD OF 160 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BOERSON FARM AND FEATURED EXPERTS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON DIVISION OF EXTENSION, AND THE XERCES SOCIETY. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION PREVENT THE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES IN BIG GREEN LAKE. -SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED THE INAUGURAL BOAT WASH STATION FOR GREEN LAKE, AT DODGE MEMORIAL COUNTY PARK, SERVING AS A DEFENSE SYSTEM AGAINST NEW AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES. THE FREE STATION WAS STAFFED FOR NEARLY 850 HOURS IN ITS FIRST YEAR. -DEPLOYED WATERCRAFT INSPECTORS AT ALL EIGHT OF GREEN LAKE'S PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHES, UNCOVERING THAT THE LAKE WAS POTENTIALLY EXPOSED TO 19 AIS NOT PRESENTLY FOUND IN GREEN LAKE BY BOATERS TRAVELING FROM OTHER WATER BODIES. -COMPLETED THE INAUGURAL EDNA MONITORING OF POTENTIAL INVASIVE SPECIES IN GREEN LAKE. A TOTAL OF 150 WATER SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED FROM VARIOUS WATER BODIES, INCLUDING BIG GREEN LAKE, THE SILVER CREEK ESTUARY, COUNTY HIGHWAY K MARSH, BIG AND LITTLE TWIN LAKES, AND SPRING LAKE. ENCOURAGINGLY, THIS EFFORT IDENTIFIED NO NEW AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES IN ANY OF THESE WATERBODIES. DATA EVALUATION BECOME THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF DATA AND INFORMATION THAT DRIVES THE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLANNING TEAM IN IDENTIFYING WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS, INFORMING SOLUTIONS, AND TRACKING OUR COLLECTIVE PROGRESS. -DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE TRACKING FRAMEWORK AND SUBMITTED THE FIRST-EVER NINE KEY ELEMENTS ANNUAL REPORT, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN THE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLANNING (LMP) TEAM'S PLANNING. -SUCCESSFULLY OVERSAW THE COMPLETION OF FOUR KEY AQUATIC PLANT SURVEYS, CONTRIBUTING TO AN ONGOING LMP UPDATE. ADDITIONALLY, INTRODUCED AN INTERACTIVE TOOL DOCUMENTING AREAS OF SHORELINE MODIFICATION FOR BETTER DATA VISUALIZATION. -COMPLETED A STAKEHOLDER SURVEY SENT TO 925 SHORELINE RESIDENTS, WITH A 30% RESPONSE RATE, TO SERVE AS AN INPUT TO THE ONGOING LMP UPDATE. -CREATED AND LAUNCHED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR AN ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY, AIMING TO QUANTIFY THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF GREEN LAKE FOR INFORMED DECISION- MAKING AND FUTURE GOVERNMENT FUNDING. -DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR A LAKE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, EMPHASIZING OUR COMMITMENT TO EFFECTIVE LAKE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ARTICULATED IN AN UPDATED LAKE MANAGEMENT/NINE KEY ELEMENTS PLAN. -SPONSORED THE INSTALLATION OF THREE NEW US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STREAM SAMPLERS STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED ALONG KEY STREAMS IN THE WATERSHED (ROY CREEK, WUERCHES CREEK, AND THE PUCHYAN RIVER) TO ENHANCE OUR CAPABILITIES TO MONITOR WATER QUALITY TRENDS AND OUR PROGRESS. -HARNESSED THE ADVANCED CAPABILITIES OF BLOOMOPTIX TECHNOLOGY TO RAPIDLY DETECT BLUE-GREEN ALGAE POPULATIONS ON GREEN LAKE. THE GLA COLLECTED AND ANALYZED OVER 70 LAKE SAMPLES FOR HARMFUL BLUE- GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS UTILIZING A SPECIALIZED MICROSCOPE. -INITIATED A NEW MONITORING PROGRAM AT TWO SPRINGS FLOWING TO DAKIN CREEK TO COLLECT DATA TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE HEALTH OF SPRINGS AND STREAMS IN THIS SPECIFIC WATERSHED REGION. THIS EFFORT ADDRESSES THE LACK OF BASELINE DATA REVEALED IN THE SKUNK HOLLOW MINE APPEAL. COMMUNITY ACTIVATION CULTIVATE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE HEALTH OF THE LAKE, AND MOBILIZE OUR MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND PARTNERS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF GREEN LAKE. -ENGAGED OVER 55 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN LAKE CLASS, AN IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOCUSED ON GREEN LAKE. NEW THIS YEAR, THE PROGRAM INCLUDED A COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOP WITH EDUCATORS IN THE GREEN LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, FACILITATED BY A PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM DESIGNER. TEACHERS DEVELOPED CROSS- CURRICULAR LESSONS, INCORPORATING GREEN LAKE AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE, REACHING 150 STUDENTS. -ORGANIZED RAKE FOR THE LAKE, INVOLVING OVER 85 VOLUNTEERS WHO CANVASSED THE STREETS OF GREEN LAKE AND RIPON TO RAKE LEAVES OUT OF THE STREET AND ONTO THE GRASSED TERRACE. THIS COLLECTIVE EFFORT AIMED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF GREEN LAKE'S WATER QUALITY. -HOSTED A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL MEETING, DRAWING A SOLD-OUT CROWD OF ENGAGED AND COMMITTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE EVENT PROVIDED A PLATFORM FOR THE GLA TO BROADLY SHARE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, FOSTERING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND AWARENESS. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD THE ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. -SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED AND RECRUITED MEMBERS FOR SEVERAL COMMITTEES, INCLUDING THE CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE, FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE, AND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, STRENGTHENING OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. -ENGAGED IN NUMEROUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INVOLVING ATTENDANCE AT VARIOUS CONFERENCES AND TRAINING SESSIONS ACROSS WISCONSIN AND OTHER STATES. -BENEFITED FROM A SERIES OF STAFF LUNCH & LEARN SESSIONS FACILITATED BY BILL MINER, A FORMER BOARD MEMBER WITH EXPERTISE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM. MINER SHARED INVALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS GUIDING OUR WATER QUALITY WORK DURING THESE INFORMATIVE SESSIONS. -CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS WITH 60 CANDIDATES FOR THE CAMPAIGN'S TEST CAST STATEMENT, SHOWCASING OUR COMMITMENT TO THOROUGH CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT AND SELECTION. -ACHIEVED A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE BY REACHING 8.9 MILLION IN THE GLA'S OUR LAKE, OUR LEGACY CAMPAIGN, A TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO SAFEGUARDING GREEN LAKE. -ATTAINED FINANCIAL SUCCESS BY REACHING ALL-TIME HIGHS IN VARIOUS AREAS, INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP, BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERSHIP REVENUE, LEADERSHIP, FUNDRAISING PROGRESS, CAMPAIGN PROGRESS, FUNDRAISING CASH, AND CAMPAIGN CASH, REFLECTING ROBUST FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. -EXPANDED AND RENOVATED THE GLA OFFICE, PROVIDING A MORE EFFECTIVE AND CONDUCIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE TEAM, FOSTERING INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY AND COLLABORATION. 954240 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 9 true false false false false false true true false false false true false false false X 16 16 false false false false true false false true true false false true true true true false true true false false WI X STEPHANIE PRELLWITZ 9202946480 PO BOX 364 GREEN LAKE WI 54941 STEPHANIE PRELLWITZ CEO 40.00 X 95715 0 2871 KATIE ALVORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED CARUSO TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KENT DELUCENAY PAST CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 RICH DIEMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON DOLAN DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARK FRANZEN DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JIM HEBBE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD MARTENS SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY MECKLENBURG CHAIR 7.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM T MULLIGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD PRICE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE REGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF SHADICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM TRUBSHAW VICE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB WALLACE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 95715 2871 false false false 1582413 41500 194581 19150 1818494 MEMBERSHIP 900099 79937 79937 PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME 900099 45406 45406 125343 30115 30115 13500 1582413 91820 -78320 -78320 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 314 314 314 1895946 125343 -47891 X 98587 83798 4930 9859 317909 204622 6821 106466 9072 6228 338 2506 28363 20585 1143 6635 30967 21411 869 8687 1833 193 1640 15300 15300 24639 12479 6902 5258 5951 5951 22898 18850 802 3246 20115 15020 676 4419 28642 26720 255 1667 27521 25340 509 1672 13824 8377 2048 3399 CLEAN STREAMS 171970 171970 AIS PREVENTION 123909 123909 PHOSPHORUS REDUCTION 65849 65849 INVADER DEFENSE 45326 45326 135979 97612 2593 35774 1188654 954240 43186 191228 134330 111431 1049000 1324273 1986041 1985524 91275 241472 9231 8810 207221 48901 66803 158320 491933 3336680 4321763 54773 85319 13493 227390 54773 326202 X 1563526 2018264 1718381 1977297 3281907 3995561 3336680 4321763 X 707292 6362 X false true X true false X 343968 474302 1971719 1899189 1818494 6507672 255883 94471 80830 87545 125343 644072 599851 568773 2052549 1986734 1943837 7151744 52546 69717 1466513 707541 441283 2737600 108451 27868 136319 160997 97585 1466513 707541 441283 2873919 4277825 443 2090 6923 30115 39571 443 2090 6923 30115 39571 600294 568773 2054639 1993657 1973952 7191315 0.59490 0.56050 0.01000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 207221 48901 158320 158320 BENEFICIAL INTEREST 266121 RIGHT-TO-USE OPERATING LEASE 225812 491933 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 227390 227390 X 1994128 98182 98182 1895946 1895946 1280474 91820 91820 1188654 1188654 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ASSOCIATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ASSOCIATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3)OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ASSOCIATION HAS ALSO BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) AND QUALIFIES FOR DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 170(B) (1) (A) (VI). THE ASSOCIATION IS SUBJECT TO A TAX ON INCOME FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS. THE ASSOCIATION HAS EVALUATED TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND ALL STATE TAX JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT OPERATES. THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES THAT INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE ASSOCIATION'S FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR CASH FLOWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE ASSOCIATION HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES, OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, RESPECTIVELY. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 91,820 RETURN ON BENEFICIAL INTEREST 6,362 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 91,820 GALA 256010 242510 13500 10825 12175 37383 8690 22747 MEMBERSHIP CAMP 81054 81054 2 721988 721988 1059052 1045552 13500 10825 12175 37383 8690 22747 91820 -78320 WI FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE GLA IS ACTIVELY PURSUING STRATEGIES AND PILOT PROJECTS THAT WILL LIKELY COST TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. WHILE WE WISH WE COULD FLIP A SWITCH AND IMMEDIATELY FUND STRATEGIES TO HELP THE LAKE, WE MUST BUILD UP AN ARSENAL SO THAT, WHEN WE ARE READY, WE CAN AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE THOSE INTERVENTIONS THAT WILL BEST MEET OUR NEEDS. THE GREEN LAKE ASSOCIATION (GLA) HAS ORGANIZED ITS WORK UNDER FIVE AREAS: PHOSPHORUS REDUCTION, AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION, DATA EVALUATION, COMMUNITY ACTIVATION, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON PROGRAMMING WAS 954,240. BELOW ARE MANY OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK IN 2023: PHOSPHORUS REDUCTION IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS, REDUCE THE LAKES INCOMING PHOSPHORUS POLLUTION BY 20% (TO 13,350 POUNDS/YEAR) BY 2027. -COMPLETED AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL INTERNAL LOADING FROM THE SILVER CREEK ESTUARY AND COUNTY HIGHWAY K MARSH, IDENTIFYING A PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED SOURCE OF PHOSPHORUS LOADING THAT NEEDS TO BE UNDERSTAND FURTHER AND ADDRESSED. -COMPLETED A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SEARCH WITH THE WATER COUNCIL, RESULTING IN MORE THAN 20 COMPANIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS TOTALING OVER 600 PAGES OF MATERIAL TO REVIEW. -ENLISTED THE EXPERTISE OF INTER-FLUVE TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE 12-MILE SURVEY TARGETING ERODING SECTIONS OF STREAMBANKS ALONG ROY AND WUERCHES CREEKS. THE SURVEY SUCCESSFULLY IDENTIFIED 46 POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR STREAM AND WETLAND RESTORATION REQUIRING URGENT ATTENTION, ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL 12 GULLY PROJECTS TO REPAIR ACTIVELY ERODING SECTIONS OF FARM FIELDS. -HOSTED A CONSERVATION FIELD DAY THAT DREW A CROWD OF 160 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BOERSON FARM AND FEATURED EXPERTS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON DIVISION OF EXTENSION, AND THE XERCES SOCIETY. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION PREVENT THE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES IN BIG GREEN LAKE. -SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED THE INAUGURAL BOAT WASH STATION FOR GREEN LAKE, AT DODGE MEMORIAL COUNTY PARK, SERVING AS A DEFENSE SYSTEM AGAINST NEW AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES. THE FREE STATION WAS STAFFED FOR NEARLY 850 HOURS IN ITS FIRST YEAR. -DEPLOYED WATERCRAFT INSPECTORS AT ALL EIGHT OF GREEN LAKE'S PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHES, UNCOVERING THAT THE LAKE WAS POTENTIALLY EXPOSED TO 19 AIS NOT PRESENTLY FOUND IN GREEN LAKE BY BOATERS TRAVELING FROM OTHER WATER BODIES. -COMPLETED THE INAUGURAL EDNA MONITORING OF POTENTIAL INVASIVE SPECIES IN GREEN LAKE. A TOTAL OF 150 WATER SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED FROM VARIOUS WATER BODIES, INCLUDING BIG GREEN LAKE, THE SILVER CREEK ESTUARY, COUNTY HIGHWAY K MARSH, BIG AND LITTLE TWIN LAKES, AND SPRING LAKE. ENCOURAGINGLY, THIS EFFORT IDENTIFIED NO NEW AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES IN ANY OF THESE WATERBODIES. DATA EVALUATION BECOME THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF DATA AND INFORMATION THAT DRIVES THE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLANNING TEAM IN IDENTIFYING WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS, INFORMING SOLUTIONS, AND TRACKING OUR COLLECTIVE PROGRESS. -DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE TRACKING FRAMEWORK AND SUBMITTED THE FIRST-EVER NINE KEY ELEMENTS ANNUAL REPORT, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN THE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLANNING (LMP) TEAM'S PLANNING. -SUCCESSFULLY OVERSAW THE COMPLETION OF FOUR KEY AQUATIC PLANT SURVEYS, CONTRIBUTING TO AN ONGOING LMP UPDATE. ADDITIONALLY, INTRODUCED AN INTERACTIVE TOOL DOCUMENTING AREAS OF SHORELINE MODIFICATION FOR BETTER DATA VISUALIZATION. -COMPLETED A STAKEHOLDER SURVEY SENT TO 925 SHORELINE RESIDENTS, WITH A 30% RESPONSE RATE, TO SERVE AS AN INPUT TO THE ONGOING LMP UPDATE. -CREATED AND LAUNCHED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR AN ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY, AIMING TO QUANTIFY THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF GREEN LAKE FOR INFORMED DECISION- MAKING AND FUTURE GOVERNMENT FUNDING. -DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR A LAKE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, EMPHASIZING OUR COMMITMENT TO EFFECTIVE LAKE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ARTICULATED IN AN UPDATED LAKE MANAGEMENT/NINE KEY ELEMENTS PLAN. -SPONSORED THE INSTALLATION OF THREE NEW US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STREAM SAMPLERS STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED ALONG KEY STREAMS IN THE WATERSHED (ROY CREEK, WUERCHES CREEK, AND THE PUCHYAN RIVER) TO ENHANCE OUR CAPABILITIES TO MONITOR WATER QUALITY TRENDS AND OUR PROGRESS. -HARNESSED THE ADVANCED CAPABILITIES OF BLOOMOPTIX TECHNOLOGY TO RAPIDLY DETECT BLUE-GREEN ALGAE POPULATIONS ON GREEN LAKE. THE GLA COLLECTED AND ANALYZED OVER 70 LAKE SAMPLES FOR HARMFUL BLUE- GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS UTILIZING A SPECIALIZED MICROSCOPE. -INITIATED A NEW MONITORING PROGRAM AT TWO SPRINGS FLOWING TO DAKIN CREEK TO COLLECT DATA TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE HEALTH OF SPRINGS AND STREAMS IN THIS SPECIFIC WATERSHED REGION. THIS EFFORT ADDRESSES THE LACK OF BASELINE DATA REVEALED IN THE SKUNK HOLLOW MINE APPEAL. COMMUNITY ACTIVATION CULTIVATE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE HEALTH OF THE LAKE, AND MOBILIZE OUR MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND PARTNERS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF GREEN LAKE. -ENGAGED OVER 55 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN LAKE CLASS, AN IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOCUSED ON GREEN LAKE. NEW THIS YEAR, THE PROGRAM INCLUDED A COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOP WITH EDUCATORS IN THE GREEN LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, FACILITATED BY A PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM DESIGNER. TEACHERS DEVELOPED CROSS- CURRICULAR LESSONS, INCORPORATING GREEN LAKE AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE, REACHING 150 STUDENTS. -ORGANIZED RAKE FOR THE LAKE, INVOLVING OVER 85 VOLUNTEERS WHO CANVASSED THE STREETS OF GREEN LAKE AND RIPON TO RAKE LEAVES OUT OF THE STREET AND ONTO THE GRASSED TERRACE. THIS COLLECTIVE EFFORT AIMED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF GREEN LAKE'S WATER QUALITY. -HOSTED A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL MEETING, DRAWING A SOLD-OUT CROWD OF ENGAGED AND COMMITTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE EVENT PROVIDED A PLATFORM FOR THE GLA TO BROADLY SHARE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, FOSTERING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND AWARENESS. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD THE ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. -SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED AND RECRUITED MEMBERS FOR SEVERAL COMMITTEES, INCLUDING THE CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE, FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE, AND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, STRENGTHENING OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. -ENGAGED IN NUMEROUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INVOLVING ATTENDANCE AT VARIOUS CONFERENCES AND TRAINING SESSIONS ACROSS WISCONSIN AND OTHER STATES. -BENEFITED FROM A SERIES OF STAFF LUNCH & LEARN SESSIONS FACILITATED BY BILL MINER, A FORMER BOARD MEMBER WITH EXPERTISE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM. MINER SHARED INVALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS GUIDING OUR WATER QUALITY WORK DURING THESE INFORMATIVE SESSIONS. -CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS WITH 60 CANDIDATES FOR THE CAMPAIGN'S TEST CAST STATEMENT, SHOWCASING OUR COMMITMENT TO THOROUGH CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT AND SELECTION. -ACHIEVED A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE BY REACHING 8.9 MILLION IN THE GLA'S OUR LAKE, OUR LEGACY CAMPAIGN, A TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO SAFEGUARDING GREEN LAKE. -ATTAINED FINANCIAL SUCCESS BY REACHING ALL-TIME HIGHS IN VARIOUS AREAS, INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP, BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERSHIP REVENUE, LEADERSHIP, FUNDRAISING PROGRESS, CAMPAIGN PROGRESS, FUNDRAISING CASH, AND CAMPAIGN CASH, REFLECTING ROBUST FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. -EXPANDED AND RENOVATED THE GLA OFFICE, PROVIDING A MORE EFFECTIVE AND CONDUCIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE TEAM, FOSTERING INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY AND COLLABORATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE DRAFT 990 IS SHARED WITH THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AS WELL AS ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH INDIVIDUAL SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANY PERSONAL INTEREST WHICH HE OR SHE MAY HAVE IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE CORPORATION AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY DECISION ON SUCH MATTER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES A PERFORMANCE REVIEW BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION AND BONUSES ARE REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E OFFICE EXPANSION/RELOCATE 28,089 1,490 8,341 MEMBERSHIP DUES 23,597 0 0 CAMPAIGN & RESEARCH 0 0 22,708 DUES AND FEES 16,602 697 4,495 PROGRAM-TRAIL MAINTENANCE 13,986 0 0 PROGRAM-COMMUNITY ENGAGE 9,855 0 0 DEVELOPMENT ENGAGEMENTS 2,712 0 0 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 771 35 230 PROGRAM-AQWEED 1,000 0 0 PROGRAM-FISH REARING 1,000 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 0 371 0 TOTAL 97,612 2,593 35,774 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 RETURN ON BENEFICIAL INTEREST 6,362