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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 FOUR AREAS: PHOSPHORUS REDUCTION, AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION, DATA EVALUATION, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVATION. OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON PROGRAMMING WAS 735,254. BELOW ARE MANY OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK IN 2022: - PHOSPHORUS REDUCTION FOR 70 YEARS, BROOK TROUT WERE MISSING FROM DAKIN CREEK - PUSHED OUT OF EXISTENCE BY ERODING STREAM BANKS, PHOSPHORUS RUNOFF, AND A LACK OF HABITAT. WHEN THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (WDNR) FOUND THAT BROOK TROUT HAD MULTIPLIED LAST YEAR WITHOUT FISH STOCKING, IT CONFIRMED THAT OUR WORK TO LOWER A PERCHED CULVERT, REPAIR ERODING STREAMBANKS, AND ADD CRITICAL HABITAT HAS RESTORED A MISSING SPECIES. BROOK TROUT ARE ONCE AGAIN HEALTHY AND HAPPY ENOUGH TO CALL DAKIN CREEK HOME - AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR OF THE CLEANER WATER NOW FLOWING INTO GREEN LAKE. IN NOVEMBER, THE GLA HOSTED WISCONSIN'S FIRST-EVER ALL-VOLUNTEER REDD SURVEY, WHICH FOUND 31 TEST REDDS (BROOK TROUT NESTS) AND TWO ACTIVE REDDS, DEMONSTRATING THAT THE BROOK TROUT WERE ACTIVELY REPRODUCING OR PREPARING TO DO SO. -AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION FOR THE 2022 LAKE SEASON, THE GLA SPONSORED FOUR CLEAN BOATS CLEAN WATERS (CBCW) WATERCRAFT INSPECTORS TO PROTECT ALL EIGHT PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHES AROUND BIG GREEN LAKE. THE CBCW INSPECTORS CHECK BOATS AND BOAT TRAILERS AND EDUCATE LAKE USERS ON HOW TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES (AIS). 1,548 BOATS WERE INSPECTED DURING THE 2022 SEASON ON GREEN LAKE. IN THE FIVE DAYS BEFORE ENTERING GREEN LAKE, THESE BOATS COLLECTIVELY TRAVELED TO 32 OTHER WATER BODIES AND ENCOUNTERED 13 AIS NOT CURRENTLY PRESENT IN GREEN LAKE. THIS WINDOW OF TIME IS WHEN AIS CAN STILL SURVIVE AND REPRESENTS THE GREATEST RISK FOR AIS TRANSFER. THESE ANNUAL INSPECTIONS HELP PREVENT NEW AIS FROM ENTERING BIG GREEN, LIMITING FUTURE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC DAMAGE. -DATA EVALUATION BLUE-GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS ARE A REALITY OF SUMMER IN WISCONSIN, FUELED BY HUMAN IMPACTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE. LUCKILY, THEY HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN RARE AND ISOLATED IN GREEN LAKE, BUT IT IS CRITICAL TO COLLECT DATA TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR FREQUENCY AND OCCURRENCE OVER TIME. IN THE SUMMER OF 2022, THE GLA DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED A NEW MONITORING PROGRAM AIMED AT SHRINKING COMMUNITY ALERT TIMES OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS FROM WEEKS TO MINUTES. THE PROJECT IS BOLSTERED BY THE GLA'S PARTICIPATION IN A BETA-TEST OF A BLOOMOPTIX FIELD MICROSCOPE THAT USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY BLUE-GREEN ALGAE. IN APRIL, THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND WDNR APPROVED A WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN, WRITTEN BY THE GLA ON BEHALF OF THE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLANNING TEAM. THIS DATA-HEAVY PLAN IS CRITICAL FOR OUR WATERSHED TO UNLOCK ACCESS TO ROBUST FEDERAL GRANTS TO SUPPORT OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO REDUCE PHOSPHORUS IN GREEN LAKE. -COMMUNITY ACTIVATION IN A PACKED COURTROOM ON DECEMBER 22, 2022, THE GREEN LAKE COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT VOTED TO UPHOLD AN APPEAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SKUNK HOLLOW MINE BY THE GREEN LAKE ASSOCIATION, THE GREEN LAKE CONSERVANCY (GLC), THE GREEN LAKE SANITARY DISTRICT (GLSD) AND A LOCAL LANDOWNER. THE VERDICT MEANT THAT THE SKUNK HOLLOW MINE APPLICATION - A NON-METALLIC QUARRY NEAR SENSITIVE SPRING AND TROUT STREAMS - WAS DENIED. THIS VICTORY IS A MAJOR WIN FOR GREEN LAKE'S WATERWAYS, SPECIFICALLY MITCHELL GLEN, DAKIN CREEK, WHITE CREEK, AND POWELL SPRING. OUT OF THE 66 PUBLIC COMMENTS SHARED AT THE DECEMBER HEARING, 64 EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE PROJECT, SIGNALING THE COMMUNITY'S DEEP CONVICTION TO PROTECT THE AREA FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED MINE. THESE UNIQUE RESOURCES NEAR THE PROPOSED SKUNK HOLLOW MINE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD. 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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 ASSOCIATIONS 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, 2022 AND 2021, RESPECTIVELY. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 72,482 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 72,482 GALA 250750 239050 11700 19329 34669 6480 12004 MEMBERSHIP CAMP 91395 91395 3 1262100 1262100 1604245 1592545 11700 19329 34669 6480 12004 72482 -60782 WI X 1 91275 ESTIMATED FMV X 1 4500 ESTIMATED FMV false false false 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 FOUR AREAS: PHOSPHORUS REDUCTION, AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION, DATA EVALUATION, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVATION. OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON PROGRAMMING WAS 735,254. BELOW ARE MANY OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK IN 2022: - PHOSPHORUS REDUCTION FOR 70 YEARS, BROOK TROUT WERE MISSING FROM DAKIN CREEK - PUSHED OUT OF EXISTENCE BY ERODING STREAM BANKS, PHOSPHORUS RUNOFF, AND A LACK OF HABITAT. WHEN THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (WDNR) FOUND THAT BROOK TROUT HAD MULTIPLIED LAST YEAR WITHOUT FISH STOCKING, IT CONFIRMED THAT OUR WORK TO LOWER A PERCHED CULVERT, REPAIR ERODING STREAMBANKS, AND ADD CRITICAL HABITAT HAS RESTORED A MISSING SPECIES. BROOK TROUT ARE ONCE AGAIN HEALTHY AND HAPPY ENOUGH TO CALL DAKIN CREEK HOME - AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR OF THE CLEANER WATER NOW FLOWING INTO GREEN LAKE. IN NOVEMBER, THE GLA HOSTED WISCONSIN'S FIRST-EVER ALL-VOLUNTEER REDD SURVEY, WHICH FOUND 31 TEST REDDS (BROOK TROUT NESTS) AND TWO ACTIVE REDDS, DEMONSTRATING THAT THE BROOK TROUT WERE ACTIVELY REPRODUCING OR PREPARING TO DO SO. -AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION FOR THE 2022 LAKE SEASON, THE GLA SPONSORED FOUR CLEAN BOATS CLEAN WATERS (CBCW) WATERCRAFT INSPECTORS TO PROTECT ALL EIGHT PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHES AROUND BIG GREEN LAKE. THE CBCW INSPECTORS CHECK BOATS AND BOAT TRAILERS AND EDUCATE LAKE USERS ON HOW TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES (AIS). 1,548 BOATS WERE INSPECTED DURING THE 2022 SEASON ON GREEN LAKE. IN THE FIVE DAYS BEFORE ENTERING GREEN LAKE, THESE BOATS COLLECTIVELY TRAVELED TO 32 OTHER WATER BODIES AND ENCOUNTERED 13 AIS NOT CURRENTLY PRESENT IN GREEN LAKE. THIS WINDOW OF TIME IS WHEN AIS CAN STILL SURVIVE AND REPRESENTS THE GREATEST RISK FOR AIS TRANSFER. THESE ANNUAL INSPECTIONS HELP PREVENT NEW AIS FROM ENTERING BIG GREEN, LIMITING FUTURE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC DAMAGE. -DATA EVALUATION BLUE-GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS ARE A REALITY OF SUMMER IN WISCONSIN, FUELED BY HUMAN IMPACTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE. LUCKILY, THEY HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN RARE AND ISOLATED IN GREEN LAKE, BUT IT IS CRITICAL TO COLLECT DATA TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR FREQUENCY AND OCCURRENCE OVER TIME. IN THE SUMMER OF 2022, THE GLA DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED A NEW MONITORING PROGRAM AIMED AT SHRINKING COMMUNITY ALERT TIMES OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS FROM WEEKS TO MINUTES. THE PROJECT IS BOLSTERED BY THE GLA'S PARTICIPATION IN A BETA-TEST OF A BLOOMOPTIX FIELD MICROSCOPE THAT USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY BLUE-GREEN ALGAE. IN APRIL, THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND WDNR APPROVED A WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN, WRITTEN BY THE GLA ON BEHALF OF THE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLANNING TEAM. THIS DATA-HEAVY PLAN IS CRITICAL FOR OUR WATERSHED TO UNLOCK ACCESS TO ROBUST FEDERAL GRANTS TO SUPPORT OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO REDUCE PHOSPHORUS IN GREEN LAKE. -COMMUNITY ACTIVATION IN A PACKED COURTROOM ON DECEMBER 22, 2022, THE GREEN LAKE COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT VOTED TO UPHOLD AN APPEAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SKUNK HOLLOW MINE BY THE GREEN LAKE ASSOCIATION, THE GREEN LAKE CONSERVANCY (GLC), THE GREEN LAKE SANITARY DISTRICT (GLSD) AND A LOCAL LANDOWNER. THE VERDICT MEANT THAT THE SKUNK HOLLOW MINE APPLICATION - A NON-METALLIC QUARRY NEAR SENSITIVE SPRING AND TROUT STREAMS - WAS DENIED. THIS VICTORY IS A MAJOR WIN FOR GREEN LAKE'S WATERWAYS, SPECIFICALLY MITCHELL GLEN, DAKIN CREEK, WHITE CREEK, AND POWELL SPRING. OUT OF THE 66 PUBLIC COMMENTS SHARED AT THE DECEMBER HEARING, 64 EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE PROJECT, SIGNALING THE COMMUNITY'S DEEP CONVICTION TO PROTECT THE AREA FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED MINE. THESE UNIQUE RESOURCES NEAR THE PROPOSED SKUNK HOLLOW MINE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD. THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAME TOGETHER TO PREVENT IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE - AND THAT DECISION WILL BE POWERFUL FOR GENERATIONS YET TO COME. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO UPDATE THE MISSION STATEMENT ALONG WITH UPDATING THE LANGUAGE OF THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES - ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP - ARTICLE IV DIRECTORS - ARTICLE V OFFICERS - ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS 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 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES AN ANNUAL REVIEW FROM THE GLA BOARD PRESIDENT. IN 2022, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPLETED A COMPARABILITY COMPENSATION STUDY OF OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS. THESE FINDINGS WERE USED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.