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THREE LAKES WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $11K · expenses $12K · assets $66K

EIN
84-1140934
Address
PO BOX 1718, GRAND LAKE, CO 80447-1718
Website
www.threelakeswater.org
NTEE code
C32
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2003
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

Improve the water quality and clarity in both Shadow Mountain Reservoir and Grand Lake.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Mike Anthony Cassio President2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Jeff Metzger Director2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Elwin Crabtree Director2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Kirsten Heckendorf Treasurer2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Scally O'Donnell Director2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Cal Fulenwider Director2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Gordon Scheer Director Emerit2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Howard Fry Director2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
John Brooks Director2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Jason Sutherland Director2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mike Anthony Cassio President5 $0-- $01
Jeff Metzger Director2 $0-- $01
Elwin Crabtree Director2 $0-- $01
Kirsten Heckendorf Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Scally O'Donnell Director2 $0-- $01
Cal Fulenwider Director2 $0-- $01
Gordon Scheer Director Emerit2 $0-- $01
Howard Fry Director2 $0-- $01
John Brooks Director2 $0-- $01
Jason Sutherland Director0 $0-- $01
2024 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mike Anthony Cassio President5 $0-- $01
Jeff Metzger Director2 $0-- $01
Elwin Crabtree Director2 $0-- $01
Kirsten Heckendorf Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Scally O'Donnell Director2 $0-- $01
Cal Fulenwider Director2 $0-- $01
Gordon Scheer Director Emerit2 $0-- $01
Howard Fry Director2 $0-- $01
John Brooks Director2 $0-- $01
Jason Sutherland Director0 $0-- $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mike Anthony Cassio President5 $0-- $01
Jeff Metzger Director2 $0-- $01
Elwin Crabtree Director2 $0-- $01
Kirsten Heckendorf Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Scally O'Donnell Director2 $0-- $01
Cal Fulenwider Director2 $0-- $01
Gordon Scheer Director Emerit2 $0-- $01
Howard Fry Director2 $0-- $01
John Brooks Director2 $0-- $01
Jason Sutherland 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 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,757$12,327 $66,439$66,439 $10,694- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$184,893$183,992 $87,243$87,243 $177,449- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$139,180$142,364 $77,746$77,746 $139,119- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $10,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2022. 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
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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2025 · Form 990EZ · $12,327 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,477 68.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,200 17.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,650 13.4%
Total$12,327100%

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LineAs describedTotalShare
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Fees to independent contractors $28,466 15.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,757 11.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,200 1.2%
Total$183,992100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $142,364 spent · pay $0 · grants $101,412 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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Fees to independent contractors $30,561 21.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,391 7.3%
Total$142,364100%

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