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FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU

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Retrieved 2026-10-19; covers tax years 2021–2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $558K · expenses $351K · assets $10.0M

EIN
87-2224414
Address
201 N MAIN STREET, LELAND, MI 49654-5084
Website
HTTPS://FRIENDSOFLAKELEELANAU.COM
NTEE code
P20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2022
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Mission

PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LAKE LEELANAU AND ITS SURROUNDING WATERSHED. THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS ON RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING FUNDS TO THE LAKE LEELANAU LAKE ASSOCIATION AND TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; SPECIFICALLY, ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON PRESERVING AND MAINTAINING THE AQUATIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF LAKE LEELANAU.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Thomas Hiatt EXECUTIVE VI2021-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jennifer Stephenson Keller PRESIDENT2021-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Dawn Lund TREASURER2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Carol Rademacher SECRETARY2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
James Grogan (former) TREASURER2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS HIATT EXECUTIVE VI- $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER STEPHENSON KELLER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
DAWN LUND TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
CAROL RADEMACHER SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES GROGAN TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS HIATT SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER STEPHENSON KELLER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES GROGAN TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS HIATT SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER STEPHENSON KELLER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES GROGAN TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS HIATT SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER STEPHENSON KELLER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JENNIFER STEPHENSON KELLER PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
JAMES GROGAN TREASURER0 $0-- $01
THOMAS HIATT SECRETARY0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 1 grant to organizations · $291K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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 ↗
$557,732$351,023 $9,968,999$9,968,999 $154,942$0 -0-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,069,934$51,945 $9,013,342$9,013,342 $665,989$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,320,301$29,147 $5,411,985$5,411,985 $2,142,650$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,120,512$6,729 $3,124,652$3,124,652 $2,861,388$0 -0-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,508$639 $10,869$10,869 $11,508- ---

Funders of this organization

22 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,998,397 in all, tax years 2021 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
THREE CORDS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU” 2022-2024 3$1,000,000 2024$340,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$692,000 2024$31,500
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$434,867 2024$77,033
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$283,001 2024$81,500
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THE ASHKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU” 2021-2022 2$130,000 2022$100,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2023-2024 3$123,500 2024$6,000
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GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$76,250 2023$25,000
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THE ASHKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU” 2024 1$50,000 2024$50,000
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THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$33,000 2024$11,000
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CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$31,999 2023$16,666
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$25,000 2022$25,000
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LILLY ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU” 2023 1$22,500 2023$22,500
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$20,000 2024$20,000
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SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$20,000 2022$20,000
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ADAMS LEGACY FOUNDATION A DELAWARE NONPROFIT CORPORATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU” 2023-2024 2$13,000 2024$5,000
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WILKINSON FOUNDATION COMERCIA BANK Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU” 2022-2024 3$11,000 2024$2,000
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UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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OLD TRAIL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU” 2023-2024 2$5,500 2024$5,000
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STRICOF FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU” 2021, 2023 2$5,030 2023$4,030
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HERSHEY FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU” 2025 1$1,000 2025$1,000
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ALVIN & LUCY OWSLEY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU” 2023 1$750 2023$750
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Who funds organizations like this

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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 · $351,023 spent · pay $0 · grants $291,380 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $291,380$291,380-- 83.0%
Fees: investment management $44,267-$44,267- 12.6%
Fees: accounting $5,700-$5,700- 1.6%
Fees: other services $5,219-$3,883$1,336 1.5%
Office expenses $4,457-$4,457- 1.3%
Total$351,023100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $51,945 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: investment management $32,554-$32,554- 62.7%
Office expenses $11,324-$11,324- 21.8%
Fees: accounting $5,200-$5,200- 10.0%
Fees: other services $2,625-$1,021$1,604 5.1%
Insurance $242-$242- 0.5%
Total$51,945100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $29,147 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: investment management $17,566-$17,566- 60.3%
Office expenses $6,463-$6,463- 22.2%
Fees: accounting $4,950-$4,950- 17.0%
Fees: other services $168-$168- 0.6%
Total$29,147100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $6,729 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Office expenses $2,788-$2,788- 41.4%
Fees: investment management $2,371-$2,371- 35.2%
Fees: other services $1,570--$1,570 23.3%
Total$6,729100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $639 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $639 100.0%
Total$639100%

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