Maintaining the inland lake water levels and dams of Sanford, Wixom, Smallwood, and Secord Lakes (the Four Lakes), to preserve the environment, promote the welfare and safety of the public, enhance the recreational and health benefits arising from the Four Lakes, and conduct all activities incidental or necessary to accomplishing the foregoing purposes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $134K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
to officers and key staff · 0.2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$59.9M
93% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 93% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$93.7M
+464% vs prior year
Spent
$75.7M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$93.7M
FY2025▲ +464%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$22.1M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$147.6M
FY2023$19.9M
FY2024$16.6M
FY2025$93.7M
Expenses
$75.7M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$24.5M
FY2022$37.6M
FY2023$79.6M
FY2024$84.1M
FY2025$75.7M
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +134%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18.3M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$113.7M
FY2023$54.0M
FY2024−$13.5M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2014-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2015.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $74.8M Management & general 1% · $912K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $156K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer/Secretary
$156,191Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair and President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kayla Stryker’s $156K as Treasurer/Secretary is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kayla Stryker$156,191$146,874$126,595$94,714$74,092

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Maintains lake levels and dams to protect the environment and public safety.

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1 program · $74.8M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Maintaining the lake water levels and dams of Sanford, Wixom, Smallwood and Secord Lakes ("Four Lakes"), to preserve the environment, promote the welfare safety of the public, enhance the recreational and health benefits arising from the Four Lakes, and conduct all activities necessary to accomplishing the foregoing purposes.

$74.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$93.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$75.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$74.8M
Managementcol C$912K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$41.2M
Total assetsLn 16$64.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$59.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$37.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$93.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$781K
SavingsLn 2$40.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$41.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$194K
Total assetsLn 16$64.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$59.9M
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.4M$41.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$238K$194K
Total assetsLn 16$12.2M$64.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.7M$59.9M
Net assetsLn 32−$13.5M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$165K$165K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$272K$218K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$46K$42K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$17K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$108K$108K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$697K$697K
Office expensesLn 13$166K$43K$123K
OccupancyLn 16$237K$237K
InterestLn 20$72K$72K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$44K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$9K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73.8M$73.4M$327K
Total functional expensesLn 25$75.7M$74.8M$912K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $93.7M$75.7M$18.1M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $16.6M$84.1M−$67.5M−$13.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $19.9M$79.6M−$59.7M$54.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $147.6M$37.6M$110.0M$113.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.9M$24.5M−$14.6M$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $22.1M$7.6M$14.5M$18.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $93,735,697 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,521,709$37,462,661
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,905,652$55,108,567
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $192,468$1,164,469
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,619,829$93,735,697
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $465,259$515,581
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,656,794$75,149,667
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $84,122,053$75,665,248
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$67,502,224$18,070,449
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $93,735,697 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$37,440,342
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,319
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$37,462,661
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,108,567$55,108,567
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,164,469$1,164,469
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,108,567 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,164,469$93,735,697
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $75,665,248 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $165,137$165,137
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $218,344 · Management $53,441$271,785
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,380 · Management $3,899$46,279
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,853 · Management $15,527$32,380
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $107,720$107,720
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,317$32,317
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $697,257$697,257
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $43,221 · Management $122,781$166,002
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $236,849$236,849
IX-20 InterestManagement $72,012$72,012
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $44,456$44,456
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,642 · Management $12,080$20,722
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $73,444,891 · Management $327,441$73,772,332
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $74,752,893 · Management $912,355 · Fundraising $0$75,665,248
Part X · Balance sheet $64,505,927 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $292,377$781,033
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,132,778$40,436,518
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$11,256,544
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,535,146$11,824,402
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,162$13,399
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $238,487$194,031
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,211,950$64,505,927
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,941,005$24,194,226
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $13,352,591$34,366,105
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,389,317$1,083,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,682,913$59,906,441
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$13,470,963$4,599,486
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$13,470,963$4,599,486
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,211,950$64,505,927
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,599,486 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$93,735,697
XI-2 Total expenses$75,665,248
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,070,449
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$13,470,963
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,599,486

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