Great Lakes Construction Association FY2020 filing

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Libertyville, IL501(c)(6)Mutual / membership EIN 36-2312425Revenue $468K in FY2020Latest return filed Nov 17, 2025

On file with the IRSgreatlakesca.org1850 W Winchester Rd Ste 111, 60048-5322 · Libertyville, ILTax-exempt since Jun 1974

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To promote, protect, and support contractors' interests as well as commercial construction in the midwest.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$133K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $653K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$39K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$468K
Spent
$490K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$702K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$468K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$468K
FY2021$578K
FY2022$601K
FY2023$562K
FY2024$652K
Expenses
$490K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$490K
FY2021$499K
FY2022$556K
FY2023$482K
FY2024$611K
Net assets
$702K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$702K
FY2021$827K
FY2022$751K
FY2023$878K
FY2024$919K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1974.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $339K Management & general 27% · $132K Fundraising 4% · $19K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $133K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive VP
$132,916Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tim Marabella$150,088$143,508$136,995$132,122$132,916

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 15aNo

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2 programs · $102K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Membership meetings

$54Kprogram expense
02

MARBA industry advancement fund

$48Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$468K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$184K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$490K
Ln 25
Programscol B$339K
Managementcol C$132K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$702K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K
Total assetsLn 16$741K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$184K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$12K
Total revenueLn 12$468K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$66K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$66K
Accounts receivableLn 4$15K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$6K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$653K
Total assetsLn 16$741K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$702K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K$66K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$609K$653K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$755K$741K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$691K$702K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$120K$7K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$105K$95K$5K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$17K$928$927
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$40K$40K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$54K$48K$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$94K$59K$31K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$490K$339K$132K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $652K$611K$41K$919K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $562K$482K$80K$878K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $601K$556K$45K$751K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 28, 2022 $578K$499K$79K$827K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2021 $468K$490K−$22K$702K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $467,675 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $256,467$271,673
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $246,311$183,656
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,901$12,346
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $537,679$467,675
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $232,579$256,500
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $287,628$233,022
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $520,207$489,522
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,472−$21,847
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $467,675 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$271,673
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$271,673
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $183,656$183,656
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $24,279$24,279
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$11,933−$11,933
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $196,002$467,675
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $489,522 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $119,624 · Management $6,646 · Fundraising $6,646$132,916
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $94,528 · Management $5,252 · Fundraising $5,251$105,031
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,698 · Management $928 · Fundraising $927$18,553
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,300$3,300
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,313$6,313
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,909$6,909
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $39,772$39,772
IX-17 TravelManagement $15,918$15,918
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $48,488 · Management $2,694 · Fundraising $2,694$53,876
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,005$3,005
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,260 · Management $31,443 · Fundraising $3,291$93,994
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $9,935$9,935
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $338,598 · Management $132,115 · Fundraising $18,809$489,522
Part X · Balance sheet $741,189 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $108,821$66,061
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,260$15,340
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,177$6,319
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $608,884$653,469
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $755,143$741,189
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,653$19,393
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $52,135$19,861
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,788$39,254
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $691,355$701,935
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $691,355$701,935
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $755,143$741,189
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $701,935 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$467,675
XI-2 Total expenses$489,522
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,847
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$691,355
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$22,877
XI-7 Investment expenses$6,250
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,300
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$701,935

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