Great Lakes Guardians: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 38-3610626)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022	$290K
FY2023	$9K
FY2024	$10K
FY2025	$14K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022	$3K
FY2023	$7K
FY2024	$7K
FY2025	$14K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022	$587K
FY2023	$614K
FY2024	$650K
FY2025	$680K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

100%

Management & general 100% · $14K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

John McCulloch

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Victor Vulcu

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joanna Vulcu

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Adriana McCulloch

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bridget McCulloch

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Protects the Great Lakes' environment through advocacy and education.

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$14K

Ln 12

Investment incomeLn 3$14K

Money outPt IX

$14K

Ln 25

Managementcol C$14K

Owns and owesPt X

$680K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K

Total assetsLn 16$680K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Investment incomeLn 3$14K

Gains on assetsLn 7$3K

Total revenueLn 12$14K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$26K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$219K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$435K

Total assetsLn 16$680K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$680K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 610

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$37K	$26K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$393K	$435K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$219K	$219K
Total assetsLn 16	$650K	$680K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$650K	$680K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Investment management feesLn 11f	$3K	$0	$3K	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$125	$0	$125	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$11K	$0	$11K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$14K	$0	$14K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2025	$14K	$14K	−$328	$680K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024	$10K	$7K	$3K	$650K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2023	$9K	$7K	$2K	$614K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022	$290K	$3K	$286K	$587K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $13,976 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$0

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,157$13,976

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,157$13,976

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,272$14,304

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,272$14,304

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,885−$328

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,976 across 3 lines filed

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,823$10,823

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,153$3,153

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,976$13,976

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,304 across 3 lines filed

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,056 · Fundraising $0$3,056

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $125 · Fundraising $0$125

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $11,123 · Fundraising $0$11,123

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $14,304 · Fundraising $0$14,304

Part X · Balance sheet $679,863 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,386$26,138

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $219,000$219,000

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $393,219$434,725

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $649,605$679,863

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $649,605$679,863

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $649,605$679,863

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $649,605$679,863

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $679,863 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$13,976

XI-2 Total expenses$14,304

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$328

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$649,605

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$30,586

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$679,863

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Great Lakes Guardians

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Great Lakes Guardians

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV