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Three Lakes Trails INC

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Three Lakes, WI501(c)(4)EIN 39-1498422Revenue $166K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 14, 54562-0014 · Three Lakes, WITax-exempt since Mar 1985

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Establish and maintain snowmobile Trails in oneida and forest counties in northern wisconsin for the benefit of the community. All Trails are open to the public.

501(c)(4) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 4 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)(4)
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$506
0.06% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$166K
-49% vs prior year
Spent
$206K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$874K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$166K
FY2025▼ -49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$305K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$327K
FY2025$166K
Expenses
$206K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$151K
FY2022$200K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$185K
FY2025$206K
Net assets
$874K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$739K
FY2022$754K
FY2023$772K
FY2024$914K
FY2025$874K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1985.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $191K Management & general 8% · $16K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Tom Bartel
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Swendson
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Maintains snowmobile trails in northern Wisconsin for public use.

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1 program · $191K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Establish and maintain snowmobile trails in oneida and forest counties in northwern wisconsin for the benefit of the community. All trails are open to the public.

$191Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$166K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Other incomeLn 4–11$58K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Money outPt IX
$206K
Ln 25
Programscol B$191K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$874K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$301K
Total assetsLn 16$874K
LiabilitiesLn 26$506
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$58K
Total revenueLn 12$166K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$301K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$301K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$573K
Total assetsLn 16$874K
LiabilitiesLn 26$506
Net assetsLn 32$874K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$274K$301K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$661K$573K
Total assetsLn 16$935K$874K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$506
Net assetsLn 32$914K$874K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$721$721
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
InterestLn 20$283$283
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$118K$118K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$57K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$206K$191K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $166K$206K−$41K$874K 990 PDF
FY2024 $327K$185K$142K$914K 990 PDF
FY2023 $248K$231K$18K$772K 990 PDF
FY2022 $216K$200K$15K$754K 990 PDF
FY2021 $305K$151K$154K$739K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $165,685 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $47,171$37,392
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $146,897$60,780
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $82,404$9,294
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,525$58,219
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $326,997$165,685
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $41$1,294
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $184,599$205,031
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $184,640$206,325
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $142,357−$40,640
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $165,685 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$940 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,392
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$37,392
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,780$60,780
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,294$9,294
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $59,159$59,159
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $70,074 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $58,219$165,685
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $206,325 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,294$1,294
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,445$1,445
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $721$721
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,421$2,421
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $11,816$11,816
IX-20 InterestPrograms $283$283
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $117,935$117,935
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,371$1,371
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,407$57,407
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,632$11,632
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $190,643 · Management $15,682 · Fundraising $0$206,325
Part X · Balance sheet $874,237 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $273,687$300,875
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $661,310$573,362
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $934,997$874,237
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $72$506
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,626$506
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $914,371$873,731
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $914,371$873,731
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $934,997$874,237
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $873,731 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$165,685
XI-2 Total expenses$206,325
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$40,640
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$914,371
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$873,731

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

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