Cglr Foundation: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 82-4736237)

Lora Shrake’s $121K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023
Lora Shrake	$120,533	—	—
Lora K Shrake	—	$114,210	$108,590

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 · $674K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Policy, research and programsduring fiscal year 2022-23, the Cglr Foundation continued developing the circular great lakes initiative. The initiative brings companies together with government, academic, and nonprofit leaders to forge a future without material waste and pollution, starting with plastic, by closing the loop and creating…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-4736237) · Dispute this line

$535Kprogram expense

02

Conferences and meetingsafter a two-year delay, the Cglr Foundation hosted the great lakes economic forum in chicago from june 26-28th. Hundreds of business executives, government officials, thought-leaders, and subject matter experts from the binational great lakes economic region attended the ticketed event and discussed the most…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-4736237) · Dispute this line

$139Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Alliance to End Plastic Waste INCFY2024$342K

The Recycling Partnership INCFY2024$21K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$363K

Grants paid · 15 grants · $509K · 2023–2024

Tip of the Mitt Watershed CouncilMI · FY2024$77,000

Grand Valley State UniversityMI · FY2024$74,500

Regents of the University of MichiganMI · FY2024$49,789

The Ohio State UniversityOH · FY2024$27,000

Milwaukee Riverkeeper INCWI · FY2024$27,000

Grand Valley State UniversityMI · FY2024$25,500

University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation INCWI · FY2024$16,500

Belle Isle ConservancyMI · FY2024$6,250

The Ohio State UniversityOH · FY2023$64,800

Grand Traverse Bay Watershed Initiative INCMI · FY2023$41,600

University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation INCWI · FY2023$25,200

Grand Valley State UniversityMI · FY2023$25,000

Huron River Watershed CouncilMI · FY2023$23,200

Hope CollegeMI · FY2023$15,500

Bay Area Recycling for CharitiesMI · FY2023$10,150

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K

Money outPt IX

$728K

Ln 25

Programscol B$674K

Managementcol C$54K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$536K

Total assetsLn 16$1.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$127K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K

Total revenueLn 12$2.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$536K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$536K

Accounts receivableLn 4$609K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$270

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$456K

Total assetsLn 16$1.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$127K

Net assetsLn 32$1.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch

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 FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$140K	$536K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$456K
Total assetsLn 16	$157K	$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1K	$127K
Net assetsLn 32	$155K	$1.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$234K	$234K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$656	$597	$59
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$10K	$9K	$876
Payroll taxesLn 10	$19K	$17K	$2K
Legal feesLn 11b	$24K	$12K	$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$188K	$164K	$24K
Office expensesLn 13	$24K	$17K	$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$83K	$83K
InsuranceLn 23	$1K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$144K	$135K	$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$728K	$674K	$54K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 18, 2026	$909K	$1.5M	−$639K	$949K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 18, 2025	$1.0M	$907K	$113K	$1.6M	990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 14, 2024	$2.0M	$728K	$1.3M	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 23, 2022	$197K	$249K	−$52K	$155K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 13, 2022	$209K	$765	$208K	$227K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,015,588 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $193,985$1,976,289

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$39,299

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,186$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $197,171$2,015,588

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 $82,524$263,642

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $166,344$464,111

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $248,868$727,753

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$51,697$1,287,835

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

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 $2,015,588 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,976,289

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,976,289

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $39,299$39,299

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,299 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,015,588

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $727,753 across 10 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $234,059$234,059

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $597 · Management $59$656

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,852 · Management $876$9,728

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,471 · Management $1,728$19,199

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $12,061 · Management $12,260$24,321

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $163,830 · Management $24,177$188,007

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,128 · Management $6,546$23,674

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $83,127$83,127

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,435$1,435

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $135,156 · Management $8,391$143,547

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $673,716 · Management $54,037 · Fundraising $0$727,753

Part X · Balance sheet $1,601,780 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139,506$536,432

X-4 Accounts receivable$608,731

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,396$270

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$456,347

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $156,902$1,601,780

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$126,676

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,486$126,676

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$347,266

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $155,416$1,127,838

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $155,416$1,475,104

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $156,902$1,601,780

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,475,104 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,015,588

XI-2 Total expenses$727,753

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,287,835

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$155,416

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$31,853

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,475,104

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