Public Charity

GREAT LAKES SPORTS COMMISSION

GREAT LAKES SPORTS COMMISSION is a Public Charity headquartered in IRON MOUNTAIN, MI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $218K revenue, $1.3M expenses, $5.9M total assets. IRS filings disclose 23 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.6M.

EIN: 820954493 IRON MOUNTAIN, MI Boards of Trade NTEE: S46 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$218K
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$5.9M
Grants Given23
Grant Total$1.6M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE GREAT LAKES SPORTS COMMISSION IS TO PROMOTE NORTHERN MICHIGAN AS A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR SPORTS, RECREATION, AND TOURISM. IT WORKS TO DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY VITALITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE BY LEVERAGING SPORTS AND RECREATION THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT, EVENTS, AND TOURISM-FOCUSED INITIATIVES.

Where $100 goes at Great Lakes Sports Commission

How Great Lakes Sports Commission divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$61 Programs the work itself
$39 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $61 for programs

$61
In 2025, the Great Lakes Sports Commission (glsc) advanced sports, recreation, and tourism throughout northern michigan and the upper peninsula by effectively managing programs and operations across its…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Great Lakes Sports Commission

Often funds new orgs 93% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2023–2025).

Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.

Sample Grants Given

SAULT STE MARIE, MI · 2025
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT GRANT FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO I-500 FACILITY
$150,000
TRAVERSE CITY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TRAVERSE CITY, MI · 2025
SPORTS DEVELOPMENT GRANT IN SUPPORT OF PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX
$25,000
GOGEBIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE
IRONWOOD, MI · 2025
SPORTS DEVELOPMENT GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE IRONWOOD SNOCROSS NATIONALS
$25,000
CALUMET, MI · 2025
SPORTS DEVELOPMENT GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE GREAT BEAR CHASE NORDIC SKIING EVENT
$22,100
TOP SHELF HOCKEY SHOP LLC
TRAVERSE CITY, MI · 2025
SPORTS DEVELOPMENT GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE TC CHALLENGE WOMEN'S HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
$12,400

Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Ashley Antonishen
TRUSTEE Brigitte Lapointe
TRUSTEE Chris Hackbarth
VICE CHAIR Cindy Paavola
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Eric Marvin
TRUSTEE Kris Dunbar

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$981,320 10 grants
Environment & Conservation
$150,000 1 grant
Sports & Recreation
$109,600 7 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$12,400 1 grant
Unspecified
$328,937 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $218K $1.3M $5.9M
2024 $222K $714K $7.0M
2023 $169K $863K $7.4M
2022 $41K $1.1M $7.9M
2020 $234K $772K $9.5M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $234K to $218K (-7%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in FL, MI.

FLMI

Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.

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