Public Charity

FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU

Based in LELAND, MI, FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $558K in revenue, $351K in expenses, $10.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 29 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.8M.

EIN: 872224414 LELAND, MI Human Service Organizations NTEE: P20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$558K
Total Expenses$351K
Total Assets$10.0M
Grant Records29
Funding Total$1.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LAKE LEELANAU AND ITS SURROUNDING WATERSHED. THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS ON RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING FUNDS TO THE LAKE LEELANAU LAKE ASSOCIATION AND TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; SPECIFICALLY, ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON PRESERVING AND MAINTAINING THE AQUATIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF LAKE LEELANAU.

Where $100 goes at Friends of Lake Leelanau

How Friends of Lake Leelanau divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$66 Programs the work itself
$33 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $66 for programs

$33
The Friends of Lake Leelanau foundation (friends) is a public foundation established to provide a source of recurring revenue to maintain the purity and integrity of the lake's…
About 50% (cost not reported)
$33
The Friends of Lake Leelanau foundation (friends) is a public foundation established to provide a source of recurring revenue to maintain the purity and integrity of the lake's…
50% of program spending
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$81,500
2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$77,033
2024
HUMAN SERVICES
$31,500
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000

Showing up to 5 of 29 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Carol Rademacher
TREASURER Dawn Lund
PRESIDENT Jennifer Stephenson Keller
EXECUTIVE VI Thomas Hiatt

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,064,868 19 grants
Human & Social Services
$566,500 3 grants
Environment & Conservation
$76,250 2 grants
Arts & Culture
$50,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$51,999 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $558K $351K $10.0M
2024 $1.1M $52K $9.0M
2023 $2.3M $29K $5.4M
2022 $3.1M $7K $3.1M
2021 $12K $639 $11K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $12K to $558K (+4746%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.0M.

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