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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GREAT LAKES SPORTS COMMISSION.

Totals

Total revenue
$221,743
Total expenses
$713,754
Contributions and grants received
$22,576
Grants paid
$180,576
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$199,167
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$6,976,705
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,976,705
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $22,576

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $155,024 · excluded $155,024

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,790,983

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $3,746,840

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $44,143

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $44,143 · excluded $44,143

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $180,576

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $201,400

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $63,313

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,150

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $18,847

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $15,787

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,153

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $14,201

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $105,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,768

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,979

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,894

  • 17 · Travel

    total $29,980

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,869

  • 24a · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EVENTS

    total $30,703

  • 24b · Other expenses: TAXES

    total $6,227

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $5,020

  • 24d · Other expenses: DONATION

    total $1,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $887

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $731,016 · end of year $707,822

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $1,256,665 · end of year $1,256,665

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,686,226 · end of year $3,220,370

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,708,378 · end of year $1,791,848

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,382,285 · end of year $6,976,705

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE GREAT LAKES SPORTS COMMISSION (GLSC) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING MICHIGAN AS A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR RECREATION, SPORTS, AND TOURISM. GLSC BUILDS ON THE NATURAL ENERGY OF SPORTS AND RECREATION TO STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMIC VITALITY, HEALTH, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN MICHIGAN COMMUNITIES. WE HOPE TO GROW THE MICHIGAN TOURISM AND SPORTS FUND INTO A SUSTAINABLE LOAN AND GRANT FUND TO ASSIST INFRASTRUCTURE AND EVENTS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. WE STRIVE TO CREATE GLOBAL ATTENTION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, TALENT ATTRACTION, AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR GREAT STATE. WITH THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF FOUR SEASONS AND AN INCREDIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SPORTING EVENTS, MICHIGAN HAS IT ALL. OPERATING WITH INTEGRITY, THE COMMISSION BELIEVES SPORT IS THE FOUNDATION FOR WHAT WE DO AND RECREATION RUNS THROUGH MICHIGAN'S DNA. IN COLLABORATION WITH VALUED PARTNERS, WE OFFER EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT PURE MICHIGAN HAS TO OFFER.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE MICHIGAN AS A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR RECREATION, SPORTS, AND TOURISM.

  • IN 2024, THE GREAT LAKES SPORTS COMMISSION (GLSC) CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN SPORTS, RECREATION, AND TOURISM THROUGHOUT NORTHERN MICHIGAN. GLSC SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS WHILE EXPANDING ITS IMPACT ACCROSS THE 36-COUNTY REGION. THE ORGANIZATION AWARDED MULTIPLE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS TO IMPROVE FACILITIES AND SUPPORT LOCAL EVENTS AND CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE WITH PREVIOUS GRANTEES AND LOAN RECIPIENTS TO MAXIMIZE PARTNERSHIPS AND UTILIZATION OF REGIONAL SPORTS AND RECREATION ASSETS. GLSC ALSO SUPPORTED MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS, INCLUDING THE LPGA EPSON TOUR - GREAT LAKES CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE STATE GAMES OF MICHIGAN - WINTER GAMES IN MARQUETTE, ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY EXPERIENCES THAT PROMOTE ECONOMIC VITALITY AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

    Grants $180,576 · Revenue $3,176

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Fritz Erickson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Verrette

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Marshall

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Doug Luciani

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cindy Paavola

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brigitte Lapointe

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Ness

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Suzanne Sanregret

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Beachnau

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Hoath

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Marvin

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $206,650
    From this org
    $201,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,250
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,000
    Bonus
    $26,400
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $206,650

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503189349311550

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