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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$411,004
Total expenses
$170,106
Contributions and grants received
$403,352
Grants paid
$47,095
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$5,936
Other revenue
$1,716
Total assets, end of year
$647,247
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,681
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$644,566
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$106,462
Management and general expenses
$44,463
Fundraising expenses
$19,181
Program service expenses (Part III)
$106,462

Program services were 62.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $403,352

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,936 · excluded $5,936

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $5,133

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $3,417

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,716 · related or exempt $1,716

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $47,095 · program services $47,095

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $72,904 · program services $51,033 · management and general $14,581 · fundraising $7,290

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,879 · program services $4,115 · management and general $1,176 · fundraising $588

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $6,027 · program services $4,219 · management and general $1,205 · fundraising $603

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18 · management and general $18

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $14,952 · management and general $14,952

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,552 · management and general $8,082 · fundraising $470

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,269 · management and general $1,928 · fundraising $341

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,432 · management and general $1,432

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,889 · fundraising $9,889

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,089 · management and general $1,089

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,479 · end of year $151,951

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $369,942 · end of year $451,336

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $51

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,832 · end of year $1,483

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $26,726 · end of year $42,477

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,362 · end of year $2,681

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $403,668 · end of year $375,261

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $269,305

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO THE SUPPORT AND PROTECTION OF TE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO THE SUPPORT AND PROTECTION OF THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKERSHORE.

  • ACCESSIBILITY: FRIENDS OF THE APOSTLE ISLANDS REACHED A MILESTONE IN 2023 WHEN WE REACHED OUR GOAL OF $325,000 RAISED IN OUR ACCESS FOR ALL CAMPAIGN. THIS REPRESENTED BY FAR THE LARGEST CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY, INVOLVED HUNDREDS OF DONORS, MAJOR CORPORATE SPONSORS, AND WIDESPREAD PUBLIC OUTREACH INCLUDING A MAJORNATIONWIDE WEBINAR SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. THE EFFORT RESULTED NOT ONLY IN THE RAISING OF SIGNIFICANT FUNDS BUT ALSO IN THE RAISING OF AWARENESS OF THE ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES FACING NATIONAL PARKS INCLUDING THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE. TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, WE CONVENED AN ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRED BY GREG LAIS (FOUNDER AND FORMER E.D. OF WILDERNESS INQUIRY, THE NATION'S LEADING WILDERNESS OUTFITTER FOR SPECIAL NEEDS TRIPS) AND MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NONPROFITS, ACCESSIBILITY ADVOCATES, AND MORE. A SERIES OF PROGRAMS WAS UNDERTAKEN TO RAISE FUNDS AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CORE PRINCIPLE BEHIND THIS PILLAR OF OUR ORGANIZATION: THE IDEA THAT NATIONAL PARKS BELONG TO ALL OF US.EDUCATION: RAISING AWARENESS OF THE HUMAN AND NATURAL HISTORY, ISSUES, AND MORE ABOUT THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE REMAINS A PRIORITY FOR FRIENDS. THROUGH OUR REDESIGNED AND ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE, NEWSLETTERS, PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND INFORMATIONAL BOOTHS AT MAJOR USER GROUP GATHERINGS, FRIENDS CONTINUES TO OFFER THE PUBLIC OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ISLANDS. REPRESENTATION AT CONFERENCES SUCH AS CANOECOPIA (THE NATION'S LARGEST PADDLING EXPO), THE AURORA SUMMIT 2023, AND THROUGH OUR SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM, AS WELL AS SPEAKING IN CLASSROOMS AND MORE, FRIENDS FOCUSED STRONGLY ON HELPING THE PUBLIC LEARN ABOUT THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE. FRIENDS ALSO RETURNED IN 2023 TO ITS LONG TERM COMMITMENT TO HELP FUND "ISLAND SCHOOL," A PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTHLAND COLLEGE AND LOCAL SCHOOLS TO HELP INTRODUCE SCHOOL KIDS TO THE PARK.SERVICE: THE ABILITY TO HELP THOSE WHO LOVE THESE ISLANDS GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO THEMIN THE FORM OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS IS AN IMPORTANT PILLAR OF FRIENDS. WE ORGANIZE BANDS OF VOLUNTEERS FOR EVERYTHING FROM EARTH DAY BEACH CLEAN UPS TO TENDING THE HISTORICGARDENS AT THE MICHIGAN ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE. OUR VOLUNTEERS PLANT BEACH GRASS TO STABILIZE FRAGILE ISLAND SANDSCAPES AND HELP CLEAR TRAILS FOR HIKERS. WE LEAD NATURE HIKES AND PLANT TREES WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE GIVING OUR MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND GIVE BACK TO THE PLACE THEY LOVE. IN ADDITION, OUR VOLUNTEERS REPRESENTED FRIENDS AND THE PARK AT A VARIETY OF VENUES INCLUDING CANOECOPIA, EARTH DAY, BIRD COUNTS, AND MORE.STEWARDSHIP: TO HELP PROTECT THE FUTURE OF THESE ISLANDS, FRIENDS BEGAN TWO NEW MAJOR INITIATIVES IN 2023. FIRST, OUR STARRY SKIES INITIATIVE WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PARK, LOCAL BUSINESS, AND HOMEOWNERS TO REDUCE THE LIGHT POLLUTION WHICH ENDANGERS WILDLIFE AS WELL AS DAMPENS THE BEAUTY OF THE NIGHT SKY OVER THE PARK. OUR STARRY SKIES INITIATIVE HAS A GOAL TO SEEK PROTECTION FROM LIGHT POLLUTION AND SECURE AN INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY DESIGNATION FOR THE PARK. SECONDLY, FRIENDS PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OFWISCONSIN-MADISON AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO DEPLOY A SERIES OF WAVE BUOYS WHICH WILL TRANSMIT IMPORTANT WAVE HEIGHT, WAVE PERIOD, DIRECTION, EVEN WATER TEMPERATURE TO BOATS EVERY THIRTY MINUTES GIVING MARINERS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO STAY SAFE ON LAKE SUPERIOR.

    Expenses $106,462 · Grants $47,095 · Revenue $3,751

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • KELLY LINEHAN

    BAORD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • MARK WELLER

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICK CHARBONEAU

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN BOYLE

    RECORDING SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAN WILCZEK

    CORPORATE SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KAREN GRAFF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NEIL HOWK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BOB JAUCH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATHERINE JENKINS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JESSICA NUUTINEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JON OKERSTROM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • ERICA PETERSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK PETERSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFF RENNICKE

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $43,740
    From this org
    $43,740
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    24

  • JILL RENNICKE

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $29,164
    From this org
    $29,164
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

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.

Grants on this return

  • APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE

    $20,000

    CONNECTOR TRAIL DONATION

  • APOSTLE ISLANDS CRUISES INC

    $7,000

    TRANSPORTATION FOR TWO GROUPS TO ISLAND SCHOOL

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
11 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433189349305068

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