← HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $4,256,759
Total expenses: $4,024,035
Contributions and grants received: $3,949,035
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $221,861
Investment income: $85,863
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $7,823,859
Total liabilities, end of year: $319,871
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $7,503,988
Program services expenses (Part IX): $3,104,897
Management and general expenses: $851,303
Fundraising expenses: $67,835
Program service expenses (Part III): $3,104,897

Program services were 77.2% 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.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$3,045,748
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$903,287
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$156,902
2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACTUAL SERVICES

total $221,861 · related or exempt $221,861
3 · Investment income

total $85,863 · related or exempt $80,092 · excluded $5,771

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,968,863 · program services $1,432,771 · management and general $490,035 · fundraising $46,057
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $42,875 · program services $30,457 · management and general $11,091 · fundraising $1,327
10 · Payroll taxes

total $149,052 · program services $111,957 · management and general $33,730 · fundraising $3,365
11c · Fees: accounting

total $21,210 · management and general $21,210
13 · Office expenses

total $113,043 · program services $77,086 · management and general $21,743 · fundraising $14,214
16 · Occupancy

total $97,140 · management and general $97,140
17 · Travel

total $124,835 · program services $111,290 · management and general $11,983 · fundraising $1,562
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $23,335 · program services $16,314 · management and general $6,971 · fundraising $50
20 · Interest

total $769 · management and general $769
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $25,295 · management and general $25,295
23 · Insurance

total $61,309 · program services $4,033 · management and general $57,276
24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTOR

total $789,873 · program services $784,393 · management and general $5,480
24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEES

total $325,661 · program services $306,221 · management and general $18,630 · fundraising $810
24c · Other expenses: IN KIND EXPENSES

total $156,902 · program services $156,902
24d · Other expenses: SITE MATERIALS & SUPPLIES

total $31,513 · program services $31,513
24e · All other expenses

total $92,360 · program services $41,960 · management and general $49,950 · fundraising $450

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $849,460 · end of year $267,054
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $693,374 · end of year $823,291
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $4,110
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $19,931 · end of year $13,376
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$5,065,204
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$108,882
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $4,953,995 · end of year $4,956,322
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $1,340,790 · end of year $1,763,816
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $230,574 · end of year $127,831
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $258,334 · end of year $160,448
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $9,054 · end of year $2,749
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $92,434 · end of year $28,843
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $2,611,954 · end of year $2,600,410
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $4,659,310 · end of year $4,903,578

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

IT IS OUR MISSION AT HURON PINES TO CONSERVE AND ENHANCE NORTHERN MICHIGAN'S NATURAL RESOURCES TO ENSURE HEALTHY WATER, PROTECTED PLACES AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. FOR ALOMST 50 YEARS, OUR WORK ACROSS THE FORESTS, LAKES AND STREAMS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN HAS HELPED IMPROVE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. WHEN WE ENGAGE PEOPLE IN CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP, WE SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE, EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES RICH WITH PROTECTED NATURAL RESOURCES.

HEALTHY WATER PROGRAM: THE PRIORITIES OF OUR HEALTHY WATER PROGRAM ARE ALIGNED WITH THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE PLACES AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION, RECREATION AND ACCESS; PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; AND ENSURE CLEAN WATER THROUGH MONITORING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION. HURON PINES HAS INVENTORIED EVERY WATERWAY IN OUR 4.5-MILLION-ACRE SERVICE AREA TO ASSESS STREAM HEALTH, PRIORITIZE CRITICAL NEEDS AND SHARE DATA FOR PUBLIC USE BY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE. CONNECTED WATERWAYS RESTORE NATURAL RIVER FLOW, CONTROL EROSION, PROVIDE FISH WITH ACCESS TO THE UPSTREAM HABITAT THEY NEED TO FLOURISH AND IMPROVE TOURISM AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY BY PROMOTING RECREATION. THE FUTURE HEALTH OF OUR RIVERS AND LAKES ALSO DEPENDS ON PROTECTING THE QUALITY OF WATER THAT DRAINS INTO THEM. THAT IS WHY HURON PINES IS WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE POLLUTION CAUSED BY STORMWATER RUNOFF THROUGH EDUCATION, CITY PLANNING, AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.

Expenses $1,459,527 · Revenue $1,625,355
PROTECTED PLACES PROGRAM: THROUGH CAREFUL PRIORITIZATION, PLANNING AND EXECUTION HURON PINES PROTECTS AND RESTORES SOME OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN'S MOST ICONIC PLACES INCLUDING THE JACK PINE PLAINS OF THE AU SABLE RIVER, THE DUNES OF NEGWEGON STATE PARK, THE SHORES OF LAKE HURON AND THE FORESTS OF PIGEON RIVER COUNTRY. THESE WILD PLACES PROVIDE THE IDEAL HABITAT FOR THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES LIKE HINES' EMERALD DRAGONFLY, PIPING PLOVER, PITCHER'S THISTLE, EASTERN MASSASAUGA RATTLESNAKE AND KIRTLAND'S WARBLER. HURON PINES ENGAGES COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS ACROSS THE REGION TO SUPPORT THESE THREATENED SPECIES. ONE WAY WE DO THIS IS BY LEADING THE HURON COASTAL AND HURON HEARTLAND INVASIVE SPECIES NETWORKS, WHICH BRING TOGETHER REGIONAL PARTNERS TO IMPROVE WILDLIFE HABITAT THROUGH INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AND NATIVE HABITAT RESTORATION. HURON PINES ALSO ENGAGES IN DIRECT LAND PROTECTION THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, OWNERSHIP OF OUR OWN NATURE PRESERVES AND BY ASSISTING COMMUNITIES AND PARTNERS WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR PROTECTION AND PUBLIC USE.

Expenses $722,137 · Revenue $933,287
VIBRANT COMMUNITIES PROGRAM: THE HEALTH OF OUR REGION DEPENDS ON ESTABLISHING STRONG ADVOCATES FOR NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION THAT IS DRIVEN BY ENGAGED AND EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES, WE MUST BUILD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. BY WORKING DIRECTLY WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS, MUNICIPALITIES AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS, HURON PINES WILL HELP COMMUNITIES BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE, BEST PRACTICES AND FUNDING MECHANISMS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF THE REGION FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. WITH PROGRAMS LIKE HURON PINES AMERICORPS AND ONGOING EFFORTS TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF ALL AGES, WE ARE DEVELOPING TOMORROW'S COMMUNITY LEADERS, INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES AND POLICY MAKERS, RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF MICHIGAN'S NATURAL RESOURCES.

Expenses $923,233 · Revenue $978,614
MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL

Revenue $719,503

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

Listed in Part VII

BRAD JENSEN

EXECUTIVE DI

Total calculated

$163,194

From this org

$163,194

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$163,194

Bonus

not reported

Other

not reported

Deferred

not reported

Nontaxable benefits

not reported

Filer's total

$163,194
GREGORY BATOR

CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0
CHIP ERWIN

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0
MEAGHAN GASS

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0
JENNIFER HILL

VICE CHAIRMA

Total calculated

$0
RICH CASTLE

OFFICER

Total calculated

$0
NED CAVENEY

OFFICER

Total calculated

$0
ALEX CODE

OFFICER

Total calculated

$0
JOE JARECKI

OFFICER

Total calculated

$0
DAN O'CONNOR

OFFICER

Total calculated

$0
CHRISTIE PERDUE

OFFICER

Total calculated

$0
TONY PITTS

OFFICER

Total calculated

$0
JERRY RUCKER

OFFICER

Total calculated

$0
DONETTE SPIEKERMAN

OFFICER

Total calculated

$0

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
5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
7 · Other non-fixed payments
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 18 June 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.0
Source object: 202511709349301501

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