CITIZENS COUNCIL OF THE SLEEPING BEAR DUNES AREA INC
EIN 38-1674000 · Natural Resources Conservation & Protection (C30)
What they do
THE GATEWAYS COUNCIL ENDEAVORS to ENGAGE ITS COMPONENT VILLAGES and THEIR BUSINESSES and CITIZENS to DISCUSS THE BENEFITS and CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY OUR GROWING NATIONAL LAKESHORE VISITOR POPULATION. THESE CONSTITUENT STAKEHOLDERS CAN COOPERATIVELY INTERACT WITH THE NATIONAL LAKESHORE to PRESERVE THE UNIQUE CHARACTER and NATURAL RESOURCES of THE AREA. OUR INTENTION is to INCLUSIVELY and TRANSPARENTLY ENCOURAGE and EXECUTE PLANNING for THE BENEFIT of RESIDENTS and VISITORS, THE REGIONAL ECONOMY and THE ENVIRONMENT. of GREAT IMPORTANCE IN THIS PROCESS is THE PARTICIPATION of GATEWAY COMMUNITIES WHICH SERVE AS THE ACCESS POINTS to THE NATIONAL LAKESHORE.
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (10)
ED HOOGTERPDIRECTOR
ELIZABETH CHRISTOFORETTIDIRECTOR
JIM DUTMERSTREASURER
JIM SHOOKVICE PRESIDE
JUDY CHENEYSECRETARY
KURT RIVARDDIRECTOR
MIKE RIVARDDIRECTOR
PETER HANSELMANNPRESIDENT
ROB MEYERDIRECTOR
WILLIAM WITLERDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2014
- Location
- PO BOX 161, GLEN ARBOR, MI 49636-0161
- County
- Leelanau
- In care of
- % BARBARA LEJEUNE
- Primary officer
- PETER HANSELMANN, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- TOBIN & CO PC
- NTEE classification
- Natural Resources Conservation & Protection (C30)
- IRS tax category
- Natural Resources Conservation & Protection