GREAT LAKES ENERGY PEOPLE FUND
EIN 38-3220304 · Agricultural Programs (K20)
What they do
THE GREAT LAKES ENERGY PEOPLE FUND EXISTS to SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, and BENEVOLENT PURPOSES BY MAKING DISTRIBUTIONS to ORGANIZATIONS QUALIFYING UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) or AS TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. ALL of THE ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING THE GRANTS MUST APPLY for THE GRANTS and QUALIFY ACCORDINGLY to RECEIVE THE DISTRIBUTIONS BASED UPON VARIOUS FACTORS SET FORTH BY THE BOARD MEMBERS of THE FUND. GREAT LAKES ENERGY MEMBERS HELP to ENHANCE THE QUALITY of LIFE for PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE PEOPLE FUND. BILLS of PARTICIPATING MEMBERS ARE ROUNDED UP to THE NEXT DOLLAR AMOUNT and GRANTS ARE AWARDED to NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS and CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. GRANTS ARE AWARDED BY THREE INDEPENDENT BOARDS of DIRECTORS REPRESENTING THREE GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS SOUTH, CENTRAL and NORTH. THERE ARE NO OVERHEAD COSTS 100 PERCENT of THE MONEY COLLECTED is RETURNED to OUR COMMUNITIES. FUNDS
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (14)
BETTY HENNEDIRECTOR
BEVERLY CASSIDYDIRECTOR
DAVID WAGNERSECRETARY
DIANE WATTSDIRECTOR
JALISA DANHOFDIRECTOR
JERRY JUDGEDIRECTOR
JOHN COOLTREASURER
KATHLEEN ANDERSENDIRECTOR
LINDA FIRLIKDIRECTOR
LINDA KOTZIANDIRECTOR
MARY ANN NUGENTVICE-PRESIDE
MATT SODERQUISTPRESIDENT
ROBIN MCCARTYDIRECTOR
SHARI CULVERMANAGER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2000
- Location
- 1323 BOYNE AVE, BOYNE CITY, MI 49712-8940
- County
- Charlevoix
- In care of
- % MICHAEL HANSON
- Primary officer
- SHARI CULVER, MANAGER
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- KLEPADLO WINNELL NUORALA PC
- NTEE classification
- Agricultural Programs (K20)
- IRS tax category
- Agricultural Programs
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes