2025-02-18T12:04:58-06:00 2024-03-31 133597814 SKODY SCOT & CO CPAS PC 520 EIGHTH AVE SUITE 2200 NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2023-04-01 824736237 CGLR FOUNDATION CGLR 6136682044 11075 EAST BOULEVARD 226A CLEVELAND OH 441060000 MARK FISHER PRESIDENT & C.E.O. 6136682044 2025-02-18 1 1 WILLIAM SKODY P00631754 2129671100 2025-02-18 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARK FISHER 11075 EAST BOULEVARD 226A CLEVELAND OH 441060000 1019852 0 X COUNCILGREATLAKESREGION.ORG X 2017 OH THE CGLR FOUNDATION BRINGS TOGETHER GREAT LAKES LEADERS FROM GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, ACADEMIA, AND THE NONPROFIT SECTOR TOGETHER TO FIND NEW WAYS OF HARNESSING THE REGION'S ECONOMIC STRENGTHS, IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF THE REGION'S CITIZENS, AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS, AND AWARENESS BUILDING ACTIVITIES. 6 5 3 5 0 0 1976289 1017252 39299 0 0 0 0 2600 2015588 1019852 0 257561 0 0 263642 299600 0 0 0 464111 350130 727753 907291 1287835 112561 1601780 1695975 126676 108310 1475104 1587665 X THE CGLR FOUNDATION BRINGS TOGETHER GREAT LAKES LEADERS FROM GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, ACADEMIA, AND THE NONPROFIT SECTOR TOGETHER TO FIND NEW WAYS OF HARNESSING THE REGION'S ECONOMIC STRENGTHS, IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF THE REGION'S CITIZENS, AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS, AND AWARENESS BUILDING ACTIVITIES. 0 0 155892 CONFERENCES AND MEETINGSAFTER A TWO-YEAR DELAY, THE CGLR FOUNDATION HOSTED THE GREAT LAKES ECONOMIC FORUM IN CHICAGO FROM JUNE 26-28TH. HUNDREDS OF BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THOUGHT-LEADERS, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM THE BINATIONAL GREAT LAKES ECONOMIC REGION ATTENDED THE TICKETED EVENT AND DISCUSSED THE MOST PRESSING SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES FACING THE GREAT LAKES REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE FORUM, A SERIES OF BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABILITY FREE WEBINARS AND MEETINGS WERE ALSO HOSTED ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, FROM WATER STEWARDSHIP AND REGIONAL DECARBONIZATION, TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS AND PLASTICS POLLUTION AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY. 598644 257561 POLICY, RESEARCH AND PROGRAMSDURING FISCAL YEAR 2023-24, THE CGLR FOUNDATION CONTINUED DEVELOPING THE CIRCULAR GREAT LAKES INITIATIVE. THE INITIATIVE BRINGS COMPANIES TOGETHER WITH GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIC, AND NONPROFIT LEADERS TO FORGE A FUTURE WITHOUT MATERIAL WASTE AND POLLUTION, STARTING WITH PLASTIC, BY CLOSING THE LOOP AND CREATING CIRCULAR CITIES, SECTORS AND SUPPLY CHAINS. THE FOCUS OF THIS WORK IN THE 2023-24 TIMEFRAME WAS ON IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR CONSUMER PLASTICS IN THE GREAT LAKES RELEASED AT THE JUNE 2023 GREAT LAKES ECONOMIC FORUM. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE ACTION PLAN WILL CONSIDER POLICY CHANGES REQUIRED TO ENABLE A CIRCULAR ECONOMY, INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS, PRODUCT DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS, CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION, AND PLASTIC CLEANUP THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES PLASTIC CLEAN-UP, A JOINT INITIATIVE BETWEEN THE CGLR FOUNDATION AND CGLR CANADA, A RELATED PARTY, AS WELL AS POLLUTION PROBE IN TORONTO, CANADA. 754536 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 IL IN MI MN NY OH PA WI X THE ORGANIZATION 6136682044 11075 EAST BOULEVARD 226A CLEVELAND OH 441060000 MARK FISHER PRESIDENT & C.E.O. 2.00 X X 0 101318 0 BRIAN AMES CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE PETRAS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIE-HELENE SICARD VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MATT MCCURDY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY WEISS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LORA K SHRAKE SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 114210 0 6958 114210 101318 6958 1 0 0 0 0 1017252 1017252 TAX REFUND 900099 2600 2600 2600 1019852 0 0 2600 X 210450 210450 47111 47111 262067 245400 16667 4908 4649 259 10136 9602 534 22489 21303 1186 2074 1796 278 17000 17000 147516 76355 71161 30796 8338 22458 113183 113183 5639 5639 TRAVEL AND MEETINGS 23947 7123 16824 CONFERENCES AND EVENTS 9975 9226 749 907291 754536 152755 0 536432 1006603 608731 75000 270 1484 809198 196310 456347 612888 1601780 1695975 126676 108310 126676 108310 X 347266 290325 1127838 1297340 1475104 1587665 1601780 1695975 112561 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 18519 209190 193985 1976289 1017252 3415235 3186 39299 2600 45085 18519 209190 197171 2015588 1019852 3460320 0 0 0 3460320 18519 209190 197171 2015588 1019852 3460320 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 809198 196310 612888 612888 1019852 0 1019852 0 1019852 907291 0 907291 0 907291 0 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA 0 0 PROGRAM EXPENSES. 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