2025-11-11T21:42:08-08:00 2024-12-31 274748700 NICOLE S SACHSE CPA 10666 DOGWOOD RD TRUCKEE CA 96161 990 2024-01-01 825280324 CLEAN UP THE CAYES dba CLEAN UP THE LAKE CLEA 5305627131 PO BOX 5016 STATELINE NV 89449 COLIN WEST CEO 2025-11-11 true true Nicole S Sachse P01209756 5305501536 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X COLIN WEST PO BOX 5016 STATELINE NV 89449 801784 false X https://cleanupthelake.org/ X 2018 WA ACTIVATE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO JOIN US IN TAKING ACTION TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW THE SURFACE. 5 5 10 275 0 587972 740917 22784 58475 147 17190 1975 627946 801514 0 0 320601 289318 0 10232 269262 234303 589863 523621 38083 277893 434910 701549 53008 39395 381902 662154 X ACTIVATE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO JOIN US IN TAKING ACTION TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW THE SURFACE. true false 427093 58032 Lake Tahoe Buoyfield and Marina Cleanup (beginning a cleanup project to remove litter from the marinas around lake tahoe while also surveying or looking for any invasive species).Lake Tahoe Deep Clean Pilot (a deeper cleanup of litter in North Lake Tahoe; but this was a pilot project testing its feasibility and doing 14 cleanup days. We started this project but also had much to complete on it in 2025).Stampede Reservoir and Boca Reservoir Cleanups & Pilot Research: Here we didclean up dives and surveys of these two reservoirs to cleanup any and all litter we saw, look for any invasive species and see if these spots needed even bigger cleanups or not in the future.Minnesota Pilot Research on Mille Lacs: Here we had a grant from the state ofMinnesota where we performed pilot research and cleanup dives on Mille Lacs lake.Lake Mary Cleanup - This project included a full scale circumnavigated cleanup of the small remote lake called Lake Mary in the basin behind the town of Mammoth Lakes. We cleaned out a couple thousand pounds of litter and surveyed for any invasive species that may or may not have been present in the lake.Marlette Lake Pilot Research & Cleanup: We took people into a very remote lake viatrail and getting permitted access to do cleanups and pilot research to remove litter, see how bad it is and see if there was any other invasive species present as well.Outreach Events: We did a vairety of outreach working to clean up our environment at its root - which is prevention. So we held youth outreach events as well as moreindustry/government/business and non profit events like a Donner lake litter seminar, Lake tahoe litter summit and Tahoekeepers educational events. All of this outreach has the same message and mission of working to clean up our environment by tackling the problems at their root through education mostly through litter prevention but also some through prevention aquatic invasive species which also pollutes our environment.Environmental Dive Center Trainings: Here we ran a few training classes withvolunteers and interested people from the public to teach them how to do conservation diving and what we do on our clean ups so they can join us. We have a mix of classes that we offer to help people get the skills to join our team on cleanups and work.Educational Content & Communications: We also produced different communicationssurrounding our mission of cleanup & mitigating pollution to promote what we do andget the message of our mission out there to the masses in hopes that this curbs andprevents these issues in the first place. 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In addition to direct action, the organization has expanded its activities to advance and support its original mission of environmental conservation and pollution prevention through education and outreach. Clean Up The Lake Environmental Dive Center (EDC) serves as the operational hub for the organization, housing equipment and staff, and operating as a conservation dive training and environmental education facility. The EDC supports cleanup dives, offers environmentally focused dive certifications and equipment rentals for participants, and hosts environmental educational presentations, training sessions, litter sorting and data collection events, environmental film screenings, and other environmentally related community programs.The Litter Education and Awareness Program (LEAP) provides youth group engagement through in-class instruction, presentations, hands-on field experiences, and a variety of youth engagement activities aimed at reducing litter and other pollution at its source while encouraging long-term environmental stewardship.The Aquatic Invasive Species Expansion and Strategic Partnership Program integrates AIS monitoring into cleanup operations while also working on education and prevention methods to stop this form of bio pollution in our freshwater. The organization is also providing training and guidance to partner groups or individuals to help establish similar conservation diving, clean up and freshwater stewardship programs in other regions.The Make A Difference Creative program produces educational and public-awareness media to support pollution prevention efforts and amplify the organizations mission; examples include documentaries, web series, public awareness campaigns & more. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE CEO AND BOARD CHAIR REVIEW AND MAKE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THEFORM 990. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED VIA EMAIL TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TOMAILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c WHEN EVALUATING POTENTIAL AND RECRUITING BOARD MEMBERS THE ORGANIZATION ACTIVELYDISCUSSES ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND ELECTS BOARD MEMBERS WHO CURRENTLY AND POTENTIALLY IN THE FUTURE DO NOT/WILL NOT HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARD IS SMALL AND IS EXPECTED AS ITEMS OF BUSINESS COME UP TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THAT MAY HAVE ARISEN. NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO READ AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. GOING FORWARD, STARTING IN 2025, ANNUAL DISCLOSURES WILL BE REQUIRED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a INITIALLY THE CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UTILIZING COMPARABILITY DATA. ANNUAL INCREASES ARE EVALUATED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH PERIODIC USE OF COMPARABILITY DATA TO ENSURE THAT WAGES ARE REASONABLE. DELIBERATION AND DISCUSSION OCCURS AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS WITHOUT THE PRESCENCE OF THE CEO OF WHICH MEETING MINTUES ARE RETAINED.SALARIES FOR ALL STAFF MEMBERS ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD ABD DISCUSSED WHEN DEEMED NECESSARY. SALARIES ARE FORMALLY ADOPTED AS PART OF THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT COMPENSATED. THERE ARE NO KEY EMPLOYEES Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN PDF AND CAN BE EMAILED OR PRINTED AND SENT VIA US MAIL PER THE PREFERENCE OF THE REQUESTER. REQUESTS CAN BE MADE VIA PHONE, EMAIL, OR US MAIL. PART VI, SECTION B POLICIES, LINES 13 & 14 THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY EVALUATING ITS POLICIES AND PUTTING ANYTHING DEEMED NECESSARY INTO PLACE.