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Nonprofit · EIN 38-2502172

HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC

Tax-exempt · GAYLORD, MI 49735

Financials

$6M$5.6M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$6,039,722$5,557,712$482,010$9,115,803$1,129,805$7,985,998
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,745,174
of which government grants
$4,479,262
Program service revenue
$126,761
Investment income
$167,787
Net gain from sales of assets
$33,949
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$1,738,154
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,910,006
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$100,642
Travel
$72,160
Depreciation
$22,833
Program services (functional)
$4,513,483
Management and general (functional)
$925,942
Fundraising (functional)
$118,287

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$7,823,859
Total assets, end of year
$9,115,803
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,129,805
Net assets, end of year
$7,985,998
Land, buildings and equipment
$4,936,732
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,812,872
Net assets with donor restrictions
$5,173,126
Gross receipts
$6,689,648
Employees
30
Volunteers
135
Year formed
1986
State of legal domicile
MI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BRAD JENSENEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$161,998
LISHA G RAMSDELLASSOCIATE DI
Officer
40$129,348
GREGORY BATORCHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director
–$0
CHIP ERWINTREASURER
Trustee or director
–$0
MEAGHAN GASSSECRETARY
Trustee or director
–$0
JENNIFER HILLVICE CHAIRPE
Trustee or director
–$0
SAMUEL BURCKHARDTOFFICER
Officer
–$0
RICH CASTLEOFFICER
Officer
–$0
NED CAVENEYOFFICER
Officer
–$0
ALEX CODEOFFICER
Officer
–$0
KATHERINE ERWINOFFICER
Officer
–$0
JOE JARECKIOFFICER
Officer
–$0
DAN O'CONNOROFFICER
Officer
–$0
CHRISTIE PERDUEOFFICER
Officer
–$0
TONY PITTSOFFICER
Officer
–$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TY RATLIFFOFFICER
Officer
–$0
JERRY RUCKEROFFICER
Officer
–$0
DONETTE SPIEKERMANOFFICER
Officer
–$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4241 OLD US 27 SOUTH STE 2, GAYLORD, MI 49735-0000
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
GREGORY BATOR, 1129 FLEMING RD, LEWISTON, MI 49756
Signed the 990
BRAD JENSEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(989) 448-2293
Return prepared by
STRALEY LAMP & KRAENZLEIN PC

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.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • 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 $3,366,148 · revenue $3,494,099
  • 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 $743,999 · revenue $887,382
  • 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 $403,336 · revenue $309,955
  • MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL
    revenue $1,183,106

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
38-2502172
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1986
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C300)
Assets (IRS master file)
$9,115,803
Income (IRS master file)
$6,689,648

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025–––IRS
990December 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$5,111,858$4,136,876$7,861,660IRS
990December 2022$6,903,221$3,079,054$7,071,434IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.

Questions about HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC

What is the EIN of HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC is 38-2502172.
Is HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
Are donations to HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names GREGORY BATOR.
Who are the officers and directors of HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $161,998 (BRAD JENSEN, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does HURON PINES RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,039,722, expenses of $5,557,712 and total assets of $9,115,803 at year end.

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