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CHAUTAUQUA LAKE ASSOCIATION INC

LAKEWOOD, NY · EIN 160772742 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE C320 · Environment · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$1.1M
expenses
$1.1M
net assets
$2.0M
employees
53
volunteers
19
program ratio
69%
mission · from form 990

TO PROTECT, RESTORE, AND PRESERVE THE BEAUTY AND CLEANLINESS OF CHAUTAUQUA LAKE.

profile · synthesized from sources

Chautauqua Lake Association Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in Lakewood, NY, dedicated to protecting, restoring, and preserving the ecological health and cleanliness of Chautauqua Lake. Its primary activity is public education and stewardship, particularly through a watercraft steward program that conducts voluntary boat inspections to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. The organization operates locally and relies on community engagement and outreach.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $78K
    WATERCRAFT STEWARD - AN INFORMAL, PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EDUCATE LAKE USERS ON THE AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES FOUND IN CHAUTAUQUA LAKE AND NEARBY WATER BODIES AND PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS, THROUGH VOLUNTARY BOAT INSPECTIONS, TO PREVENT FUTURE SPREAD OF NON-NATIVE SPECIES.
named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

Watercraft Steward Program
Voluntary boat inspection and public education initiative to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species on Chautauqua Lake and surrounding water bodies
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Lake Invasive Species Management 1 activity
    • Watercraft Steward Program for Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention
      Operates a Watercraft Steward program that educates lake users about aquatic invasive species and conducts voluntary boat inspections to prevent the spread of non-native species in Chautauqua Lake.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.05M
Contributions & grants$1.02M96%
Program service revenue$21K2%
Investment income$490%
Other revenue$17K
expenses
Total expenses$1.10M
Program expenses69%
Admin / overhead26%
Fundraising4%
Salaries & benefits$753K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$2.06M
Cash$258K
Investments$0
Liabilities$28K
Net assets$2.04M
Liquid reserves2.8 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +3.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
DOUGLAS E CONROE EX DIR THRU 40 $63K
board members · 19
  • BRUCE MICHAEL PFEIL — DIRECTOR
  • CRAIG COLBURN — DIRECTOR THR
  • CRAIG SEGER — DIRECTOR THR
  • DEBORAH E MOORE CPA — TREASURER TH
  • DON EMHARDT — 1ST VP
  • EDWARD P WRIGHT ESQ — DIRECTOR
  • JAMES M LARSON DDS — DIRECTOR
  • JOHN FORD — PRESIDENT
  • JOHN SITZENSTATTER — DIRECTOR
  • L BRUCE ERICKSON — DIRECTOR
  • MEG PICKARD — 2ND VP
  • PATRICIA ANN ALLPHIN HUBBELL MD — SECRETARY
  • PAUL O STAGE CFP — DIRECTOR THR
  • PETER WIEMER — DIRECTOR THR
  • REBECCA NYSTROM — DIRECTOR THR
  • RUDOLPH J MUELLER MD — DIRECTOR
  • STEVE COLUMBARE — TREASURER 07
  • TERRY L HAVENS - TURNER — DIRECTOR
  • WILLIAM THOMAS — 3RD VP THRU
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Voluntary Compliance through Public Education
    methodology: public_education_and_voluntary_compliance
    By educating lake users and conducting voluntary boat inspections at access points, we prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species because informed users are more likely to adopt protective behaviors and comply with prevention protocols.