Civic Intelligence

Big Star Lake Association

EIN 38-2295340 • 501(c)4 • Grand Rapids, MI

Profile

MonitorBigStarLakequalityandenhancelakeexperienceforlandowners

PO Box 140146Grand Rapids, MI 49514-0146

www.bigstarlake.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

28th percentile

-12%

Higher net margin than 28% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

41st percentile

-6.3%

Faster asset growth than 41% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

59th percentile

4.1%

Faster revenue growth than 59% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$64,744

Down $4,376 (-6.3%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$64,744

Down $4,376 (-6.3%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin28th percentile

Revenue

Up

$36,116

Up $1,408 (+4.1%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$40,492

Up $1,003 (+2.5%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

-$4,376

Up $405 (+8.5%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth41st percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2010: $36,737Liabilities 2010: $02010Assets 2015: $52,872Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $65,738Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $64,751Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $61,884Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $64,200Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $67,016Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $66,621Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $66,6212021Assets 2022: $65,918Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $65,9182022Assets 2023: $73,901Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $73,9012023Assets 2024: $69,120Net Assets 2024: $69,1202024Assets 2025: $64,744Net Assets 2025: $64,7442025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$64,744
Liabilities-
Net Assets$64,744
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth59th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2010: $19,839Expenses 2010: $17,623Net Income 2010: $2,2162010Revenue 2015: $16,115Expenses 2015: $13,613Net Income 2015: $2,5022015Revenue 2016: $24,147Expenses 2016: $15,247Net Income 2016: $8,9002016Revenue 2017: $26,806Expenses 2017: $28,061Net Income 2017: -$1,2552017Revenue 2018: $26,262Expenses 2018: $29,130Net Income 2018: -$2,8682018Revenue 2019: $29,074Expenses 2019: $26,760Net Income 2019: $2,3142019Revenue 2020: $25,831Expenses 2020: $23,015Net Income 2020: $2,8162020Revenue 2021: $33,010Expenses 2021: $33,405Net Income 2021: -$3952021Revenue 2022: $38,553Expenses 2022: $39,251Net Income 2022: -$6982022Revenue 2023: $41,849Expenses 2023: $33,866Net Income 2023: $7,9832023Revenue 2024: $34,708Expenses 2024: $39,489Net Income 2024: -$4,7812024Revenue 2025: $36,116Expenses 2025: $40,492Net Income 2025: -$4,3762025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$36,116
Expenses$40,492
Net Income-$4,376
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$64,744
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$64,744
Revenue
$36,116
Expenses
$40,492
Net income
-$4,376
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$64.7$64.7$36.1$40.5$4.38
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$69.1$69.1$34.7$39.5$4.78
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$73.9$0.00$73.9$41.8$33.9$7.98
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$65.9$0.00$65.9$38.6$39.3$0.70
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$66.6$0.00$66.6$33.0$33.4$0.40
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$67.0$0.00$25.8$23.0$2.82
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$64.2$0.00$29.1$26.8$2.31
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$61.9$0.00$26.3$29.1$2.87
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$64.8$0.00$26.8$28.1$1.26
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$65.7$0.00$24.1$15.2$8.90
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$52.9$0.00$16.1$13.6$2.50
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$36.7$0.00$19.8$17.6$2.22
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Jan 29, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$36,116
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Monitor Big Star Lake water quality and enhance lake experience for landowners

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
website maintenance Insurance invasive species work geese management water testing LSA membership Fishing contest Donations to local lake groups misc.$0$16,436
Fourth of July Fireworks$0$15,000
run walk event for all lake residents$0$3,906
contributions to local fire and sheriff dept.$0$2,150
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Lew GorbachCo-President-$0--
Gary BissonetteTreasurer-$0--
Jeff FrasierSecretary-$0--
Tom SeeleyCo-President-$0--
Kristine WhiteVice-President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Big Star Lake Association
EIN
38-2295340
Address
PO BOX 140146, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49514-0146

Signing Officer

Name
Gary R Bissonette
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6164502411
Signed
2026-01-29
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Doing Business As Names

“Big Star Lake Association”

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| website maintenance, $5343| Insurance, $2347| SADinvasive species, $2046| geese management, $500| water testing, $1350| MLSA membership, $1003| Fishing contest, $309| Donations to local lake groups, $1850| Misc expenses, $1688| Run Walk for all lake residents, $3906| Fireworks, $15000| Local Fire and Sherrif contributions, $2150|”

Raw XML Appendix121 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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