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Ottertail Lakes Property Owners Assoc

EIN 41-1975582 • 501(c)3 • Battle Lake, MN

Profile

The organization's primary exempt purpose is to promote and assist with educational and/or recreational programs for the ecological preservation and protection of the otter tail lakes area.

PO Box 21Battle Lake, MN 56515

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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 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Net Margin

96th percentile

83%

Higher net margin than 96% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

70th percentile

12%

Faster asset growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

51st percentile

-1.7%

Faster revenue growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$98,984

Up $10,826 (+12%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$98,984

Up $10,826 (+12%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin96th percentile

Revenue

Down

$13,045

Down $230 (-1.7%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$2,219

Down $4,555 (-67%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$10,826

Up $4,325 (+67%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth70th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $35,954Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $40,584Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $46,156Net Assets 2013: $46,1562013Assets 2014: $58,404Net Assets 2014: $58,4042014Assets 2015: $61,688Net Assets 2015: $61,6882015Assets 2016: $58,944Net Assets 2016: $58,9442016Assets 2017: $65,202Net Assets 2017: $65,2022017Assets 2018: $40,435Net Assets 2018: $40,4352018Assets 2019: $51,579Net Assets 2019: $51,5792019Assets 2020: $68,259Net Assets 2020: $68,2592020Assets 2021: $75,530Net Assets 2021: $75,5302021Assets 2022: $81,657Net Assets 2022: $81,6572022Assets 2023: $88,158Net Assets 2023: $88,1582023Assets 2024: $98,984Net Assets 2024: $98,9842024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$98,984
Liabilities-
Net Assets$98,984
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth51st percentile

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

$40K$20K$0-$20K-$40KRevenue 2011: $10,271Expenses 2011: $5,924Net Income 2011: $4,3472011Revenue 2012: $7,758Expenses 2012: $3,128Net Income 2012: $4,6302012Revenue 2013: $11,271Expenses 2013: $5,699Net Income 2013: $5,5722013Revenue 2014: $16,476Expenses 2014: $4,228Net Income 2014: $12,2482014Revenue 2015: $8,496Expenses 2015: $5,212Net Income 2015: $3,2842015Revenue 2016: $5,379Expenses 2016: $8,123Net Income 2016: -$2,7442016Revenue 2017: $12,488Expenses 2017: $6,230Net Income 2017: $6,2582017Revenue 2018: $500Expenses 2018: $25,267Net Income 2018: -$24,7672018Revenue 2019: $26,073Expenses 2019: $14,929Net Income 2019: $11,1442019Revenue 2020: $18,909Expenses 2020: $2,229Net Income 2020: $16,6802020Revenue 2021: $12,252Expenses 2021: $4,981Net Income 2021: $7,2712021Revenue 2022: $12,333Expenses 2022: $6,206Net Income 2022: $6,1272022Revenue 2023: $13,275Expenses 2023: $6,774Net Income 2023: $6,5012023Revenue 2024: $13,045Expenses 2024: $2,219Net Income 2024: $10,8262024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$13,045
Expenses$2,219
Net Income$10,826
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$98,984
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$98,984
Revenue
$13,045
Expenses
$2,219
Net income
$10,826
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$99.0$99.0$13.0$2.22$10.8
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$88.2$88.2$13.3$6.77$6.50
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$81.7$81.7$12.3$6.21$6.13
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$75.5$75.5$12.3$4.98$7.27
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$68.3$68.3$18.9$2.23$16.7
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$51.6$51.6$26.1$14.9$11.1
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$40.4$40.4$0.50$25.3$24.8
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$65.2$65.2$12.5$6.23$6.26
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$58.9$58.9$5.38$8.12$2.74
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$61.7$61.7$8.50$5.21$3.28
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$58.4$58.4$16.5$4.23$12.2
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$46.2$46.2$11.3$5.70$5.57
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$40.6$0.00$7.76$3.13$4.63
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$36.0$0.00$10.3$5.92$4.35
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jul 9, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$13,045
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization's primary exempt purpose is to promote and assist with educational and/or recreational programs for the ecological preservation and protection of the otter tail lakes area.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDED BUOYS AND INSTALLED THEM ON OTTERTAIL LAKE TO PROMOTE SAFETY.-$1,000
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DAVID SPIESTreasurer-$0--
LARRY KROHNVice President-$0--
LANA OURENPresident-$0--
BERNIE STEEVESDirector-$0--
HOWARD MAKIDirector-$0--
JON ANDERSONDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Ottertail Lakes Property Owners Assoc
EIN
41-1975582
Phone
2188492187
Address
PO BOX 21, BATTLE LAKE, MN 56515

Signing Officer

Name
Dave Spies
Title
Treasurer
Signed
2025-07-09
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Smith & Sem Ltd
Address
2011 College Way, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Preparer
Rebecca A Bennett
Phone
2187394546
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $419”

Other Expenses.1

“OUTSIDE SERVICES $1000”

Other Expenses.2

“MISCELLANEOUS $15”

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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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