Liabilities / Assets
80th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 80% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 46-5349847 • 501(c)3 • Bayfield, WI
Profile
To teach youth seamanship, personal responsibility, teamwork and self- esteem, while building skills in leadership and citizenship, to inspire all to be reponsible steards of lake superior, and to promote awareness, appreciation and preservation of lake superior's marine communites and maritime heritage.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
80th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
84th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
13th percentile
Higher net margin than 13% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
89th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 31.9% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
26th percentile
Faster asset growth than 26% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
21st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$76,886
Down $34,587 (-31%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$10,000
Up $9,337 (+1408%) from 2023
Net Assets
$66,886
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Down$79,170
Down $60,872 (-43%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$123,461
Down $33,003 (-21%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$44,291
Down $27,869 (-170%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The purpose of the corporation is to teach youth seamanship, personal responsibility, teamwork and self-esteem, while building skills in leadership and citizenship, to inspire all generations to be responsible stewards of Lake Superior (and all lakes, rivers and oceans) and to promote awareness, appreciation and preservation of Lake Superior's marine communities and maritime heritage.
The Mission of Lake Superior Tall Ships is; To teach youth seamanship personal responsibility teamwork and self-esteem while building skills in leadership and citizenship to inspire all generations to be responsible stewards of Lake Superior and all lakes rivers and oceans and to promote awareness appreciation and preservation of Lake Superiors marine communities and maritime heritage.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey Road was out sailing on Lake Superior for 66 days in 2024 with guests. She sailed 1,423 nautical miles on trips from Bayfield to the Apostle Islands Isle Royale Houghton MI and Grand Marais MN. Most of the trips were 3 to 4-hour half day or evening sails and many of the guests especially the Sea Scouts were repeat sailors. Of the trips 41 days were Youth Adventure Trips with the area Sea Scouts school groups and other area youth. We had 7 days of Family Adventures 5 days of Adult Offshore Adventure 1 Friendraiser trips and 11 days of bareboat charter.7 | $0 | $27,350 |
| We acquired the schooner Zeeto in the spring of 2023. Zeeto was out sailing on Lake Superior for 13 days in 2024 with guests. She sailed on trips from Bayfield to the Apostle Islands Houghton MI and Grand Marais MN. Most of the trips were 3 to 4-hour half day or evening sails and many of the guests especially the Sea Scouts were repeat sailors. Of the trips 5 days were Youth Adventure Trips with the area Sea Scouts school groups and other area youth. We had 5 days of Family Adventures 4 days of Adult Offshore Adventure and 1 Friendraiser trip. The season was cut short when the rudder was damaged and Zeeto was hauled out of the water in July for repairs. | $0 | $20,971 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Ringberg | Executive Director | FT | $25,221 | - | $25,221 |
| Nancy Trapp | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Alan Appel | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Chuck Perry | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Matt Collins | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Matthew Gerdts | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Donated Equipment Supplies & Materials, $189| Information Technology, $766| Travel, $315| Insurance - non-employee, $5837| Membership dues - organization, $1747| License & Fees, $3860| Vessel Maintenance, $9128| Provisions Fuel & Pumpout, $3209| Depreciation depletion and amortization, $20125|”
“| Explanation:, Amount:| Adjustment to 2023 assets donated equipment., $367|”
“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Vessels, $82580, $61000| Undeposited Funds, $0, $52|”
“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Unearned Revenue, $125, $9638| Payroll Liabilities, $538, $362|”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | | Explanation:, Amount:| Adjustment to 2023 assets donated equipment., $367| |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Vessels, $82580, $61000| Undeposited Funds, $0, $52| |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Unearned Revenue, $125, $9638| Payroll Liabilities, $538, $362| |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Part I, line 20 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Part II, line 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Part II, line 26 |
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