Blue Water Community Action

Foundation · Grantmaker Port Huron, MI EIN: 38-2284121 Website

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

TO PLAN, ESTABLISH, COORDINATE, OPERATE PROGRAMS AND CONDUCT ACTIVITIES WHICH GIVE PROMISE OF PROGRESS TOWARD ELIMINATING AND ATTACKING THE CAUSE OF POVERTY IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY.

Key facts about Blue Water Community Action

EIN: 38-2284121
Latest 990 filing: Form 990, 2025
Total assets: $2,622,812

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.6M

-13.2% YoY

Revenue

$3.7M

+21.6% YoY

Net Investment Income

$199

-38.0% YoY

Expenses

$3.9M

+21.2% YoY

About Blue Water Community Action

Based on IRS filings

Blue Water Community Action is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Port Huron, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $199.

Focus Areas

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

States

Michigan

Cities

DetriotMt ClemensPort Huron

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

Metric	2025	2024	2023
Total Assets	$2,622,812	$3,023,069	$3,231,615
Revenue	$3,717,113	$3,057,893	$7,600,887
Expenses	$3,948,306	$3,258,972	$7,725,839
Qualifying Distributions	—	—	—
Net Investment Income	$199	$321	$299
Distributable Amount	—	—	—

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

September 25, 2026 Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 25, 2020)

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

0 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Blue Water Community Action is led by Karen Lake, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

Karen Lake

Executive Director

Acting Executive Director → Executive Director, 2024

On filings since 2023

41 hrs/week

$75K (2023) → $89K (2025)
Jorja Baldwin

Chairperson

Member → Vice Chairperson, 2024
Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2025

On filings since 2023

0.8 hrs/week

No compensation reported
Dave Vandenbossche

Member

On filings since 2021

0.8 hrs/week

No compensation reported
Kevin Watkins

Vice Chairperson

Member → Vice Chairperson, 2025

On filings since 2021

0.8 hrs/week

No compensation reported
Benita Davis

Member

On filings since 2023

0.8 hrs/week

No compensation reported
Bobbie Cutcher

Secretary

Member → Secretary, 2025

On filings since 2024

0.8 hrs/week

No compensation reported
Randy Bennett

Treasurer

Member → Treasurer, 2025

On filings since 2024

0.8 hrs/week

No compensation reported
Barbara Payton

Member

New on the 2025 filing

0.8 hrs/week

No compensation reported
Sarah Laforge

Member

New on the 2025 filing

0.8 hrs/week

No compensation reported
Shannon McKeever

Member

New on the 2025 filing

0.8 hrs/week

No compensation reported

Former officers (24)

Former: Linda Lilly (2020–2024) — Chairperson
Former: Nancy Hughes (2020–2024) — Treasurer
Former: Bob Mosurak (2021–2024) — Member
Former: Michael Kovalcsik (2021–2024) — Secretary
Former: Andrea Blair (2019–2023) — Secretary
Former: Becky Gorinac (2019–2023) — Member
Former: Melinda Johnson (2019–2023) — Executive Director
Former: Stephanie Armstrong-Helton (2019–2023) — Vice Chairperson
Former: Nancy Kulman (2020–2023) — Treasurer
Former: Natalie Bennett (2022–2023) — Member
Former: Haunani Johnson (2023) — Member
Former: Scott Beedon (2019–2022) — Chairperson
Former: Christina Johansen (2021–2022) — Member
Former: Duke Dunn (2019–2021) — Member
Former: Ken Harris (2019–2021) — Member
Former: Tina Wendell (2019–2021) — Treasurer
Former: Cynthia Bankston (2019–2020) — Member
Former: Martha Macauley (2019–2020) — Member
Former: Ray Shane Anderson (2019–2020) — Member
Former: Nicole Sterosky (2020) — Member
Former: Elizabeth Londry (2019) — Member
Former: Helen Cage (2019) — Member
Former: Lauren Chrisholm (2019) — Member
Former: Linda Enders (2019) — Vice Chairperson

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Blue Water Community Action?

Blue Water Community Action is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Port Huron, MI. It holds $2.6M in total assets as of 2025.