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Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc

501(c)(6) organization Rhinelander, WI EIN: 38-1201211 Website

To lead the forest products industry in sustainable forest management through advocacy, professionalism, service to members, education and training.

Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc at a glance

In short: Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc gave $76K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$76,492
+312.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$38,246
+106.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$38,246
Total assets
$1,417,385
+57.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Marshfield Clinic Health System Foundation Inc: $71KMarshfield Clinic HealthSystem Foundation Inc$71KChildren's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation Inc: $5KChildren's Hospital ofWisconsin Foundation Inc$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Marshfield Clinic Health System Foundation Inc ($71K). Together the top 2 received $76K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 12 (92%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

MarshfieldMilwaukeeFlintGrand RapidsLansingSouthfield

How Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc gives

  • Giving grew 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80KTotal only2020 1 grant2021 6 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $76K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $76K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Marshfield Clinic Health System Foundation Inc Marshfield, WIDonation CMN$71,255
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WIDonation CMN$5,237
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,417,385$1,225,467$1,198,770$76,4922$32,696
2024$901,610$1,081,285$1,175,201$18,5311$36,517
2023$994,129$1,117,152$983,229$26,7652$14,211
2022$854,412$973,329$1,076,966$62,4736$-27,439
2021$958,529$1,061,126$904,981$20,9871$28,478
2020$795,626$617,339$912,418$2,695Total only$13,331

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc

Based on IRS filings

Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc is a public charity, based in Rhinelander, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $76K. Net investment income was $33K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc is led by Mike Elenz, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 28 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mike Elenz

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allen Suzan

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Brand

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Zellar

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Guy Longhini

    Trustee & Director

    Member at La → Trustee & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Max Ericson

    Director

    Past President → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebekah Luedtke

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Koerner

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Lee

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Pond

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Travis Heikkinen

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Yelle

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Peot

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Welch

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy McMillion

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Whitens

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Schoeneck

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Wilson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Musselman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nate Tessmer

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Hubbard

    Trustee & Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henry Schienebeck

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2020) → $167K (2025)

  • Dave Johnson

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Delany

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Jensen

    Member at La

    President → Past President, 2023

    Past President → Member at La, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sparky Enstrom

    Member at La

    Past President → Trustee & Director, 2023

    Trustee & Director → Member at La, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Penrose

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Brown

    Past President

    Vice President → President, 2023

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Aaron Burmeister (2020–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Jeff Bean (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mark Huempfner (2020–2024) — Member at La
  • Former: Warren Suchovsky (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Paul Doruska (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Andy McMillillion (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Scott Koemer (2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Sturgill (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Kevin Haustein (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Larry Lloyd (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Chad Benz (2022) — Director
  • Former: Dave Slater (2020–2021) — Past Vice Pr
  • Former: Scott Bowe (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Todd Shamion (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tony Siverling (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Henry Schienebeck — Executive Di: $167KHenry SchienebeckExecutive Di$167K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $167K, to Henry Schienebeck (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc

How much does Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc give each year?

Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc gave $76K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $19K across 1 grant.

How large is Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc?

Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

Where does Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc operate?

Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc has awarded grants in Michigan, Wisconsin.

What is Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc's EIN?

Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-1201211. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 8, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 13, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)

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