Northern Lakes Economic Alliance
Conduct programs to foster development and retain and attract jobs in Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan and Emmet counties.
Northern Lakes Economic Alliance at a glance
- Total assets
- $538,922
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $696,431
- +34.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $14,040
- +70.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $613,232
- +32.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Northern Lakes Economic Alliance funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 2 grants totaling $19K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $538,922 | $696,431 | $613,232 | — | — | $14,040 |
| 2024 | $492,085 | $518,068 | $463,839 | — | — | $8,235 |
| 2023 | $440,695 | $468,906 | $557,848 | — | — | $4,890 |
| 2022 | $533,401 | $444,068 | $452,909 | — | — | $2,395 |
| 2021 | $510,948 | $429,968 | $426,544 | — | — | $1,433 |
| 2020 | $541,633 | $554,203 | $529,636 | — | — | $4,954 |
| 2019 | $509,310 | $547,907 | $671,893 | $19,433 | 2 | $2,656 |
About Northern Lakes Economic Alliance
Based on IRS filings
Northern Lakes Economic Alliance is a public charity, based in Boyne City, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $539K in total assets. Net investment income was $14K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Northern Lakes Economic Alliance is led by Dave Cluley, Board Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 25 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dave Cluley
Board Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Koivisto
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Rummer
Director
Immediate Past Chair → Past Chair, 2024
Past Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Shepard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Heydlauff
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Roland Finley PhD
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Jess
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Hackbarth
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neil Ahrens
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Marshall
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Boyer
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Bodnar
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Scott
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nate Swailes
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave White
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Shooks
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Schroeder
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharen Lange
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Vanalstine
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Eustice
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Payton Heins
Presidentceo
President → Presidentceo, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$74K (2024) → $103K (2025)
Jeff Lawson
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carlin Smith
Immediate Past Chair
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024
Board Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Taylar Sides
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Davidson
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Dawn Lavanway (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Juliette King McAvoy (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: George Ranville (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Nancy K. Lindsay (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kimberlee Pappas (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Bill Scott (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Don Voisin (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Gary Walker (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Blome (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: David Emmel (2021–2023) — President
- Former: Tom Davidson (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jim Granger (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Pete Garwood (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Richard Sangster (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Robin Stanley (2019–2022) — Immd Past Board Chair
- Former: Reg Smith (2022) — Director
- Former: Rich Friske (2022) — Director
- Former: Carla Gribbs (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeff Veryser (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rick Diebold (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Katelyn Richard (2021) — Director
- Former: Andrew Hayes (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Chris Christensen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joe Short (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Lagerwey (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sheridan Rhoads (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Chuck Hayes (2020) — Director
- Former: Jim Tisdel (2019) — Director
- Former: Tim Petrosky (2019) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $103K, to Payton Heins (PresidentCEO).
Frequently asked questions about Northern Lakes Economic Alliance
How large is Northern Lakes Economic Alliance?
Northern Lakes Economic Alliance reported $539K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $696K.
Where does Northern Lakes Economic Alliance operate?
Northern Lakes Economic Alliance has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Northern Lakes Economic Alliance's EIN?
Northern Lakes Economic Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2616982. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 7, 2020)
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