South Shore Fishing Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
352189776
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Marquette, MI, USA
Phone
9063603890
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management

Reported finances

Revenue
$123,541
Expenses
$119,827
Assets
$25,383

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOE HANSON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOE HANSON (PRESIDENT)
  • PAMELA BASAL (TREASURER)
  • JAKE BOSSERT (MEMBERSHIP D)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To maintain a union of individuals engaged in sport fishing in the waters of lake superior's south shore and its tributary waters

What it reported doing in 2025

The association raised public awareness relating to the quality of fishing on the south shore of lake superior through its 150 members and sponsorship of the teal lake ice fishing derby, spring shootout fishing day, kids fishing day, womens and childrens fishing day, veterans fishing day, rescue 21 ice fishing derby and the fall classic fishing tournament. The funds through membership dues and tournament fees were used to clean local rivers and streams and upgrade the fish cleaning station at marquette's lower harbor.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 70% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 91
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.2%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 93%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.21; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22.1% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.2% of revenue deployed · 93% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $111K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.