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Clean Lakes Alliance Inc

Madison, Wisconsin · EIN 27-3917243 · Environment · tax-exempt since 2011

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 68.6 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 14,690 environment nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.5.4 months100
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.27
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.115% from one source0
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.78.4%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.2.0%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.21not scored

Scores compare this charity with its peer group; 100 is best. How Charity Clarity rates charities.

Year by year

201620172018201920202021202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$939K$1.30M−$356K$578K5.427C
Dec 2023Form 990$1.28M$1.37M−$89K$926K8.121B
Dec 2022Form 990$1.33M$1.28M$48K$1.01M9.419B
Dec 2021Form 990$1.44M$1.15M$288K$964K10.013B
Dec 2020Form 990$888K$939K−$51K$671K8.617C
Dec 2019Form 990$1.42M$1.32M$93K$743K6.721C
Dec 2018Form 990$1.02M$1.05M−$30K$713K8.222C
Dec 2017Form 990$1.14M$1.04M$108K$674K7.815C
Dec 2016Form 990$708K$1.08M−$376K$623K6.90C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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