Higher Ground at Lake Louise
Donations deductibleRevenue
$977k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$855k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$2.8m
$17k liabilities
Net assets
$2.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
6.0 years on average
Staff
23
169 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Higher Ground at Lake Louise's network
7 people4 organisationsi7 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Johnson | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Bryan Johnson | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Calvin Chanski | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kaylene Whitaker | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ken Vantuinen | Vice President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Randy Burgess | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rich Gritter | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Christy Zaucha | Operations Manager(Ended 8/23) | since 2020 |
| Michelle Hauch | Operations Manager (Ended 8/20) | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gritter | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bryan Johnson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kaylene Whitaker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Randy Burgess | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ronald Moore | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ken Vantuinen | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Calvin Chanski | President & Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Johnson | Executive Director | 40 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Higher Ground at Lake Louise
- EIN
- 832905816
- Address
- 10750 Stafford Rd, Boyne Falls, MI, 49713-9609
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- To help campers experience and encounter the father heart of god through faith in jesus christ. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B90 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2018
- Principal officer
- Bruce Johnson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2019
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsBruce Johnson
≥7years on the filingsBryan Johnson
≥7years on the filingsCalvin Chanski
≥7years on the filingsKen Vantuinen
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.8m
- Total liabilities
- $17k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $593k
- Program service revenue
- $105k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $64k
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 169