Friends of Berrien County Trails
Donations deductibleFriends of Berrien County Trails' 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beat Stocker | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Chris Marschke | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Gary Wood | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jerry Flenar | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| John Chipman | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mike Garey | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Robert Clark | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wood | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| John Chipman | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Chris Marschke | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jerry Flenar | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Bob Clark | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Mike Garey | Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Beat Stocker | President | 5 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Friends of Berrien County Trails
- EIN
- 900424248
- Address
- 376 W Main St Ste 130, Benton Harbor, MI, 49022-3651
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- Support the construction and maintenance of trails (pedestrian, bicycle and waterway) within berrien county and connecting to adjacent counties, and encourage trail use. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- N32 Recreation and sports
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Recreation & Sports
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2019
- Principal officer
- Beat Stocker (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsGary Wood
≥4years on the filingsJerry Flenar
≥4years on the filingsJohn Chipman
≥4years on the filingsMike Garey
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
- $898k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $898k
- Contributions and grants received
- $496k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 100
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $79k | $8k | $71k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.