Is it real?
Yes. Exemption reinstated (2014-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
11 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.
Robert F Rivera’s $12K as President is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M employment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert F Rivera | $12,200 | $4,700 | $10,700 | — | — | — |
| David W Sheppard | — | — | $10,700 | $9,700 | $12,200 | $8,700 |
| Robert Rivera | — | — | — | — | $10,450 | $6,700 |
| E Russell Carnes | $4,700 | $4,700 | $6,700 | $5,700 | $8,200 | $4,700 |
| Melissa Duns | $4,700 | $280 | $2,280 | — | — | — |
| Tanya Perez | $4,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $4,100 | $4,000 |
| Suzanne Rohrer | $2,320 | $2,280 | $2,280 | $3,300 | $3,900 | $2,000 |
| Leslie Benko | — | — | $2,280 | $2,280 | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Solon Education Association executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Represents teachers, negotiates contracts, and awards scholarships to aspiring educators.
Questions for Solon Education Association
Your first name shows with your question. Solon Education Association answers here, for everyone.
To work for the welfare of school children, the advancement of education, and the improvement of the instructional opportunities for all; to promote within the teaching group the highest professional practices; to encourage higher qualifications for entrance into the teaching profession; to negotiate teacher compensation and benefits; to…
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
Download 990
| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $29K | $36K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $627K | $650K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $656K | $686K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $656K | $686K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $2K | |||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $4K | |||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $39K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $5K | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $7K | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $7K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $221 | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $300 | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $6K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $77K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 27, 2026 | $138K | $107K | $31K | $831K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 10, 2025 | $85K | $78K | $7K | $772K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 3, 2024 | $109K | $77K | $32K | $686K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 9, 2023 | $122K | $88K | $33K | $656K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 8, 2022 | $89K | $91K | −$1K | $704K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 19, 2021 | $93K | $64K | $30K | $623K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $108,619 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $108,619 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $76,656 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $686,091 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $686,091 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit
Names, privacy, and removal requests More
The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.
Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.
We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.
Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.
If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.
Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.
If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.