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Illinois Education Association

Not tax-deductible

Rockford, IL501(c)(6)EIN 36-2385508

Work for the welfare of school children and strengthen and unify the teaching profession by advocating for educational employees

Run by 200 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $64K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$234K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$623K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$623K
FY2025▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$329K
FY2022$617K
FY2023$527K
FY2024$636K
FY2025$623K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1969.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $234K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$148,818Pt VII · Sec A
$85,173Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jarod Weir
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Ryan
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Claudia Marshall$148,818$73,042———
Mel Gilfillan——$107,279$104,822$104,788
Christine Fowler Nash$85,173$41,804———
Chad Anderson——$61,489$60,081$57,384

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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for educational employees to improve school children's welfare.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Work for the welfare of school children and strengthen and unify the teaching profession by advocating for educational employees

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$623K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$623K
Total assetsLn 16$623K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$623K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$623K
Total assetsLn 16$623K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$623K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$636K$623K
Total assetsLn 16$636K$623K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$636K$623K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$234K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K
Information technologyLn 14$944
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$1.5M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.8M−$13K$623K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.5M$109K$636K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.7M−$90K$527K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.3M$288K$617K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.5M$25K$329K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,752,573 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,733,822
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,733,822
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,465$7,465
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $11,286$11,286
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $18,751$1,752,573
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,766,066 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$233,991
IX-11c Accounting fees$2,850
IX-13 Office expenses$2,486
IX-14 Information technology$944
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$1,482,315
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$31,430
IX-24e All other expenses$12,050
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,766,066
Part X · Balance sheet $622,540 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $636,033$622,540
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $636,033$622,540
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $636,033$622,540
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $636,033$622,540
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $636,033$622,540
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $622,540 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,752,573
XI-2 Total expenses$1,766,066
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,493
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$636,033
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$622,540

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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