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Collective bargaining agent for Faculty in minnesota state universities, legislative lobbying for funding and improvement of salaries and benefits.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 17 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · 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)(5)
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$619K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Part VII, Section A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.2M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2025+0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$3.8M

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1989.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $2.1M Management & general 10% · $222K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

32 people listed on the 990; $619K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Labor & Equity Officer
$139,800Pt VII · Sec A
Labor & Equity Director
$139,800Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Public Affairs
$139,712Pt VII · Sec A
Benefits & Equity Represen
$125,741Pt VII · Sec A
Ifo President, Board
$42,079Pt VII · Sec A
Fa President, Board
$4,000Pt VII · Sec A
Fa President, Board
$4,000Pt VII · Sec A
Fa President, Board
$4,000Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patrice Arseneault$139,800$131,887$125,524———
Kathryn Engdahl$139,800$131,887$125,524$123,003$120,637$118,272
Jon Bohn$139,712$137,831—$111,345$109,204—
Dick Kaspari$125,741$124,048————
Pat Arseneault———$123,003$120,637$118,272
Jonathan Bohn——$113,628——$107,063
Richard Kaspari——$102,265$100,211——
Jennifer Chernega$42,079$47,416$30,171$4,000$4,000—

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 Minnesota state university faculty, negotiating salaries and lobbying for better funding.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The ifo is a community that takes professional responsibility for excellent, accessible, and inclusive public higher education in minnesota. The ifo represents the interests, welfare, and aspirations of faculty members through collective bargaining, contract enforcement and advocacy.

$2.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $8K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$101K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$222K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$101K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$221K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Accounts receivableLn 4$363
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.4M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$42K$40K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$682K$648K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$309K$294K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$55K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$1K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$91K$91K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K$609
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$343
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$788K$733K$54K
All other expensesLn 24e$234K$175K$59K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$2.1M$222K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 11, 2026 $2.2M$2.3M−$84K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 27, 2025 $2.2M$2.4M−$259K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 7, 2024 $2.2M$2.3M−$167K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 8, 2023 $2.2M$2.0M$183K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2022 $2.2M$2.0M$257K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 9, 2021 $2.2M$2.1M$99K$3.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,246,705 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,053,179$2,109,377
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $118,462$101,153
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,061$36,175
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,174,702$2,246,705
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,229,327$1,091,309
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,204,105$1,238,974
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,433,432$2,330,283
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$258,730−$83,578
Part VI · Governance 20 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,246,705 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,109,377$2,109,377
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $101,153$101,153
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $36,175$36,175
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,145,552 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $101,153$2,246,705
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,330,283 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $39,975 · Management $2,104$42,079
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $647,842 · Management $34,097$681,939
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $293,898 · Management $15,468$309,366
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,029 · Management $2,896$57,925
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,460 · Management $2,100$3,560
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $90,897$90,897
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,311 · Management $13,310$26,621
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,199 · Management $2,198$4,397
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,574 · Management $609$12,183
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,559 · Management $343$7,902
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,141 · Management $23,140$46,281
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,982 · Management $12,982$25,964
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $733,310 · Management $54,306$787,616
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $175,033 · Management $58,520$233,553
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,108,210 · Management $222,073 · Fundraising $0$2,330,283
Part X · Balance sheet $4,924,091 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $403,889$221,378
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $903,694$1,177,915
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $128$363
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,357$21,592
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,529$1,615,271
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,442,874$1,887,572
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,000$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,811,471$4,924,091
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,062,314$1,161,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,062,314$1,161,100
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,749,157$3,762,991
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,749,157$3,762,991
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,811,471$4,924,091
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,762,991 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,246,705
XI-2 Total expenses$2,330,283
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$83,578
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,749,157
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$97,412
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,762,991

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

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