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
93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $608K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Inter Faculty Organization 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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Advocates for Minnesota state university faculty, negotiating salaries and lobbying for better funding.
Questions for Inter Faculty Organization
Your first name shows with your question. Inter Faculty Organization answers here, for everyone.
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.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $3.3M | $3.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $47K | $28K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.9M | $4.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $996K | $1.1M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.9M | $3.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $224K | $213K | $11K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $792K | $753K | $40K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $152K | $145K | $8K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $60K | $57K | $3K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $1K | $1K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $48K | $48K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $26K | $13K | $13K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $5K | $3K | $3K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $49K | $47K | $2K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $4K | $4K | $169 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $26K | $13K | $13K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $26K | $13K | $13K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $766K | $714K | $52K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $252K | $251K | $1K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.4M | $2.3M | $160K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 11, 2026 | $2.2M | $2.3M | −$84K | $3.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled 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
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $2,174,702 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 20 of 27 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,174,702 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,433,432 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,811,471 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,749,157 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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