Illinois Education Association

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Education equity and excellence

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$13K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$425K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$442K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$92K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$425K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$426K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$442K
FY2024$411K
FY2025$425K
Expenses
$442K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$439K
FY2022$463K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$397K
FY2025$442K
Net assets
$92K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$100K
FY2022$64K
FY2023$112K
FY2024$110K
FY2025$92K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · 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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $442K Management & general 0% · $527

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

12 people listed on the 990; $13K 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
President
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice President
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Membership Chair
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Elementary Representative
$150Pt VII · Sec A
Special Ed Representative
$150Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sam Mills$6,000$1,500$1,500$1,500$100
Chrissy Petitt—$5,000$6,000$6,000$4,320
Chris Shugart$1,500$1,500$1,500$1,500$700
Ashlee Smith$1,500$150$150$150$100
Sami Stark$1,000$75———
Michelle Cline$1,000$1,000$1,000$500—
Leslie Johnson$1,000$1,000$1,000$150—
Joni Grubbs—$799$1,000$500—

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 15aNo

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Promotes fair and excellent educational opportunities for all.

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1 program · $442K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Advocate for all district 61 educators and macon piatt county special education district educators, to affect educational equity and excellence for each student, and to expand its involvement in the community

$442Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$425K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$750
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Money outPt IX
$442K
Ln 25
Programscol B$442K
Managementcol C$527
Owns and owesPt X
$92K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$750
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Total revenueLn 12$425K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$92K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$92K
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$92K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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$110K$92K
Total assetsLn 16$110K$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$110K$92K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$900$900
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$13K$13K
Management feesLn 11a$54K$54K
Accounting feesLn 11c$527$527
Advertising and promotionLn 12$613$613
TravelLn 17$804$804
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$371K$371K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$565$565
Total functional expensesLn 25$442K$442K$527$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $425K$442K−$17K$92K 990 PDF
FY2024 $411K$397K$14K$110K 990 PDF
FY2023 $442K$395K$48K$112K 990 PDF
FY2022 $427K$463K−$36K$64K 990 PDF
FY2021 $426K$439K−$13K$100K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $424,905 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $407,032$424,148
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,524$750
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $44$7
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $410,600$424,905
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $900$900
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,699$12,999
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $383,269$428,245
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $396,868$442,144
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,732−$17,239
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $424,905 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$424,148
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$424,148
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $750$750
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7$7
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $757 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$424,905
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $442,144 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $900$900
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,999$12,999
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $53,847$53,847
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $527$527
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $613$613
IX-17 TravelPrograms $804$804
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,102$1,102
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $370,787$370,787
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $565$565
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $441,617 · Management $527 · Fundraising $0$442,144
Part X · Balance sheet $92,315 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,554$92,315
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $109,554$92,315
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $109,554$92,315
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $109,554$92,315
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $92,315 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$424,905
XI-2 Total expenses$442,144
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$109,554
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$92,315

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

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