697 Education Minnesota Brainerd

Not tax-deductible

Brainerd, MN501(c)(5)EIN 41-6039043Revenue $496K in FY2025

On file with the IRSeducationminnesota.org/home12815 11th Ave Sw, 56401-2092 · Brainerd, MNTax-exempt since Feb 1945

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Inform members about educational issues and advocate for professional salary and working conditions.

Run by 75 volunteers and 14 employees.
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)(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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$23K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $33K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$496K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$483K
Net assets
$212K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$496K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$452K
FY2021$473K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$469K
FY2024$520K
FY2025$496K
Expenses
$483K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$463K
FY2021$446K
FY2022$411K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$517K
FY2025$483K
Net assets
$212K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$215K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$195K
FY2024$198K
FY2025$212K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Feb 1945.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $23K 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
Secretary
$4,977Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President (part-Year)
$2,978Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$2,337Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$1,787Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,585Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (part-Year)
$1,082Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$975Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$951Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Misty Jobe$217——$8,332$13,660—
Eric Jobe$4,977$4,596$4,599$8,010$2,410$2,410
Amy Aho$2,337$1,958$2,034$7,637$2,034$1,817
Katie Ulm——$1,949$6,172$1,949$1,949
Brian Stark$1,585——$4,559$1,733$1,735
Brian Wallace———$4,006$3,465$3,465
Jay Sannes—————$3,194
Kris Wyman$2,978$2,750$2,924$2,924$2,924$2,923

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

For the fiscal year of september 1, 2024 until august 31, 2025 our organization continued their work with representation and promotion of teacher rights and informing members about current educational issues, negotiation of teacher contracts, representation and promotion of teacher rights, and informing members about current educational…

Pt IX · col B
02

Our organization continued to support graduating seniors who have a parent within our union. The scholarship applications were collected, reviewed, and we awarded four scholarships that were $1000 to each individual.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$33K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$496K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$485K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$827
Money outPt IX
$483K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$212K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A17
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$485K
Investment incomeLn 3$827
Other incomeLn 4–11$515
Total revenueLn 12$496K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$75K
SavingsLn 2$136K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$212K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$212K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$198K$212K
Total assetsLn 16$198K$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$198K$212K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$21K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K
Office expensesLn 13$1K
TravelLn 17$286
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$362K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$295
Total functional expensesLn 25$483K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $496K$483K$13K$212K 990 PDF
FY2024 $520K$517K$4K$198K 990 PDF
FY2023 $469K$543K−$73K$195K 990 PDF
FY2022 $438K$411K$27K$268K 990 PDF
FY2021 $473K$446K$27K$242K 990 PDF
FY2020 $452K$463K−$11K$215K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $495,904 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $45,370$10,055
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $473,381$484,507
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $806$827
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $813$515
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $520,370$495,904
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,000$4,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $7,847$7,676
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $57,446$58,756
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $447,551$412,150
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $516,844$482,582
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,526$13,322
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $495,904 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,055
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,055
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $484,507$484,507
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $827$827
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $515$515
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $484,507 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,342$495,904
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $482,582 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$4,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$7,676
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$21,394
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$34,846
IX-10 Payroll taxes$2,516
IX-11c Accounting fees$7,629
IX-11g Other fees for services$2,300
IX-13 Office expenses$1,457
IX-17 Travel$286
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$11,481
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$361,616
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$27,086
IX-24e All other expenses$295
IX-25 Total functional expenses$482,582
Part X · Balance sheet $211,670 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,801$75,463
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $135,547$136,207
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $198,348$211,670
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $198,348$211,670
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $198,348$211,670
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $211,670 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$495,904
XI-2 Total expenses$482,582
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,322
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$198,348
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$211,670

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

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