South Dakota Education Association

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To promote and protect quality Education and all Education employees.

69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$497K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $77K a year · 3% 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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$497K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.1M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$224K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.4M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1940.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $2.2M Management & general 31% · $964K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $497K 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
General Counsel (former)
$148,923Pt VII · Sec A
President (retired 8/31/25)
$132,502Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$128,995Pt VII · Sec A
$86,484Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nea Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Loren Paul$132,502$132,502$130,447$154,926$91,704$91,704
Anne Plooster$148,923$148,923$116,308———
Ryan Rolfs$128,995$128,995$121,561$112,088$65,237—
Holly Frederick$86,484$86,484$77,848$76,987$28,626$28,626
Mary McCorckle————$52,367—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Advocates for quality education and protects all education employees.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The purpose of the association is to promote the welfare of educational personnel and to improve the quality of teaching and educational services in south dakota. There are approximately 6,000 members in the association.

$2.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.1M
Grants paid · 6 grants · $62K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,250
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,750
Unitemized GrantFY2019$13,450

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$964K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$843K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$18K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$843K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$843K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$301K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 60
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$1.0M$843K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$319K$301K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$268K$224K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$682K$423K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$403K$259K$145K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$503K$346K$157K
Payroll taxesLn 10$89K$58K$31K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$65K$10K$55K
TravelLn 17$143K$128K$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$21K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$1K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$628K$555K$73K
All other expensesLn 24e$67K$53K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.2M$964K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.0M$3.1M−$124K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.1M$3.2M−$67K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$3.1M−$215K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.7M$164K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$2.4M$333K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$2.6M$370K$1.9M 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 $3,002,288 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,047,299$2,995,985
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $91,009$4,908
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,140$1,395
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,139,448$3,002,288
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,000$9,250
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,127,489$2,100,046
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,070,424$1,016,558
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,206,913$3,125,854
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$67,465−$123,566
Part VI · Governance 18 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,002,288 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,995,985$2,995,985
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,252$23,252
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,395$1,395
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$18,344−$18,344
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,979,036 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,252$3,002,288
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,125,854 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,250$9,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $681,555 · Management $423,257$1,104,812
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $258,669 · Management $144,725$403,394
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $345,699 · Management $157,374$503,073
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,900 · Management $30,867$88,767
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,522$9,522
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,612$27,612
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,345$30,345
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,125 · Management $55,374$65,499
IX-17 TravelPrograms $128,439 · Management $15,025$143,464
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,336$21,336
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $17,866$17,866
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,085 · Management $5,160$6,245
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $554,519 · Management $73,429$627,948
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $52,986 · Management $13,735$66,721
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,161,430 · Management $964,424 · Fundraising $0$3,125,854
Part X · Balance sheet $2,627,099 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,028,867$843,306
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,249$3,367
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,713$7,166
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $318,646$300,781
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,279,060$1,472,479
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,651,535$2,627,099
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $138,120$48,973
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $48,194$18,196
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $81,877$156,498
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $268,191$223,667
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,313,898$2,320,245
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $69,446$83,187
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,383,344$2,403,432
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,651,535$2,627,099
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,403,432 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,002,288
XI-2 Total expenses$3,125,854
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$123,566
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,383,344
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$143,654
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,403,432

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

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