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Nonprofit · EIN 20-0006098

PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt (reinstated) · LAWRENCE, KS 66045

Financials

$159K$63K2023$187K$97K2024$131K$120K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$130,662$120,428$10,234$1,870,993$32$1,870,961
December 31, 2024990$187,285$96,904$90,381$1,676,478$0$1,676,478
December 31, 2023990$159,318$63,046$96,272$1,455,943$0$1,455,943
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$64,505
Membership dues
$54,541
Program service revenue
$66,157
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$5,665
Travel
$23,791
Program services (functional)
$120,428

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,676,478
Total assets, end of year
$1,870,993
Total liabilities, end of year
$32
Net assets, end of year
$1,870,961
Gross receipts
$130,662
Employees
0
Volunteers
41
Year formed
2002
State of legal domicile
KS

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROBERT CHRISTENSENPAST-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
LAEL KEISERPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
TINA NABATCHIVICE-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KHALDOUN ABOUASSITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ZACH MOHRSECRETARIAT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
AMANDA RUTHERFORDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ASMUS LETH OLSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE KRAUSEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON COUPETBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JANINE O'FLYNNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LARS TUMMERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NATHAN FAVEROBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SEBASTIAN JILKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SEBAWIT BISHUBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SHARON GILADBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
7 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WILLIAM RESHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LEISHA DEHART- DAVISEX OFFICIO M
Trustee or director
1$0
OLE HELBY PETERSENEX OFFICIO M
Trustee or director
1$0
KIM SASS MIKKELSENEX OFFICIO M
Trustee or director
1$0
KIM ISETTEX OFFICIO M
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSICA SOWAEX OFFICIO M
Trustee or director
1$0
KELLYE MAZZOLIASSOCIATION
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KHALDOUN ABOUASSIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SEBAWIT BISHUBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT CHRISTENSENPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JASON COUPETBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LEISHA DEHART-DAVISPAST-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
SMOHSEN FATEMISECRETARIATE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KIM ISETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SEBASTIAN JILKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LAEL KEISERVICE-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KELLYE MAZZOLIASSOCIATION
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KIM SASS MIKKELSENEX OFFICIO M
Trustee or director
1$0
ZACHARY MOHRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
TINA NABATCHIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JANINE O'FLYNNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ASMUS LETH OLSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
OLE HELBY PETERSENEX OFFICIO M
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM RESHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSICA SOWAEX OFFICIO M
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KHALDOUN ABOUASSIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SEBAWIT BISHUBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT CHRISTENSENPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JASON COUPETBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LEISHA DEHART-DAVISPAST-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MARY FEENEYEX OFFICIO M
Trustee or director
1$0
KIM ISETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SEBASTIAN JILKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LAEL KEISERVICE-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JUSTIN MARLOWEFINANCIAL AD
Trustee or director
1$0
KIM SASS MIKKELSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ZACHARY MOHRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
TIMA MOLDOGOZIEVFINANCIAL AD
Trustee or director
1$0
TINA NABATCHIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JANINE O'FLYNNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ASMUS LETH OLSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
OLE HELBY PETERSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM RESHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSICA SOWAEX OFFICIO M
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1445 JAYHAWK BLVD WESCOE HALL 4060, LAWRENCE, KS 66045-0001
In care of
% HOLLY GOERDEL
Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
1445 JAYHAWK BLVD WESCOE HALL 4060, LAWRENCE KS 660450001
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
LAEL KEISER, 1445 JAYHAWK BLVD WESCOE HALL 4060, LAWRENCE, KS 66045
Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
Holly Goerdel, 1445 Jayhawk BLVD, 4060 Wescoe Hall, Lawrence KS 66045
Signed the 990
KHALDOUN ABOUASSI, TREASURER
Phone
(785) 760-6340
Return prepared by
SSC ADVISORS INC

Mission

THE PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (PMRA) IS A NONPROFIT ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION THAT FURTHERS RESEARCH ON PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS BY ORGANIZING AND SPONSORING AN ANNUAL PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE AS WELL AS OTHER CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, AND WEBINARS; AND PUBLISHES TWO JOURNALS - THE JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY (JPART), AND PERSPECTIVES ON PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE (PPMG).

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PMRA, JPART, AND PPMG EMPHASIZE LINKS BETWEEN THE STUDY OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, THEIR MANAGEMENT, AND PUBLIC POLICY. ANOTHER GOAL OF PMRA, JPART, AND PPMG IS TO FOSTER MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ON GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNANCE. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMPIRICAL AND NORMATIVE INQUIRY, THEORY BUILDING, AND SYSTEMATIC TESTING OF THEORY CONSISTENT WITH THE CANONS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE USING THE FULL RANGE OF QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGIES.
    Expenses $120,428 · revenue $66,157

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-0006098
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2013
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P02)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,870,993
Income (IRS master file)
$130,662

Revocation and reinstatement

Exemption revoked
May 15, 2010
Posted by the IRS
May 24, 2013
Reinstated
Effective January 15, 2012

From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$130,662$120,428$1,870,993XML
990December 2024$187,285$96,904$1,676,478XML
990December 2023$159,318$63,046$1,455,943XML
990December 2022$160,575$57,170$1,204,432IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2017
Officer: Holly Goerdel
December 31, 2017≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-0006098).

Questions about PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION is 20-0006098.
Is PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2010 and reinstated it effective January 15, 2012.
Are donations to PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LAEL KEISER.
Who are the officers and directors of PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $130,662, expenses of $120,428 and total assets of $1,870,993 at year end.

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