Nonprofit · EIN 23-7525799
SONS OF NORWAY
Also known as 5-82 FOSSELYNGEN LODGE
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53220
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $32,153 | $53,038 | -$20,885 | $696,584 | $0 | $696,584 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $29,811 | $52,555 | -$22,744 | $717,469 | $0 | $717,469 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $17,563 | $47,099 | -$29,536 | $740,213 | $0 | $740,213 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,909
- Membership dues
- $1,804
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $30,244
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $28,623
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $460
- Occupancy
- $3,872
- Program services (functional)
- $47,727
- Management and general (functional)
- $5,311
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $717,469
- Total assets, end of year
- $696,584
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $696,584
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $693,525
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,059
- Gross receipts
- $32,153
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 1905
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRETCHEN BJORK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $1,000 |
| SUSAN BERG ROEDEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $500 |
| ARLETTE JOHNSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $500 |
| JANICE GREGOIRE | SECRETARY - CORRESPONDENCE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $500 |
| KAREN SMEISKA | SECRETARY - RECORDING Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $500 |
| JOHN SCHNEBLE | DIRECTOR/EDITOR Trustee or director | 1 | $500 |
| DARYL WUNROW | DIRECTOR/SOCIAL CULTURAL DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $500 |
| MILT SANDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE WELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE CHRISTIANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY CHRISTIANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY LEBECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HELEN DALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS DALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK LOFTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONNIE WUNROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK BJORGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRETCHEN BJORK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $500 |
| SUSAN BERG ROEDEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $250 |
| ARLETTE JOHNSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $250 |
| JANICE GREGOIRE | SECRETARY - CORRESPONDENCE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $250 |
| KAREN SMEISKA | SECRETARY - RECORDING Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $250 |
| JOHN SCHNEBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $250 |
| DARYL WUNROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $250 |
| MILT SANDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE WELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE CHRISTIANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY CHRISTIANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY LEBECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HELEN DALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS DALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHEILA KERSHEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BONNIE WUNROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK BJORGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK LOFTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRETCHEN BJORK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $500 |
| SUSAN BERG ROEDEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $250 |
| ARLETTE JOHNSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $250 |
| JANICE GREGOIRE | SECRETARY - CORRESPONDENCE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $250 |
| MAUREEN WELLI | SECRETARY - RECORDING Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $250 |
| JOHN SCHNEBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $250 |
| MILT SANDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE WELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY CHRISTIANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE CHRISTIANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY LEBECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HELEN DALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARYL WUNROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHEILA KERSHEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BONNIE WUNROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS DALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENDEAN SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK LOFTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELEANOR THORESEN | DIRECTOR - FORMER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 20957, MILWAUKEE, WI 53220-0957
- In care of
- % GRETCHEN BJORLEE
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- PO BOX 20957, MILWAUKEE WI 53220
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- GRETCHEN BJORK, PO BOX 20957, MILWAUKEE, WI 53220
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- SUE BERG ROEDEL, PO BOX 20957, MILWAUKEE WI 53220
- Signed the 990
- GRETCHEN BJORK, TREASURER
- Phone
- (262) 502-9197
- Website
- sonsofnorwaymilwaukee.org
- Return prepared by
- Krause & Associates SC
Mission
The mission of Sons of Norway is to promote, quality insurance and financial products to our members, promote and preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, and celebrate our relationship with other Nordic countries.
Program accomplishments
- To provide quality insurance and financial products to our members, promote and preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, and celebrate our relationship with other Nordic countries. Sons of Norway-Fosselyngen Lodge membership is open to anyone 18 years and over with an interest in their Norwegian heritage.Expenses $47,727 · grants $28,623
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7525799
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(8): Fraternal beneficiary society
- Exempt since
- 1940
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Group exemption
- 0108: SONS OF NORWAY
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $696,584
- Income (IRS master file)
- $32,153
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $32,153 | $53,038 | $696,584 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $29,811 | $52,555 | $717,469 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $17,563 | $47,099 | $740,213 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $17,719 | $42,980 | $769,749 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: SUE BERG ROEDEL | 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 23-7525799).
Questions about SONS OF NORWAY
- What is the EIN of SONS OF NORWAY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SONS OF NORWAY is 23-7525799.
- Is SONS OF NORWAY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(8) since 1940.
- Which annual return does SONS OF NORWAY file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of SONS OF NORWAY 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 SONS OF NORWAY 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 SONS OF NORWAY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names GRETCHEN BJORK.
- Who are the officers and directors of SONS OF NORWAY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,000 (GRETCHEN BJORK, TREASURER).
- How much revenue does SONS OF NORWAY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $32,153, expenses of $53,038 and total assets of $696,584 at year end.
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