MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

Financials

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

105 5TH S AVE STE 450, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401-0000

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

SUSAN HEEGAARD, 105 FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 450, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401

Signed the 990

SUSAN HEEGAARD, PRESIDENT

Phone

(612) 677-2777

Website

WWW.MHEC.ORG

Return prepared by

BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

Mission

MHEC MEMBERS COLLABORATE TO ADDRESS THE REGION'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRANSFORM EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE.

Program accomplishments

• CONTRACTS: MHEC CONTRACTS LEVERAGE THE POTENTIAL VOLUME OF THE REGION'S PURCHASING POWER, WHILE SAVING ENTITIES TIME AND MONEY BY SIMPLIFYING THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND NEGATING THE NEED TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE SOURCING EVENT. BY OFFERING A TURNKEY SOLUTION WITH THE ABILITY TO TAILOR THE ALREADY NEGOTIATED CONTRACT TO MATCH THE ENTITY'S SPECIFIC NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS, MHEC CONTRACTS SHIFT SOME OF THE NEGOTIATING POWER BACK TO THE PROCURING ENTITIES. IN ADDITION TO CONTRACTS AVAILABLE THROUGH MHECARE STUDENT HEALTH SOLUTIONS, MHEC OFFERS NUMEROUS CONTRACTS IN TECHNOLOGY. THE CONTRACTS ARE A PRODUCT OF A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE HIGHER EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY CONDUCTING A COMPETITIVE SOURCING PROCESS THAT LEVERAGES THE POTENTIAL PURCHASING POWER OF THE 12 MHEC MEMBER STATES. TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTS SAVED ENTITIES IN THE MHEC REGION $32.2 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. IN SOME CASES, THE COMPACT'S COST SAVINGS INITIATIVES MAY BE UTILIZED BY CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
  Expenses $1,952,188 · revenue $7,854,310
• PROGRAMS:ADDITIONAL MHEC PROGRAMS ARE INITIATED IN RESPONSE TO IDENTIFIED NEEDS IN ONE OR MORE OF THE MEMBER STATES. BRINGING TOGETHER EXPERTISE FROM ACROSS THE REGION, MHEC IDENTIFIES ACTIVITIES NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS. THOSE PROBLEMS BEST SOLVED THROUGH ONGOING INTERSTATE COOPERATION ARE THEN DEVELOPED INTO MHEC PROGRAMS. EACH MHEC PROGRAM PROVIDES THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WITH GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES TO GUIDE AND MAINTAIN PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOMES.MHECARE HEALTH INSURANCE SOLUTIONS:COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE SOLUTIONS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO BOTH INCREASING COST AND CONCERN FOR STUDENT HEALTH. 35 CAMPUSES OFFERED MHECARE HEALTH INSURANCE SOLUTIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025.
  Expenses $1,542,701 · revenue $1,217,107
• RESEARCH:MHEC RESEARCH INFORMS INSTITUTIONAL AND STATE EFFORTS IN IMPROVING POSTSECONDARY POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND OUTCOMES IN SEVERAL WAYS: (A) MAINTAINING A NATIONAL REPOSITORY OF EXPERTISE, KNOWLEDGE AND BEST PRACTICES FOR GUIDING POLICY AND PRACTICE; (B) CONDUCTING APPLIED RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON CRITICAL TOPICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION; (C) DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND EFFECTIVENESS; AND (D) PROVIDING PUBLIC OUTREACH AND SERVICE TO INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTS. AMONG ITS CORE OUTPUTS, MHEC RESEARCH MAINTAINS AN ONLINE DASHBOARD OF EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND PRODUCES TIMELY BRIEFS, REPORTS, AND TECHNICAL PAPERS IN THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS FOR FACILITATING PROGRESS TOWARDS STATE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT GOALS, INCLUDING COLLEGE READINESS AND SUCCESS; AFFORDABILITY AND FINANCE; PATHWAYS, CREDENTIALS, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; AND DATA, TRENDS, AND PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS OTHER TOPICS OF IMPORTANCE TO MIDWESTERN STATES. 37 REPORTS WERE PRODUCED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025.CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT:MHEC CONTINUED EXPANSION OF THE GRADUATE CREDIT QUEST, A WEB-BASED PLATFORM FOR TEACHERS TO SEARCH FOR GRADUATE COURSE WORK WITHIN THEIR CONTENT AREAS THAT LEAD TO REQUIRED CREDENTIALING FOR TEACHING DUAL OR CONCURRENT CREDIT CLASSES. THE PLATFORM PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT DUAL CREDIT AND CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR ALL 12 MHEC MEMBER STATES. IT ALSO SERVES AS A REPOSITORY OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS, PROFESSIONAL PAPERS AND MEDIA RELEASES ON THE SUBJECT OF DUAL/CONCURRENT CREDIT. THE PLATFORM WAS ENHANCED IN 2024 WITH ENHANCED GOOGLE ANALYTICS THAT ALLOWS TRACKING OF USER TYPES BY VOLUME AND FREQUENCY OR SEASONALITY OF VISITS AND THE CREATION OF SITE CONTENT AREA PREFERENCES. NOW THE PLATFORM ENABLES OVER 41 REGIONAL GRADUATE SCHOOLS TO BUILD AWARENESS AMONG TEACHERS ABOUT ROUGHLY 1,880 UNIQUE COURSE OFFERINGS, WITHIN MULTIPLE ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES, AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO SPECIFIC ENROLLMENT PROCESSES, DELIVERY MODALITIES, AND MORE. CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT IS A RESEARCH PRIORITY FOR MHEC DURING ITS CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 MHEC WILL PRODUCE BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR RESEARCH REPORTS PERTAINING TO CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT ISSUES: TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN STATE LEVEL DATA COLLECTION, USE OF OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN DUAL AND CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT SETTINGS, AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE 2017 MHEC RESEARCH REPORT SUMMARIZING EXISTING RESEARCH ON OPTIMAL LEVELS OF TEACHER TRAINING AND PREPARATION, AND AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE 2019 RESEARCH REPORT SUMMARIZING HOW STATES AND ACCREDITORS DEFINE THE QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO TEACH CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT COURSES.MIDWEST STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM:A MULTI-STATE TUITION RECIPROCITY PROGRAM THAT MAKES ATTENDING OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MORE AFFORDABLE FOR NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS.- 818 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE MIDWEST STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM IN 8 OF THE COMPACT STATES (INDIANA, KANSAS, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, AND WISCONSIN) DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025.- MSEP STUDENTS SAVED OVER $29 MILLION IN FY25, BRINGING THE TOTAL PROGRAM SAVINGS TO $920 MILLION SINCE 1994.- ON AVERAGE, STUDENTS IN MSEP TYPICALLY REALIZE SAVINGS BETWEEN $1,100 AND $7,200 ANNUALLY.MIDWESTERN STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT:THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS (NC-SARA) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOUR REGIONAL COMPACTS COORDINATES, THE STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS (SARA) PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES A VOLUNTARY, STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR STATES TO OVERSEE POST-SECONDARY DISTANCE EDUCATION, ENSURING UNIFORM STANDARDS ACROSS PARTICIPATING STATES. INSTITUTIONS PAY A PARTICIPATION FEE, WHICH SIMPLIFIES THEIR ABILITY TO OFFER ONLINE PROGRAMS WITHOUT REGISTERING IN EVERY STATE WHERE THEIR STUDENTS RESIDE. SARA ENHANCES QUALITY ASSURANCE, CONSUMER PROTECTIONS, AND THE VALUE OF CREDITS FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION. CURRENTLY, 49 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE MEMBERS OF SARA. WITHIN SARA, 2,412 INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATE, OF WHICH 652 (320 PRIVATE NON-PROFIT, 295 PUBLIC, 32 PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT, AND 5 TRIBAL) INSTITUTIONS ARE IN MHEC STATES. M-SARA (MIDWESTERN-STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT) STAFFED BY MHEC, LEADS THE WORK IN THE MIDWEST. M-SARA HOSTS ITS OWN SET OF ANNUAL MEETINGS FOR THE M-SARA REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE (RSC) MEMBERS AND MSARA STATE PORTAL ENTITIES (SPES), THE INDIVIDUALS IN EACH STATE WHO REVIEW AND APPROVE INSTITUTIONS FOR SARA PARTICIPATION AND MONITOR INSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE. M-SARA SAVED INSTITUTIONS AN ESTIMATED $112,293,885 IN FISCAL YEAR 2025.
  Expenses $1,323,081
• CONVENING:MHEC EMPOWERS THE MEMBER STATES TO CONNECT FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXCHANGING EXPERTISE, SHARING IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES, AND COLLABORATIVELY PURSUING EFFORTS THAT HELP FURTHER HIGHER EDUCATION. THIS CONVENING AND COLLABORATING LEADS TO MANY PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT PRODUCE A VARIETY OF OUTCOMES AND RESULTS RANGING FROM THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE ABOUT PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, TO LEVERAGING THE COLLECTIVE PURCHASING POWER OF THE REGION TO ACHIEVE EFFICIENCIES AND SAVINGS.
  Expenses $1,141,372

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

38-3011476

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1992

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Social science (V20Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$21,719,259

Income (IRS master file)

$11,146,961

Filing history

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 38-3011476).

Questions about MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

What is the EIN of MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION is 38-3011476.

Is MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.

Are donations to MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION 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 MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SUSAN HEEGAARD.

Who are the officers and directors of MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 78 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $293,651 (SUSAN HEEGAARD, PRESIDENT).

How much revenue does MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,146,961, expenses of $7,251,824 and total assets of $21,719,259 at year end.

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