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Nonprofit · EIN 41-1916882

EDUCATION MINNESOTA

Also known as United Educators 6067

Tax-exempt · SAINT PAUL, MN 55103

Financials

$38M$38.1M2022$39.1M$39.7M2023$40M$40.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of EDUCATION MINNESOTA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$39,957,316$40,843,946-$886,630$91,612,958$15,460,290$76,152,668
August 31, 2024990$39,131,256$39,655,801-$524,545$80,647,216$14,959,629$65,687,587
August 31, 2023990$38,029,399$38,054,696-$25,297$73,830,906$15,072,474$58,758,432
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$37,571,546
Investment income
$2,102,439
Other revenue
$283,331

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$3,451,757
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,387,222
Other salaries and wages
$15,564,195
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$27,291,098
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$1,004,592
Travel
$2,923,488
Depreciation
$241,957

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$80,647,216
Total assets, end of year
$91,612,958
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,460,290
Net assets, end of year
$76,152,668
Land, buildings and equipment
$655,262
Publicly traded securities
$43,157,593
Net assets without donor restrictions
$62,440,415
Net assets with donor restrictions
$13,712,253
Gross unrelated business income
$64,425
Gross receipts
$39,957,316
Employees
201
Volunteers
173
Year formed
1998
State of legal domicile
MN

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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CARRIE LUCKINGEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$202,999$76,635
MICHAEL ROEHLCFO
Officer
40$193,912$74,962
DENISE SPECHTPRESIDENT EN
Trustee or director, Officer
40$211,883$52,558
RODNEY ROWESEC-TREAS EN
Trustee or director, Officer
40$209,114$46,949
MONICA BYRONPRESIDENT BE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$182,944$70,779
ROB GARDNERFIELD MANAGE
Key employee
40$180,602$72,913
DAVID ARONGENERAL COUN
Key employee
40$178,759$72,850
DAN RIVERAFIELD MANAGE
Key employee
40$173,346$71,691
KATHLEEN MICHELETTIDIR OF PUBLI
Key employee
40$172,693$64,601
ALLISON LABREEDIR POLICY &
Highest-paid employee
40$165,640$69,482
SARAH DERDOSKIFIELD MANAGE
Highest-paid employee
40$157,641$68,397
ATHELGRA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR OF
Highest-paid employee
40$154,692$67,891
DEBRA CORHOUSEATTORNEY
Highest-paid employee
40$153,420$68,710
SHANE PATRICKHR DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$165,581$47,087
MARTY FRIDGENVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$0
61 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RYAN FIERECKSEC-TREAS BE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
AMY AHOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JAMIE ALSLEBENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHELLE BACONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
HEATHER BAKKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
STACY BARTLETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JEROME BELLEFEUILLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
RICHARD BETTINIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MELISSA BUCKLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
KIMBERLY COLBERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ANNETTE DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHELLE DENNARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
TRACY DETLOFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
KATIE DICKERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MARK DOMEIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
AARON DONAISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
GENEVA DORSEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
WENDY DRUGGE-WUENSCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MARK DUFFYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CAITLIN EFTABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CHRIS ERICKSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
TOM GALLAHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JODI HANSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
HEIDI HANSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JANELLE HARTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JESSIE HOLMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
VALERIE HOLTHUSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHAEL HOUSTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MARCIA HOWARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MISTY JOBEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
BRENDA JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
DWAYNE JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
BRENDA KELLENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JAMES KELLERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
TAMMY KNAPPERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MARIA LE SELMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
KATELYN LILLISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
GRETCHEN LONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
BRIAN MCCARTHYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MAUREEN MORROWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JASMAN MYERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
LISA OLSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JIM OLSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ANGELA PEDACEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
TODD RICHTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
BETY RIOS-CHRISTENSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JUDY ROHDEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
KAREN RUBADOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
HOLLY SCHRUPPBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
WILLIAM SCHWANDTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MARTY SCOFIELDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
HEIDI SIMONSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JARED SIMPSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CARRIE SPARKSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MARK SWENSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
WES TESSMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
GLAZELL TOLEDOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
LEAH VANDASSORBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
STACEY VANDERPORTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MATTHEW WILMESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
BRADLEY WOLFEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 60 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CARRIE LUCKINGEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$198,348$72,975
MICHAEL ROEHLCFO
Officer
40$190,745$71,531
DENISE SPECHTPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$209,259$51,221
RODNEY ROWESECRETARY-TR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$209,883$45,619
MONICA BYRONVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$176,618$67,909
ROB GARDNERFIELD MANAGE
Key employee
40$173,885$68,790
DAVID ARONGENERAL COUN
Key employee
40$172,008$68,730
DAN RIVERAFIELD MANAGE
Key employee
40$169,139$67,987
KATHLEEN MICHELETTIDIR OF PUBLI
Key employee
40$166,332$60,953
ALLISON LABREEDIR POLICY &
Highest-paid employee
40$157,047$64,832
DEBRA CORHOUSEATTORNEY
Highest-paid employee
40$148,344$65,368
MARGARET LUGER-NIKOLIATTORNEY
Highest-paid employee
40$148,795$64,703
INELLA JACKCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$147,949$64,786
SHANE PATRICKHR DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$158,273$44,052
AMY AHOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAMIE ALSLEBENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELLE BACONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HEATHER BAKKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEROME BELLEFEUILLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICHARD BETTINIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MELISSA BUCKLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GRETA CALLAHANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KIMBERLY COLBERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANNETTE DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELLE DENNARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TRACY DETLOFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK DOMEIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AARON DONAISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GENEVA DORSEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WENDY DRUGGE-WUENSCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAITLIN EFTABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRIS ERICKSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RYAN FIERECKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARTY FRIDGENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JODI HANSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JANELLE HARTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AL HELGERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JESSIE HOLMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VALERIE HOLTHUSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRENDA JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TAMMY KNAPPERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARIA LE SELMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GRETCHEN LONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MAUREEN MORROWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JASMAN MYERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LISA OLSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANGELA PEDACEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BETY RIOS-CHRISTENSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JUDY ROHDEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WILLIAM SCHWANDTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARTY SCOFIELDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HOLLY SCHRUPPBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JARED SIMPSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK SWENSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WES TESSMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KIM THOLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GLAZELL TOLEDOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEAH VANDASSORBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STACEY VANDERPORTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MATTHEW WILMESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 65 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CARRIE LUCKINGEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$196,424$75,082
DENISE SPECHTPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$209,190$52,823
MICHAEL ROEHLCFO
Officer
40$184,810$72,725
RODNEY ROWESECRETARY-TR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$206,757$46,866
ROB GARDNERFIELD MANAGE
Key employee
40$167,465$69,737
MICHELLE MACDONALDDIRECTOR OF
Key employee
40$166,149$69,439
DAVID ARONGENERAL COUN
Key employee
40$165,416$69,687
DAN RIVERAFIELD MANAGE
Key employee
40$163,308$69,034
KATHLEEN MICHELETTIDIR OF PUBLI
Key employee
40$160,479$62,314
ALLISON LABREEPROF PRACTIC
Highest-paid employee
40$148,085$64,050
DEBRA CORHOUSEATTORNEY
Highest-paid employee
40$144,925$66,671
MARGARET LUGER-NIKOLIATTORNEY
Highest-paid employee
40$145,024$65,986
BRIDGET MOOREORGANIZER
Highest-paid employee
40$145,098$63,536
SHANE PATRICKHR DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$153,150$38,025
MONICA BYRONVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$82,528$23,698
JARED SIMPSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TAMMY ROTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AMY AHOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAMIE ALSLEBENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELLE BACONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HEATHER BAKKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEROME BELLEFEUILLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GRETA CALLAHANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANNETTE DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELLE DENNARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AARON DONAISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GENEVA DORSEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WENDY DRUGGE-WUENSCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAITLIN EFTABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRIS ERICKSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RYAN FIERECKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARTY FRIDGENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELLE GOTTBERGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JODI HANSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JANELLE HARTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JANA HEDLUNDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AL HELGERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JESSIE HOLMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VALERIE HOLTHUSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JULIE JAGUSCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TAMMY KNAPPERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOAN LANCOURBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARIA LE SELMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GRETCHEN LONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MAUREEN MORROWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JASMAN MYERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
YASMIN MURIDIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LISA OLSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANGELA PEDACEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BETY RIOS-CHRISTENSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JUDY ROHDEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RYAN ROSEENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATE SCHMIDTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BILL SCHWANDTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARTY SCOFIELDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HOLLY SCHRUPPBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK SWENSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WES TESSMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KIM THOLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GLAZELL TOLEDOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEAH VANDASSORBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STACEY VANDERPORTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MATTHEW WILMESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KELLY WILSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NATE WRIGHTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
41 SHERBURNE AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55103-2119
In care of
% CFO
Mailing address (990-N for 2007)
30 County Road B E, Maplewood MN 55117
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MONICA BYRON, 41 SHERBURNE AVENUE, ST PAUL, MN 55103
Principal officer (990-N for 2007)
Rebecca Brigham, 30 County Road B E, Maplewood MN 55117
Signed the 990
MONICA BYRON, PRESIDENT BEG 7-25
Phone
(651) 227-9541
Return prepared by
HARRINGTON LANGER & ASSOCIATES

Mission

EDUCATION MINNESOTA IS A LABOR UNION REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 86,000 MEMBERS WHO WORK IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HIGHER EDUCATION AND OTHER RELATED FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • EDUCATION MINNESOTA ORGANIZES MEMBERS ON A LOCAL BASIS. EDUCATION MINNESOTA CURRENTLY HAS 486 LOCAL UNIONS STATEWIDE. OUR LOCALS HELP MENTOR NEW TEACHERS, PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NEGOTIATE AND MAINTAIN WORK CONTRACTS, AND MUCH MORE. OUR STAFF MEMBERS IN 12 OFFICES STATEWIDE SERVE AS RESOURCES TO OUR LOCALS.

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

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
41-1916882
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2001
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Employment (J40)
Assets (IRS master file)
$91,612,958
Income (IRS master file)
$39,957,316

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$39,957,316$40,843,946$91,612,958XML
990August 2024$39,131,256$39,655,801$80,647,216XML
990August 2023$38,029,399$38,054,696$73,830,906XML
990August 2022$36,600,691$37,102,491$64,810,389IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 2019–––IRS
990August 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2007
Officer: Rebecca Brigham
August 31, 2008≤ $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 41-1916882).

Questions about EDUCATION MINNESOTA

What is the EIN of EDUCATION MINNESOTA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of EDUCATION MINNESOTA is 41-1916882.
Is EDUCATION MINNESOTA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 2001.
Are donations to EDUCATION MINNESOTA tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does EDUCATION MINNESOTA 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 EDUCATION MINNESOTA due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did EDUCATION MINNESOTA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
Who is the principal officer of EDUCATION MINNESOTA?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names MONICA BYRON.
Who are the officers and directors of EDUCATION MINNESOTA?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 76 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $202,999 (CARRIE LUCKING, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does EDUCATION MINNESOTA have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $39,957,316, expenses of $40,843,946 and total assets of $91,612,958 at year end.

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