Nonprofit · EIN 41-6023866
NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS INC
Tax-exempt · LAKE ELMO, MN 55042
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2026 | 990 | $136,577 | $142,375 | -$5,798 | $85,834 | $488 | $85,346 |
| April 30, 2025 | 990 | $160,717 | $157,712 | $3,005 | $91,632 | $488 | $91,144 |
| April 30, 2024 | 990 | $178,194 | $170,178 | $8,016 | $88,627 | $488 | $88,139 |
| April 30, 2022 | 990 | $156,799 | $158,678 | -$1,879 | $70,551 | $488 | $70,063 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended April 30, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,550
- Membership dues
- $4,550
- Program service revenue
- $130,721
- Investment income
- $1,306
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $28,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $30,365
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,020
- Occupancy
- $999
- Program services (functional)
- $131,144
- Management and general (functional)
- $11,231
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $91,632
- Total assets, end of year
- $85,834
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $488
- Net assets, end of year
- $85,346
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $85,346
- Gross receipts
- $136,577
- Employees
- 1
- Year formed
- 1950
- 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 April 30, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERI TOMPKINS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 20 | $27,000 |
| MIKE AUDETTE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL HURWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBBIE KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LIAM LANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRANDY LAPLANTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL MONAHAN | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PATTI NICHOLS | 2ND VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BILL REICHERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARK SULLIVAN | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DON VOTH | 1ST VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2025: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE AUDETTE | 1ST VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BARTZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK BIRD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE DENNE | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL HURWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBBIE KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRANDY LAPLANTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN MILUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL MONAHAN | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PATTI NICHOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE STARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK SULLIVAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DON VOTH | 2ND VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BETH WHINNERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERI TOMPKINS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERI TOMPKINS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 20 | $27,000 |
| MIKE AUDETTE | 1ST VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BARTZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK BIRD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE DENNE | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL HURWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBBIE KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRANDY LAPLANTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN MILUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL MONAHAN | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PATTI NICHOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE STARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK SULLIVAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DON VOTH | 2ND VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BETH WHINNERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2022: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERI TOMPKINS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 20 | $27,000 |
| MIKE AUDETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BARTZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT BERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK BIRD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE DENNE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PHIL HURWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBBIE KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL MONAHAN | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PATTI NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK SULLIVAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DON VOTH | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 12630 12TH ST N, LAKE ELMO, MN 55042-9608
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TERI TOMPKINS, 12630 12TH STREET NORTH, LAKE ELMO, MN 55042
- Signed the 990
- TERI TOMPKINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (651) 436-2709
- Website
- WWW.NWSHOETRAVELERS.COM
- Return prepared by
- MAIR & ASSOCIATES PLLP
Mission
RETAIL SHOE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
Program accomplishments
- THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS IS TO FOSTER THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS, TO ASCERTAIN, PROTECT AND DEFEND ITS MEMBERS RIGHTS IN THE PURSUIT OF THEIR COMMON OCCUPATION: TO BRING ALL SHOE SALESMEN INTO A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP; TO COOPERATE WITH KINDRED ASSOCIATIONS IN PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF ALL COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS; TO PROMOTE THE GOODWILL OF RETAIL SHOE MERCHANTS WITH THE MEMBERS OF THIS CORPORATION AND MANUFACTURERS, WHOLESALERS AND SHOE IMPORTERS AND ANY AND ALL OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES NOT INCONSISTENT WITH CHAPTER 317, MINNESOTA STATUTES 1971, AS AMENDED. TO ACCOMPLISH THE ABOVE PURPOSES, THE NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS, INC., ORGANIZES SHOE TRADE MARKETS FOR ITS MEMBERS TWO TIMES EACH YEAR. THE JULY SHOW RAN FROM JULY 15&16, 2025. THE TRADE MARKET WAS HELD AT THE ST. PAUL RIVERCENTRE, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA AND APPROXIMATELY 73 EXHIBITORS AND 65 RETAIL STORES ATTENDED THIS MARKET. THE SECOND SHOW DURING THIS TIME FRAME WAS HELD ON JANUARY 16-17, 2026. THE TRADE MARKET WAS HELD AT THE ST. PAUL RIVERCENTRE, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA AND APPROXIMATELY 62 EXHIBITORS AND 46 RETAIL STORES ATTENDED THIS MARKET. THESE ATTENDEES WERE FROM THE MIDWEST STATES OF MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA, AND IOWA.Expenses $131,144
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 April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 30, 2026 | September 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | September 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | April 30, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-6023866
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1950
- Accounting year ends
- April
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $85,834
- Income (IRS master file)
- $136,577
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | April 2026 | $136,577 | $142,375 | $85,834 | XML |
| 990 | April 2025 | $160,717 | $157,712 | $91,632 | XML |
| 990 | April 2024 | $178,194 | $170,178 | $88,627 | XML |
| 990 | April 2023 | $185,796 | $175,736 | $80,611 | IRS |
| 990 | April 2022 | $156,799 | $158,678 | $70,551 | XML |
| 990 | April 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 41-6023866).
Questions about NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS INC
- What is the EIN of NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS INC is 41-6023866.
- Is NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1950.
- Are donations to NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS INC 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 NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending April 30, 2027) is due September 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended April 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2026 names TERI TOMPKINS.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2026 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $27,000 (TERI TOMPKINS, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does NORTHWEST SHOE TRAVELERS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended April 30, 2026 it reported revenue of $136,577, expenses of $142,375 and total assets of $85,834 at year end.
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