Nonprofit · EIN 23-7525681
SONS OF NORWAY
Also known as 2-001 LEIF ERIKSON LODGE
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98107
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $103,921 | $105,142 | -$1,221 | $895,678 | $0 | $895,678 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $96,001 | $97,398 | -$1,397 | $896,899 | $0 | $896,899 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $95,789 | $94,090 | $1,699 | $898,296 | $0 | $898,296 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $15,989
- Membership dues
- $15,061
- Program service revenue
- $52,913
- Investment income
- $1,174
- Net income from fundraising events
- $33,035
- Other revenue
- $33,845
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $13,700
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $5,100
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,100
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,721
- Accounting fees
- $2,240
- Occupancy
- $21,272
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $896,899
- Total assets, end of year
- $895,678
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $895,678
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $42,750
- Gross unrelated business income
- $810
- Gross receipts
- $117,008
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 1903
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH BARTANEN | V. PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BETH KOLLE | ASST. MUSICI Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY FORSELIUS | FINANCIAL SE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SANDI CONRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THERESA NILSEN | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VACANT | PUBLICITY DI Officer | – | $0 |
| VACANT | SOCIAL DIREC Officer | – | $0 |
| GAIL ENGLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA TORLAND | GREETER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE-LISE BERGER | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE ANDERSON | HISTORIAN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA MALONE | CO-LIBRARIAN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN LANGE | SPORTS DIREC Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AN-MAGRITH ERLANDSEN | CO-LIBRARIAN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY THORSEN | FOUNDATION D Officer | 1 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUG WARNE | NORWAY PARK Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHEILA BARTENAN | CULTURAL DIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN LANGE | MUSICIAN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VACANT | COUNSELOR Officer | – | $0 |
| VACANT | ASST. SECRET Officer | – | $0 |
| CHRIS VARNES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNIE BOWERS | MARSHALL Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ARMAND BELEE-LUZAK | YOUTH DIRECT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AN-MAGRITH ERLANDSEN | NORWAY PARK Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KNUT-SIGURD KNUTESON | GREETER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIK BJARNE WITZOE | NORWAY PARK Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PETER NESTINGEN | MARSHALL Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EVA PHILIPS | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WENDY FORSELIUS | ASST. SECRET Officer | 1 | $2,300 |
| THERESA NILSEN | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $1,900 |
| BETH KOLLE | ASST. MUSICI Officer | 1 | $1,192 |
| EVA PHILIPS | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $108 |
| SANDI CONRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL ENGLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS VARNES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE ANDERSON | HISTORIAN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH BARTANEN | V. PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN BECK | FINANCIAL SE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BERNIE BOWERS | ASST. MARSHA Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY BUHOLM | CULTURAL DIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EVELYN ELLIOTT | CO-YOUTH DIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AN-MAGRITH ERLANDSEN | NORWAY PARK Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY FORSELIUS | MEMBERSHIP C Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BARBIE HULL | PUBLICITY DI Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KNUT-SIGURD KNUTESON | GREETER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BETH KOLLE | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN LANGE | SPORTS DIREC Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN LANGE | MUSICIAN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SETH MARISTUEN | COUNSELOR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PETER NESTINGEN | MARSHALL Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KARI VAN STANFORD | CO-YOUTH DIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA TORLAND | GREETER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VACANT | SOCIAL DIREC Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VACANT | PRESIDENT Officer | – | $0 |
| VACANT | SOCIAL DIREC Officer | – | $0 |
| VACANT | FOUNDATION D Officer | – | $0 |
| VACANT | AUDITOR Officer | – | $0 |
| DOUG WARNE | NORWAY PARK Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ARIANE WESTIN-MCCAW | LIBRARIAN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIK BJARNE WITZOE | NORWAY PARK Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN BECK | FINANCIAL SE Officer | 1 | $1,900 |
| THERESA NILSEN | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $1,900 |
| WENDY FORSELIUS | ASST. SECRET Officer | 1 | $800 |
| GAIL ENGLER | V. PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $750 |
| SANDI CONRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL ENGLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS VARNES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE ANDERSON | HISTORIAN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BERNIE BOWERS | MARSHALL Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EVELYN ELLIOTT | CO-YOUTH DIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AN-MAGRITH ERLANDSEN | NORWAY PARK Officer | 1 | $0 |
| INGRID HAUGAARD | SOCIAL DIREC Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KNUT-SIGURD KNUTESON | GREETER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BETH KOLLE | ASST. MUSICI Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN LANGE | SPORTS DIREC Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN LANGE | MUSICIAN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SETH MARISTUEN | COUNSELOR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GENESIS MCDERMOTT | SOCIAL DIREC Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PETER NESTINGEN | ASST. MARSHA Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNE RUDO | CULTURAL DIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KARI VAN STANFORD | CO-YOUTH DIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA TORLAND | GREETER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VACANT | PRESIDENT Officer | – | $0 |
| VACANT | AUDITOR Officer | – | $0 |
| VACANT | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
| BARBIE VARNES | PUBLICITY DI Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG WARNE | FOUNDATION D Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG WARNE | NORWAY PARK Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ARIANE WESTIN-MCCAW | LIBRARIAN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIK BJARNE WITZOE | NORWAY PARK Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2245 NW 57TH ST, SEATTLE, WA 98107-3134
- In care of
- % RANDI AULIE AND THERESA NILSEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ANNE-LISE BERGER, 2245 NW 57TH ST, SEATTLE, WA 98107
- Signed the 990
- THERESA NILSEN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (206) 783-1274
- Website
- WWW.LEIFERIKSONLODGE.COM
- Return prepared by
- LEWIS O TITLAND CPA PS
Mission
A FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY OPERATING UNDER THE LODGE SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN AND PROMOTE NORDIC CUSTOMS, CULTURE AND VALUES.
Program accomplishments
- TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN NORDIC CUSTOMS, CULTURE AND VALUES.Expenses $105,142 · grants $13,700 · revenue $52,913
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 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
- 23-7525681
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(8): Fraternal beneficiary society
- Exempt since
- 1940
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0108: SONS OF NORWAY
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $895,678
- Income (IRS master file)
- $117,008
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $103,921 | $105,142 | $895,678 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $96,001 | $97,398 | $896,899 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $95,789 | $94,090 | $898,296 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $96,796 | $78,543 | $896,597 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 23-7525681).
Questions about SONS OF NORWAY
- What is the EIN of SONS OF NORWAY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SONS OF NORWAY is 23-7525681.
- 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 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- 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 ANNE-LISE BERGER.
- Who are the officers and directors of SONS OF NORWAY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 28 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SONS OF NORWAY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $103,921, expenses of $105,142 and total assets of $895,678 at year end.
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