Nonprofit · EIN 94-3086278
MATANUSKA SUSITNA EDUCATION ASSOC
Tax-exempt · PALMER, AK 99645
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,175,841 | $1,337,498 | -$161,657 | $845,405 | $39,441 | $805,964 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,322,303 | $1,351,246 | -$28,943 | $1,075,314 | $107,693 | $967,621 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,502,890 | $1,438,767 | $64,123 | $1,125,258 | $128,694 | $996,564 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $41,784
- Program service revenue
- $1,107,763
- Investment income
- $10,678
- Other revenue
- $15,616
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $228,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $228,000
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,000
- Occupancy
- $32,959
- Program services (functional)
- $882,904
- Management and general (functional)
- $454,594
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,075,314
- Total assets, end of year
- $845,405
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $39,441
- Net assets, end of year
- $805,964
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $266,348
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $805,964
- Gross receipts
- $1,175,841
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- AK
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin LaCoss | President Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $184,550 |
| Kristie Harper | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $5,000 |
| Kathleen Yerbich | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $4,000 |
| Sean Williams | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $2,000 |
| Jamin Burton | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Kathy Budd | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Vicki Hewitt | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Susan Dunham | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Melodie Wright | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Grinnell | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Loren Abney | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kristi Shea | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sacha Pettitt | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jake Balaskovits | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Danika Scott | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Dooher | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Aubrey Smith | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nikki Swager | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicki Hewitt | President Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $106,848 | $37,290 |
| Lynn Kracke | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $5,000 | $0 |
| Laura Farley | Rights Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $4,000 | $0 |
| Dianne Shibe | Former Pres Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Justin LaCoss | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Dunham | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathleen Yerbich | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanie Lombard | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jackie Cunningham | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamin Burton | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristie Harper | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine Duffy | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Walters | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Budd | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sean Williams | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Dooher | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Flinn | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Aubrey Smith | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Franchesca Heywood | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicki Hewitt | President Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $162,351 |
| Lynn Kracke | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $5,000 |
| Jill Showman | Rights Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $2,000 |
| Kathleen Yerbich | Rights Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $2,000 |
| Justin LaCoss | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jacqueline Cunningham | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mary Dooher | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Susan Dunham | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kim Flinn | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jeannie Lombard | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Sean Riley | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Tim Walters | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Glen Ramos | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kathy Budd | At Large Rep Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6177 E MOUNTAIN HEATHER WAY STE 5, PALMER, AK 99645-8442
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Kristie Harper, 6177 E Mountain Heather Rd 5, Palmer, AK 99645
- Signed the 990
- Kristie Harper, Treasurer
- Phone
- (907) 373-5204
- Website
- www.mseak.org
- Return prepared by
- ALTMAN ROGERS & CO
Mission
As an affiliate with NEA, the Association is operated for the purpose of promoting the educational well-being of school children, protecting and promoting the welfare and economic viability of the teachers in their district, and providing a unified voice with which the teachers may express their opinions before the Board of Education and other legal authorities.
Program accomplishments
- Promoting the educational well-being of school children, protecting and promoting the welfare and economic viability of the teachers in their district, and providing a unified voice with which the teachers may express their opinions before the Board of Education and other legal authorities.Expenses $882,904 · revenue $1,123,379
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-3086278
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $845,405
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,175,841
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $1,175,841 | $1,337,498 | $845,405 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,322,303 | $1,351,246 | $1,075,314 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,502,890 | $1,438,767 | $1,125,258 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,510,044 | $1,389,625 | $1,000,217 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | 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 94-3086278).
Questions about MATANUSKA SUSITNA EDUCATION ASSOC
- What is the EIN of MATANUSKA SUSITNA EDUCATION ASSOC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MATANUSKA SUSITNA EDUCATION ASSOC is 94-3086278.
- Is MATANUSKA SUSITNA EDUCATION ASSOC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1990.
- Are donations to MATANUSKA SUSITNA EDUCATION ASSOC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does MATANUSKA SUSITNA EDUCATION ASSOC 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 MATANUSKA SUSITNA EDUCATION ASSOC 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 MATANUSKA SUSITNA EDUCATION ASSOC 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 MATANUSKA SUSITNA EDUCATION ASSOC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Kristie Harper.
- Who are the officers and directors of MATANUSKA SUSITNA EDUCATION ASSOC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $184,550 (Justin LaCoss, President).
- How much revenue does MATANUSKA SUSITNA EDUCATION ASSOC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,175,841, expenses of $1,337,498 and total assets of $845,405 at year end.
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