MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION NFP

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $22K · expenses $8K · assets $113K

Also known as
AMERICA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
EIN
20-1473560
Address
7225 NORTHLAND DR N STE 110, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55428-1572
NTEE code
B82
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2005 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE RECREATIONAL MARINE TRADES. MRAA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE GROWTH OF THE RECREATIONAL MARINE INDUSTRY THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 14 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Chad Taylor BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Susan Duquette BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 2
Matt Gruhn PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT2023-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Matt Lodder CHAIR2015-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Patrick Green VICE CHAIR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jim Coburn SECRETARY/TREASURER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jim Peterson BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
John Relyea BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jeff Siems (former) IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR2015-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Stacy Greenwood (former) BOARD MEMBER2016-2022 1 $0 reported 2
John Irwin (former) BOARD MEMBER2016-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Matt Munson (former) BOARD MEMBER2018-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Patrick Boylan (former) BOARD MEMBER2018-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Edwin Lofgren (former) PRESIDENT2015-2016 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MATT GRUHN PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT1 $0-$0 $02
MATT LODDER CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
PATRICK GREEN VICE CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
JIM COBURN SECRETARY/TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
JIM PETERSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
JOHN RELYEA BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
CHAD TAYLOR BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
SUSAN DUQUETTE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MATT GRUHN PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
MATT LODDER CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
PATRICK GREEN VICE CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
JEFF SIEMS IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1 $0-$0 $02
JIM COBURN SECRETARY/TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
JIM PETERSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
JOHN RELYEA BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
CHAD TAYLOR BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF SIEMS PRESIDENT1 $0-- $02
MATT LODDER BAORD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
STACY GREENWOOD BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $02
PATRICK GREEN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF SIEMS PRESIDENT1 $0-- $02
MATT LODDER BAORD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
STACY GREENWOOD BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $02
PATRICK GREEN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF SIEMS PRESIDENT1 $0-- $02
MATT LODDER VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
STACY GREENWOOD SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $02
JOHN IRWIN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
MATT MUNSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF SIEMS PRESIDENT1 $0-- $02
MATT LODDER VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
STACY GREENWOOD SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $02
JOHN IRWIN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
MATT MUNSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
PATRICK BOYLAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2018 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF SIEMS PRESIDENT1 $0-- $02
MATT LODDER VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
STACY GREENWOOD SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $02
JOHN IRWIN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
MATT MUNSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
PATRICK BOYLAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF SIEMS PRESIDENT1 $0-- $02
MATT LODDER VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
STACY GREENWOOD SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $02
JOHN IRWIN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWIN LOFGREN PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
MATT LODDER VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
JEFF SIEMS SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $02
JOHN IRWIN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
STACY GREENWOOD BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $02
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWIN LOFGREN PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
MATT LODDER VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
JEFF SIEMS SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,986$8,228 $113,349$106,949 $21,986- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,110$16,622 $99,208$96,308 -- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,862$124,969 $111,894$111,819 $95,208- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,329$21,881 $151,925$151,925 $20,967- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,872$1,287 $144,909$144,909 $611- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,589$11,280 $138,389$138,389 $42,042- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,695$30,618 $98,697$98,697 $33,492- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,725$28,171 $101,293$101,293 $14,420- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,101$12,592 $117,028$117,028 $29,423- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,989$17,371 $86,928$86,928 $11,951- ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $20,000 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELKHART COUNTY INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$20,000 2024$10,000
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FARIBAULT ROTARY YOUTH SERVICES INCMNB82 $19,024$15,630 DIRECTOR$13,500 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
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JAMES H STANARD FOUNDATIONMNB82 $19,891$8,819 TRUSTEE$6,845 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
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SUHR FAMILY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDMNB82 $22,745$16,801 TRUSTEE$5,563 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
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KATHRYN JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP FUNDMNB82 $24,118$29,726 TRUSTEE$7,176 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
WITSCHNER IRA K TRUST DMNB82 $22,392$17,814 TRUSTEE$6,030 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
LAGUNA MADRE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONTXB82 $20,205$1,270 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
CITY OF VINELAND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONNJB82 $24,511$20,145 Board Member$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
JESSE ROHDE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONCAB82 $22,335$21,500 Exec Director$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
MILLAT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INCGAB82 $24,000$21,112 Director$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
CREW BOSTON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INCMAB82 $24,040$31,813 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
ERIE 1 BOCES EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INCNYB82 $23,795$13,975 VP AND TREAS$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$175,07516 62016–2024 IPLAC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION; WESSER FOUNDATION; POWER MEMORIAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC; MARK FORESTER FOUNDATION INC and 2 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $8,228 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,500 42.5%
Fees to independent contractors $3,500 42.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,228 14.9%
Total$8,228100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $16,622 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $11,900 71.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,000 24.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $480 2.9%
Printing, publications, postage $242 1.5%
Total$16,622100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $124,969 spent · pay $74,241 · grants $1,672 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $74,241 59.4%
Fees to independent contractors $34,697 27.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,063 11.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,672 1.3%
Printing, publications, postage $296 0.2%
Total$124,969100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $21,881 spent · pay $8,971 · grants $1,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $8,971 41.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,608 30.2%
Fees to independent contractors $5,290 24.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,000 4.6%
Printing, publications, postage $12 0.1%
Total$21,881100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $1,287 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,287 100.0%
Total$1,287100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $11,280 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,395 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $7,395 65.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,915 25.8%
Fees to independent contractors $970 8.6%
Total$11,280100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $30,618 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,393 82.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,300 14.0%
Fees to independent contractors $925 3.0%
Total$30,618100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $28,171 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,174 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $25,174 89.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,117 7.5%
Fees to independent contractors $880 3.1%
Total$28,171100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $12,592 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,283 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,459 51.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,283 42.0%
Fees to independent contractors $850 6.8%
Total$12,592100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $17,371 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,829 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,829 91.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $963 5.5%
Fees to independent contractors $579 3.3%
Total$17,371100%

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