SOFTEC EDUCATION INC

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Plain text SOFTEC EDUCATION INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2018–2025. https://furp.org/org/softec-education-inc-822164004. Retrieved 2026-11-12.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). SOFTEC EDUCATION INC [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2018–2025]. Retrieved November 12, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/softec-education-inc-822164004

MLA “SOFTEC EDUCATION INC.” furp.org, tax years 2018–2025, https://furp.org/org/softec-education-inc-822164004. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-12; covers tax years 2018–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990 · revenue -$22K · expenses $12K · assets $0

EIN
82-2164004
Address
PO BOX 451, SIREN, WI 54872
Website
WWW.SOFTECEDUCATION.ORG
NTEE code
B82 Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards (Education) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.60; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
-
Ruling date
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Mission

SOFTEC EDUCATION, INC'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A COORDINATED AND COLLABORATIVE EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER PREGRAM IN THE ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED NORTHERN COUNTIES, SPECIFICALLY BURNETT AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES, OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO PRIMARILY UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 17 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 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
Bruce Allen PRESIDENT/SE2018-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jerry Tischer VICE PRESIDE2019-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Gary Gerds DIRECTOR2019-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Thelma Johnson DIRECTOR2022-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Bill O'Niell DIRECTOR2023-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Joni Anderson DIRECTOR2023-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Gloria Meyer EXECUTIVE DI2023-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Maureen Wilson (former) EXECUTIVE DI2019-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Susan Armstrong (former) DIRECTOR2019-2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Tim Tessman (former) DIRECTOR2019-2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jim Huisman (former) DIRECTOR2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Patricia Schlachtner (former) DIRECTOR2020 2 $0 reported 1
Alan Schommer (former) DIRECTOR2019 2 $0 reported 1
Trevor Swanson (former) OFFICER2018 1 $0 reported 1
Bj Williams (former) OFFICER2018 1 $0 reported 1
Ronda Thompson (former) OFFICER2018 1 $0 reported 1
Gene Stanchfield (former) DIRECTOR2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRUCE ALLEN PRESIDENT/SE- $0$0$0 $01
JERRY TISCHER VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
GARY GERDS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
THELMA JOHNSON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
BILL O'NIELL DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JONI ANDERSON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
GLORIA MEYER EXECUTIVE DI- $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRUCE ALLEN PRESIDENT/SE- $0$0$0 $01
JERRY TISCHER VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
GARY GERDS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
THELMA JOHNSON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
BILL O'NIELL DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JONI ANDERSON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
GLORIA MEYER EXECUTIVE DI- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRUCE ALLEN PRESIDENT/SE- $0$0$0 $01
JERRY TISCHER VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
GARY GERDS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
THELMA JOHNSON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
BILL O'NIELL DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JONI ANDERSON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
GLORIA MEYER EXECUTIVE DI- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRUCE ALLEN PRESIDENT/SE- $0$0$0 $01
JERRY TISCHER VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
GARY GERDS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
MAUREEN WILSON EXECUTIVE DI- $0$0$0 $01
THELMA JOHNSON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRUCE ALLEN PRESIDENT/SE- $0$0$0 $01
JERRY TISCHER VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
GARY GERDS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
TIM TESSMAN DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
MAUREEN WILSON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JIM HUISMAN DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRUCE ALLEN PRESIDENT/SE2 $0-- $01
JERRY TISCHER VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
SUSAN ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
GARY GERDS DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
TIM TESSMAN DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
MAUREEN WILSON DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
PATRICIA SCHLACHTNER DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRUCE ALLEN PRESIDENT/SE2 $0-- $01
JERRY TISCHER VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
GARY GERDS DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
ALAN SCHOMMER DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
SUSAN ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
MAUREEN WILSON DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
TIM TESSMAN DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TREVOR SWANSON OFFICER1 $0-- $01
BJ WILLIAMS OFFICER1 $0-- $01
RONDA THOMPSON OFFICER1 $0-- $01
BRUCE ALLEN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
GENE STANCHFIELD DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01

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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$21,755$12,122 $0$0 $0$0 -0-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,585$51,265 $128,068$33,877 $38,683$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,982$104,773 $141,117$36,557 $108,982$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,397$86,186 $153,961$32,348 $74,397$0 -0-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$229,953$245,118 $202,414$44,137 $229,953$0 -0-
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,879$84,940 $188,260$59,301 $114,229$8,650 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$168,657$169,127 $137,455$21,363 $162,657$6,000 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$62,029$40,196 $139,461$21,833 $57,404$4,625 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $25,107 in all, tax years 2021 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $25,0001 $25,0002024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $1073 $192023 2021-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SOFTEC EDUCATION INC”
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NETTIE E KARCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUSTWIB82 -$322$22,434 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
WILLIAM DAVIS TRUST FBO SIMPSON COLLEGEWIB82 -$1,307$34,752 TRUSTEE$1,283 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
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HARRY BERTRAM REYNOLDS TRWIB82 -$1,038$43,683 TRUSTEE$1,750 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
TIGARA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INCAKB82 -$672$53,000 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
EDUCATION EQUITY FUND NFPILB82 -$99,276$39,999 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
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ASBURY FOUNDATION FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INCKYB82 -$993,671$5,337,503 Board Member$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
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RIM FAMILY FOUNDATION $67,0003 1Private foundation2014–2016 FIAT FOUNDATION INC
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC $61,0003 3DAF sponsor2016–2019 ELIJAH ROSS FOUNDATION INC; PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL SCOUTS FOUNDATION; DON FERRARESSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $57,7505 2DAF sponsor2016–2021 FIDM SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC; EDUCATION EQUITY FUND NFP
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $12,122 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Payments to affiliates $6,443$6,443-- 53.2%
Interest $5,366$2,683$2,683- 44.3%
Depreciation and depletion $260$260-- 2.1%
Occupancy $53$26$27- 0.4%
Total$12,122100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $51,265 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $18,974$16,646$2,328- 37.0%
Occupancy $13,249$6,624$6,625- 25.8%
Fees: accounting $6,762$3,381$3,381- 13.2%
Interest $5,137$2,568$2,569- 10.0%
Depreciation and depletion $4,185$4,185-- 8.2%
Office expenses $2,706$1,353$1,353- 5.3%
Advertising and promotion $252$252-- 0.5%
Total$51,265100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $104,773 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $86,933$84,851$2,082- 83.0%
Fees: accounting $6,641$3,320$3,321- 6.3%
Depreciation and depletion $4,130$4,130-- 3.9%
Office expenses $3,334$1,667$1,667- 3.2%
Occupancy $2,360$1,180$1,180- 2.3%
Interest $1,087$543$544- 1.0%
Advertising and promotion $288$288-- 0.3%
Total$104,773100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $86,186 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $56,949$56,688$261- 66.1%
Advertising and promotion $7,288$3,644$3,644- 8.5%
Interest $5,940$2,970$2,970- 6.9%
Fees: accounting $5,495$2,747$2,748- 6.4%
Depreciation and depletion $4,321$4,321-- 5.0%
Office expenses $3,771$1,885$1,886- 4.4%
Occupancy $2,422$1,211$1,211- 2.8%
Total$86,186100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $245,118 spent · pay $0 · grants $8,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $170,295$170,295-- 69.5%
Fees: management $38,348$38,348-- 15.6%
Grants to US individuals $8,500$8,500-- 3.5%
Interest $6,478$3,239$3,239- 2.6%
Insurance $5,819$2,909$2,910- 2.4%
Fees: accounting $5,555$2,777$2,778- 2.3%
Occupancy $3,570$1,784$1,786- 1.5%
Depreciation and depletion $3,202$3,202-- 1.3%
Office expenses $2,980$1,490$1,490- 1.2%
Fees: professional fundraisers $220--$220 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $121$60$61- 0.0%
Fees: legal $30-$30- 0.0%
Total$245,118100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $84,940 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $64,982 76.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,179 15.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,779 8.0%
Total$84,940100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $169,127 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $151,299 89.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,328 7.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,500 3.3%
Total$169,127100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $40,196 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $22,335 55.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,911 32.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,950 12.3%
Total$40,196100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2021$0$01
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

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