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Western Area School Employee Benefits Trust

  • Macomb, IL
  • Tax-exempt since May 2018
  • EIN: 37-1181316

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Voluntary employees' beneficiary associations, which provide payment of life, sickness, accident or other benefits to members.

Category: Mutual/Membership Benefit Organizations, Other / Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Associations (Government) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$12.4M (2023)

Expenses
$13M (2023)

Total Assets
$1.43M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.61M (2023)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2014 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,406,288
Expenses
$13,041,084
Net Income
-$634,796
Net Assets
-$175,026
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $12,356,714
99.6%
Investment Income $49,574
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,430,660
Total Liabilities $1,605,686
Net Assets -$175,026
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matt Plater (Chairman) $0 $190,619 $0
Todd Hellrigel (Director) $0 $161,257 $0
Todd Fox (Director) $0 $159,148 $0
Allissa Tucker (Director) $0 $93,967 $0
Leyona Wiley (Director) $0 $146,656 $0
Carol Kilver (Director) $0 $130,903 $0
Donna Veile (Secretary) $0 $140,869 $0
Janet Gladu (Director) $0 $120,000 $0
Scott Riddle (Director) $0 $134,659 $0
Angela Simmons Kenser (Director) $0 $126,017 $0
Jill Reis (Director) $0 $120,395 $0
Jodi Scott (Director) $0 $112,841 $0
Kelle Bunch (Director) $0 $126,493 $0
John Meixner (Director) $0 $115,322 $0
Kylee Orr (Director) $0 $85,054 $0
Christopher Janssen (Director) $0 $112,688 $0
Matt Klaska (Director) $0 $111,036 $0
Erica Smith (Director) $0 $122,276 $0
Guy Gradert (Director) $0 $119,646 $0
David Messersmith (Director) $0 $55,625 $0
Michael Smith Thru 1723 (Director) $0 $160,465 $0
Jay Harnack (Director) $0 $127,954 $0
Brent O'daniel Start 7123 (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 12, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,196,404
Expenses
$14,159,702
Net Income
-$1,963,298
Net Assets
$458,444
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $12,181,670
99.9%
Investment Income $14,734
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,185,255
Total Liabilities $2,726,811
Net Assets $458,444
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matt Plater (Chairman) $0 $189,976 $0
Todd Hellrigel (Director) $0 $165,814 $0
Todd Fox (Director) $0 $159,880 $0
Allissa Tucker From 7122 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leyona Wiley (Director) $0 $143,955 $0
Carol Kilver (Director) $0 $128,970 $0
Donna Veile (Secretary) $0 $131,143 $0
Janet Gladu From 7122 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott Riddle (Director) $0 $128,430 $0
Angela Simmons Kenser (Director) $0 $122,468 $0
Jill Reis (Director) $0 $118,197 $0
Jodi Scott (Director) $0 $111,485 $0
Kelle Bunch (Director) $0 $120,209 $0
John Meixner (Director) $0 $113,254 $0
Michelle Lee Through 63022 (Director) $0 $112,587 $0
Ron Edwards (Director) $0 $112,379 $0
Christopher Janssen (Director) $0 $101,459 $0
Matt Klaska (Director) $0 $102,341 $0
Erica Smith (Director) $0 $97,455 $0
Guy Gradert (Director) $0 $116,150 $0
David Messersmith (Director) $0 $54,375 $0
Michael Smith (Director) $0 $80,553 $0
Jay Harnack (Director) $0 $122,000 $0
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990
Filed on July 17, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,593,525
Expenses
$12,849,831
Net Income
-$256,306
Net Assets
$2,421,742
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $12,582,233
99.9%
Investment Income $11,292
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,863,548
Total Liabilities $1,441,806
Net Assets $2,421,742
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matt Plater (Chairman) $0 $179,676 $0
Todd Hellrigel (Director) $0 $158,024 $234
Todd Fox (Director) $0 $145,491 $28
Ron Gilbert Through 63021 (Director) $0 $144,849 $0
Leyona Wiley (Director) $0 $142,288 $0
Carol Kilver (Director) $0 $129,972 $0
Donna Veile (Secretary) $0 $125,297 $0
Kim Schilson Through 63021 (Director) $0 $124,981 $0
Scott Riddle (Director) $0 $124,678 $0
Angela Simmons Kenser (Director) $0 $118,745 $0
Jill Reis (Director) $0 $116,485 $128
Jodi Scott (Director) $0 $115,900 $0
Kelle Bunch (Director) $0 $113,481 $258
John Meixner (Director) $0 $111,718 $182
Michelle Lee (Director) $0 $109,308 $0
Ron Edwards (Director) $0 $107,955 $0
Jeff Ekena (Director) $0 $105,462 $74
Christopher Janssen (Director) $0 $100,450 $0
Matt Klaska (Director) $0 $95,606 $0
Erica Smith (Director) $0 $92,080 $0
Guy Gradert (Director) $0 $57,500 $0
David Messersmith (Director) $0 $54,175 $0
Michael Smith Begin 7121 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jay Harnack Begin 7121 (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 12, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,293,388
Expenses
$12,396,581
Net Income
$1,896,807
Net Assets
$2,678,048
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $14,254,684
99.7%
Investment Income $38,704
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,360,110
Total Liabilities $1,682,062
Net Assets $2,678,048
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matt Plater (Chairman) $0 $174,693 $0
Todd Hellrigel (Director) $0 $149,937 $234
Ron Gilbert (Director) $0 $142,676 $0
Todd Fox (Director) $0 $140,840 $0
Beau Fretueg (Director) $0 $138,989 $0
Leyona Wiley (Director) $0 $137,567 $0
Carol Kilver (Director) $0 $129,113 $0
Scott Riddle (Director) $0 $120,132 $0
Paula Hawley Through 63020 (Director) $0 $119,768 $0
Kim Schilson (Director) $0 $118,891 $0
Donna Veile (Secretary) $0 $116,128 $0
Angela Simmons Kenser (Director) $0 $115,076 $0
Jill Reis (Director) $0 $114,408 $123
John Meixner (Director) $0 $109,292 $175
Ron Edwards (Director) $0 $108,053 $0
Michelle Lee (Director) $0 $107,692 $0
Jeff Ekena (Director) $0 $105,462 $74
Jodi Scott (Director) $0 $105,164 $110
Kelle Bunch (Director) $0 $104,809 $138
Christopher Janssen (Director) $0 $99,106 $0
Matt Klaska (Director) $0 $94,350 $0
Erica Smith (Director) $0 $79,367 $0
David Messersmith (Director) $0 $50,825 $0
Guy Gradert Begin 7120 (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 29, 2021

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,788,553
Expenses
$15,536,494
Net Income
-$747,941
Net Assets
$781,241
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $14,751,979
99.8%
Investment Income $36,574
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,827,227
Total Liabilities $2,045,986
Net Assets $781,241
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matt Plater (Chairman) $0 $170,306 $0
Donna Veile (Secretary) $0 $116,128 $0
Ron Gilbert (Director) $0 $134,503 $0
Erica Smith (Director) $0 $70,621 $0
Angela Simmons Kenser (Director) $0 $111,663 $0
Michelle Lee Beg 1119 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kim Schilson (Director) $0 $115,173 $0
Kelle Bunch (Director) $0 $98,603 $138
Scott Riddle (Director) $0 $115,232 $0
Todd Hellrigel (Director) $0 $148,925 $234
Paula Hawley (Director) $0 $123,707 $200
Ron Edwards (Director) $0 $97,124 $0
Jill Reis (Director) $0 $112,068 $119
John Meixner (Director) $0 $108,145 $167
Jodi Scott (Director) $0 $105,164 $110
Jeff Ekena (Director) $0 $97,795 $65
Beau Fretueg (Director) $0 $135,613 $0
Todd Fox (Director) $0 $136,702 $0
Christopher Janssen (Director) $0 $98,993 $0
Matt Klaska (Director) $0 $64,775 $0
Leyona Wiley (Director) $0 $130,453 $0
Carol Kilver (Director) $0 $131,973 $0
David Messersmith (Director) $0 $51,625 $0
Jo Campbell 9118 123118 (Director) $0 $37,500 $0
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990
Filed on March 30, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,615,932
Expenses
$14,962,447
Net Income
$653,485
Net Assets
$1,436,300
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $15,594,749
99.9%
Investment Income $21,183
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,680,884
Total Liabilities $1,244,584
Net Assets $1,436,300

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,476,275
Expenses
$15,335,343
Net Income
-$859,068
Net Assets
$782,815
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $14,463,183
99.9%
Investment Income $13,092
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,947,206
Total Liabilities $1,164,391
Net Assets $782,815

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2016

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,816,770
Expenses
$16,342,289
Net Income
-$525,519
Net Assets
$940,676
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $15,810,829
100.0%
Investment Income $5,941
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,323,782
Total Liabilities $1,383,106
Net Assets $940,676

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,880,865
Expenses
$15,446,458
Net Income
$434,407
Net Assets
$1,466,195
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $15,873,560
100.0%
Investment Income $7,305
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $14,681,641
95.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,783,142
Total Liabilities $1,316,947
Net Assets $1,466,195

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

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