Minnesota Surveyors and Engineers Society
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What it says it does
TO INVEST IN MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROFESSIONALS IN ORDER TO ENSURE CONTINUED INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, INTEGRITY, AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH 1) AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTRACT AND BUILD TOMORROW'S INDUSTRY LEADERS AND 2) CONNECTING AND ENGAGING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS THROUGH NETWORKING, SOICAL, AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS.
- Income
- $160,790
- Spending
- $159,954
- Highest pay
- $40,700, executive di
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $110,340 spent. OUR EVENTS CONTINUE TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN STRONG NUMBERS. WE HAD AN OUTSTANDING 266 GOLFERS PARTICIPATE IN OUR SPRING GOLF OUTING, AND OUR FALL OUTING DREW 277 ATTENDEES, UNDERSCORING THE ENTHUSIASM AND COMMITMENT OF OUR MEMBERS. IN TOTAL, 1,065 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED MSES EVENTS IN 2024-A TESTAMENT TO THE STRENGTH OF OUR NETWORK AND THE VALUE OF OUR ORGANIZATION. MSES NOW PROUDLY SERVES A COMMUNITY OF 636 MEMBERS. WE ALSO HAVE A VERY STRONG GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS FROM OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO VOLUNTEERS TO LEAD OUR COMMITTEES.
- $18,000 spent. OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A STRONGER, MORE INCLUSIVE PROFESSION CONTINUED THROUGH THE 125TH INVEST FUND, WHICH FOCUSES ON BROADENING MSES' REACH AND DIVERSIFYING OUR WORKFORCE BY SUPPORTING STUDENTS. WE INVESTED 13,500 IN 2023, 20,000 IN 2024, AND ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT IN 2025 WE WILL INVEST AN ADDITIONAL 30,000 TO FURTHER EXPAND THESE EFFORTS. IN 2024 WE AWARDED 18,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 7 DESERVING STUDENTS, SUPPORTING THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN OUR FIELD. IN 2024, MSES WAS NOTIFIED THAT WE RECEIVED A GENEROUS PROMISE TO PLEDGE IN THE AMOUNT OF 144,914.45. IN 2025, THE MSES BOARD WILL ASSEMBLE A GROUP TO DISCUSS HOW TO HONOR OUR MISSION BY USING THESE FUNDS TO FURTHER THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY IN MINNESOTA.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2013 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2013.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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