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Select Employees Credit Union

EIN 36-2440414 · Sterling, IL

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE SELECT EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF MEMBERS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DELIVERED WITH INTEGRITY, PERSONAL CARE AND INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION.

Income
$4.0 million
Spending
$2.8 million
Employees
14
Volunteers
7
Highest pay
$150,294, ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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)
  1. MADE SHARE OVERDRAFT PROTECTION LOANS, HOME EQUITY LOANS, SHARE SECURED LOANS, AND VISA LOANS TO MEMBERS. TOTAL LOANS AT THE END OF 2025 WERE $48,742,309 THIS NUMBER CONSISTED OF CONSUMER LOANS OF $36,157,781, REAL ESTATE LOANS OF $11,645,347, AND VISA LOANS OF $939,205. THE CREDIT UNION'S GOAL IS TO HAVE AN 80% LOANS TO ASSET RATIO AND AN 85% LOANS TO SHARES RATIO. AT THE END OF 2025 THE LOANS TO ASSETS RATIO WAS 64.27% AND LOANS TO SHARE WAS 73.65%
  2. ACCEPTED DEPOSITS AND ISSUED SHARE CERTIFICATES TO MEMBERS. TOTAL SHARE BALANCES AT THE END OF 2025 WERE $66,180,846. THIS NUMBER CONSISTED OF SHARE BALANCES OF $47,343,611 SHARE BALANCE DRAFT OF $16,767,374, AND INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT (IRA)/CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT BALANCES OF $2,069,862.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(14) credit union.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(14) credit union as not deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1957.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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