GREAT SOUTHWEST UNITED
EIN 41-0988875 · Labor Unions (J40)
What they do
to ENCOURAGE EDUCATORS to IMPROVE THEIR CLASSROOM PRACTICE, THEREBY IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, THROUGH INCREASED TEACHER KNOWLEDGE. to WORK for THE IMPROVEMENT of SCHOOL CONDITIONS and to SEEK SOLUTIONS to COMMUNITY PROBLEMS RELATIVE to THE SCHOOLS. to UNIFY and STRENGTHEN SCHOOL RELATED PERSONNEL THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT of SALARIES, RETIREMENT, TENURE, PROFESSIONAL and SICK LEAVE and OTHER WORKING CONDITIONS AS DEEMED A PRIORITY.
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RACHEL KARNITZSECRETARY/TR
AMY LARSONCHAIRPERSON
ANDREA MONSONEDUCATIONAL
MELINDA BERKNERVICE CHAIRPE
ZACH BRANDTBOARD
TRACI BERNARDYBOARD
ROSEMARY MOLENAARBOARD
KYLE HICKSBOARD
KRISTIN WALERIUSBOARD
KRISTIE WEINKAUFBOARD
JODI HANSENBOARD
JENNIFER GREGOIRE-SWEDZINSKIBOARD
JENIFER CASTLEBOARD
JASON BERGHORSTBOARD
EMILY RUMLBOARD
DEREK STEVENSONBOARD
DAVID LEPPKEBOARD
DARLA RADMAKERBOARD
CHRISTINE RISSELLBOARD
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2000
- Location
- 104 CEDAR POINT RD, REDWOOD FALLS, MN 56283-1201
- County
- Redwood
- In care of
- % BOB MILLETTE
- Primary officer
- RACHEL KARNITZ, SECRETARY/TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- September 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- MEULEBROECK TAUBERT & CO PLLP
- NTEE classification
- Labor Unions (J40)
- IRS tax category
- Labor Unions