It's very useful to know who parents are competing against with regard to school board elections.
Here is a link (https://bitly.ws/38dCC) to the tax year 2019 IRS Form 990 for the Bloomington Federation of Teachers (BFT).
All nonprofits are required to file this form annually.
BFT takes in over $800,000 every year from member's union dues (presumably Bloomington teachers and staff). It spends over $700,000 each year on "affiliates" but it is not known who these affiliates are. BFT claims that it spends a lot of this money on student education programs. It would seem likely that Education Minnesota is a BFT affiliate.
BFT and the associated paraprofessional group together donated $1200 to candidates Olson, Korman and Starks according to the candidate's campaign finance reports. 2023-school-board-election-campaign-finance-reports.pdf (bloomington.k12.mn.us).
BFT filed its IRS 990 form using the address of Bloomington Public Schools administrative offices at 1350 W 106th St. BFT appears to be well-entrenched within BPS.
BFT employs thirteen people as shown on the 990 form.
Here's a link to more info on BFT: American Federation of Teachers - 1182 Bloomington | Bloomington, MN | Cause IQ
The public school system works to sustain itself politically and financially at the expense of students and their families.
