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US nonprofit · EIN 391918863 · Manawa, WIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 391918863) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Union Thresherman Inc's network

4 people2 organisationsi4 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 4 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brian ZabelBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Jim DrozdBoard Member2025
1 yr
Kelly NortonAsst. Treasu2025
1 yr
Mark PhillipsBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Gary KnuthPresidentsince 2021
Jacob ElsnerCompany secretarysince 2021
Mark CraigVice Presidesince 2021
Randy ElsnerTreasurersince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Gary KnuthPresident2$0
Mark CraigVice Preside2$0
Jacob ElsnerSecretary2$0
Randy ElsnerTreasurer2$0
Kelly NortonAsst. Treasu2$0
Brian ZabelBoard Member2$0
Jim DrozdBoard Member2$0
Mark PhillipsBoard Member2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Union Thresherman Inc
EIN
391918863
Address
Po Box 71, Manawa, WI, 54949-0071
State
Wisconsin
Mission
The primary purpose of union threshermans, inc. Is to preserve agriculture history by bringing area people together for a weekend of entertainment featuring demonstrations using antique farm equipment. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Z99Z Unknown
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Unknown
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1975
Principal officer
Randy Elsner (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 1998
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBrian Zabel
≥4years on the filingsMark Phillips
≥1years on the filingsJim Drozd
≥1years on the filingsKelly Norton

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$622k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$622k
Contributions and grants received
$4k
Program service revenue
$353k
Grants and similar paid out
$4k
Employees
0
Volunteers
202