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Missouri Environmental Education Association

EIN 43-1488916 · Kirkwood, MO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Developing an environmentally responsible citizenry in Missouri through environmental education.

Income
$113,392
Spending
$93,530
Reserves
11.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 83%
Highest pay
$26,004, co-director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 90 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (3)
  1. $23,911 spent. Show-Me Green Schools (SMGS) - the SMGS program supports any Missouri preK-12 school to decrease environmental impact, improve student and staff health, and providing outdoor and nature-based education. MEEA also recognizes schools for their achievements over time. This is a collaborative effort between MEEA and Missouri Gateway Green Building Council and together we supported approximately 130 schools in 2025, impacting more than 42,250 students and staff.
  2. $9,911 spent. Annual Conference - MEEA hosts a statewide conference for environmental educators, which rotates among St. Louis, Columbia / Jefferson City, Springfield, and Kansas City each year. In 2025, 95 environmental educators attended the conference, held at the Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City. 28% of attendees utilized the Pay-What-You-Can ticket option, ranging from payment of 0% to 75% of the ticket price.
  3. $50,509 spent. General program and Support Services - In addition to the pillar programs, MEEA provides professional development and web-based resources for MEEA members and other environmental educators. These services range from online, asynchronous courses ("eeCourses") and in-person workshops, to a newsletter, website and webinars, to mini-grants for MEEA members and stipended projects available to Young Environmental Leaders (YEL) members ages 16-26. In 2025, MEEA's eeCourse catalog expanded to 5 available courses. Three courses were offered in 2025 and were attended by 21 nonformal educators, impacting over 10,500 learners. MEEA's Young Environmental Leader (YEL) membership grew to 30 members in 2025, and MEEA provided 6 of them with resume-building, stipended projects valued at $15/hour. Also in 2025, MEEA, in collaboration with 5 other State Affiliates of the North American Association for Environmental Education, completed and shared findings of an EE "landscape analysis", illuminating barriers and gaps in providing EE in schools and communities in Missouri.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.

    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? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 December 1989.

    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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