National Education Association of the United States
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What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS AND TO UNITE OUR MEMBERS AND THE NATION TO FULFILL THE PROMISE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO PREPARE EVERY STUDENT TO SUCCEED IN A DIVERSE AND INTERDEPENDENT WORLD.
- Income
- $408.9 million
- Spending
- $409.3 million
- Employees
- 596
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $637,857, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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 August 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 August 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 (6)
- $124.0 million spent. FUEL THE TRANSFORMATION OF AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY: BUILD THE CAPACITY OF STATE AND LOCAL AFFILIATES FOR GROWTH, COLLECTIVE ACTION, AND AGENDA-DRIVING POWER WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON: A DYNAMICALLY ALIGNED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM; MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AND ENGAGEMENT, ORGANIZING, AND A CULTURE OF CONNECTEDNESS; RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CULTURE; MODERN AFFILIATE COMMUNICATIONS; DATA AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT; AND OVERALL AFFILIATE HEALTH AND STRENGTH.
- $77.7 million spent. STRENGTHEN PUBLIC EDUCATION AS THE CORNERSTONE OF DEMOCRACY - BUILD A MOVEMENT THAT PROMOTES, PROTECTS, AND STRENGTHENS PUBLIC EDUCATION; SAFEGUARDS THE RIGHTS OF STUDENTS, COMMUNITIES, AND EDUCATORS; ADVANCES ECONOMIC JUSTICE; INCREASES PUBLIC REGARD FOR EDUCATORS AND THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM PRE-K TO HIGHER EDUCATION; AND ENSURES THAT STUDENTS ARE PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN OUR DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.
- $24.3 million spent. SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND STUDEN LEARNING - ENHANCE THE EDUCATION PROFESSIONS AND THE PRIDE THAT ALL EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS EXPERIENCE IN THEIR WORK BY SUPPORTING EDUCATORS' GROWTH IN THE PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND COMPETENCIES NECESSARY TO MAXIMIZE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND SHAPE THE FUTURE OF LEARNING.
- $14.2 million spent. ADVANCE RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE - SUPPORT MEMBERS IN ADVANCING RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN EDUCATION, AND IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH AWARENESS, CAPACITY BUILDING, PARTNERSHIP, AND INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE ACTION.
- $10.1 million spent. PROMOTE SAFE, HEALTHY, INCLUSIVE, COLLABORATIVE, AND FUTURE-FOCUSED PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN, SAFE, AND SUPPORTIVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT ARE AFFIRMING TO ALL STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES, RESOURCED TO MEET THE ACADEMIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF TODAY'S STUDENTS, AND THAT SERVE AS BEACONS OF PRIDE AND SUPPORT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
- $5.0 million spent. IMPROVE PROFESSIONAL RESPECT AND HIGH QUALITY WORKING CONDITIONS - ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING, SATISFACTION AND RESPECT OF OUR MEMBERS (ASPIRING, ACTIVE, AND RETIRED), ENSURING THEY RECEIVE FAIR COMPENSATION (SALARY, BENEFITS AND RETIREMENT); CULTIVATE FAVORABLE WORKING CONDITIONS FOR ASPIRING, NEW, AND EXPERIENCED EDUCATORS; AMPLIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUTHENTIC VOICE; AND SAFEGUARD THE FREEDOM TO TEACH IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE MANNER FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1970.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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 7, 2026.
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