Mesa Valley Education Association
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What it says it does
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
- $880,139
- Spending
- $847,388
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 120
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 (3)
- Advocacy: The organization advocates for teachers each day by mediating with administrators, Board of Education members, and the Superintendent. Issues involved with advocacy include morale, teacher workload, evaluations, professional learning, budget benefits, performance concerns and discipline matters. During this fiscal year we were able to get educator voices at the table of every district committee and initiative. We maintained positive relations between the Association, School Board and District Administration effectively eliminating the need for legal arbitration.
- Negotiation: MVEA negotiates educators salary schedule as well as language in our Master Agreement. Negotiations take a significant amount of our budget in the form of Presidents time, paying for substitutes to cover classes for teachers who serve on the Negotiations team so they may attend meetings, food for these all-day meetings, and printing copies of our Master Agreement once Negotiations have ended. The Master Agreement language was voted on unanimously by District Administration, School Board Members, and the MVEA team. Both of these are achievements for MVEAs purpose of having a strong Master Agreement.
- Lobbying: The association lobbies state and national legislators on education related issues. The President and members do this locally. At least once a year, MVEA pays for some members to travel to the state capital and lobby in person. The bulk of our lobbying efforts are done by our parent organizations, the Colorado Education Association and the National Education Association. They have the proximity (Denver and Washington D.C.) and the capacity to be much more effective than we could be, which is why we pay our dues to them. Lobbying efforts are ongoing and always have the purpose of defending and supporting public education. Another part of our lobbying efforts involve local elections about education related issues. MVEA allocates funding and time to find and promote local candidates to serve on the Board of Education. MVEA also allocates funding and time whenever a Mill Levy or Bond issue might appear on the ballots.
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2017.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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