Anchorage Education Association
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What it says it does
The Anchorage Education Association (Association) is operated for the purpose of promoting the education and well being of school children, protecting and promoting the welfare and economic viability of the teachers in their district, and providing a unified voice with which teachers may express their opinions before the Board of Education and other legal authorities.The objectives and purposes of the Association are to establish and further, through united effort, the highest possible educational opportunity for Anchorages children; to give careful consideration to professional education problems and policies; to promote the enactment of laws for the protection and progress of education in Anchorage; and to accomplish these end objectives through such lawful means, including the publication of periodicals or other media, as may be available to the Association; to represent teachers in collective bargaining; and to maintain and enforce the negotiated agreement.
- Income
- $3.3 million
- Spending
- $3.1 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $142,823, president
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 (1)
- $2.7 million spent. Membership Development, Mentorship, and Conferences:Membership Development Program supporting teachers on guidance of best practices. Solely associated by hosting the Association Good Teaching Institute, which is eligible for college credit. Mentorship Revolving around an induction program to support inexperienced teachers with guidance on the necessary models and tools as they transition into the field. Conferences Program supporting members who attend local and national conferences with the focus on leadership trainings.
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 August 1988.
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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