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Cmea-The Employers Association

EIN 99-0671125 · Sturbridge, MA

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What it says it does

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

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 December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

$71,788 spent. EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE, WHICH ULTIMATELY LEADS TO GREATER EFFICIENCY, INCREASED ACTIVITY, AND GROWTH FOR THE EMPLOYER AND ULTIMATELY THE ECONOMY. MEMBERS USE OUR HOTLINE TO GET ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. MANY OF THESE SAME QUESTIONS THEN BECOME THE TOPICS FOR OUR ROUNDTABLES. A MEMBER CAN CALL ABOUT ANY HR RELATED QUESTION THEY MAY HAVE. STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS ARE ALWAYS UP FOR INTERPRETATION. EACH QUESTION HAS ITS OWN SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES SO THEREFORE CANNOT BE A ONE SIZE FITS ALL. A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF OUR MEMBERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS HOTLINE PROGRAM. WE WILL HEAR FROM EACH MEMBER AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR. WE ALSO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH A RE-CAP OF OUR ROUNDTABLE PROGRAM SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE INFORMATION SHARED AND DISCUSSED EVEN IF THEY DONT ATTEND THE PROGRAM.
CMEA THE EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION IS A NON-PROFIT, MEMBER-OWNED ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED SOLEY TO HELP EMPLOYERS PROMOTE POSITIVE EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS. MORE THAN 800 COMPANIES IN MASSACHUSETTS USE OUR SERVICES TO HELP WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE ISSUES. MORE IMPORTANLY, WE HELP OUR MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THE LAWS AND HOW THEY APPLY TO THE COMPANIES.

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

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
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.
Not 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 September 10, 2026.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in February 2026. It is too new to have a track record.
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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