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National Education Association, State Association - Michigan Education Association

Basic Information

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Address

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
1216 KENDALE BLVD.
EAST LANSING, MI 488262573

Financial Information

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), which is enforced by the Office of Labor-Management Standards, requires labor unions to file annual reports detailing their operations. Contained in those reports are breakdowns of each union's spending, income and other financial information.

Basic Financials

Total Assets $84,282,370
Total Liabilities $82,619,792
Total Income $84,228,215
Total Spent $82,151,768

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $49,404,550 (+4.4%)
Accounts Receivable $1,347,880 (-3.7%)
Investments $24,920,918 (-13.6%)
Fixed Assets $7,274,847 (-13.6%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $1,334,175 (-83.1%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $619,906
Other Liabilities $81,999,886
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $45,826,161
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $881,266
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $394,416
Dividends $147,751
Rents $488,420
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $15,691,416
Affiliates $14,350,230
Members $6,448,555
Reinvestments $0
All Others $2,161,938

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Spending

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) requires unions to report how they spent their money in a number of categories. For the first five, OLMS requires unions to provide detailed information on any recipient that received more than $5,000 per year.

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $21,226,951 (25.84%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $3,791,912 (4.62%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $94,805 (0.12%)
General Overhead $15,995,160 (19.47%)
Union Administration $2,887,428 (3.51%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $754,411 (0.92%)
To Union Employees $25,236,913 (30.72%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
2002140,000
2003140,000
2004137,231
2005164,007
2006156,988
2007156,447
2008156,394
2009155,205
2010153,710
2011153,938
2012151,771
2013147,659
2014142,555
2015131,036
2016127,785
2017124,162
2018121,358
2019115,472
2020120,923
2021118,696
2022117,994

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
MICHAEL SHOUDYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEA$332,717
PAULA HERBARTPRESIDENT$274,643
MARCIA KAMIENECKIASSOC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$263,653
LISA HARRISONGENERAL COUNSEL MEA$231,399
SAUN STROBELZONE DIRECTOR - NCZ$228,019
MICHELE READY HARRISONZONE DIRECTOR-SWZ$217,472
TRACY STABLEINDIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES$213,783
KIA HAGENSDIR CTR LDRSHP AND LRNG$213,044
DOUGLAS PRATTDIRECTOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS$210,349
BRETT SMITHSECRETARY/TREASURER$206,288

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

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