Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE NEA FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION), THROUGH THE UNIQUE STRENGTH OF ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH EDUCATORS, WORKS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS.
PARTNER W/ EDUCATORS, DISTRICTS & COMMUNITIES TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN LEARNING.
GRANTS TO EDUCATORS - TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS OF EDUCATORS TO SUPPORT INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS ALL SUBJECT AREAS AND GRADE LEVELS. BY DIRECTLY FUNDING EDUCATOR-CONCEIVED AND LED PROJECTS, THE FOUNDATION ENABLES EDUCATORS TO CHART THEIR OWN COURSE TO SOLVE TEACHING AND LEARNING CHALLENGES. THE FOUNDATION GLEANS KNOWLEDGE FROM THESE GRANTS TO SHARE WHAT WORKS WITH THE FIELD AND TO INFORM OUR BROADER BODY OF WORK. ADDITIONALLY, THIS YEAR, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED 36 RAPID RESPONSE GRANTS TO EDUCATORS, TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK DURING THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
AWARDS FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE/GALA - THE FOUNDATION PRESENT THE AWARDS FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE AT OUR ANNUAL GALA TO HONOR THE CRITICAL WORK THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS DO EVERY DAY. IN 2019, THEY CELEBRATED 46 EXEMPLARY EDUCATORS, ALL FROM DIFFERENT STATES, IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE OF 3,000 PEOPLE IN DC AND ONLINE.
STEM - THE NEA FOUNDATION SUPPORTS HIGH QUALITY STEM LEARNING BY INCREASING ACCESS TO AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF STEM EDUCATION IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WE INVEST IN EDUCATOR-LEAD AND UNION-SUPPORTED STEM PROGRAMMING THAT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO INCORPORATE STEM LEARNING IN THEIR DAILY LIVES, ACADEMIC CAREERS, AND PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVORS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sara Sneed | PRESIDENT & CEO (FROM 3/1/19) | 37.5 | $204,170 |
| Margaret Porta | COO | 37.5 | $180,753 |
| Eric James | CFO | 37.5 | $178,597 |
| Robert Adams Jr | SVP OF PROGRAMS (UNTIL 8/30/19) | 37.5 | $120,816 |
| Harriet Sanford See Schedule O | PRESIDENT & CEO (UNTIL 2/28/19) | 37.5 | $117,392 |
| Maryann Woods-Murphy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Wayne | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Monica Washington | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Miguel Angel Sandana Villegas | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Underwood | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joanne Krell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Jones | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stacey Herndon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julian Vasquez Heilig | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Heckman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lily Eskelsen Garcia | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Freund | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Engel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christian Duffue | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bertis Downs | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Pedro Dejesus Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sean Corcoran | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Daaiyah Bilal-Threats | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Archuleta | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joy Whitlow | SECRETARY-TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Valeria Lassiter | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Anderson | CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
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