Title: National Education Association (NEA) - InfluenceWatch
Headings: National Education Association (NEA)
National Education Association (NEA)
Contents
Organizational Overview
Creation
Early Issue Advocacy
Modern Advocacy
Political Activity
2016 General Election
2012 General Election
Other Political Spending
Teacher Strike Fund
Positions
School Vouchers and Charter Schools
Other Issues
Controversies
9/11 Terrorism
ACORN Donations
Overt Democratic Party Activism
Financial Information
Revenues
State Affiliate Grants
Affiliates
NEA Foundation
NEA Advocacy Fund
People
President
Vice President
Secretary-Treasurer
Executive Director
References
Directors, Employees & Supporters
Associated Organizations
Vendors
Nonprofit Information
Available Filings
Additional Filings (PDFs)

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NEA is located in Washington D.C., employing over 700 people in the nation’s capital alone. [18]
The average employee at NEA is compensated nearly $100,000 per year, with top employees earning salaries of over $400,000. [19]
NEA also produces at least seven publications, including NEAToday.org, Higher Education Advocate, and the NEA Almanac of Higher Education. [20]
Political Activity
NEA gives generously to Democratic political campaigns as well as various left-of-center organizations. This trend to active engagement in politics increased rapidly after the 1960s as states began requiring school districts to collectively bargain with NEA and other unions. From 1980-1994 alone, NEA increased it’s donations to congressional candidates from $4,000 to $3.7 million. [21]
2016 General Election
During the 2016 election cycle, NEA gave over $2.6 million to members running for election in the Democratic and Republican parties, giving over 86% of that amount to Democrats. NEA gave $2.2 million to PACs. [22]
Top recipients of NEA money during the 2016 cycle were: [23]
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton ($107,561)
Democratic presidential primary contender Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont ($20,085)
Democratic Senate candidate Chris Van Hollen of Maryland ($18,740)
Democratic Senate candidate Ted Strickland of Ohio ($16,715)
Democratic Senate candidate Russ Feingold of Wisconsin ($13,770)
Democratic House candidate Denise Juneau of Montana ($16,595)
Democratic House candidate Pramila Jayapal of Washington ($12,950)
Democratic House candidate Lon Johnson of Michigan ($11,800)
Democratic Senate candidate Kamala Haris of California ($11,475)
Democratic Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada ($11,428)
Democratic House candidate Emily Cain of Maine ($11,100)
NEA also sent tens of millions of dollars to political action committees, or PACs, including over $68 million to NEA’s PAC, $4.7 million to the NEA Advocacy Fund, and $2.1 million to the California Teachers Association.