NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
DC · US
Tracked direct giving
$117,261,731
LDA reported lobbying spend
$6,090,000
Connections
11
How money flowed from NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION directed $90.8M to NEA ADVOCACY FUND across 15 contributions between June 2016 and September 2024.
Where NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION’s money ended up
Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this
smallest single documented leg $2K
smallest single documented leg $1K
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+ 5 more paths
smallest single documented leg $18K
smallest single documented leg $9K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $58K
smallest single documented leg $9K
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smallest single documented leg $41K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $2K
smallest single documented leg $1K
smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
+ 2 more paths
smallest single documented leg $8K
smallest single documented leg $7K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $73K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $179K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $3K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $9K
smallest single documented leg $13K
Plus 42 additional chains totaling $2.5M.
Outside Spending and Dark Money
Dark money is election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors: 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar non-committee filers (FEC Form 5 and Form 9). Registered super PACs also make independent expenditures. But they itemize their donors with the FEC, so their spending is not dark money. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.
IRS 990 Schedule I Grant Chain
Grants between nonprofits reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I. Grants between organizations are one route for dark money. A nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$342,895
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $342,895 | 2023 | Project support |
Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I (Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations) via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and IRS 990 XML e-files. Grant amounts represent the most recent filing year available.
IRS 990 data lags a year or more behind filing. Grants shown are for the stated tax year and do not establish current-cycle funding.
Methodology Disclosure
Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates. QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.
Lobbying Activity Detail
Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.
Top Lobbying Issues
Lobbying Firms Retained
Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings
Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.
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Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $9,000,000 | Jun 14, 2024 | 2024 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $7,903,621 | Sep 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $7,500,000 | Sep 5, 2018 | 2018 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $7,133,477 | Sep 12, 2023 | 2024 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $7,000,000 | Sep 24, 2020 | 2020 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $6,300,000 | Oct 13, 2022 | 2022 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $6,000,000 | Jun 16, 2020 | 2020 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $6,000,000 | Jun 30, 2016 | 2016 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $5,833,477 | Sep 30, 2022 | 2022 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $5,766,206 | Mar 23, 2022 | 2022 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $5,500,000 | Oct 11, 2016 | 2016 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $5,000,000 | Dec 1, 2021 | 2022 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $4,000,000 | Jun 29, 2016 | 2016 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $4,000,000 | Sep 27, 2022 | 2022 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $3,900,000 | Oct 15, 2020 | 2020 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $3,500,000 | Sep 19, 2019 | 2020 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $3,000,000 | May 4, 2018 | 2018 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $2,700,000 | Jun 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $2,500,000 | Oct 16, 2018 | 2018 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $2,500,000 | Oct 28, 2021 | 2022 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $2,250,000 | Dec 3, 2020 | 2020 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $2,175,000 | Oct 6, 2015 | 2016 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $1,500,000 | Mar 25, 2019 | 2020 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $1,500,000 | Jun 27, 2021 | 2022 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $1,100,000 | Oct 23, 2020 | 2020 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $1,000,000 | Oct 25, 2018 | 2018 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $1,000,000 | Jun 19, 2017 | 2018 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $690,000 | Oct 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $500,000 | Oct 11, 2016 | 2016 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $299,950 | Oct 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| NEA ADVOCACY FUND | $110,000 | Aug 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| PRIORITIES USA ACTION | $75,000 | Mar 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| PRIORITIES USA ACTION | $25,000 | Mar 28, 2024 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobbied on | American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S.2992, 117th Congress) | LDA filing: lobbied on American Innovation and Choice Online Act, period 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30), reported amount $840,000 | Source |
| Lobbied on | Dodd-Frank Section 1071 Small Business Lending Data Rule (CFPB) | LDA filing: lobbied on CFPB Small Business Lending Rule, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $780,000 | Source |
| Commented on | Department of Health and Human Services | Public comment on HHS-OS-2020-0012: Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely; Proposal to Withdraw or Repeal | Source |
| Commented on | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Public comment on CMS-2026-0496: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027 and Basic Health Program | Source |
| Commented on | Department of Energy | Public comment on DOE-HQ-2023-0063: National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures | Source |
| Retained | CLARK HILL PUBLIC STRATEGIES LLC | Hired CLARK HILL PUBLIC STRATEGIES LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | ACTUM I, LLC | Hired ACTUM I, LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES | Hired VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | ROCK CREEK COUNSEL | Hired ROCK CREEK COUNSEL to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | TODD STRATEGY GROUP | Hired TODD STRATEGY GROUP to lobby (4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024) | Source |
| Received money from | AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $342,895 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Project support | Source |