Maine Education Association

AUGUSTA, ME EIN: 01-0114035 Website

WE ADVOCATE FOR OUR MEMBERS BY INFLUENCING GOVERNMENT POLICIES, BUILDING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES' RIGHTS, AND PROMOTING IMPROVEMENTS IN WORKING CONDITIONS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$8.1M

+7.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$20K

-88.5% YoY

Grant Count

1

-83.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

-31.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$5M$8M$11M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$8,060,665$7,525,434$7,251,288
Revenue$9,883,218$9,463,505$9,312,665
Expenses$9,750,219$8,862,376$8,550,921
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$200,026$125,804$67,722
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$47K$95K$142K$190K3 grants20203 grants20213 grants20226 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

MEA-RETIRED$20K

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

RACHELLE BRISTOLEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$199KKRYSTYNA DZIALODEPUTY EXECUTIVE$164KTAMMY SIMPSONBUSINESS MANAGER$159KBEN GRANTGENERAL COUNSEL$147KAYMIE WALSHEUNISERV DIRECTOR$143KROSEMARY MAHONEYPAST UNISERV DIRECTOR$143KJOHN BRACCIODIETAUNISERV DIRECTOR$143KLEE PULLENIT COORDINATOR$142KGRACE LEAVITTPRESIDENT (THRU JULY)$139KJESSE HARGROVEPRESIDENT$15KBETH FRENCHVICE PRESIDENT$8KREBECCA MANCHESTERDIRECTOR$3KCEDENA MCAVOYDIRECTOR$3KEVELYN ATWOODDIRECTOR$3KDENNIS BOYDDIRECTOR$3KREBECCA COLENEA DIRECTOR$3KCHRISTOPHER JONESDIRECTOR (THRU JULY)$3KPAMELA KINSEYDIRECTOR$3KLISA LEDUCDIRECTOR (THRU JULY)$3KTHRESA MITCHELLDIRECTOR$3KJANICE MURPHYDIRECTOR (THRU JULY)$3KTOM WALSHDIRECTOR$3KKRISTEN BRAUNDIRECTOR (THRU JULY)$2KKAY GRINDALLDIRECTOR$2KLISA HENDERSONDIRECTOR$2KJAY NICHOLSONDIRECTOR$2KVALERIE PINKHAMDIRECTOR$2KSUSAN SZAVA-KOVATSDIRECTOR (THRU JULY)$2K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GRACE LEAVITTPRESIDENT (THRU JULY)40$139,354
JESSE HARGROVEPRESIDENT40$15,491
BETH FRENCHVICE PRESIDENT10$7,745
JAYE RICHTREASURER5
EVELYN ATWOODDIRECTOR2$3,091
DENNIS BOYDDIRECTOR2$3,091
KRISTEN BRAUNDIRECTOR (THRU JULY)2$1,560
REBECCA COLENEA DIRECTOR2$3,091
KENDRAH FISHERDIRECTOR2
MICHAEL GRILLODIRECTOR2
KAY GRINDALLDIRECTOR2$1,560
LISA HENDERSONDIRECTOR2$1,560
CHRISTOPHER JONESDIRECTOR (THRU JULY)2$3,091
PAMELA KINSEYDIRECTOR2$3,091
HILARY KOCHDIRECTOR2
LISA LEDUCDIRECTOR (THRU JULY)2$3,091
REBECCA MANCHESTERDIRECTOR2$3,176
CEDENA MCAVOYDIRECTOR2$3,146
THRESA MITCHELLDIRECTOR2$3,091
JANICE MURPHYDIRECTOR (THRU JULY)2$3,091
SUZANNE NELSONDIRECTOR2
JAY NICHOLSONDIRECTOR2$1,560
VALERIE PINKHAMDIRECTOR2$1,560
SUSAN SZAVA-KOVATSDIRECTOR (THRU JULY)2$1,560
TOM WALSHDIRECTOR2$3,091
RACHELLE BRISTOLEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$198,859
KRYSTYNA DZIALODEPUTY EXECUTIVE40$163,727
TAMMY SIMPSONBUSINESS MANAGER40$158,773
JOHN BRACCIODIETAUNISERV DIRECTOR40$142,676
BEN GRANTGENERAL COUNSEL40$147,088
ROSEMARY MAHONEYPAST UNISERV DIRECTOR40$142,830
LEE PULLENIT COORDINATOR40$142,259
AYMIE WALSHEUNISERV DIRECTOR40$143,407

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

AugustaCaribou

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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