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Edward J Richardson

Executive Director (p) · New Jersey Education Association

Executive Director (p) at New Jersey Education Association. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$1.0M
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Executive Director (p) of New Jersey Education Association, based in Trenton, NJ.
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Received $1.0M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Trustee (p) of Education Law Center INC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Executive Director (p) of New Jersey Education Association Health and Welfare Benefits Trust, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Edward J. Richardson is Executive Director of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), the state's largest teachers' union.

He joined NJEA's communications office in 1994, advanced to human resources manager in 2005, and was selected as Executive Director in 2013 after nearly 20 years with the organization.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Career & tenure

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Tenure here
2013

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

New Jersey Education Association Executive Director (p) · $153.1M revenue · Trenton, NJTHE MISSION OF THE NEW JERSEY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IS TO ADVANCE AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS, BENEFITS, AND INTERESTS OF MEMBERS, AND TO PROMOTE A…pay $338K → $1.0MFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.0Mreported comp
Education Law Center INC Trustee (p) · $2.9M revenue · Newark, NJADVOCACY TO SECURE LEGAL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN TO QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION.Filed FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
New Jersey Education Association Health and Welfare Benefits Trust Executive Director (p) · $21.4M revenue · Trenton, NJTHE WELFARE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE PLAN INCLUDE MEDICAL, PRESCRIPTION, VISION, DENTAL, DISABILITY, LIFE, ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT…Filed FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Edward J Richardson

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Edward J Richardson 1 organization · West Brooklyn, ILRichardson Wildlife Foundation

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Former Executive Director · FY2023
$747K
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Executive Director · FY2024
$448K
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President · FY2024
$396K
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Deputy Executive Director · FY2024
$388K
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Regional Director, Uniserv · FY2024
$333K
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Comptroller · FY2024
$331K
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Director, Communications · FY2024
$328K
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Hr Manager · FY2024
$313K
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Director, Professional Dev · FY2021
$307K
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Director, It & Operations · FY2024
$305K
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Regional Director, Uniserv · FY2020
$304K
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Vice President · FY2024
$302K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org