Florida Education Association

Not tax-deductible

Bartow, FL501(c)(5)EIN 59-1152677Revenue $615K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpolkea.org730 E Davidson St, 33830-4019 · Bartow, FLTax-exempt since Oct 1976

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Labor union for public school employees

76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 204 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 7% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
154
of 154 voting members
Looks good: 154 of 154 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$615K
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$485K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$338K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$615K
FY2025▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$949K
FY2021$968K
FY2025$615K
Expenses
$485K
FY2025▼ -49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$921K
FY2021$955K
FY2025$485K
Net assets
$338K
FY2025▼ -63%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$880K
FY2021$903K
FY2025$338K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1976.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $368K Management & general 24% · $117K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

152 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Pea President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Wilfredo Tellad$110,288—
Kevin Moran$99,663—
Stephanie Yocum$36,142$19,461
James Neal III$1,200$600

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for public school employees by negotiating contracts, providing professional development scholarships, and delivering informative member communications.

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1 program · $368K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide contract negotiations and collective bargaining support. To provide professional communications, newsletters, and informative mail-outs. To provide professional devlopment scholarships and member support.

$368Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $120K · 2019–2020
Polk County School BoardFY2020$60,000
Polk County School BoardFY2019$60,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$615K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$614K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$485K
Ln 25
Programscol B$368K
Managementcol C$117K
Owns and owesPt X
$338K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
152
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a154
IndependentVI 1b154
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$614K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$615K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$250K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$87K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$338K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6204
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$119K$250K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$91K$87K
Total assetsLn 16$270K$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$208K$338K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$247K$173K$74K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$6K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$200K$185K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$4K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$485K$368K$117K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $615K$485K$130K$338K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $968K$955K$13K$903K 990 PDF
FY2020 $949K$921K$28K$880K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $615,326 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $498,439$613,942
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $366$1,384
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $200$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $499,005$615,326
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$246,605
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $490,628$238,685
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $490,628$485,290
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,377$130,036
Part VI · Governance 154 of 154 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body154
VI-1b Independent voting members154
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $615,326 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$378,901
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$235,041
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$613,942
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,384$1,384
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,384$615,326
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $485,290 across 6 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $172,623 · Management $73,982$246,605
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,037 · Management $2,587$8,624
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,790$4,790
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,789$10,789
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $185,292 · Management $14,298$199,590
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,948 · Management $10,944$14,892
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $367,900 · Management $117,390 · Fundraising $0$485,290
Part X · Balance sheet $339,441 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $118,505$250,346
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $91,433$86,643
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,440$2,452
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $57,519$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $269,897$339,441
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,125
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $61,669$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $61,669$1,125
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $208,228$338,316
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $269,897$339,441
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $338,316 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$615,326
XI-2 Total expenses$485,290
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$130,036
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$208,228
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$52
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$338,316

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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