Clark County Education Association

Not tax-deductible

Las Vegas, NV501(c)(5)Since 1960EIN 88-0104093Revenue $10.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSccea-nv.org4230 McLeod Dr, 89121-5216 · Las Vegas, NVTax-exempt since May 1991

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The Clark County Education Association (ccea) is a union of educators committed to elevating the Education profession ensuring safe and just working conditions, and economic security for educators, through collective advocacy for the advancement of free, universal, quality public Education.

Run by 14 volunteers and 28 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.2M a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$331K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.5M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$7.8M
Net assets
$18.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.5M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.5M
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$9.3M
FY2023$9.3M
FY2024$11.1M
FY2025$10.5M
Expenses
$7.8M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$11.8M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$7.8M
Net assets
$18.8M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$9.3M
FY2023$13.1M
FY2024$16.1M
FY2025$18.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1991.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$325,958Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Strat
$149,757Pt VII · Sec A
Former Presi
$140,933Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Organ
$118,062Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Speci
$109,467Pt VII · Sec A
Data & Progr
$104,787Pt VII · Sec A
Advocacy & R
$102,123Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$66,157Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Vellardita$325,958$247,959$251,264$191,550$180,819$190,927
Brenda Pearson$149,757$144,604$137,195$140,082$124,050$127,856
Marie Neisess$140,933$117,650$118,517$110,622——
Dane Watson$109,467$100,950$118,017$128,338$122,170$127,368
Ronald Lopez—————$126,327
Steve Sorensen—$122,500$118,513$113,750——
Vincent Tarquinio$118,062$105,042————
Victoria Courtney————$69,586$115,505

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

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  • 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 educators' rights, safe conditions, and quality public education through collective action.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ccea's primary exempt purpose is to defend the collective bargaining agreement (contract) on behalf of the licensed employees of the clark county school district (CCSD). The organization represents its members and defends its members' contractual employment rights.

Pt IX · col B
02

Professional learning development

Pt IX · col B
03

Scholarships to students

Pt IX · col B

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 · 7 grants · $66K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$9,600
Unitemized GrantFY2019$9,600

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$359K
Other incomeLn 4–11$81K
Money outPt IX
$7.8M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$18.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.6M
Total assetsLn 16$19.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$331K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$359K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$81K
Total revenueLn 12$10.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17.5M
SavingsLn 2$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$806K
Total assetsLn 16$19.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$331K
Net assetsLn 32$18.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 614
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$15.1M$17.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$819K$806K
Total assetsLn 16$16.5M$19.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$399K$331K
Net assetsLn 32$16.1M$18.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$652K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$50K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$222K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K
Legal feesLn 11b$376K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$3.1M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K
Office expensesLn 13$150K
Information technologyLn 14$69K
OccupancyLn 16$73K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K
InsuranceLn 23$288K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$546K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.8M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $10.5M$7.8M$2.7M$18.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.1M$8.1M$3.0M$16.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.3M$5.4M$3.9M$13.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.3M$11.8M−$2.5M$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.2M$5.4M$3.8M$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.5M$5.9M$2.6M$3.8M 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 $10,472,994 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $380,955$358,852
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,097,528$10,032,788
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,646,090$81,354
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,124,607$10,472,994
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,000$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,882,288$3,086,084
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,222,186$4,703,304
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,114,474$7,799,388
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,010,133$2,673,606
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $10,472,994 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$358,852
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$358,852
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,032,788$10,032,788
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $20,988$20,988
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $60,366$60,366
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,053,776 · Excluded from tax $60,366$10,472,994
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,799,388 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$10,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$651,625
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$2,110,366
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$50,103
IX-9 Other employee benefits$221,786
IX-10 Payroll taxes$52,204
IX-11b Legal fees$375,837
IX-11c Accounting fees$2,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$3,133,207
IX-11g Other fees for services$33,752
IX-13 Office expenses$149,649
IX-14 Information technology$69,207
IX-16 Occupancy$73,218
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$17,849
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$14,198
IX-23 Insurance$287,981
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$545,906
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,799,388
Part X · Balance sheet $19,081,396 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,070,452$17,527,218
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $34,467$34,467
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $313,481$346,921
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $238,594$366,749
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $818,542$806,041
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,475,536$19,081,396
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $399,041$331,295
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $399,041$331,295
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,040,729$18,714,335
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $35,766$35,766
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,076,495$18,750,101
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,475,536$19,081,396
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,750,101 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,472,994
XI-2 Total expenses$7,799,388
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,673,606
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,076,495
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,750,101

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

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