Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2013.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
69 people listed on the 990; $2.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Tracey-Ann M Nelson’s $213K as Executive Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 414 $10–100M employment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxann P Fonoimoana | — | — | — | — | $219,132 | — |
| Tracey-Ann M Nelson | $213,436 | $206,143 | $156,765 | — | — | — |
| C John Larson | — | — | — | $173,110 | $206,484 | $202,777 |
| Reed Scott-Schwalbach | $161,776 | $200,818 | — | $165,591 | $152,365 | $148,157 |
| Susan L Crumpton Thru 093022 | — | — | $191,115 | — | — | — |
| James R Fotter | — | — | $97,427 | $191,049 | $187,907 | — |
| Ryan Olds | $190,304 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karen Spies | — | $188,715 | — | — | — | $131,958 |
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.
See Oregon Education Association executive salaries →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 education professionals through labor representation, legal services, and professional training to ensure quality education for Oregon students.
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The center for public affairs is dedicated to helping educators put in to place pro-public education legislation at every level of government that will promote good public education policy and protect the rights of educators.
The center for advocacy and affiliate service works with local leaders and uniserv staff to provide data and training in order to use informed and strategic approaches to bargaining and advocacy to ensure a fair contract and improved working and learning conditions for oea's approximately 42,000 members and oregon's students.
The center for legal services provides financial and consultative resources to protect the legal rights of members. Staff also coordinate representation and training on emerging legal issues.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $13.4M | $12.0M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $41.0M | $44.3M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $6.4M | $6.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $62.3M | $65.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $38.0M | $31.4M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $24.3M | $33.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $620K | |||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $103K | |||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $2.1M | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $9.6M | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $4.1M | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $3.4M | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $978K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $1.1M | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $90K | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $55K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $560K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $50K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $514K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $683K | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $1.0M | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $816K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $54K | |||
| InterestLn 20 | $91K | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $604K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $99K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $72K | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $10K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $26.7M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 15, 2026 | $30.6M | $28.2M | $2.4M | $42.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2025 | $30.2M | $34.3M | −$4.1M | $33.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 15, 2024 | $27.0M | $26.7M | $344K | $33.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2023 | $25.8M | $29.6M | −$3.8M | $24.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2022 | $38.0M | $27.0M | $11.0M | $21.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2021 | $28.1M | $25.4M | $2.7M | $12.3M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $27,049,474 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 41 of 43 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $27,049,474 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $26,705,491 across 22 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $65,306,798 assets, 18 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $33,917,905 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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