Political Money
In its fiscal year 2007, the NEA spent $80.5 million — more than 20 percent of its entire budget — on "contributions, gifts and grants" that largely funded left-wing and non-education-related causes, including drives to raise the minimum wage and organizations promoting radical social issues. As a Wall Street Journal editorial noted, the union's financial disclosure forms “expose the union as a honey pot for left-wing political causes that have nothing to do with teachers, much less students.”
Left-leaning recipients of teachers' forced NEA dues:
Organizations:
- ACORN
- American Rights at Work
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
- Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
- Business and Professional Women/USA
- Campaign for America's Future
- Center for Community Change
- Center for Policy Alternatives
- Children's Defense Fund
- Communities for Quality Education
- Communities United to Strengthen America
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
- Democratic GAIN
- Democratic Leadership Council
- Early Vote Denver
- Economic Policy Institute
- Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
- GLAAD
- Human Rights Campaign
- Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
- Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
- Latina Initiative
- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
- League of Rural Voters
- Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- NAACP
- National Association for Bilingual Education
- National Council of La Raza
- National Partnership for Women & Families
- National Women's Law Center
- People for the American Way
- RainbowPUSH Coalition
- Sierra Club
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- The Citizenship Project
- The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
- The Task Force Foundation
- USAction
- Women's Campaign Forum
- Women's Voices, Women Vote
- Working America
Ballot Initiatives:
- Arizona Minimum Wage Coalition
- Citizens for Education
- Citizens Who Support Maine's Public Schools
- Citizens United to Protect Our Public Safety
- Coloradans for a Fair Minimum Wage
- Coloradans for Excellent Schools
- Coloradans for Responsible Reform
- Committee to Protect Our Children's Legacy
- Conserving Arizona's Future
- Creating Arizona's Future
- Give Missourians a Raise
- Give Nevada a Raise
- Nebraskans Against 423
- Nebraskans for the Good Life
- Not in Montana: Citizens Against CI-97
- Ohioans for a Fair Minimum Wage
- Utahns for Public Schools
Left-leaning recipients of teachers' forced AFT dues:
Organizations:
- Alliance for Retired Americans
- American Friends of Yitzhak Rabin Center
- American Rights at Work
- Americans for Democratic Action
- Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
- Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
- Center for National Policy
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Children's Defense Fund
- Citizens for Tax Justice
- Coalition of Labor Union Women
- Committee for Education Funding
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
- Economic Policy Institute
- Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
- Labor Project for Working Families
- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
- NAACP
- National Association for Bilingual Education
- National Black Caucus of State Legislators
- National Conference of Democratic Mayors
- National Labor College
- Pride at Work
- The American Prospect
- The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
- The National Public Pension Coalition
- Union of Palestinian Teachers
- William J. Clinton Foundation
- Women's Policy, Inc.
- Workers Independent News
Ballot Initiatives:
- Citizens for Education
- Citizens Who Support Maine's Public Schools
- Coloradans for a Fair Minimum Wage
- Give Missourians a Raise
- Ohioans for a Fair Minimum Wage
- Misc. initiative contributions