2024-01-18T09:51:08-05:00 2022-12-31 010493997 ONE RIVER CPAS 46 FIRSTPARK DRIVE OAKLAND ME 049635362 990 2022-01-01 010383590 MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION MAIN 2072326964 31 WOODSIDE ROAD BRUNSWICK ME 04011 OLIVIA GRISET EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2072326964 2024-01-11 true OLIVIA GRISET 999009999 true GARY W SMITH CPA P00338460 2078731603 2024-01-11 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z OLIVIA GRISET 31 WOODSIDE RD BRUNSWICK ME 04011 737793 false X WWW.MEEASSOCIATION.ORG X 1982 THE MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ENHANCES AND AMPLIFIES THE EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND ACTION IN MAINE. 11 11 10 10 0 660639 671550 59483 66196 43 47 0 720165 737793 249272 150834 0 206724 390079 0 21584 135929 220026 591925 760939 128240 -23146 460624 494315 1763 58600 458861 435715 X THE MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ENHANCES AND AMPLIFIES THE EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND ACTION IN MAINE. false false 158843 150834 215129 PROGRAM 1: FOSTERING YOUTH LEADERSHIP MEEA WORKS WITH YOUTH AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS TO CREATE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT EMPOWER THEIR DRIVE FOR SOCIAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. THIS SUPPORT INCLUDES TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND STIPENDS FOR THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE. COMMUNITY BUILDING IS ESSENTIAL TO FOSTERING YOUTH LEADERSHIP. THEREFORE, WE CONNECT YOUTH TO NETWORK PEERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, MENTORS, AND COACHES. WE RECOGNIZE OUR YOUTHS WORK THROUGH AWARD NOMINATIONS. 37415 56632 PROGRAM 2: SUPPORTING EDUCATORS EDUCATORS ARE CRITICAL CHANGE AGENTS, AND WE AIM TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK THROUGH PEER CONNECTIONS, CONVENINGS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL RESOURCES. WE ELEVATE STORYTELLING AND CELEBRATE EDUCATOR SUCCESSES TO SHARE THESE ACHIEVEMENTS WITH OUR STATE AND NATIONAL NETWORK. 45600 1000 PROGRAM 3: ADVANCING TRANSFORMATIONAL POLICY MEEA STRIVES TO ADVANCE RESEARCH-INFORMED, TRANSFORMATIONAL POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT WILL FURTHER ELEVATE THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS. OUR APPROACH FOCUSES ON GRASSROOTS ENGAGEMENT, COLLABORATING WITH COALITION PARTNERS, AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL DECISION-MAKERS. 224771 PRIORITIZING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION - RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ARE CRUCIAL IN HIGHLIGHTING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, SO MEEA WORKS TO IDENTIFY STATEWIDE TRENDS, PATTERNS, AND NEEDS. MEEA UTILIZES THIS INFORMATION TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMATIC EVALUATION, ASSESS PROGRESS TOWARD SYSTEMS CHANGE, AND DISSEMINATE LOCAL CASE STUDIES OF INNOVATION. MEEA ALSO SEEKS TO COMMUNICATE BEST PRACTICES FROM THE NATIONAL LEVEL. SHIFTING CULTURE- MULTISCALE CHANGE IS ESSENTIAL TO MEEA'S WORK. MEEA BUILDS ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURES TO CULTIVATE VALUES-ALIGNED PROCEDURES, EMERGENT STRATEGIES, TRANSPARENCY WITH FAILURE AND PROCESS, AND AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS. MEEA SHARES THE LESSONS LEARNED WITH OUR STATE AND NATIONAL NETWORKS THROUGH MODELING, TEACHING, AND ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OTHERS WORKING TOWARDS THESE CULTURE SHIFTS. 224771 466629 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 22 0 false 10 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X SARAH CUNNINGHAM 2072729049 31 WOODSIDE ROAD BRUNSWICK ME 04011 OLIVIA GRISET EXECUTIVE DI 20.00 X 66942 0 0 VANESSA BERRY BOARD SECRET 0.75 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA BRASILLI DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 KATIE COPPENS DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 HADLEY COURAUD DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 LAURA CRAVERS-ROGERS DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 JESSICA DECKE DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA GRINDLE BOARD TREASU 0.75 X X 0 0 0 STEFAN JACKSON DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 DR JACQUELYN LOWMAN DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER PAGE BOARD PRESID 0.75 X X 0 0 0 LINDA WOODARD DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 66942 false false false 671550 671550 SPEAKING & CONSULTING INCOME 62231 62231 OTHER PROGRAM INCOME 3965 3965 66196 47 47 737793 66196 47 144834 144834 6000 6000 66942 26777 26777 13388 262217 144386 114636 3195 31900 16588 14674 638 29020 15091 13349 580 1223 636 563 24 10528 5474 4843 211 PROFESSIONAL FEES 118843 61798 54668 2377 TRAVEL AND MEETINGS 39887 20741 18348 798 EVENT EXPENSE 18321 9527 8428 366 OTHER 14540 7561 6688 291 16684 7216 9752 -284 760939 466629 272726 21584 37791 85306 422833 409009 460624 494315 1763 260 58340 1763 58600 X 458861 435715 458861 435715 460624 494315 -23146 X false false false X 79566 167987 413967 660639 671550 1993709 79566 167987 413967 660639 671550 1993709 1163584 830125 1230 1069 43 47 2389 1996098 211565 0.41590 0.43040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false false false false false false false false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 MEETINGS WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS & STAFF, GRASSROOTS LOBBYING. JUSTME FOR JUSTUS HOLDINGS 58340 58340 true 1 GRANT/SCHOLARSHIP 1 6000 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PRIORITIZING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION - RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ARE CRUCIAL IN HIGHLIGHTING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, SO MEEA WORKS TO IDENTIFY STATEWIDE TRENDS, PATTERNS, AND NEEDS. MEEA UTILIZES THIS INFORMATION TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMATIC EVALUATION, ASSESS PROGRESS TOWARD SYSTEMS CHANGE, AND DISSEMINATE LOCAL CASE STUDIES OF INNOVATION. MEEA ALSO SEEKS TO COMMUNICATE BEST PRACTICES FROM THE NATIONAL LEVEL. SHIFTING CULTURE- MULTISCALE CHANGE IS ESSENTIAL TO MEEA'S WORK. MEEA BUILDS ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURES TO CULTIVATE VALUES-ALIGNED PROCEDURES, EMERGENT STRATEGIES, TRANSPARENCY WITH FAILURE AND PROCESS, AND AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS. MEEA SHARES THE LESSONS LEARNED WITH OUR STATE AND NATIONAL NETWORKS THROUGH MODELING, TEACHING, AND ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OTHERS WORKING TOWARDS THESE CULTURE SHIFTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWS 990 BEFORE FILING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL CONDUCT THE EVALUATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WITH THE INPUT OF THE FULL MEEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A STANDARDIZED FORMAT WILL BE USED, WHICH MAY BE DIFFERENT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. TO QUALIFY FOR SALARY OR OTHER COMPENSATION INCREASES, AN EMPLOYEE MUST SATISFACTORILY PERFORM THEIR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AS IDENTIFIED BY THE SUPERVISOR AND REFLECTED IN THE EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. IF AN EMPLOYEE RECEIVES AN UNSATISFACTORY RATING, A CORRECTIVE PLAN OF ACTION WILL BE DEVELOPED, AND FOLLOW-UP EVALUATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED EVERY THREE MONTHS UNTIL THE EMPLOYEE IS RECEIVING SATISFACTORY RATINGS OR IS TERMINATED. ALL EVALUATIONS WILL BE SIGNED AND DATED BY BOTH PARTIES. RECEIPT OF A SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. TERMINATION MAY OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST