North American Association for Environmental Education Inc

“The prepared form 990 is reviewed by the associations executive director and the members of the governing body before the return is filed with the irs.”

“The association has a signed written conflict of interest policy for all employees and members of the governing body. Potential conflicts of interest are assessed and examined annually by the governing body. The persons with a conflict recuse themselves in discussions and voting in the matter of interest.”

“The president reviewed comparative compensation information provided by a human resources specialist and documented the determination of executive environmental education, inc. 23-7158061 north american association for compensation.”

“The association makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Environmental consultants: program service expenses $865,304 total expenses $865,304 design/photography: program service expenses $58,089 management and general expenses $1,035 total expenses $59,124 media and promotional services: program service expenses $175,365 management and general expenses $1,480 total expenses $176,845 consulting: program service expenses $191,433 management and general expenses $24,972 fundraising expenses $3,280 total expenses $219,685”

“The north american association for environmental education (naaee) is the professional association for the field of environmental education and works to support and strengthen environmental education in north america and beyond. We have five key strategic objectives: drive excellence and spark field-wide innovation; invest in leadership for a stronger and more inclusive movement; cultivate collaboration and strengthen networks for change; champion environmental education through policy, communication, and outreach; and sustain a thriving organization. We are the lead on the five-year national environmental education training program, called ee360+, which is designed to help strengthen the field, support a field-wide technology platform, and train a cadre of educators to deliver high-quality environmental education programs. This initiative is part of a five-year cooperative agreement with the u.s. Environmental protection agency. This training consortium kicked off in june 2021 and builds on our previous partnership with ee360. This initiative involves a consortium of non-profit and federal partners and advisors. As part of ee360+, we are continuing to provide professional development for thousands of educators and are helping to strengthen the infrastructure of the field. We also continued to promote our newest set of guidelines focused on community engagement, which was published in 2017 and were working on a new set of guidelines focused on climate change and climate justice. In addition, we manage eepro, a professional learning site for the field of environmental education, with learning opportunities, online modules, research, discussion groups, and jobs. Naaee conducted a very successful virtual conference in 2023 and another successful in-person conference in pittsburgh in november 2024. We had more than 1,000 people attending both conferences. Naaee and its affiliate network have more than 20,000 members and supporters, and reach more than 150,000 professionals across north america and beyond. We send out eenews and eejobs twenty times a year, reaching more than 12,000 readers and also have an active social media presence through facebook, instagram, and linkedin. The natural start alliance is naaees initiative to advance early childhood environmental environmental education and advocate for policies that get young children outdoors playing and learning in nature, providing and promoting opportunities for educators to develop skills in early childhood environmental education, and building a professional network of educators who specialize in both early childhood and environmental education. The alliance includes more than 2,000 organizations, and supports an annual conference to bring nature-based early childhood educators together, and hosts a variety of networking opportunities at the naaee annual conference. Naaee is the secretariat for the global environmental education partnership (geep), a network of countries working together to strengthen environmental education. Working with u.s. Epa and the ministry of environment in taiwan, as well as an expert global advisory group, naaee is helping to build capacity for environmental education in countries around the world by sharing best practices, convening thought leaders, creating a website for global interaction (thegeep.org) and promoting access to high-quality resources and ideas. Naaee continued the ee 30 under 30 program, recognizing 30 talented and committed young people working to protect the environment through education. Naaee is continuing to work on linking research to practice, and has partnered with stanford university and other universities on eeworks, a project to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the peer-reviewed research and communicate about the value and impact of the field. Naaee also has a 5-year cooperative agreement with noaa, called eeblue, which is focused on advancing environmental literacy and science education. Naaee also continued our wo”