Connecticut Education Association Inc
Connecticut Education Association Inc. (CEA) is a public charity based in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a member organization and union of certified public school educators that advocates for teachers, students, and public education.
Connecticut Education Association Inc at a glance
In short: Connecticut Education Association Inc gave $255K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Connecticut. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $255,054
- +14.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- -12.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,218
- +31.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,000
- Total assets
- $45,677,143
- +26.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (1 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Connecticut Education Association Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 21 Oak Street 500, Hartford, CT 06106-8001
Phone: (860) 525-5641
Website: https://cea.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Connecticut Education Association Inc
Who Connecticut Education Association Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tolland Education Assn ($59K). Together the top 10 received $227K.
Grant Size Distribution
69 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 67 grants of 69 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for filing year 2025 went to recipients in Connecticut. The two website-listed programs also specify Connecticut as their geographic scope.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Connecticut Education Association Inc open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 14 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $59K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $59K first-time, $7K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $140K (2023) to $297K (2021). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $255K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tolland Education Assn Hartford, CT | To Defray Administrative Costs | $59,244 |
| CT STEM Academy Wallingford, CT | To Defray Administrative Costs | $40,000 |
| Fairfield Education Association Hartford, CT | To Defray Administrative Costs | $25,000 |
| Waterbury Education Association Hartford, CT | To Defray Administrative Costs | $25,000 |
| Bridgeport Education Association Hartford, CT | To Defray Administrative Costs | $25,000 |
| Stamford Education Association Hartford, CT | To Defray Administrative Costs | $25,000 |
| Danbury Education Association Hartford, CT | To Defray Administrative Costs | $7,000 |
| Manchester Education Association Hartford, CT | To Defray Administrative Costs | $7,000 |
| Hamden Education Association Hartford, CT | To Defray Administrative Costs | $7,000 |
| Westport Education Association Hartford, CT | To Defray Administrative Costs | $7,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $45,677,143 | $23,184,881 | $19,932,301 | $255,054 | 14 | $2,614,562 |
| 2024 | $36,163,469 | $21,003,327 | $19,244,426 | $222,596 | 16 | $844,112 |
| 2023 | $36,713,891 | $20,009,421 | $20,089,969 | $140,017 | 10 | $-338,712 |
| 2022 | $36,750,422 | $21,146,578 | $19,335,034 | $206,715 | 14 | $1,174,713 |
| 2021 | $41,042,336 | $20,851,879 | $22,125,223 | $297,406 | 15 | $1,037,140 |
| 2020 | $39,443,677 | $20,773,562 | $20,121,918 | $159,000 | 15 | $789,018 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
CEA’s stated mission is to promote quality public education by advancing the teaching profession. Its filing describes support for local affiliates through staff and financial assistance for collective bargaining, elections, negotiations, and local support services. It also describes member communications and expert legal services related to labor negotiations and employment matters.
The 2025 grants include local education associations and CT STEM Academy. CT STEM Academy describes its own mission as providing community-accessible programs such as school Family STEM Nights, after-school programs, and summer day camps. Milford Education Association says it represents all teachers in the Milford school district. Greenwich Education Association says it informs members about educational issues and supports sound educational practices, training, workshops, and attendance at education-related events.
CEA’s website also lists a California Casualty Music & Arts Grant for music or arts needs in K–12 public schools, and Public Relations Commission Awards and Grants recognizing teachers, community members or organizations, and local associations for service and engagement.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, CEA reported 14 grants totaling $255,054. Grant amounts ranged from $6,810 to $59,244, with a median of $7,000. The largest listed awards were $59,244 to Tolland Education Association and $40,000 to CT STEM Academy. Fairfield, Waterbury, Bridgeport, and Stamford education associations each received $25,000. Danbury, Manchester, Hamden, Westport, Milford, and Wallingford education associations each received $7,000. The listed purposes for these awards were to defray administrative costs. Greenwich Education Association received $6,810 in 2025.
CEA’s website lists a $250 California Casualty Music & Arts Grant for a music or art need at a school, with eligibility for CEA members and K–12 public schools in Connecticut. It also lists online applications for the Public Relations Commission Awards and Grants, which recognize teachers, community members or organizations, and local associations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kate Dias as president, Joslyn Delancey as vice-president, Tara Flaherty as secretary, and Stephanie Wanzer as treasurer. It lists Katy Gale, Tanya Kores, Lammia Agoora, James Allan, Marilyn Della Rocco, and Mia Dimbo as directors.
Connecticut Education Association Inc is led by Kate Dias, President on every filing since 2022; 16 of 46 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kate Dias
President
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$69K (2022) → $152K (2025)
Todd Jaeck
Executive Director
Executive Director From Mar → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$187K (2025)
Marilyn Mathes
Director of Affiliate & Member
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$180K (2020) → $198K (2025)
Nancy Andrews
Director of Communications
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$179K (2020) → $198K (2025)
Raymond Rossomando
Director of Professional P
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$182K (2020) → $201K (2025)
Herman Whitter
Director of Affiliate & Member
Uniserv Representative → Director of Affiliate & Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$154K (2023) → $193K (2025)
Katy Gale
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mia Dimbo
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Downhour
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Murray
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Allan
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Johseph Holloway
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katheryn Noonan
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Kiely
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Record
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lammia Agoora
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Cordova
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marilyn Della Rocco
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Giblin
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Peterkin
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Mahon
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Kaminski
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katheryn Petruzzi
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lillian Perone
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tanya Kores
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Foulds
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cherie Calabrese
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evelis Mayette
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Geroge Flaherty Jr.
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacquelyn Sawn
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Rodriguez
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Gazaukas
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Clark
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Higgins
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emma Sands
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Beth Lang
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adrienne Delucca
General Counsel
Attorney → General Counsel, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$204K (2020) → $223K (2025)
Eric Fisher
Uniserv Representative
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$163K (2020) → $170K (2025)
Melanie Kolek
Legal Counsel
Attorney → Legal Counsel, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$201K (2020) → $212K (2025)
Rebecca Mitchell
Legal Counsel
Attorney → Legal Counsel, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$188K (2020) → $211K (2025)
Stephanie Wanzer
Treasurer
Secretary → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$18K (2020) → $21K (2025)
Joslyn Delancey
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$52K (2022) → $127K (2025)
Tara Flaherty
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
$5K (2023) → $14K (2025)
Lovel Cassells
Director of Finance - Former
Director of Finance → Director of Finance - Former, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$82K (2024) → $123K (2025)
Michael Brady
Uniserv Representative
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$163K (2024) → $167K (2025)
Michael Breen
Uniserv Representative
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$161K (2024) → $164K (2025)
Former officers (59)
- Former: Donald Williams (2020–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: George Flaherty Jr. (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Janet Streckfus (2020–2024) — Former Director of Finance
- Former: Bill Raabe (2024) — Interim Executive Director Oct to Mar
- Former: Carrie Cassady (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Ethan Spinelli (2023) — Director
- Former: Pat Jordan (2023) — Director
- Former: Bruce Yarnall (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: David Jedidian (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Glenn Spencer (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Gloria Brown (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Heidi Florian (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Karen Dimenna (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Nicola Able (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Ozga (2020–2022) — Uniserv Representative
- Former: Tara Little (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Daniel Hart (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Harder (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Gale (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Sara Azukas (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Seth Galante (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Briana Dube (2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Foulds (2022) — Director
- Former: Michael McGarry (2022) — Director
- Former: Theresa McKeown (2022) — Director
- Former: Daniel Wilbur (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Elaine Gencarelli (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Faith Sweeney (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Leake (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Kathryn Dias (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Janick (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Nila Ottilige (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Thomas Nicholas (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Alison Kirchberger (2021) — Director
- Former: Annie Bigley (2021) — Director
- Former: Diane Marinaro (2021) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Knapp (2021) — Director
- Former: Laura Ayer (2021) — Director
- Former: Natasha Schweitzer (2021) — Director
- Former: Vidyotma Gupta (2021) — Director
- Former: Annie Irvine (2020) — Director
- Former: Christine Thurlow-Hansen (2020) — Director
- Former: Gary Peluchette (2020) — Director
- Former: Hollyann Moriarty (2020) — Director
- Former: James Quigley (2020) — Director
- Former: James Randall (2020) — Director
- Former: John Horrigan (2020) — Director
- Former: Karen Hores (2020) — Director
- Former: Katie Grant (2020) — Director
- Former: Katlyn Deren (2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin Egan (2020) — Director
- Former: Lynn Hancock (2020) — Director
- Former: Peter Borofsky (2020) — Director
- Former: Rae Baczek (2020) — Director
- Former: Robert Traber (2020) — Director
- Former: Samantha Paradee (2020) — Director
- Former: Steven Archibald (2020) — Director
- Former: Thomas Devine (2020) — Director
- Former: Tricia Conduah (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $223K, to Adrienne Delucca (General Counsel). 16 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Connecticut Education Association Inc
How much does Connecticut Education Association Inc give each year?
Connecticut Education Association Inc gave $255K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $223K across 16 grants.
What is Connecticut Education Association Inc's typical grant size?
Connecticut Education Association Inc's median grant in 2025 was $7,000, and its average grant was $18,218, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Connecticut Education Association Inc that year got $59K on average.
Where does Connecticut Education Association Inc give grants?
Connecticut Education Association Inc gives mostly in Connecticut: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Hartford, CT (13 grants).
Does Connecticut Education Association Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Connecticut Education Association Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Defray Administrative Costs" (14 grants).
Who are Connecticut Education Association Inc's largest grantees?
Connecticut Education Association Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Tolland Education Assn ($59,244), CT STEM Academy ($40,000) and Fairfield Education Association ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 49% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Connecticut Education Association Inc?
Connecticut Education Association Inc reported $45.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $23.2M.
What does Connecticut Education Association Inc fund?
CEA’s stated mission is to promote quality public education by advancing the teaching profession. Its filing describes support for local affiliates through staff and financial assistance for collective bargaining, elections, negotiations, and local support services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Connecticut Education Association Inc?
Connecticut Education Association Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check cea.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Connecticut Education Association Inc's EIN?
Connecticut Education Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-0666277. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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