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Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker South Portland, ME EIN: 86-0761421 Website
EnvironmentEnvironmental education

PARTNERSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL is a public charity based in South Portland, Maine. Its website describes the National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (NPETE) as a nonprofit organization that works with educational institutions, industry, and government to advance environmental, health, and safety education and training.

Key facts about Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc

In short: Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc gave $1.2M across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $89K), top state Tennessee. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
86-0761421
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,239,433
Grants made (2025)
14
Average grant
$88,531
Median grant
$44,583
New grantees (estimate)
0% first-time grantees (0 of 14, 2025)
Total assets
$568,302
Primary geography
Tennessee (24% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$568K

-18.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

-28.6% YoY

Grant Count

14

-30.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$89K

+2.1% YoY

Is Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc open to new grantees?

0%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 0 of 14 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. How we count

  • 100% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 30% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The mission stated on the organization’s 2023 filing is to establish and maintain a national focus for environmental technician training through regionally accredited two-year colleges and associate-degree-granting institutions. Its website describes a broader mission of strengthening the workforce through environmental, health, safety, and emergency-response education and training.

The organization’s website describes activities including curriculum and instructional-resource development, train-the-trainer and professional-development activities, technical assistance for program development, and education for environmental careers. Its 2023 filing also describes work on hazardous-materials training, disaster-response training, and online training.

The 2025 grants included support for colleges and other organizations. For example, the University of Tennessee describes its mission as promoting and assisting scientific, social, and educational investigation and research; PathStone Corporation says it works to strengthen farmworker, rural, and urban communities; and OAI Inc. describes its work as workforce development serving the Chicago metropolitan area. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the funder’s.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the organization reported 14 grants totaling $1,239,433. Grant amounts ranged from $9,300 to $250,000, with a median of $44,583.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The website says NPETE serves all 50 states, Tribal Nations, U.S. territories, and insular areas. In 2025, the largest shares of reported grant dollars went to recipients in Tennessee (24%), Texas (20%), Kansas (15%), New Mexico (13%), and Ohio (10%).

Grant Distribution by State

15states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.

Cities

KnoxvilleAmarilloChicagoDavenportEnumclawFort PierceGreat BendGreenvilleLyndonHarrimanMiddleburg HeightsMilwaukeeSanta FeJunction CityBrooklyRochesterIllinois CityPendeltonCamdenNapels

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M11 grants2019 16 grants2020 17 grants2021 18 grants2022 20 grants2023 20 grants2024 14 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $765K (2019) to $1.8M (2022). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $1.2M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Amarillo Community College: $250KAmarillo Community College$250KRoane State Community College: $250KRoane State Community College$250KBarton Community College: $190KBarton Community College$190KSanta Fe Community College: $167KSanta Fe Community College$167KRL Environmental Consulting & Train: $128KRL Environmental Consulting &Train$128KLucidway LLC: $57KLucidway LLC$57KFenton & Associates: $47KFenton & Associates$47KUniversity of Tennessee: $42KUniversity of Tennessee$42KGreenville Technical College: $31KGreenville Technical College$31KPathstone Corporation: $22KPathstone Corporation$22K

The largest 2025 recipient was Amarillo Community College ($250K). Together the top 10 received $1.2M.

Grant Size Distribution

89 grants across all recorded years

51<$50K10$50–100K19$100–250K9$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 51 grants of 89 (57%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Amarillo Community College Amarillo, TXDevelopment$250,000
Roane State Community College Harriman, TNTraining$250,000
Barton Community College Great Bend, KSTraining$189,708
Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe, NMTraining$166,985
RL Environmental Consulting & Train Middleburg Heights, OHTraining$127,800
Lucidway LLC Lyndon, ILTech Assistance$57,096
Fenton & Associates Enumclaw, WAEvaluations$46,675
University of Tennessee Knoxville, TNTraining$42,491
Greenville Technical College Greenville, SCTraining$31,000
Pathstone Corporation Rochester, NYTraining$22,348

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $568,302 $2,410,139 $2,423,757 $1,239,433
2024 $697,471 $2,927,863 $2,915,650 $1,734,701
2023 $611,673 $2,961,734 $2,961,746 $1,771,872
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$568,302$697,471$611,673
Revenue$2,410,139$2,927,863$2,961,734
Expenses$2,423,757$2,915,650$2,961,746

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 11, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 8, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 31, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 20, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 22, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Kirk Laflin as executive director, Jeffrey Bates as board chair, James Shepherd as board vice chair, Bruce Guiliani as treasurer, Amy Hanzlin as secretary, and Matthew Hise, Jennifer Worth, Terry Meschke, and Sharyl Majorski as directors. It also lists Ellen Bluth as secretary with a notation that she resigned in October 2024. The website identifies Laflin as executive director.

Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc is led by Jeffrey Bates, Board Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeffrey Bates

    Board Chair

    Director → Board Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Worth

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Hise

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharyl Majorski

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Meschke

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zetra Wheeler

    Director

    At-Large → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kirk Laflin

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $177K (2019) → $198K (2025)

  • Bruce Guiliani

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Shepherd

    Board Vice C

    Board Chair → Board Vice C, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Hanzlin

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Ellen Bluth (2019–2025) — Secretary · Filing note: Resigned 102024
  • Former: Pat Flynn (2019–2022) — Director · Filing note: Resigned
  • Former: Rickey Cole (2019–2022) — Director · Filing note: Resigned
  • Former: Ellen Kabat Lensch (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: James Hucherson (2021–2022) — Director · Filing note: Resigned

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Kirk Laflin — Executive Di: $198KKirk LaflinExecutive Di$198K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $198K, to Kirk Laflin (Executive Di).

Contact

Mailing address: 584 Main Street, South Portland, ME 04106
Phone: (207) 771-9020
Website: https://nationalpete.org

Frequently asked questions about Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc

How much does Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc give each year?

Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc gave $1.2M across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 20 grants.

What is Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc's typical grant size?

Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc's median grant in 2025 was $44,583, and its average grant was $88,531, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc give grants?

Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc's top state is Tennessee, with 24% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Texas (20%) and Kansas (15%).

Does Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Training" (9 grants).

Who are Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc's largest grantees?

Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Amarillo Community College ($250,000), Roane State Community College ($250,000) and Barton Community College ($189,708), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc?

Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc reported $568K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.

What does Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc fund?

The mission stated on the organization’s 2023 filing is to establish and maintain a national focus for environmental technician training through regionally accredited two-year colleges and associate-degree-granting institutions. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc?

Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check nationalpete.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc's EIN?

Partnership for Environmental Technology Education Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0761421. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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