A look at the Michigan Education Association's finances

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2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Membership
137,231
164,007
156,988
156,447
156,394
Statewide enrollment (FTE)
1,734,019
1,723,087
1,713,133
1,693,436
1,661,414
Membership:Enrollment ratio
8/100
10/100
9/100
9/100
9/100
Assets (end of year)
$23,099,198
$58,911,844
$69,256,494
$74,567,106
$67,582,492
Liabilities (end of year)
$56,305,713
$88,882,871
$65,641,719
$77,567,143 $105,167,935
Net assets
($33,206,515) ($29,971,027) $3,614,775
($3,000,037) ($37,585,443)
Retirement liabilities
$35,443,651
$67,796,372
$41,354,984
$54,935,115
$88,723,520
Retiree health liabilities
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dues received
$62,690,389
$64,292,138
$63,280,429
$66,655,566
$66,574,547
Dues rate (per year)
N/A
$583
$583
$620
$620
Union administration
$5,782,836
$4,914,441
$5,847,206
$6,231,610
$6,302,522
Benefits
$20,571,201
$21,852,208
$15,108,434
$20,724,389
$25,775,247
Political/lobbying
$715,340
$2,563,085
$2,613,727
$2,325,154
$2,304,492
Total spending on gross salary
N/A
$23,636,606
$26,056,739
$28,244,103
$28,692,993
Total disbursements to employees
N/A
$26,512,303
$29,210,906
$31,504,485
$31,977,283
Total disbursements
$110,096,221 $117,163,603 $118,515,291 $124,681,120 $137,293,902
President's compensation
$246,241
$243,227
$229,241
$254,864
$256,340
President's salary (gross)
$189,678
$181,902
$192,445
$198,945
$208,298
Avg. teacher salary
$52,161
$53,959
$54,739
$55,526
$60,430
* Blue highlighted is presidents' pay during transition (largest figure)
Sources: 1.) MEA filings with U.S. Department of Labor; 2.) Michigan Department of Education; 3.) State Journal analysis of data

2009
155,205
1,628,628
10/100
$66,761,906
$191,014,152
($124,252,246)
$174,520,856
N/A
$66,322,937
$620
$7,684,434
$21,020,182
$2,502,926
$30,736,987
$34,109,960
$132,217,786
$290,741
$239,105
$62,237

2010

2011

2012

2013

153,710
153,938
151,771
147,659
1,605,971
1,577,123
1,559,847
1,542,691
10/100
10/100
10/100
10/100
$66,518,197
$67,997,283
$64,805,308
$69,185,598
$199,067,342 $179,882,549 $224,137,977 $181,497,973
($132,549,145) ($111,885,266) ($159,332,669) ($112,312,375)
$120,682,373 $109,036,335 $129,062,582
$74,005,633
$62,597,106
$54,885,016
$79,461,566
$91,416,425
$65,533,634
$62,794,268
$61,895,814
$64,381,493
$620
$630
$630
$635
$7,083,855
$6,547,851
$6,476,829
$5,941,981
$21,273,782
$21,635,362
$24,191,845
$20,820,419
$3,521,781
$3,837,526
$4,843,282
$9,308,502
$31,525,956
$28,636,765
$25,648,687
$24,034,358
$34,784,941
$31,813,303
$28,615,268
$26,829,497
$130,842,336 $140,780,596 $134,308,899 $127,054,694
$297,458
$283,280
$219,376
$212,848
$246,510
$235,447
$182,154
$182,698
$63,024
$61,530
$62,613
$62,530

Change, 2012
to 2013
(4,112)
(17,156)

$4,380,290
($42,640,004)
$47,020,294
($55,056,949)
$11,954,859
$2,485,679
$5
($534,848)
($3,371,426)
$4,465,220
($1,614,329)
($1,785,771)
($7,254,205)
($6,528)
$544
($83)

Change, 2004
to 2013
10,428
(191,328)

$46,086,400
$125,192,260
($79,105,860)
$38,561,982
N/A
$1,691,104
N/A
$159,145
$249,218
$8,593,162
N/A
N./A
$16,958,473
($33,393)
($6,980)
$10,369