Missouri Retired Teachers Association

What Missouri Retired Teachers Association does

Missouri Retired Teachers Association (MRTA) is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy association founded in December 1960 by eleven retired teachers in Jefferson City, Missouri. It is incorporated in Missouri and headquartered at 3030 DuPont Circle, Jefferson City, with governance provided by an elected board of officers and 14 regional vice presidents, supported by a small staff of approximately eight people including Executive Director Maria Walden and Assistant Director Sarah Hoeller. The organization functions as Missouri's largest retired educator association, representing over 113,000 Missouri public school retirees while serving a paid membership of 30,000+.

MRTA's core offering is membership in a grassroots advocacy organization whose primary value is protecting and enhancing public education retirement benefits. Members are organized into 14 regions with local units in every county, enabling coordinated advocacy at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City and in Washington, D.C. The organization monetizes exclusively through recurring annual membership dues: $45 per year for Regular members receiving public pensions (PSRS/PEERS of Missouri, PSRS of St. Louis, or PSRS of Kansas City) and $30 per year for Associate members who do not receive public pensions, both with automatic annual renewal. Distribution is via a self-service member portal (portal.mrta.org) powered by YourMembership.com association management software, supported by email newsletters (Legislative Edition, Watchdog Report, monthly e-news), Facebook, Call-to-Action campaigns, and an annual meeting. Member benefits include insurance plans, professional liability coverage, MRTA Travel, Silver Dollar City discounts, an educational webinar series, and a discounts program. The organization is an affiliate of NRTA (AARP's Education Community) and operates a parallel charitable foundation, the Missouri Retired Teachers Foundation (MRTF), which handles grants and giving.

Name

Missouri Retired Teachers Association

Legal name

Missouri Retired Teachers & Education Employees Association

Website

https://mrta.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Missouri Retired Teachers Association (MRTA) is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy association based in Jefferson City, Missouri, representing over 113,000 public school retirees and serving 30,000+ paying members through annual dues ($45 Regular, $30 Associate). It protects retirement benefits via grassroots advocacy and provides member benefits through local units in every county.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Membership Association Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

Keywords

• Retired educator advocacy
• Pension protection association
• Member benefits program
• Grassroots legislative advocacy
• Nonprofit membership association

Headquarters

HQ city

Jefferson City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: MRTA is funded entirely by membership dues. Regular members receiving public pensions pay $45.00 per year with auto-renewal. Associate members not receiving public pensions pay $30.00 per year with auto-renewal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MRTA is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy association that sells annual memberships to retired Missouri educators and education employees, providing legislative advocacy for public education pensions and Social Security benefits, a YourMembership.com-powered member portal, and member benefits including insurance plans, professional liability coverage, travel discounts, Silver Dollar City discounts, educational webinars, and a discounts program. The organization is entirely funded by membership dues ($45/year Regular, $30/year Associate) and operates through local units in every Missouri county across 14 regions.

Product overview

Missouri Retired Teachers Association operates as a single-mission membership organization rather than a technology product company. Its core offering is membership in a 501(c)(4) not-for-profit advocacy association for retired Missouri educators. The primary service is the Member Portal (portal.mrta.org), a YourMembership.com-powered platform for membership management, event registration, and member communications. MRTA offers two membership tiers: Regular Membership ($45/year) for pension recipients and Associate Membership ($30/year) for non-recipients. The organization provides member benefits including insurance plans, professional liability coverage, travel programs, Silver Dollar City discounts, educational webinars, and a discount program. The MRTA Foundation (MRTF) handles charitable giving and grants. Regular newsletter publications (Legislative Edition, Watchdog Report, monthly e-news) keep members informed on advocacy efforts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regular MRTA Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Historic victory: Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82) signed into law January 5, 2025, repealing Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) for over 3.2 million public workers.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NRTA (National Retired Teachers Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMRTA is an affiliate of NRTA (National Retired Teachers Association, AARP's Education Community). This affiliation provides national reach and support for Missouri's retired educators, connecting local advocacy efforts with broader national initiatives for retired teachers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Public School & Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri (PSRS/PEERS): PSRS/PEERS administers the public school pension plans that MRTA's Regular members receive benefits from. It is a critical ecosystem partner — MRTA's advocacy directly impacts plan design — and serves the same retiree demographic from an institutional, non-advocacy angle.
• TIAA: TIAA is a financial services provider specializing in retirement products for educators and nonprofit employees, overlapping MRTA's retiree demographic. It is not a membership association but is an ecosystem participant that competes for share of retired educators' wallets.

Direct peers

• NEA Retired: NEA Retired is the retired educator program of the National Education Association, providing advocacy, benefits, and community to retired public school educators. It is a direct competitor for the same member base at a national level with overlapping state chapters.
• National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA): NRTA is MRTA's national affiliate and AARP's Education Community, serving retired educators nationwide. It is the most direct functional peer — same target demographic (retired teachers), same advocacy and member-benefit model, and an explicitly affiliated relationship.
• National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE): NARFE is a dues-funded advocacy organization representing federal retirees and active employees on retirement benefits, similar in advocacy-driven membership model to MRTA. While NARFE focuses on federal rather than state retirees, it is a structural analog operating a comparable grassroots advocacy and benefits business.
• AFT Retirees: AFT Retirees is the retired-members program of the American Federation of Teachers, offering advocacy and benefits for retired educators and public employees. It competes with MRTA for the same retiree demographic, particularly in Missouri where AFT-affiliated local unions operate.

Broad incumbents

• AARP: AARP is the largest U.S. advocacy organization for Americans 50+, providing member benefits, lobbying, and community. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with MRTA's retiree demographic and policy agenda (especially Social Security and pensions) but operates nationally and across all professions.
• American Association of Retired Persons State Office – Missouri: AARP's Missouri state office operates in the same geography and serves an overlapping 50+ demographic. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping policy priorities (Social Security, retirement security) and competes for the same retired educator audience, though it does not specialize in the educator niche.

Regional players

• Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA): MSTA is the statewide active-teacher association in Missouri and a direct counterpart for the pre-retirement member pipeline MRTA serves. It operates in the same geography, overlapping with MRTA on education policy and potentially with associate (active teacher) memberships.
• New York State Retired Teachers Association (NYSRTA): NYSRTA is a state-level retired teacher advocacy and member-benefit organization in New York, structurally identical to MRTA in model — dues-funded membership, pension advocacy, benefits — but operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/615899800568471
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/missouri-retired-teachers-association

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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