TEACH FOR AMERICA INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

TEACH FOR AMERICA INC

EIN 13-3541913 · Education (B400)

What they do

Children Growing Up In Historically Marginalized and Disenfranchised Communities Lack Access to A Broad Spectrum of Resources and Opportunities, and Attend Schools That Are Not Equipped to Meet Their Needs. to Address This, TFAs Mission is to Find, Develop and Support Exceptional Leaders to Teach The Nations Most Underserved Students. TFA Does This By Finding Promising Leaders; Developing and Cultivating The Leadership Skills and Mindsets Necessary for Systems Change Through Classroom Teaching; Engaging The Individual and Collective Impact of Those In The TFA Network Throughout Their Lifetime; and Growing The Organization By Learning New Capabilities to Enable A Path for Transformative Change.

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Of every $100 spent, about $75.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders28 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

72.49%of revenue went to mission work75.7% of expenses · Program services

11.78%of revenue went to fundraising12.3% of expenses

$95.71spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

11.44%of revenue went to management and office costs11.9% of expenses

$2.35in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

89.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$265,237,413

Mission workProgram services$192,283,29672.49% of revenue75.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$30,332,68011.44% of revenue11.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$31,254,42811.78% of revenue12.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$11,367,0094.29% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$253,870,40495.71% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 75.7% mission · 11.9% management · 12.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.71% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 74.2% mission · 13.0% management · 12.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.81% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 71.7% mission · 15.7% management · 12.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.20% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 73.6% mission · 16.1% management · 10.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 122.19% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 73.3% mission · 16.4% management · 10.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.46% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 74.6% mission · 15.3% management · 10.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.47% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 75.3% mission · 14.6% management · 10.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.85% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 9.6% management · 10.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.75% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$265,237,413

Expenses$253,870,404

Annual surplus $11,367,009 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$192,283,296 · 75.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$30,332,680 · 11.9% of expenses

Fundraising$31,254,428 · 12.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$265,237,413

Expenses$253,870,404

Assets$596,287,079

Income$298,835,829

Contributions$237,764,501

Mission work (program services)$192,283,296

Fundraising$31,254,428

Grants given$35,419,509

Average grant$843,322

Management and general$30,332,680

Stocks and bonds$441,212,423

Accounting fees$172,741

Investing fees$132,545

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ELISA VILLANUEVA BEARDCEO & DIRECTOR · 52 hrs/week $598,385Base $552,478 · Other $45,907

JEMINA BERNARDPRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · 52 hrs/week $528,940Base $482,774 · Other $46,166

JOY OKOROEVP, FIELD IMPACT & INTEGRATION · 59 hrs/week $461,865Base $432,195 · Other $29,670

TRACY-ELIZABETH CLAYEVP, PEOPLE & ADMINISTRATION · 52 hrs/week $448,696Base $405,293 · Other $43,403

WHITNEY PETERSMEYEREVP, GROWTH · 55 hrs/week $445,377Base $399,470 · Other $45,907

STEPHEN MAJORSEVP, CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER · 47 hrs/week $382,819Base $346,454 · Other $36,365

ALAN MURRAYEVP, CHIEF DIGITAL & TECHNOLOGY OFFICER · 43 hrs/week $374,017Base $336,147 · Other $37,870

BARBARA LOGAN SMITHCHIEF OF EXPERIENCE & BELONGING · 59 hrs/week $365,314Base $324,568 · Other $40,746

TIA MORRISEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 56 hrs/week $362,331Base $335,113 · Other $27,218

ASHANTA EVANS BLACKWELLSVP, GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY · 53 hrs/week $316,256Base $270,070 · Other $46,186

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (28)

ELISA VILLANUEVA BEARDCEO & DIRECTOR

JEMINA BERNARDPRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

JOY OKOROEVP, FIELD IMPACT & INTEGRATION

TRACY-ELIZABETH CLAYEVP, PEOPLE & ADMINISTRATION

WHITNEY PETERSMEYEREVP, GROWTH

STEPHEN MAJORSEVP, CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER

ALAN MURRAYEVP, CHIEF DIGITAL & TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

BARBARA LOGAN SMITHCHIEF OF EXPERIENCE & BELONGING

TIA MORRISEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ASHANTA EVANS BLACKWELLSVP, GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY

STEVE MANDELDIRECTOR

MIGUEL SOLISDIRECTOR

LINNEA CONRAD ROBERTSDIRECTOR

LINDY SCHUMACHERDIRECTOR

KEVIN HUFFMANDIRECTOR ( TREASURER)

WILLIAM HASLAMDIRECTOR

KEN MEHLMANDIRECTOR

KAYA HENDERSONDIRECTOR

HOWARD WOLFSONDIRECTOR ( THROUGH 9/24/2024)

HANNAH COCCADIRECTOR

DR MICHAEL LOMAXDIRECTOR

DERAY MCKESSONDIRECTOR

DAVID KENNYDIRECTOR (CHAIR)

DAN PORTERFIELDDIRECTOR

DAN CARROLLDIRECTOR

CHRISTY BURTONDIRECTOR (VICE CHAIR)

CHANELLE HARDYDIRECTOR

ANEESH SOHONICEO & DIRECTOR ( BEGINNING 4/15/2025)

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1993
Location: 25 Broadway 12th Floor, New York, NY 10004
County: New York
In care of: Jeffrey Gunther
Primary officer: Jeffrey Gunther, SVP, Finance

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 279-2080

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: June 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CROWE LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B400)
Grant-giving organization: Yes