Teach for America
Teach for America reported $265.2 million in revenue and $253.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.74 went to program services, $11.95 to management and general costs and $12.31 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 89.6% of the total. Government grants made up 18.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $598,385 (CEO & Director). 731 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 3% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $254MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $265M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$70.92 $189M
- Government grants$18.47 $49M
- Program service revenue$7.41 $20M
- Investment income$3.20 $8.5M
Other revenue was negative: −$760K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.7% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.9% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 12.3% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.13 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 89.6% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 18.5% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 7.4% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $598,385 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.24% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 731 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 25.1 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 18 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCorps Members - TFA recruits, selects, trains and develops exceptional leaders to teach the nation's most underserved students. The organization hosts on and off campus recruitment events, networks and cultivates relationships with prospects and communities in order to recruit exceptional leaders. The organization then processes applications and conducts interviews to select corps members, placing them in various urban and rural regions throughout the United States. Corps members are supported financially, and engage in intensive virtual, hybrid, and in-person training where they have the…
Systems Change - TFA recognizes that significant progress in education can only be achieved with extraordinary actions and partnerships within the communities in which we work. Creating system change is about researching new opportunities - working alongside a coalition of alumni, students, and community leaders and partners to identify patterns and strategies that can lead to system impact and achieve our goals. Investing in work that allows learning of new capabilities and experimentation with innovative practices to bring forth a reinvention of the existing school models
Alumni - TFA has an alumni base of former corps members all over the world. This network is instrumental in driving real change and impact in education. TFA engages in activities that support and encourage alumni to continue work in education and across sectors by connecting them with various career and partnership opportunities, as well as resources, programs, and events. TFA also supports alumni via activities intended to develop alumni in leadership practice and/or specific programmatic areas: classroom practice, school leadership, school systems leadership, policy/organizing work, and…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director Director/trustee, officer, 52.0 hrs/week | $552,478 | $0 | $45,907 | $598,385 |
| President & Chief Operating Officer Key employee, 52.0 hrs/week | $482,774 | $0 | $46,166 | $528,940 |
| EVP, Field Impact & Integration Key employee, 59.0 hrs/week | $432,195 | $0 | $29,670 | $461,865 |
| EVP, People & Administration Highest compensated employee, 52.0 hrs/week | $405,293 | $0 | $43,403 | $448,696 |
| EVP, Growth Key employee, 55.0 hrs/week | $399,470 | $0 | $45,907 | $445,377 |
| EVP, Chief External Affairs Officer Highest compensated employee, 47.0 hrs/week | $346,454 | $0 | $36,365 | $382,819 |
| EVP, Chief Digital & Technology Officer Highest compensated employee, 43.0 hrs/week | $336,147 | $0 | $37,870 | $374,017 |
| Chief of Experience & Belonging Highest compensated employee, 59.0 hrs/week | $324,568 | $0 | $40,746 | $365,314 |
731 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Teach for America (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.3M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b18 · 17 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 52,193
- Volunteers Part I, line 672,000
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BetterLesson Inc Teacher Coaching Services | $1,633,675 |
| Growth Acceleration Partners IT Consulting Services | $979,157 |
| TIQRI CORPORATION PTE LTD IT Consulting Services | $811,293 |
| Strada Collaborative LLC Video/Documentary Consulting | $775,000 |
| Workday Inc IT Consulting Services | $737,831 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 31 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
379 private foundations reported grants to Teach for America totaling $42M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Teach for America's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, Teach for America reported that 75.7% of its $253.9 million in expenses went to program services, 11.9% to management and general and 12.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Teach for America pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Teach for America reported for one person in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 was $598,385, for the role of CEO & Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Teach for America get its money?
Of $265.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, 89.6% came from contributions and grants (including 18.5% from government grants) and 7.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Teach for America a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-3541913 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, object 202621009349300907 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, object 202501019349301120 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, object 202441029349300214 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022, object 202321029349300522 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021, object 202221029349300237 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020, object 202131039349300113 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-3541913: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.