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TEACHING MATTERS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
TEACHING MATTERS INC (EIN 13-3770472)
Tax period
2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31
Filed
2026-07-14
IRS object ID
202611959349301606
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-07-14T11:41:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN133628255PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA 7TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN133770472EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TEACHING MATTERS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTEACBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2128703571PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 1600AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10115ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOSEPH C LEWISPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2128703571PhoneNum
Signature2026-07-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonALEXANDER LAZZARUOLOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01775353PTIN
Phone2126617777PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOSEPH C LEWISPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 1600AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10115ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$25,047,584GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.TEACHINGMATTERS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOUR MISSION IS TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP OF A RADICALLY UNEQUAL EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR UNDERSERVED AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED CHILDREN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers14TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$10,341,584CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$283,636PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$294,816CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$147,614PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$48,304CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,642,742PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$15,983,600CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$12,832,866CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,148,323PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,150,734CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$378,450TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$746,818TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$15,795,131NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$19,624,498NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTEACHING MATTERS IS A NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO INCREASING TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS, A CRITICAL FACTOR IN STUDENT SUCCESS. FROM STATES AND DISTRICTS TO SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS, WE PARTNER TO HELP TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS DEVELOP THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO TEACH WELL, LEAD THEIR PEERS AND DRIVE SCHOOL-WIDE IMPROVEMENT. OUR MISSION IS TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP OF A RADICALLY UNEQUAL EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR UNDERSERVED AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED CHILDREN.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document22IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee130EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PATRICK KRAUSEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2128703505PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 1600AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10115ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

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DIONIS RODRIGUEZ
CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
INGRID EDELMAN
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SONNY KALSI
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA CREEL
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLGA VOTIS
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH C LEWIS
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL BIJAOUI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELENA CRESPO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIMONE MAILMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA ROSS BACON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CALIE SANTANA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOKE SLAUGHTER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACQUELINE WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNETTE M GUASTAFERRO
CEO40.00Yes (X)$295,136$0$34,359
MATHEW MOURA
VICE PRESIDENT STRATEGY40.00$210,845$0$22,109Yes (X)
EVAN O'DONNELL
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS40.00$183,591$0$33,198Yes (X)
LAMONICA WILLIAMS
VICE PRESIDENT PROGRAMS40.00$183,591$0$10,995Yes (X)
JACOBE D BELL
ASSOCIATE DIR. OF PROGRAMS & SERVICES40.00$156,664$0$19,697Yes (X)
ROBIN KAUFMAN
ASSOCIATE DIR. OF EDU PARTNERSHIPS40.00$159,164$0$22,925Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K26IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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ADP TOTAL SOURCE BENEFITS
10200 SUNSET DRIVEMIAMIFL33173PEO - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION$206,513
MOMENTUM COMMUNICATION GROUP
55 W 39TH ST FL 5NEW YORKNY10018STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELA$154,188
CENTER FOR PUBLIC RESEARCH AND LEADERSHI
435 WEST 116TH STREETNEW YORKNY10027EDUCATION RESEARCH/CONSULTING$132,100
CHAZIN & COMPANY
PO BOX 306579NASHVILLETN372306579ACCOUNTING SERVICES$126,195
PBR EXECUTIVE SEARCH
24 RABBIT HILL ROADNEW PRESTONCT06777STAFFING & RECRUITING SERVICES$104,773
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$469,881FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$4,925,623AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,395,504TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICE FEESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,341,584TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$214,394TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,049,154SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$8,968,732SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$80,422SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$80,422TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$80,422ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column-$53,341TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$53,341ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,037OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,983,600TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$241,475ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$328,032TotalAmt
Program Services$267,353ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,588ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,091FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,366,860TotalAmt
Program Services$6,819,157ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,060,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$486,950FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$306,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,606ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,853FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$558,434ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,867ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,877FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$661,891TotalAmt
Program Services$539,454ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,915ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,522FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,599TotalAmt
Program Services$11,266ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,923ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,410FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$184,812TotalAmt
Program Services$96,398ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,350ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,064FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,831TotalAmt
Management And General$29,831ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,333,152TotalAmt
Program Services$695,372ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$550,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,027FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,767TotalAmt
Program Services$23,457ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,110ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,200FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,970TotalAmt
Program Services$65,624ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,954ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,392FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,697TotalAmt
Program Services$30,772ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,461ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,464FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,601TotalAmt
Program Services$111,946ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,662ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,993FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$213,185TotalAmt
Program Services$117,512ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,650FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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TEMP HELP, RECRUIT.$18,634$3,071$15,563
DUES, FEES & SUBSC.$3,831$1,192$1,060$1,579

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,832,866TotalAmt
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Management And General$2,333,069ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$748,522FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,037,456BOYAmt
EOY$8,814,549EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$229,893EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,907,977BOYAmt
EOY$1,406,224EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$841,909BOYAmt
EOY$609,472EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,143BOYAmt
EOY$258,936EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$728,906LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$728,906LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,280,068BOYAmt
EOY$9,013,135EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,028BOYAmt
EOY$39,107EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,173,581BOYAmt
EOY$20,371,316EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$290,243BOYAmt
EOY$472,332EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,179BOYAmt
EOY$257,025EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,028BOYAmt
EOY$17,461EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$378,450BOYAmt
EOY$746,818EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,659,681BOYAmt
EOY$15,501,332EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,135,450BOYAmt
EOY$4,123,166EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,795,131BOYAmt
EOY$19,624,498EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,173,581BOYAmt
EOY$20,371,316EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,150,734ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$698,633NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$20,000PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,869,362CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,384,060CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,729,052CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,935,410CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,395,504CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,313,388TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,869,362CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,384,060CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,729,052CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,935,410CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,395,504CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,313,388TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$9,896,218SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$14,417,170PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$125,964CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$323,242CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$177,347CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$311,447CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$214,394CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,152,394TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,154CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$181CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$5,037CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,438TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$25,478,220TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$33,096,232GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.56590PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.57520PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 7,154. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 181. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 66. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 5,037.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,135,450BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,225,664ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$4,237,948OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,123,166EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,689,764BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,760,619ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$3,314,933OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,135,450EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,890,125BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$570,000ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$2,770,361OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,689,764EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,771,171BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,720,000ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$3,601,046OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,890,125EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,480,964BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,523,532ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$3,233,325OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,771,171EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.19500BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.80500TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$368,391OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$368,391DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$336,941OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$336,941DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,574OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$23,574DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$17,461Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$17,461TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,747,654TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$698,633NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$95,252OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$793,885RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,953,769RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$29,831InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$29,831RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,983,600TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,898,287TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$95,252OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$95,252ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,803,035ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$29,831InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$29,831ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,832,866TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE BOARD IN AGREEMENT WITH MANAGEMENT SET ASIDE A RESERVE OF $1,000,000 (BOARD-DESIGNATED) TO BE UTILIZED TO FUND SHORT-TERM AND MEDIUM-TERM PROGRAMMATIC EXPANSION AND OTHER IDENTIFIED STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS REPRESENT GRANTS RECEIVED, WHICH ARE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. ONCE THAT SPECIFIC PURPOSE HAS BEEN MET, THE FUNDS ARE RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION AND ARE REPORTED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AS ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT 95,252.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT 95,252.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL LUNCHEONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$511,792GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$469,881CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$41,911GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$34,190RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$61,062OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$511,792GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$469,881CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$41,911GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$34,190RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$61,062OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$95,252DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$53,341NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LYNETTE M GUASTAFERRO
CEO$255,674$0$35,000$0$4,462$0$16,808$0$17,551$0$329,495$0$0$0
MATHEW MOURA
VICE PRESIDENT STRATEGY$195,845$0$15,000$0$0$0$11,956$0$10,153$0$232,954$0$0$0
EVAN O'DONNELL
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS$168,591$0$15,000$0$0$0$10,674$0$22,524$0$216,789$0$0$0
LAMONICA WILLIAMS
VICE PRESIDENT PROGRAMS$168,591$0$15,000$0$0$0$10,315$0$680$0$194,586$0$0$0
ROBIN KAUFMAN
ASSOCIATE DIR. OF EDU PARTNERSHIPS$116,116$0$43,048$0$0$0$6,109$0$16,816$0$182,089$0$0$0
JACOBE D BELL
ASSOCIATE DIR. OF PROGRAMS & SERVICE$146,664$0$10,000$0$0$0$9,400$0$10,297$0$176,361$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III - LINE 4ATEACHING MATTERS HAS SUPPORTED NEW YORK CITY (NYC) PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVING PRIMARILY LOW-INCOME BLACK AND LATINX K-12 STUDENTS FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS. OUR MISSION IS TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP OF A RADICALLY UNEQUAL EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR UNDERSERVED AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED CHILDREN. WE ENVISION A NATION WHERE EVERY STUDENT HAS EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EXCELLENT TEACHING, REGARDLESS OF ZIP CODE. WE ARE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, AND SINCE OUR FOUNDING, WE HAVE WORKED WITH OVER 1,700 SCHOOLS, 40,000 TEACHERS AND REACHED OVER 750,000 STUDENTS. THIS YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO DIRECTLY COACH 2,500+ EDUCATORS IN 200+ SCHOOLS, REACHING 100,000+ STUDENTS ACROSS ALL PROGRAM AREAS WHICH INCLUDE: THIS YEAR, WE DIRECTLY COACHED 4,500+ EDUCATORS IN 334 SCHOOLS, REACHING NEARLY 130,000 STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON PROVIDING MATH AND READING SUPPORT IN SEVERAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. TEACHING MATTERS HAS A CODIFIED APPROACH FOR BOTH TIER I READING AND MATH CURRICULUM ADOPTION, AS WELL AS TIER II TARGETED SUPPORT, THAT HOLISTICALLY BUILDS CAPACITY FOR DISTRICTS AND ADDRESSES THEIR MOST PRESSING NEEDS, WHILE MEANINGFULLY IMPACTING STUDENTS. TEACHING MATTERS FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY MATTERS (FLM) PROGRAM IS A 12-WEEK INTERVENTION DESIGNED TO "JUMPSTART" EARLY READING. THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH GREW OUT OF OUR EVIDENCE-BASED EARLY LITERACY MODEL, EARLY READING MATTERS (ERM). FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY MATTERS USES THE CYCLES OF SUPPORT FROM ERM, BUT TARGETS THEM TO THE YOUNGEST AND MOST STRUGGLING READERS TO MOVE THEM FROM PRE-READING TO PROFICIENCY. MATH MATTERS DEVELOPS TEACHERS' CAPACITY TO ACCELERATE STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH RIGOROUS GRADE-LEVEL MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION USING HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO BUILD CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING, PROCEDURAL FLUENCY, AND APPLICATION SKILLS, IN A SUPPORTIVE, WELCOMING AND AFFIRMING CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT. WE FOCUS ON MEASURING OUTCOMES RELATED TO STUDENTS' MASTERY OF STANDARDS, STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, AND CHANGES IN TEACHER PRACTICE. THE TEACHING MATTERS NETWORK FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT: OUR NETWORK CONNECTS 16 MIDDLE SCHOOLS ACROSS NYC DISTRICTS, WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF INCREASING THE PERCENTAGE OF BLACK, LATINX, AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WHO ARE ON-TRACK BY THE END OF MIDDLE SCHOOL (8TH GRADE) TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND BE ACADEMICALLY PREPARED FOR COLLEGE. THIS GATES FOUNDATION, FIVE-YEAR, GRANT ALLOWS US TO FOCUS ON CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LITERACY PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS THAT CENTER STUDENT VOICE AND TAKES A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT APPROACH TO LEARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION STUDY MANAGED BY THE GATES FOUNDATION, TESTING THE EFFICACY OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PRACTICES IN IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR BLACK, LATINX, AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CEO OVERSEES THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990 AND PRESENTS IT TO THE BOARD CHAIR AND TREASURER FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTEACHING MATTERS, INC. COLLECTS SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORMS FROM EACH BOARD MEMBER AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EACH YEAR. ANY CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR ARE RESEARCHED BY TEACHING MATTERS, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 1515A THE BOARD SETS THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING GUIDELINES PROVIDED BY THE NONPROFIT COORDINATING COMMITTEE SALARY SURVEY, WHICH IS A BENCHMARK OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. 15B THE HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES MEET ANNUALLY WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AT THIS MEETING THERE IS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND THEN A DECISION IS MADE REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR THE COMING YEAR BASED ON BENCHMARKS OF SALARY FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THESE SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19TEACHING MATTERS, INC. MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 695,372. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 550,753. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 87,027. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,333,152.