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TEACH FOR AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
TEACH FOR AMERICA INC (EIN 13-3541913)
Tax period
2016-06-01 to 2017-05-31
Filed
2018-03-28
IRS object ID
201830879349300413
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-03-28T12:42:01-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PKF O'Connor Davies LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 Mamaroneck AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityHarrisonCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP105281633ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN133541913EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Teach for America IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTEACBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122792080PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 Broadway 12th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJoshua GriggsPersonNm
Person TitleEVP, Talent, Operations, & CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122792080PhoneNum
Signature2018-03-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGarrett M HigginsPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone9143818900PhoneNum
Preparation2018-03-28PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address65.51.112.58IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-03-28IPDt
IP Tm12:41:42IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerElisa Villanueva BeardPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 Broadway 12th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$357,878,478GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.teachforamerica.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1989FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTeach For America finds, develops, and supports a diverse network of leaders who expand opportunity for children from classrooms, schools, and every sector and field that shapes the broader systems in which schools operate.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body19VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee6353TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers47000TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$172,912TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$4,431NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$271,486,327PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$245,190,571CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$28,530,983PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$23,841,949CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,366,969PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,789,818CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$225,630PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$941,343CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$303,158,649PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$272,880,995CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$17,803,677PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$13,920,194CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$209,848,692PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$191,821,046CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$25,966,606CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$100,509,180PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$81,391,344CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$328,161,549PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$287,132,584CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$25,002,900PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$14,251,589CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$402,838,394TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$420,050,412TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$59,676,300TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$60,410,093TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$343,162,094NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$359,640,319NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTeach For America finds, develops, and supports a diverse network of leaders who expand opportunity for children from classrooms, schools, and every sector and field that shapes the broader systems in which schools operate.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$116,876,119ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,714,859GrantAmt
DescPLACEMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHER: TEACH FOR AMERICA places corps members in various urban and rural regions throughout the United States. In each region, TEACH FOR AMERICA has regional offices, which are responsible for placing corps members in schools, monitoring progress throughout their two-year commitment, providing opportunities for ongoing professional development, and helping corps members to feel part of a national corps. TEACH FOR AMERICA CORPS MEMBERS TAUGHT ACROSS 52 REGIONS IN 2017.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$49,207,896ExpenseAmt
Grant$5,073,184GrantAmt
Revenue$23,413,038RevenueAmt
DescTeacher recruitment and selection: Teach For America actively recruits applicants from approximately 720 colleges and universities as well as members of the military and professionals, then selects from that pool a diverse teaching corps of top college graduates and professionals to teach in the nation's most underserved communities. The recruitment and selection process consists of identifying potential recruits, scheduling and attending on and off-campus recruiting events, conducting one on one recruitment interviews, maintaining ongoing correspondence, processing applications (approximately 49,000 applicants in 2017) and conducting a multi-step selection interview process, including final day-long interview sessions in multiple sites across the country. [See Continuation on Schedule O]Teach for America has a 15% acceptance rate in the 2016-2017 admissions cycle and approximately 3,500 new corps members began their teaching assignments in Fall 2017.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$34,343,530ExpenseAmt
Grant$6,879,633GrantAmt
Revenue$433,199RevenueAmt
DescAlumni Affairs: Essential to the long term work of addressing the issues of educational inequity, Teach for America supports and encourages its alumni to continue to work in education and across sectors to address issues negatively impacting low income communities. Teach for America supports the continued development of alumni in three programmatic areas: classroom practice, school leadership and social entrepreneurship. More than two thirds of our 47,000 alumni in 2017 were employed as teachers, as school principals, as superintendents or in other roles directly impacting education while the other third worked across multiple sectors. Approximately 83% of Teach for America's 47,000 alumni in 2017 were doing mission aligned work either in education or in other professions serving low income communities.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$29,540,948ExpenseAmt
Grant$252,518GrantAmt
DescPre-Service Institute:TFA conducts intensive summer training institutes led by its staff and in conjunction with local public school districts as part of teacher preparation for incoming corps members. In Summer 2016, approximately 3,500 corps members were trained at one of our five institute sites run by the national organization: Atlanta (GA), Houston (TX), Philadelphia (PA), Phoenix (AZ), and Tulsa (OK) or at one of our 13 training sites run by regions: Bay Area, Chicago Northwest Indiana, Dallas Fort Worth, Delaware, Delta (rural region collective), Eastern North Carolina, Massachusetts, Memphis, Miami Dade, Milwaukee, Nashville, New York, and St. Louis.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$29,540,948TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$252,518TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$229,968,493TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3497IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee6353EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members19GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member17IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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 BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1joshua griggs evp talentoperations & cfoBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2122792080PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 Broadway 12th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
stephen F mandel Jr
chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
beverly Daniel Tatum PHD
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
paul Finnegan
treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
wendy Kopp
Founder5.00Yes (X)$70,664$0$0
thomas H Castro
director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
maxine Clark
director until 5/2/171.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
david Gergen
director until 5/2/171.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
randall h harbert
director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kaya Henderson
director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Huffman
director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
david Kenny
director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
joel klein
director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
sue lEhmann
director until 5/2/171.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
michael Lomax PHD
director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ken Mehlman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
richard d parsons
director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
greg Penner
director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
linnea Conrad Roberts
director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
vince Roig
director until 5/2/171.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
paula a sneed
director until 5/2/171.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
lawrence summers
director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
gregory W Wendt
director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
meg whitman
director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
elisa villanueva beard
ceo65.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$421,650$0$41,180
joshua griggs
evp, talent, operations & cfo52.00Yes (X)$314,099$0$33,268
tracy-elizabeth clay svplegal
Affairs/General Counsel/Secretary42.00Yes (X)$214,267$0$26,653
susan asiyanbi
EVP, Chief Operating Officer71.00$347,455$0$8,148Yes (X)
Eric Scroggins EVP
Chief Program & Strategy Officer61.00$345,023$0$23,681Yes (X)
Paul keys
Executive director72.00$291,597$0$21,527Yes (X)
Kwame Griffith EVP
Regional Engagement until 9/2/1649.00$320,370$0$29,062Yes (X)
Michelle Culver
SVP, Regional Field Executive60.00$245,112$0$34,594Yes (X)
Sandeep Chellani SVP
IT & Chief Information Officer47.00$234,650$0$11,932Yes (X)
Joshua P Anderson
svp, recruitment & Admissions53.00$250,573$0$18,541Yes (X)
matthew Kramer
former co-ceo0.00$333,777$0$8,588Yes (X)
Massie RitschEVPPublic Affairs
National Support0.00$216,219$0$14,854Yes (X)
elissa kim EVP Recruitment
& Admissions0.00$157,712$0$17,071Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,763,168TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$289,099TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K346IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Workday Inc
6230 Stoneridge Mall RdPleasantonCA94588consulting, software, & license costs$987,246
Helios Design Build LLC
2324 West Fulton StreetChicagoIL60612Construction Services$674,612
MDRC
16 East 34th Stnew yorkNY10016Evaluation Services$621,263
Deloitte Consulting LLP
4022 Sells DriveHermitageTN37076Project Manager & Consulting services$614,491
Bellwether Education Partners
37 Royalston RoadWellesleyMA02481Exeutive Recruitment Consulting$393,119
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K23CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Federated Campaigns$93,728FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising$16,083,923FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$45,222,433GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$183,790,487AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$11,115,319NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$245,190,571TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Service fees revenue611710$23,413,038$23,413,038
publication revenue900099$242,030$242,030
Reg/certification fees611710$186,881$186,881
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$23,841,949TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,772,886TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,772,886ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,988TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,988ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,023,817RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,023,817RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$82,195,872SecuritiesAmt
Other$30,900OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$82,209,840SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$13,968SecuritiesAmt
Other$30,900OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,932TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$16,932ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$598,106FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$16,083,923ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$1,763,826FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,165,720TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,165,720ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$4,288GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,288TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,288RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
it services900099$172,912$172,912
Other event income900099$24,323$24,323
purchasing card rebate900099$14,843$14,843

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,023TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,023ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$214,101OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$272,880,995TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$23,846,237RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$172,912UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3,671,275ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,805,500TotalAmt
Program Services$5,805,500ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,114,694TotalAmt
Program Services$8,114,694ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,891,152TotalAmt
Program Services$1,498,215ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$188,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$203,978FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,219TotalAmt
Program Services$47,706ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,017ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,496FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,763,724TotalAmt
Program Services$121,815,148ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,363,713ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,584,863FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,027,406TotalAmt
Program Services$3,982,826ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$502,327ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$542,253FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,155,493TotalAmt
Program Services$15,175,421ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,913,972ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,066,100FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,923,052TotalAmt
Program Services$9,445,715ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,191,324ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,286,013FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$244,578TotalAmt
Program Services$133,705ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,957ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,916FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$219,539TotalAmt
Program Services$120,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,338ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,184FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$636,448TotalAmt
Management And General$636,448ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$844TotalAmt
Management And General$844ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,014,019TotalAmt
Program Services$4,729,009ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,686,705ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$598,305FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,037,930TotalAmt
Program Services$675,087ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$169,860ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$192,983FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,465,552TotalAmt
Program Services$4,159,896ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$720,264ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$585,392FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,924,470TotalAmt
Program Services$9,178,284ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,702,678ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,043,508FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,605TotalAmt
Program Services$7,984ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,611ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,010FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,013,117TotalAmt
Program Services$14,209,507ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,672ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$763,938FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,032,994TotalAmt
Program Services$22,785,255ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,969,947ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,277,792FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$309,409TotalAmt
Program Services$256,848ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,881ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,680FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,619TotalAmt
Program Services$100,596ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,621ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,402FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,926,007TotalAmt
Program Services$6,329,841ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,179,666ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$416,500FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$607,182TotalAmt
Program Services$355,904ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$97,723ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$153,555FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
bad debt expense$930,008$398,359$530,781$868
miscellaneous expenses$463,711$387,012$25,006$51,693
Subscriptions & dues$234,983$176,067$25,241$33,675
indirect special event$144,329$79,897$2,930$61,502

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$287,132,584TotalAmt
Program Services$229,968,493ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,197,485ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,966,606FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,059,529BOYAmt
EOY$23,968,136EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,923,547BOYAmt
EOY$53,304,718EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,503,264BOYAmt
EOY$36,309,413EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$612,041BOYAmt
EOY$350,305EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,218,743BOYAmt
EOY$7,011,810EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$80,930,267LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$58,364,466LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,216,452BOYAmt
EOY$22,565,801EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$231,046,359BOYAmt
EOY$269,005,282EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,037,952BOYAmt
EOY$4,979,863EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,220,507BOYAmt
EOY$2,555,084EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$402,838,394BOYAmt
EOY$420,050,412EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,972,591BOYAmt
EOY$35,551,559EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,937,786BOYAmt
EOY$15,547,066EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,000BOYAmt
EOY$14,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,751,923BOYAmt
EOY$9,297,468EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,676,300BOYAmt
EOY$60,410,093EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$119,026,174BOYAmt
EOY$126,787,463EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,974,046BOYAmt
EOY$115,690,982EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,161,874BOYAmt
EOY$117,161,874EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$343,162,094BOYAmt
EOY$359,640,319EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$402,838,394BOYAmt
EOY$420,050,412EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$14,251,589ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$32,100,138NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,370,324OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$192,639,730CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$294,928,420CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$263,854,521CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$271,486,327CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$245,190,571CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,268,099,569TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$192,639,730CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$294,928,420CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$263,854,521CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$271,486,327CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$245,190,571CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,268,099,569TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$85,061,976SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,183,037,593PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,428,722CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,172,646CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,849,156CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,003,233CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,802,691CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,256,448TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,450CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$10,450TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$121,898CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$161,843CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$153,572CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$190,437CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$41,961CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$669,711TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,290,036,178TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$117,783,959GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.91710PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91360PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:purchasing card rebate - 2012 Amount: $ 44,983. 2013 Amount: $ 2,403. 2014 Amount: $ 81,110. 2015 Amount: $ 45,262. 2016 Amount: $ 14,843. miscellaneous - 2012 Amount: $ 16,220. 2013 Amount: $ 61,880. other events revenue - 2012 Amount: $ 52,633. 2013 Amount: $ 85,913. 2014 Amount: $ 53,018. 2015 Amount: $ 30,890. 2016 Amount: $ 24,323. commissions - 2012 Amount: $ 8,062. 2013 Amount: $ 11,647. 2014 Amount: $ 19,444. 2015 Amount: $ 30,000. employee settlement - 2015 Amount: $ 74,000. 2016 Amount: $ 772. Recovery of Liability - 2015 Amount: $ 10,285. 2016 Amount: $ 2,023.
Part II, Short Year Explanation:In October 1, 2012, Teach for America revised its fiscal year from September 30 to May 31. As a result, the data reported in the 2012 Form 990 is for a short year, for the 8 month period beginning October 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013. The 2013 Form 990, as reported on Schedule A, contains 12 months of financial data.

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members$20,943MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$833,736DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$854,679TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOn a state level, local advisory board members, paid staff or management had direct contact with state legislators, their staff and members of state executive branch agencies in support of state appropriations for Teach For America's in-state operations through regular state budget processes. In addition, regional staff also worked for the passage of various pieces of legislation which would impact Teach For America's ability to operate in a given community including the passage of alternative certification legislation and legislation permitting Teach For America to be recognized by the state as an alternative pathway to teach licensure. Teach For America has used consultants at the state level to provide lobbying services, such as bill and regulation tracking on matters, including but not limited to, teacher certification and state funding. At the federal level, Teach For America staff interfaced with Members of Congress, their personal and committee staff, and key members of the President's Administration and federal agencies, to advocate for legislation and regulations that would support Teach For America and the constituencies we serve.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$176,617,046BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$31,035,773InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$844AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$207,651,975EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$179,896,330BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,278,440InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$844AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$176,617,046EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$162,329,225BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$17,567,105InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$179,896,330EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$199,348,112BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,000,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$19,567,057InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$59,585,944OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$162,329,225EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$160,800,743BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$27,502,093ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,045,276InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$199,348,112EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01890BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.56420PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.41690TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$81,916OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,167DepreciationAmt
Book Value$74,749BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,804,118OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,269,348DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,534,770BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$63,044,233OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$52,087,951DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,956,282BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$22,565,801TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
deferred rent payable$8,641,066
other liabilities$565,499
Capital lease obligation$90,903
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$9,297,468TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$305,870,159TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$32,100,138NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$38,965DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$1,023,817OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$33,162,920RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$272,707,239RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$844InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$172,912OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$173,756RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$272,880,995TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$289,391,934TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$38,965DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,394,141OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,433,106ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$286,958,828ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$844InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$172,912OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$173,756ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$287,132,584TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 2b:Teach for America held a security deposit from a sublease tenant from in its DC Office in the amount of $14,000. This amount is recorded as a liability on Teach for America's balance sheet.
Part V, Line 4:Teach For America's endowment is intended to provide a continuous source of funding to support the institution's primary educational and social mission. The endowment's principal is intended to be left untouched, while its earnings are used to fund various organization programs (and grants).
Part X, Line 2:TFA is exempt from federal income tax under IRC section 501(c)(3), though it is subject to tax on income unrelated to its exempt purpose, unless that income is otherwise excluded by the Code. TFA has processes presently in place to ensure the maintenance of its tax-exempt status; to identify and report unrelated income; to determine its filing and tax obligations in jurisdictions for which it was nexus; and to identify and evaluate other matters that may be considered tax positions. TFA has determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Forms 990 and related state returns filed by TFA are subject to examination by the respective taxing authorities up to three years from the extended due date of each return. TFA believes that its informational tax filings for years ended prior to 2014 are no longer subject to examination.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental Expenses Reported on Part VIII, Line 6B 1,023,817.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:reclass it services to part viii, line 11 172,912.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:reclass loss on disposal 82,769. Write-off of uncollectible revenues 1,287,555. Rental Expenses Reported on Part VIII, Line 6B 1,023,817.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:reclass it services to part viii, line 11 172,912.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1NY annual benefit dinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$7,485,359GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$7,338,169CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$147,190GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$498,082FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$103,180OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Chicago benefit dinnerEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$1,955,464GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$1,922,484CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$32,980GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$10,000RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$48,750FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Events Total16OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$7,241,206GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$6,823,270CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$417,936GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$65,512RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$498,462FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$539,840OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$16,682,029GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$16,083,923CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$598,106GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$75,512RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$1,045,294FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$643,020OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,763,826DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$1,165,720NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1leadership for educational equity foundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11805 7th Street NW 8th floorAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN462093041RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)3IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$5,805,500CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grantcharitable and educational programs to strengthen individual and collective leadership of tfa alumni.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (7 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
corps members transitional grants1883$5,580,702
PLACEMENT FUNDING AWARDS160$199,284
corps members coursework grants2008$468,010
CORPS MEMBERS FELLOWSHIPS60$565,744
Corps Members Stipend21$10,900
CM Awards204$1,002,110
Other CM Support89$287,944

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTeach For America provides grants and/or financial aid to corps members who are attending the current year's institute. The organization maintains a listing of the individuals that benefit from the grant, with all required information (E.G. Full Name, Social Security Number and Address). Grants are issued based on the financial need of the recipient and may be used for any purpose.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 (13 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
elisa villanueva beard
ceo$421,650$0$0$0$0$0$18,000$0$23,180$0$462,830$0$0$0
joshua griggs
evp, talent, operations & cfo$314,099$0$0$0$0$0$14,239$0$19,029$0$347,367$0$0$0
tracy-elizabeth clay svplegal
Affairs/General Counsel/Secretary$214,267$0$0$0$0$0$9,474$0$17,179$0$240,920$0$0$0
susan asiyanbi
EVP, Chief Operating Officer$347,455$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$8,148$0$355,603$0$0$0
Eric Scroggins EVP
Chief Program & Strategy Officer$345,023$0$0$0$0$0$16,965$0$6,716$0$368,704$0$0$0
Paul keys
Executive director$291,597$0$0$0$0$0$14,595$0$6,932$0$313,124$0$0$0
Kwame Griffith EVP
Regional Engagement until 9/2/16$182,886$0$0$0$137,484$0$13,070$0$15,992$0$349,432$0$0$0
Michelle Culver
SVP, Regional Field Executive$245,112$0$0$0$0$0$11,442$0$23,152$0$279,706$0$0$0
Sandeep Chellani SVP
IT & Chief Information Officer$234,650$0$0$0$0$0$11,520$0$412$0$246,582$0$0$0
Joshua P Anderson
svp, recruitment & Admissions$250,573$0$0$0$0$0$11,898$0$6,643$0$269,114$0$0$0
matthew Kramer
former co-ceo$1,266$0$0$0$332,511$0$8,588$0$0$0$342,365$0$0$0
Massie RitschEVPPublic Affairs
National Support$111,294$0$0$0$104,925$0$4,396$0$10,458$0$231,073$0$0$0
elissa kim EVP Recruitment
& Admissions$135,154$0$0$0$22,558$0$13,315$0$3,756$0$174,783$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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ExplanationPursuant to the terms and conditions stipulated in the Matthew Kramer's separation agreement, the organization paid a severance payment to Matthew Kramer in the amount of $298,800 in 2016. This payment was treated as taxable compensation to the recipient. Pursuant to the terms and conditions stipulated in the Massie Ritsch's separation agreement, the organization paid a severance payment to Massie Ritsch in the amount of $87,923 in 2016. This payment was treated as taxable compensation to the recipient. Pursuant to the terms and conditions stipulated in the Kwame Griffith's separation agreement, the organization paid a severance payment to Kwame Griffith in the amount of $112,962 in 2016. This payment was treated as taxable compensation to the recipient.ExplanationTxt

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Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution97ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$11,048,163NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenuesavg. selling priceMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution13ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$37,040NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Office Supplies19$15,958cost
Yes (X)Equipment6$7,800cost
Yes (X)Tickets/Membership10$3,290cost
Yes (X)Travel/Lodging voucher4$3,068cost
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

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Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization is reporting the number of contributors in Part I, Column (B).ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bTeach For America's form 990 was prepared by an independent Tax Preparer. Management performed an in-depth review. A copy of the 990 was provided to the audit committee of the board of directors for review and approval. The full Board receives a copy of the 990 Form via email before the 990 form is officially filed with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cTeach For America, Inc. requires each officer, director, or key employee annually (1) to review the Conflict of Interest Policy; (2) to disclose any possible personal, family, or business relationship that reasonably could give rise to a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest; and (3) to acknowledge by his or her signature that he or she is acting in accordance with the letter and spirit of such Policy. When a Covered Person becomes aware of a proposed Covered Transaction, he or she shall have a duty to take the following actions: (a) immediately disclose the existence and circumstances of such Covered Transaction to the Chair (in the case of officers and key employees other than the Chair) or to the Board of Directors of the Organization (the "Board") or applicable committee thereof (in the case of directors and the Chair); (b) refrain from using his or her personal influence to encourage the Organization to enter into the Covered Transaction; and (c) physically excuse himself or herself from participation in any discussions regarding the Covered Transaction with officers, directors, and employees of the Organization, except to respond to requests for information. Conflicts of interest are administered by the board of Directors, or any applicable committee thereof, with the assistance of the Board chair, and are responsible for reviewing the annual disclosures and receiving disclosures of proposed covered transactions, reviewing proposed covered transactions and determining if an actual conflict of interest exists. The board documents their review of each declaration in the minutes of the meeting at which the covered transaction is covered. Documentation also includes the basis for the final determination and resolution for each covered transaction. If the final determination was accomplished by action of a Board committee or the Board chair, a report to the Board of Directors is conducted regarding any covered transaction approved in accordance with the conflicts of interest policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Teach For America, Inc. uses independent compensation consultants to ensure that the salary set for the CEO is appropriate. Independent compensation consultants are also used to ensure that the salaries for the management team members and other key officers are appropriate and in line with those of comparable organizations. CEO compensation is approved by the executive committee of the board. As Documentation provided to the committee before voting on CEO compensation includes current salary, benchmarked market data, salary recommendations for the upcoming year, and alternative options for potential salary increases. Compensation structures and individual staff member salaries are reviewed and adjusted annually at Teach For America. Regarding our compensation structures, each year, the Benefits & Compensation team recommends baseline adjustments to the CEOs, based on market research. Once approved, any financial impact is included in the overall budget recommended to the finance committee and then approved by the board. These compensation structures are then used to set staff member salaries in the next year in line with the organization's guiding principles. Those guiding principles consist of (1) paying competitively relative to non-profit organizations but not at the top of the market, (2) maintaining internal pay equity, (3) accounting for changes in the marketplace for individual roles , and (4) ensuring the organization is paying fairly and competitively over the course of staff member careers through annual evaluation of a staff member's changing contribution to the organization. Staff salaries are calibrated annually by the management team and approved by the CEO to ensure fairness and equity across the organization and alignment with our compensation philosophy. The compensation setting process, as outlined above, was last performed during the period beginning in March 2017 and concluding in June 2017.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Teach For America makes its form 990 available to public by retaining a copy at its place of business. The form 990 is likewise published on the internet at www.guidestar.org and at www.teachforamerica.org. Teach For America also publishes its financial statements on its website. The organization's governing documents and legal attachments, Form 1023 and the conflict of interest policy are available to the public if requested.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2a: Fees for Service RevenueTeach For America has contractual agreements with various school districts across the United States of America to recruit, select, train, and place corps members to teach within their school districts. Teach For America recognizes revenue related to these contractual agreements as earned, that is, when the corps member is placed.
Form 990, Part X, Lines 27-29: Explanation of Net Assets:Net assets of a nonprofit organization are equivalent to the net worth of the organization. However net assets are classified in three categories: unrestricted, temporarily restricted and permanently restricted. Unrestricted net assets are available for the general operations of an organization and have not been restricted by outside donors. Temporarily restricted net assets are restricted by donors for certain purposes and/or future time periods. Once these restrictions are met, the funds are released as unrestricted net assets. Permanently restricted net assets are to be maintained in perpetuity; their income may be used for general operations or specific activities based on donor intent. Unrestricted net assets have different degrees of liquidity available for daily operations are not a representation of available cash for operations. For FY17, our net assets fall into the following categories: - Approximately 9% is "receivables or promises from individuals, foundations, school districts, state governments and the federal government to make payments in the future. Most of these payments are to be used to fund future activities, and are not currently available funds; - Approximately 49% is the body of the endowment and thus cannot be spent on programming. In FY17, our endowment incurred net gains of approximately $26.5 million; - Approximately 5% is fixed assets, which includes items such as depreciating software, furniture, technology and other capital investments from prior years; - Approximately 6% is cash or cash equivalents. Teach for America aims to maintain a minimum operating reserve of around 25% of annual expenses throughout the year and 35% at fiscal year-end. This is equivalent to 3-4 months of expenses, compared to the range of 3-6 months recommended by both the National Council for non-profits and the non-profits assistance fund.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:loss on disposal -82,769. Write-off of uncollectible revenues -1,287,555.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The organization's governing body has a committee charged with oversight of the audit of the organization's financial statements. The committee's process for oversight of the audit, performed by an independent accounting firm, has not changed for the reporting year.