Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession

Analysis

Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession is a registered charity in United States, based in Olympia, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $594k to $2.1m (+254%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plymouth Christian Schools Association ($2.1m), Sonnenberg School ($2.1m) and Thomas B Fordham Institute ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $347k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $2,944, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 6 employees.