Teaching Matters Inc

Analysis

Teaching Matters Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1994, 32 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 August 2023, Teaching Matters Inc reported income of $7.7m and spending of $10.1m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $6.3m to $7.7m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Teaching Matters Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of Alaska School Board ($7.7m), Ronald Wilson Reagan Academy ($7.7m) and Psasb Inc ($7.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $532k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.2m. At year end it held assets of $14.2m against liabilities of $458k, net assets of $13.8m. It reported 104 employees.