American Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation

Analysis

American Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, American Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation reported income of $768k and spending of $1.7m, spending 216% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.9m to $768k (-73%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, American Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ithaca Waldorf School ($768k), Inter American Foreign Evangelical Missionaries Cultural Association ($768k) and Montessori School of Baton Rouge Inc ($767k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $486k against liabilities of $163k, net assets of $323k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.