Teaching for Change

Analysis

Teaching for Change is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 June 2023, Teaching for Change reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.4m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $836k to $1.6m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Teaching for Change sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Insead Management Education Foundation ($1.6m), Open Government Partnership Secretariat ($1.6m) and Social & Economic Action for Lebanon Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $609k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $93k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 15 employees.