Teachers Supporting Teachers FY2021 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 47-3595571Revenue $298K in FY2021

On file with the IRStstnfp.org2035 S State St Unit 16008, 60616-8200 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since May 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Teachers Supporting Teachers was established to mobilize and support teacher leaders to have a lasting impact in their schools.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $144K a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $238K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$298K
Spent
$199K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$302K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$298K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$298K
FY2022$589K
FY2023$736K
FY2024$466K
FY2025$658K
Expenses
$199K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$199K
FY2022$273K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$565K
FY2025$524K
Net assets
$302K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$302K
FY2022$619K
FY2023$887K
FY2024$787K
FY2025$922K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $132K Management & general 16% · $32K Fundraising 18% · $35K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$87,149Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Rhodes’s $139K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Andrew Rhodes$138,510$125,189———
Pallavi Abraham$9,543—$106,319$98,192$87,149

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers teacher leaders to create lasting positive change in their schools.

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2 programs · $132K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

School Programming

Teacher liasons and their administrators identify an area of growth for the school. With the help of 1-ON-1 leadership development with a TST coach, the teacher liason works with a team of 4 plus teachers in their school to enact their ideas.

$99Kprogram expense
02

Edworking

Quarterly professional developments where leaders in education run sessions on teacher leadership allowing teachers a networking opportunity and earn credit for professional development.

$33Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$298K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Money outPt IX
$199K
Ln 25
Programscol B$132K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$302K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$312K
Total assetsLn 16$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Total revenueLn 12$298K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$312K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$312K
Total assetsLn 16$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$302K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$219K$312K
Total assetsLn 16$225K$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$204K$302K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$31K$26K$31K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$76K$76K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$482$243$118$121
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$90$90
Legal feesLn 11b$26$26
Accounting feesLn 11c$785$785
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$74$1K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$833$1K$494
OccupancyLn 16$500$500
TravelLn 17$5$5
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$16K$845$365
All other expensesLn 24e$22$22
Total functional expensesLn 25$199K$132K$32K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $658K$524K$135K$922K 990 PDF
FY2024 $466K$565K−$99K$787K 990 PDF
FY2023 $736K$468K$268K$887K 990 PDF
FY2022 $589K$273K$316K$619K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $298K$199K$99K$302K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $297,896 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $208,878$297,896
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,891$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $222,769$297,896
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $79,571$176,057
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $45,661$23,315
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $125,232$199,372
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $97,537$98,524
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $297,896 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$13,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$284,696
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$297,896
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$297,896
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $199,372 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,502 · Management $26,145 · Fundraising $30,502$87,149
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $75,949$75,949
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $243 · Management $118 · Fundraising $121$482
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,143 · Management $2,000 · Fundraising $2,334$12,477
IX-11a Management feesManagement $90$90
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $26$26
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $785$785
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $74 · Fundraising $1,450$1,524
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $833 · Management $1,401 · Fundraising $494$2,728
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $500$500
IX-17 TravelFundraising $5$5
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,425 · Management $845 · Fundraising $365$17,635
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $22$22
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $132,169 · Management $31,910 · Fundraising $35,293$199,372
Part X · Balance sheet $311,955 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $219,339$311,955
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $224,796$311,955
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,852$9,744
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,109$9,744
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $203,687$302,211
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $203,687$302,211
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $224,796$311,955
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $302,211 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$297,896
XI-2 Total expenses$199,372
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$98,524
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$203,687
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$302,211

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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