The mission of Teachers Like Me is to recruit, develop, and retain Black teachers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$129K 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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FY2024 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $142K a year · 16% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $658K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$627K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$996K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$719K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$126K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$882K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$996K
FY2024▲ +46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$329K
FY2023$683K
FY2024$996K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$719K
FY2024▲ ×18
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$62K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$39K
FY2024$719K
FY2025$780K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2020.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $827K Management & general 7% · $69K Fundraising 10% · $100K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$129,166Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Trinity Davis’s $103K as Executive Director is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dr Trinity Davis$103,333$129,166$104,166$90,000$16,000

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

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Recruit, develop, and keep Black teachers for better education.

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3 programs · $827K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Teacher Retention

Teachers remaining in their school AND/OR district will receive a retention bonus each year. It's not enough to just be able to recruit and develop great teachers if we don't invest in filling the needs of those teachers and making sure that we retain them in our schools

$455Kprogram expense
02

Professional Development

Teachers like me is focused on developing a strong instructional pedagogy with a culturally responsive lens. Teachers will be provided additional professional develop by teachers like me to improve instructional practices.

$258Kprogram expense
03

Teacher Recruitment

Teachers like me is focused on two groups of people college of education graduates from partner universities and high school students to receive a bachelor's degree in education. Incentives to recruit the teachers include signing bonuses, relocation fees, affordable housing, and scholarships.

$115Kprogram expense

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Money outPt IX
$996K
Ln 25
Programscol B$827K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$100K
Owns and owesPt X
$719K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$627K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$194K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$95K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$55K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$627K
Net assetsLn 32$719K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K$95K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$192K$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$270K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$257K$627K
Net assetsLn 32$13K$719K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$78K$13K$39K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$228K$180K$15K$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$19K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$19K$1K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$235K$224K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$287$3K$77
Information technologyLn 14$16K$12K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$159K$159K$15
TravelLn 17$17K$12K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$78K$78K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$996K$827K$69K$100K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.1M$61K$780K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.3M$996K$290K$719K 990 PDF
FY2023 $882K$683K$200K$39K 990 PDF
FY2022 $347K$329K$17K$80K 990 PDF
FY2021 $126K$62K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,285,911 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $879,807$1,245,052
I-9 Program service revenue$40,853
I-10 Investment income$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,588$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $882,395$1,285,911
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,263$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $201,790$404,461
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $447,542$591,555
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $682,595$996,016
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $199,800$289,895
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,285,911 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$194,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,051,052
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,245,052
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $40,853$40,853
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6$6
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,859$1,285,911
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $996,016 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,500 · Management $12,916 · Fundraising $38,750$129,166
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $180,000 · Management $15,063 · Fundraising $32,917$227,980
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,217 · Fundraising $2,756$21,973
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,050 · Management $1,188 · Fundraising $5,104$25,342
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,397$12,397
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $223,615 · Fundraising $11,075$234,690
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $287 · Management $3,351 · Fundraising $77$3,715
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $12,467 · Fundraising $3,859$16,326
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $158,900 · Management $15$158,915
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,812 · Fundraising $5,270$17,082
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $77,663$77,663
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $38,764$38,764
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,371$11,371
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,632$20,632
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $827,440 · Management $68,768 · Fundraising $99,808$996,016
Part X · Balance sheet $1,345,690 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,100$94,741
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $192,212$1,196,448
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$54,501
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $270,312$1,345,690
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,180$1,058
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $257,185$626,923
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,127$718,767
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,127$718,767
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $270,312$1,345,690
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $718,767 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,285,911
XI-2 Total expenses$996,016
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$289,895
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,127
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$415,745
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$718,767

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