TEACHERS FIRST INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $6.5M · expenses $6.2M · assets $384K

EIN
84-3851453
Address
32455 W 12 MILE RD UNIT 2066, FARMINGTN HLS, MI 48333-7102
Website
TEACHERS-FIRST.COM
NTEE code
B90 Educational Services and Schools - Other (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2024 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2022 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2022 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

TO LEAD CHANGE AND MODERNIZATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Michelle Kyles EXECUTIVE DI2023-2024 $48,579$48,579 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Derek Freund BOARD DIRECT2022-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Ashley Mcbride BOARD DIRECT2022-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
David Patterson EXECUTIVE DI2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Frank Patterson CFO2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Ralph Cunningham (former) BOARD DIRECT2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $49K · 209 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHELLE KYLES EXECUTIVE DI10 $48,579$0$0 $48,5791
DEREK FREUND BOARD DIRECT- $0$0$0 $01
ASHLEY MCBRIDE BOARD DIRECT- $0$0$0 $01
DAVID PATTERSON EXECUTIVE DI- $0$0$0 $01
FRANK PATTERSON CFO- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 48 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RALPH CUNNINGHAM BOARD DIRECT1 $0$0$0 $01
DEREK FREUND BOARD DIRECT1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHELLE KYLES EXECUTIVE DI1 $0$0$0 $01
ASHLEY MCBRIDE BOARD DIRECT1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 51 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RALPH CUNNINGHAM BOARD DIRECT1 $0$0$0 $01
DEREK FREUND BOARD DIRECT1 $0$0$0 $01
ASHLEY MCBRIDE BOARD DIRECT1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,487,295$6,235,213 $384,221$269,301 $0$6,483,405 $90,5842093
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,065,329$3,065,329 $17,219$17,219 $0$3,065,329 -48-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,015,801$998,582 $17,219$17,219 $0$1,015,801 -51-

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $50,595 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
CORNERSTONE 1791 $50,5951 $50,5952024 2024 Public charity Exact
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $6,235,213 spent · pay $100,701 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $6,132,925$6,132,925-- 98.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $90,584-$90,584- 1.5%
Payroll taxes $5,488-$5,488- 0.1%
Other salaries and wages $4,510-$4,510- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $944-$944- 0.0%
Office expenses $328$328-- 0.0%
Advertising and promotion $288$288-- 0.0%
Other employee benefits $119-$119- 0.0%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $27-$27- 0.0%
Total$6,235,213100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $3,065,329 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $3,065,329$3,065,329-- 100.0%
Total$3,065,329100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $998,582 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $998,582$998,582-- 100.0%
Total$998,582100%

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State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Also on this site Fuzzy

RecordName as filedWhereDatasetMatched by
Plan sponsorCHAMPION EDUCATION NETWORK, INC. DBA TEACHERS FIRST INC.MIForm 5500 (employee benefit plans)EIN (EXACT)

Matched by name (and state) or EIN only; a shared name is not proof of the same person or organization.

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