American Federation of Teachers

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
136616427
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Sleepy Hollow, NY, USA
Rating
45
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$92,855
Expenses
$95,480
Assets
$149,528

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Judy Kelly (President)
  • Christin Creary (Elementary Vice President)
  • Darryl Atkinson (Secondary Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Judy Kelly (President)
  • Christin Creary (Elementary Vice President)
  • Darryl Atkinson (Secondary Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote the interest of public education and advance the standards of the teaching profession. In addition to promote the welfare of its members.

What it reported doing in 2024

Student Scholarships

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 11
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 11.4%; rating input score 11
  • Program expense ratio: 10.5%; rating input score 10

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.8%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.57; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 37.9%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 11.4% of revenue deployed · 10.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 11/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.