Black Men Teach

What it reported doing in 2024

College Fellows: Scholarships, Student Teaching Stipends and Internships, Leadership Coaching and Non-traditional/Alternative Certification. In an effort to offset the financial burden of their education, Black Men Teach offers up to $20,000 scholarships to its participants. These scholarships are provided to men who are active participants in our program and are paid over four years. To qualify, students provide BMT with transcripts, confirming their class status, current course schedules, academic credits and fee statements. BMT offers these as "last dollar" scholarships. In the fiscal year 2025, twenty-five scholarships received scholarships. Student teaching required to earn a degree and become a licensed teacher, is a significant financial burden for students. Because this activity is full time, for a period of 12 to 16 weeks, it precludes the student from earning outside income from a full or part time job. Therefore, many students leave the teaching track at this late stage because of this burden. BMT assists its teaching candidates by providing a stipend or paying for their internship during this part of their education. In fiscal year 2025, five student teachers and interns benefited from this program as did approximately 350 elementary school students who were exposed to a Black male teacher. Leadership coaching is available to all college students who are in the BMT program. This training assists them with leading in a classroom. The non-traditional/alternative licensure program assists a college student stay in school to study elementary education while providing them with an in-class job while going to school.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 60.8%; rating input score 61
• Program expense ratio: 79.5%; rating input score 79
• Fundraising efficiency: $11.68 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 26.4%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.38; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.8%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 41.5% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 27.2% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings