Black Teacher Collaborative

What it reported doing in 2024

During fiscal year 2025, the black teacher collaborative (btc) continued advancing its mission to strengthen the professional practice, identity development, and instructional impact of black educators. Through professional learning programs, educator affinity spaces, and instructional development initiatives, btc supported educators in cultivating culturally grounded teaching practices and improving educational experiences for black students. In fy2025, btc engaged 195 educators and education leaders through a series of professional learning sessions, affinity gatherings, and instructional development programs. These initiatives created affirming professional learning environments where educators deepened their instructional practice, explored culturally grounded pedagogies, and strengthened their professional community. Btcs i3 professional learning series provided ongoing virtual sessions focused on instructional strategies, culturally responsive pedagogy, and educator well-being. Participants consistently reported strong engagement and affirmation through post-session surveys. For example, educators rated sessions 4.77 out of 5 for overall engagement, 4.92 for feeling honored as a black teacher, and 4.77 for interest in learning more about btcs pedagogical framework. Participants also reported that the sessions helped them recognize their strengths as educators and consider new instructional approaches for supporting black students. Btc also convened affinity space gatherings designed to strengthen connection, reflection, and professional growth among black educators. Survey responses highlighted the importance of interactive and collaborative learning formats, including peer dialogue, breakout discussions, and shared problem-solving. Educators consistently emphasized that these spaces supported both professional learning and personal well-being, reinforcing the value of community-centered professional development for black teachers. In addition, btc continued the k3 early literacy academy, a multi-year professional learning program supporting teachers in strengthening culturally grounded literacy instruction. Participant surveys showed strong outcomes across key measures of educator development. Educators rated the academys impact on black teacher identity at approximately 9.4 out of 10, knowledge of btcs pedagogical framework at approximately 9.0, and instructional skills aligned to the pedagogy at approximately 9.25. Participants also reported significant positive effects on educator mindset and well-being, with well-being scores averaging 9.62 out of 10. Qualitative feedback across programs further reinforced these results. Educators described btc programming as both intellectually rigorous and culturally affirming, noting that the experiences helped them implement culturally relevant curriculum materials, design more student-centered learning environments, and more intentionally connect their teaching to the cultural and intellectual traditions of black communities. Through these initiatives, btc continued building a growing network of educators committed to strengthening instructional practice, advancing culturally grounded teaching, and improving educational outcomes for black students.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 69.8%; rating input score 70
• Program expense ratio: 57.4%; rating input score 57
• Fundraising efficiency: $8.97 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -21.6%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.9%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -12.8% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings