Teach Plus Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263849472
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Boston, MA, USA
Phone
3475784072
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$20,135,353
Expenses
$18,011,002
Assets
$19,849,283
Liabilities
$891,896

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIRA ORANGE JONES (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • JASON CARPP (VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT)
  • JOSHUA KAUFMANN (SENIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • SARAH LILLIS (CALIFORNIA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • KEVIN DION MALONSON (TEXAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • LAURA BOYCE (PENNSYLVANIA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KIRA ORANGE JONES (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $356,715 total reported compensation
  • LINDSAY SOBEL (CHIEF OF POLICY, PLANNING & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS): $266,760 total reported compensation
  • ANYA GROTTEL-BROWN (VP COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA): $207,910 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of teach plus is to empower teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues advancing student success.

What it reported doing in 2024

Instructional leadership programs: in our instructional leadership programs, teach plus teacher leaders build knowledge, skills and practices necessary for effective teacher leadership to support their colleagues in better meeting the needs of students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 75.5%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $14.11 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: 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: 10.6%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.1; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.1%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.7% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68% of revenue deployed · 75.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $13.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $357K · 24 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $515K reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 14 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 48/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.