Public Charity

GOLDEN APPLE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

GOLDEN APPLE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $17.2M revenue, $18.6M expenses, $9.9M total assets. 81 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363392992 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$17.2M
Total Expenses$18.6M
Total Assets$9.9M
Grant Records81
Funding Total$5.6M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

TO INSPIRE, DEVELOP AND SUPPORT TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER EXCELLENCE IN ILLINOIS, ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOLS-OF-NEED.BECAUSE THE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTOR TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS THE QUALITY OF THE TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM, GOLDEN APPLE PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL TEACHER PREPARATION FOR TEACHERS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS. THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS OFFERING METHOD, RESOURCE AND MENTORSHIP, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO TRANSFORM TEACHERS AND TEACHING, ENRICHING BOTH STUDENT AND TEACHER LIVES.

Where $100 goes at Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching

How Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$51
Scholars of illinois
63% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 4,000 participants
$17
Accelerators
21% of program spending
$8
New mexico scholar program
9% of program spending

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

$10,000
$500,000
ANCHORUM HEALTH FOUNDATION
2024
SCHOLARS PROGRAM IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
$150,000
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY FOUNDATION
2024
THIS GRANT SUPPORTED THE THIRD YEAR OF ESTABLISHING THE GOLDEN APPLE FOUNDATIONS TEACHER PIPELINE PROGRAMS IN NEW MEXICO, AIMED AT RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND MENTORING EDUCATORS FROM NORTHERN NM COMMUNITIES. FUNDING HELPED LAUNCH LOCAL OPERATIONS, BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE, AND HIRE NEW MEXICAN LEADERS TO ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE, DIVERSE, AND DEDICATED TEACHING WORKFORCE.
$75,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$62,850

Showing up to 5 of 81 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Alan Mather
CEO Alicia Winckler
DIRECTOR/CO-CHAIR OF DEV. Arnaldo Rivera
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER - MICHIGAN Caycee Sledge
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP Corey Richardson
VP OF STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND EVALUATION Cristen Lain

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,588,480 52 grants
Education
$524,300 11 grants
Youth Development
$75,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$39,400 4 grants
Unspecified
$406,042 12 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $17.2M $18.6M $9.9M
2023 $12.5M $12.4M $10.6M
2022 $9.8M $10.6M $9.1M
2020 $6.7M $7.9M $9.3M
2019 $10.4M $9.0M $8.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $10.4M to $17.2M (+66%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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