Public Charity

TEACHING FOR CHANGE

TEACHING FOR CHANGE, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.2M in revenue, $1.4M in expenses, $1.7M in total assets. 67 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521616482 WASHINGTON, DC International Affairs, Foreign Policy, & Globalization NTEE: Q50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records67
Funding Total$2.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TEACHING FOR CHANGE PROVIDES TEACHERS AND PARENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO CREATE SCHOOLS WHERE STUDENTS LEARN TO READ, WRITE, AND CHANGE THE WORLD. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH VARIOUS INITIATIVES INCLUDING SOCIAL JUSTICE BOOKS, CIVIL RIGHTS TEACHING, TEACH CENTRAL AMERICA, ZINN EDUCATION PROJECT (WITH RETHINKING SCHOOLS), AND DC AREA EDUCATORS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE.

Where $100 goes at Teaching for Change

How Teaching for Change divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$25 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$57
Zinn education project
77% of program spending
$8
Dc teachers
11% of program spending
$4
Social justice books
6% 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 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR TEACHING FOR BLACK LIVES
$100,000
2024
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR TEACHING FOR BLACK LIVES
$100,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$57,350
2024
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
$50,000
$40,000

Showing up to 5 of 67 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Deborah Menkart
BOARD MEMBER Fouzia Chaparro-Bencheikh
BOARD TREASURER Gita Rao
BOARD VICE CHAIR Lauren Khouri
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Nakeesha Ceran
BOARD MEMBER Nancy Raquel Mirabal

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$977,023 22 grants
General Support
$739,596 27 grants
Youth Development
$533,000 5 grants
International Aid & Development
$191,075 8 grants
Economic Development
$35,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.2M $1.4M $1.7M
2024 $1.8M $1.5M $1.9M
2023 $1.6M $1.4M $1.5M
2022 $1.3M $1.2M $1.3M
2021 $1.6M $936K $1.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.6M to $1.2M (-23%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.

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

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