The National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2007, NCTR is the only organization in the country dedicated exclusively to developing, launching, supporting, and accelerating the impact of teacher residency programs. The organization works to combat educational disparities by promoting and enhancing the teacher residency movement to develop effective, diverse, and culturally responsive educators.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$12.8M
+64.3% YoY
Annual Giving
$7.6M
+53.3% YoY
Grant Count
40
+0.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$189K
+53.3% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
Mission Statement: To transform educator preparation by advancing the teacher residency movement to prepare, support, and retain more effective educators who represent and value the communities they serve.
NCTR's core commitment is to collaborate with teacher residency programs and their partners across the nation to build and strengthen teacher residencies. The organization believes that teacher residencies are the best way to prepare, support, and retain teachers who represent and value the communities they serve.
Primary Focus Areas:
- Providing training and support to nonprofits, school districts, and universities to launch high-quality teacher preparation programs
- Offering assistance, guidance, and technical support to both new and existing teacher residency programs across the nation
- Conducting research on teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention
- Supporting the design of new teacher residency programs and consulting to strengthen existing programs
- Partnering with school districts, charter management organizations (CMOs), nonprofit organizations, state education agencies (SEAs), and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to provide evidence-based support to teacher residency programs
Grantmaking
NCTR actively makes grants to support teacher residency programs across the country. Recent grantmaking activity includes:
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
NCTR operates nationally, supporting teacher residency programs across the United States. The organization partners with programs in multiple states and regions, including Tennessee (Memphis Teacher Residency), Connecticut (Capitol Region Education Council), Illinois (Chicago High School of Agriculture), and many others.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
2024 Financial Data:
- Total Assets: $12,763,674
- Total Revenues: $15,481,914
- Total Expenses: $12,535,034
- Total Giving: $7,568,000
Organization Type: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization IRS Ruling Year: 2008 EIN: 26-0869607
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $12,763,674 | $7,766,347 | $7,785,955 |
| Revenue | $15,481,914 | $9,501,441 | $9,791,867 |
| Expenses | $12,535,034 | $9,705,703 | $7,659,097 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $156,681 | — | — |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
140 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Key executives include:
- Kathlene Campbell - Chief Executive Officer
- Jill Pitner - Chief Program Officer
- Wayne Shen - Chief Operating Officer
- Bill Kennedy - Chief Development Officer
- Shannon Black - Program Director
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL VELASCO | CHAIR | 2 | — |
| EDWARD HERRERA | TREASURER (FROM AUG 2023) | 2 | — |
| COREY SCHOLES | SECRETARY | 2 | — |
| LAURA WEELDREYER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| TRACY BACH | DIRECTOR (FROM AUG 2023) | 1 | — |
| TRAVIS BRISTOL | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SHAWNEE CARUTHERS | DIRECTOR (FROM AUG 2023) | 1 | — |
| EDMUND CLARK | DIRECTOR (FROM AUG 2023) | 1 | — |
| ANNAMARIE FRANCOIS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| PHIL NGUYEN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JAVAID SIDDIQI | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| KATHLENE CAMPBELL | CEO | 40 | $266,667 |
| ERICA HINES | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER | 40 | $174,250 |
| WAYNE SHEN | COO | 40 | $189,625 |
| JILL HARVIEUX PITNER | CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER | 40 | $188,083 |
| BILL KENNEDY | MANAGING DIR OF PARTNERSHIPS AND DEV | 40 | $153,988 |
| TABITHA GROSSMAN | CHIEF EXTERNAL RELATIONS THRU 4/2024 | 40 | $203,333 |
| SHANNON BLACK | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS | 40 | $141,368 |
| KELLY RILING | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS | 40 | $138,833 |
| CORTNEY KING | DIRECTOR OF STATE & FEDERAL POLICY THRU 1/2024 | 40 | $131,432 |
| CARRIANNE SCHEIB | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & EVALUATION THRU 11/2023 | 40 | $126,131 |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
NCTR has demonstrated significant recent activity in supporting the teacher residency movement:
NCTR Awards Grants to 43 Teacher Residency Programs to Support ...Awarded grants to 43 teacher residency programs to support recruitment, preparation, and retention of educators
NCTR Awards Grants to 43 Teacher Residency Programs to Support ...Launched a dedicated initiative awarding $3.8 million in grants to 30 residencies specifically to support Black educators
NCTR Awards Grants to 43 Teacher Residency Programs to Support ...Received a $6.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to serve teachers of color and help address the national teacher shortage
NCTR Awards Grants to 43 Teacher Residency Programs to Support ...Operates the Residency Design Academy with 22 design teams composed of institutions of higher education, school districts, state education agencies, and CMOs
Maintains the NCTR Network of teacher residency programs
NCTR Awards Grants to 43 Teacher Residency Programs to Support ...Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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