National Council of Teachers of English
To promote the development of literacy, the use of language to construct personal and public worlds and to achieve full participation in society, through the learning and teaching of english and the related arts and sciences of language
National Council of Teachers of English at a glance
In short: National Council of Teachers of English gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,938
- -48.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,969
- +3.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,969
- Total assets
- $51,486,667
- +3.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (70% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to National Council of Teachers of English
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from National Council of Teachers of English
Cultivating New Voices among Scholars of Color Grant
National Council of Teachers of English
Amount
US $1,200
Deadline
Deadline not published
IWCA: Research Grants
National Council of Teachers of English
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Julia E. Berry Research Award to Study Careers of English Majors Grant
National Council of Teachers of English
Amount
US $1,500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who National Council of Teachers of English funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Arizona ($14K). Together the top 2 received $20K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How National Council of Teachers of English gives
- Giving grew 61% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2022) to $68K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | Research Grants | $13,938 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Westborough, MA | Research Grants | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $51,486,667 | $9,577,736 | $9,942,086 | $19,938 | 2 | $3,383,482 |
| 2024 | $49,743,623 | $9,947,793 | $10,097,067 | $38,700 | 4 | $4,218,721 |
| 2023 | $47,353,199 | $7,620,225 | $9,440,743 | $12,700 | 2 | $2,886,035 |
| 2022 | $46,879,367 | $7,632,067 | $6,652,120 | $12,385 | 2 | $3,236,893 |
| 2021 | $54,690,026 | $9,124,507 | $6,184,906 | $49,944 | Total only | $4,788,748 |
| 2020 | $46,635,117 | $11,064,667 | $8,034,880 | $67,717 | 8 | $5,944,391 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About National Council of Teachers of English
Based on IRS filings
National Council of Teachers of English is a public charity focused on Education, based in Annapolis Junction, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $51.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $3.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
National Council of Teachers of English is led by Tonya B. Perry, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 5 of 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tonya B. Perry
President
Vice President → President-Elect, 2024
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yang Wang
Lla President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Meixner
Cel Chair
Chair-Cel → Cel Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frankie Condon
Cccc Chair
Associate Chair-Cccc → Chair-Cccc, 2024
Chair-Cccc → Cccc Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Baird Giordano
Tyca Chair
Chair-Tyca → Tyca Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Thompson
Secondary Section Chair
Chair-Secondary → Chair-Secondary Section, 2024
Chair-Secondary Section → Secondary Section Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Valdez-Gainer
Elementary Section Chair
Chair-Elementary → Chair-Elementary Section, 2024
Chair-Elementary Section → Elementary Section Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Bonner
Middle Level Section Chair Til
Chair-Middle → Chair-Middle Level Section, 2024
Chair-Middle Level Section → Middle Level Section Chair Til, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Bush
College Section Chair
Chair-College Section → College Section Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Corbitt
Middle Level Section Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charissa Che
Tyca Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Sano-Franchini
Cccc Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keisha L. Green
Elate Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Ascenzi-Moreno
Elementary Section Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nadia Behizadeh
Elate Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicolas Emmanuele
Cel Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rex Ovalle
Secondary Section Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Kirkpatrick
Excecutive Director
Executive Director → Excecutive Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
60 hrs/week
$221K (2020) → $268K (2025)
Dyan Urquhart
Senior Director of Operations
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$126K (2023) → $137K (2025)
Colin Murcray
Director of Publications
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$122K (2024) → $121K (2025)
Matthew Burruss
Director of Events
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$126K (2024) → $141K (2025)
Jeffrey Reeves
Director of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$133K (2025)
Maria E. Franquiz
Past President
President Elect → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rochelle Shelley Rodrigo
Past President
President Elect → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darius Wimby
Secondary Rep-At-Large
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Antero Garcia
President-Elect
Vice President → President-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kara Hinderlie Stroman
Elementary Rep-At-Large
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tiana Silvas
Middle Rep-At-Large
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Detra Price
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Juliet Reed
Secondary Rep-At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: Valerie Kinloch (2020–2024) — Past President
- Former: Janice R Baines (2022–2024) — Elementary Rep-At-Large
- Former: Lakisha Odlum (2022–2024) — Middle Rep-At-Large
- Former: Michele Myers (2022–2024) — Lla President
- Former: Renee Moreno (2022–2024) — Chair-College Section
- Former: Staci M Perryman-Clark (2022–2024) — Chair-Cccc
- Former: Nadia Behezideh (2023–2024) — Chair-Elate
- Former: Victor Adams (2023–2024) — Director of It
- Former: Alfredo Celedon Lujan (2020–2023) — Past President
- Former: Christopher Bronke (2021–2023) — Chair-Cel
- Former: Holly Hassel (2021–2023) — Chair-Cccc
- Former: Lamar Timmons-Long (2021–2023) — Secondary Rep-At-Large
- Former: Latrise P Johnson (2021–2023) — Chair-Elate
- Former: Lisa Scherff (2021–2023) — Chair-Secondary
- Former: Michael Dominguez (2021–2023) — Chair-Middle
- Former: Sarah Z Johnson (2021–2023) — Chair-Tyca
- Former: Tracey T Flores (2021–2023) — Chair-Elementary
- Former: Ann Marie Corgill (2020–2022) — Elementary Rep-At-Large
- Former: Bradley Bleck (2020–2022) — Chair-College
- Former: Deborah Macphee (2020–2022) — Lla President
- Former: Julie Lindquist (2020–2022) — Chair-Cccc
- Former: Yolanda Gonzales (2020–2022) — Middle Rep-At-Large
- Former: Christopher Mitchell (2022) — Director of Membership
- Former: Franki Sibberson (2020–2021) — Past President
- Former: Robert Clouse (2020–2021) — Publisher
- Former: Cheryl Hogue Smith (2020) — Chair-Tyca
- Former: Christian Z. Goering (2020) — Chair-Elate
- Former: Debora Fillinich (2020) — Membership & Marketing Director
- Former: Frances Lin (2020) — Chair-Middle
- Former: Janice Schwarze (2020) — Chair-Cel
- Former: Jennifer Fournel (2020) — Communications Director
- Former: Julia E. Torres (2020) — Secondary Rep-At-Large
- Former: Leah Zuidema (2020) — President
- Former: Lynn Neal (2020) — Project Director
- Former: Roberta Price Gardner (2020) — Chair-Elementary
- Former: Tiffany Rehbein (2020) — Chair-Secondary
- Former: Vershawn Ashanti Young (2020) — Chair-Cccc
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $268K, to Emily Kirkpatrick (Excecutive Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Council of Teachers of English
How much does National Council of Teachers of English give each year?
National Council of Teachers of English gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $39K across 4 grants.
How large is National Council of Teachers of English?
National Council of Teachers of English reported $51.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.6M.
What is National Council of Teachers of English?
National Council of Teachers of English is a public charity focused on Education, based in Annapolis Junction, MD. It holds $51.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does National Council of Teachers of English operate?
National Council of Teachers of English has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin.
What is National Council of Teachers of English's EIN?
National Council of Teachers of English's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-0715886. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 5, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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