New Teacher Center
New Teacher Center (NTC) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving outcomes for all students by accelerating teacher and school leader effectiveness. From preschool through high school,
New Teacher Center at a glance
In short: New Teacher Center gave $556K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $139K), top state Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $555,545
- -42.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $138,886
- -28.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $147,212
- Total assets
- $33,307,735
- -9.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alabama (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who New Teacher Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Alabama Best Practices Center ($211K). Together the top 3 received $506K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($50,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
33 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 9 grants of 33 (27%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How New Teacher Center gives
- Giving fell 83% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $556K (2025) to $3.2M (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $556K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Best Practices Center Montgomery, AL | District partners to enhance social and emotional learning integrated with rigorous content through a comprehensive whole-school professional learning model. | $211,121 |
| Southwest West Central Service Cooperative Marshall, MN | Nonprofit organization partners to enhance social and emotional learning integrated with rigorous content through a comprehensive whole-school professional learning model. | $178,636 |
| Southeast South-Central Educational Cooperative Richmond, KY | Districts partner to catalyze innovations in teacher leader development in rural and urban settings. | $115,788 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $50,000 |
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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 | $33,307,735 | $17,239,790 | $21,125,612 | $555,545 | 4 | $275,833 |
| 2024 | $36,839,816 | $23,650,350 | $28,955,350 | $970,279 | 5 | $1,364,801 |
| 2023 | $42,713,164 | $47,053,045 | $31,723,254 | $2,838,079 | 9 | $510,703 |
| 2022 | $27,814,525 | $27,076,985 | $25,759,449 | $3,176,160 | 9 | $15,869 |
| 2021 | $26,664,811 | $24,380,943 | $22,888,266 | $2,760,340 | 6 | $11,360 |
| 2020 | $26,355,675 | $27,715,718 | $24,615,435 | $1,335,522 | 7 | $63,185 |
| 2019 | $23,444,752 | $28,695,587 | $27,758,974 | $2,705,075 | 7 | $85,935 |
About New Teacher Center
Based on IRS filings
New Teacher Center is a public charity focused on Education, based in Sacramento, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $33.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $556K. Net investment income was $276K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
New Teacher Center is led by Tommy Chang, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2023; 16 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tommy Chang
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$92K (2023) → $334K (2025)
Nina M. Bruder
Executive Director & Jntp
Director & Jntp → Executive Director & Jntp, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$162K (2020) → $210K (2025)
Paul Goren
Board Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Crystal Hall
Senior Director & Program Delivery
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$179K (2025)
Joy Cantey
Senior Director & Design
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$168K (2025)
Lisa Schmitt
Senior Director & Impact
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$174K (2025)
Martine Robinson
Senior Director, People & Culture
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$169K (2025)
Tavon Lawrence
Senior Director & Internal Learning
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$176K (2025)
Shruti Sehra
Director
Treasurer → Board Chair, 2020
Board Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Magaly Lavadenz
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chong Hao-Fu
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Mylen
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sujata Bhatt
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Contreras
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sabrina A. Plassman
Chief Operating Officer
Vice President, Program & Partnerships → Senior Vice President & Program, 2023
Senior Vice President & Program → Chief Operating Officer, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$182K (2022) → $236K (2025)
Ann Wenzel
Vice President & Program Delivery
Senior Director & Program Delivery → Vice President & Program Delivery, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$159K (2023) → $191K (2025)
Chris Roddy
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Vice President & Marketing → Vice President, Marketing & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$161K (2023) → $207K (2025)
Cheryl Leong
Vice President, Finance & Business Operations
Vice President, Finance & Business Ops → Vice President, Finance & Business Operations, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$80K (2024) → $208K (2025)
Jennifer Douglass
Vice President, People & Culture
Vpp, People & Culture → Vice President, People & Culture, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$210K (2024) → $218K (2025)
Jessica Johnson
Vice President, Legal & General Counsel
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$203K (2025)
Kimberley Miller
Vice President, Technology & Impact
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$211K (2025)
Krysten Wendell
Vice President & Program Delivery
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$207K (2025)
Lisa Settle
Vice President, Program Design & Innov.
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$161K (2025)
David Spiller
Treasurer
Board Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nithin Iyengar
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: Kelly Pope (2019–2024) — Vice Chair & Treasurer
- Former: Allison C. Aliaga (2021–2024) — Vice President, Partnerships & Development
- Former: Atyani Howard (2021–2024) — Chief Program Officer
- Former: David W. Abel (2022–2024) — Senior Advisor
- Former: Jeffrey Homan (2023–2024) — Vice President, Program Design & Innovation
- Former: Feliza Licon Ortiz (2024) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Desmond K. Blackburn (2019–2023) — CEO & Former
- Former: Mike Magee (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Charles Jones (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President & Finance
- Former: Arthur L. Mills IV (2021–2023) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Jennifer Giron (2023) — Senior Director, People & Culture
- Former: Mark Healy (2023) — Senior Director & Program Delivery
- Former: Rebecca Dyas (2023) — Senior Director & Operations
- Former: Gary Syman (2019–2022) — Board Treasurer
- Former: Louis Gomez (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Barbara Jenkins (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Chiara G. Grabill (2020–2022) — Senior Vice President of Strategic P'ship & Projects
- Former: Sabrina M. Michaelis (2021–2022) — Vice President, People & Cul.
- Former: Ellen M. Greig (2022) — Senior Director, Prod. & Curr.
- Former: Mary Kelly Persyn (2022) — Vice President, Legal & Strategic Advocacy
- Former: Helen H. Chong Rekers (2020–2021) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Thandi R. Center (2021) — Vice President, Program & Partnerships
- Former: Alison N. Picucci (2019–2020) — Chief Impact Officer
- Former: David A. Herrera (2019–2020) — Senior Director & School Leadership
- Former: Kamilah M. Jones (2019–2020) — Chief Marketing Officer
- Former: Laura W. Baker (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President, Programs & Implementation
- Former: Jennifer A. Morgan (2020) — Vice President & Product Development
- Former: Angela Covert (2019) — Vice Chair & Secretary
- Former: Catherine M. Dixon (2019) — Sen Vice President & Innovation
- Former: Charlie Jones (2019) — Vice President Finance
- Former: Chiara G. Garonzik (2019) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Diana Richie (2019) — Director Strategic Partnerships
- Former: Ellen Moir (2019) — CEO
- Former: Karen Leshner (2019) — Director
- Former: Lance Fors (2019) — Board Chair
- Former: Lynn M. Kepp (2019) — Sen Vice President & Strategic Partn
- Former: Stephen Dalla Betta (2019) — COO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $334K, to Tommy Chang (Chief Executive Officer). 16 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about New Teacher Center
How much does New Teacher Center give each year?
New Teacher Center gave $556K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $970K across 5 grants.
What is New Teacher Center's typical grant size?
New Teacher Center's median grant in 2025 was $147,212, and its average grant was $138,886, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does New Teacher Center give grants?
New Teacher Center's top state is Alabama, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Minnesota (32%) and Kentucky (21%).
Does New Teacher Center give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on New Teacher Center's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is New Teacher Center?
New Teacher Center reported $33.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.2M.
What is New Teacher Center?
New Teacher Center is a public charity focused on Education, based in Sacramento, CA. It holds $33.3M in total assets as of 2025.
What is New Teacher Center's EIN?
New Teacher Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2427526. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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