Teachers Treasures Inc
Teachers Treasures Inc is a public charity based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 2000, it obtains and distributes school supplies free to teachers serving students in need, helping educators provide classroom resources without paying for them out of pocket.
Teachers Treasures Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,286,345
- +2.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $12,662,609
- -17.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $14,395
- -91.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $12,564,492
- -17.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Teachers Treasures Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 1800 East Tenth Street, Indianapolis, IN 46201-1906
Phone: (317) 264-1758
Website: https://teacherstreasures.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Teachers Treasures Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
163 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 124 grants of 163 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Teachers’ Treasures serves eligible teachers and other shopping-eligible staff at schools in Marion County, Indiana. Its website says eligibility includes schools where at least 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Is Teachers Treasures Inc open to new grantees?
32%
first-time grantees, 2022
In 2022, 23 of 72 grantees (32%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $82K; repeat grants $164K. How we count
Medians: $13K first-time, $29K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2022). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5.6M (2020) to $13.3M (2024). In 2024 it reported $13.3M in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MSD Wayne Township Indianapolis, IN | Provided Needed Supplies to Students in Need | $1,824,106 |
| Indianapolis Public Schools Indianapolis, IN | Provided Needed Supplies to Students in Need | $1,270,347 |
| MSD Warren Township Indianapolis, IN | Provided Needed Supplies to Students in Need | $843,998 |
| IPS Innovation Network Schools Indianapolis, IN | Provided Needed Supplies to Students in Need | $638,961 |
| MSD Washington Township Indianapolis, IN | Provided Needed Supplies to Students in Need | $561,922 |
| Perry Township Schools Indianapolis, IN | Provided Needed Supplies to Students in Need | $530,636 |
| Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc Indianapolis, IN | Provided Needed Supplies to Students in Need | $413,000 |
| Midwest Food Bank Indianapolis, IN | Provided Needed Supplies to Students in Need | $413,000 |
| MSD Pike Township Indianapolis, IN | Provided Needed Supplies to Students in Need | $409,253 |
| MSD Lawrence Township Indianapolis, IN | Provided Needed Supplies to Students in Need | $403,296 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The organization’s 2024 filing narrative reports $11,032,344 in product and $40,000 in contributed rent.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,286,345 | $12,662,609 | $12,564,492 | — | — | $14,395 |
| 2024 | $3,201,300 | $15,345,462 | $15,195,395 | $13,298,581 | Total only | $166,612 |
| 2023 | $3,182,746 | $11,473,090 | $11,399,287 | $9,885,222 | Total only | $23,381 |
| 2022 | $1,952,115 | $11,823,101 | $10,889,464 | $9,923,367 | 81 | $2,705 |
| 2021 | $1,070,406 | $9,359,257 | $9,164,740 | $8,073,840 | 82 | $655 |
| 2020 | $950,577 | $6,627,145 | $6,646,347 | $5,576,919 | 84 | $3,395 |
| 2019 | $752,759 | $6,534,640 | $6,496,164 | $5,617,444 | 86 | $5,583 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Teachers’ Treasures’ mission is to ensure teachers, educators, and students have access to free, vital resources for classroom success. Its stated focus is obtaining and distributing school supplies for teachers of students in need. The organization also accepts donated supplies, books, and furniture and relies on volunteers to support its store operations.
Grantmaking
The available information reports no grants made in each of the three filing years listed: 2023, 2024, and 2025. The organization’s described support is the provision of donated supplies to eligible educators, rather than a grant program for outside applicants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Margaret Sheehan as Executive Director. Directors listed on that filing are Michael Ault, KK Byland, Tom Cebulko, Patricia Keiffner, Art Kodroff, Katie Lory, Dionne McCoy, Karen Mellen, and Betty Stanford.
Teachers Treasures Inc is led by Margaret Sheehan, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 20 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Margaret Sheehan
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$93K (2019) → $103K (2025)
Kim Borges
President
Secretary → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Betty Stanford
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dionne McCoy
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Mellen
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Lory
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
KK Byland
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Ault
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Cebulko
Director
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Art Kodroff
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Keiffner
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Francita McMichel
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie McGowen
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Melby
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Alexiou
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Conti
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Estes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shamika Anderson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Reeves
Board Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Board Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Clary
Board Treasurer
Director → Board Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: John Myrland (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Sarah Sally Lugar (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: David Arnett (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Nathalie Henderson (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: David Blount (2024) — Director
- Former: Lauren Lopez (2024) — Director
- Former: Ralph Taylor (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ryan Miller (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Jeff Brown (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Sara Marshall (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Arthur Kodroff (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Patricia Kieffner (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeff Roberson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michelle Lorbieski (2019–2020) — Secretary -
- Former: Stephanie Pemberton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Leah E. Brown (2019) — Vice President
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 $103K, to Margaret Sheehan (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Teachers Treasures Inc
How large is Teachers Treasures Inc?
Teachers Treasures Inc reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.7M.
What does Teachers Treasures Inc fund?
Teachers’ Treasures’ mission is to ensure teachers, educators, and students have access to free, vital resources for classroom success. Its stated focus is obtaining and distributing school supplies for teachers of students in need. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Teachers Treasures Inc?
Teachers Treasures Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check teacherstreasures.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Teachers Treasures Inc make grants?
Teachers’ Treasures serves eligible teachers and other shopping-eligible staff at schools in Marion County, Indiana. Its website says eligibility includes schools where at least 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
What is Teachers Treasures Inc's EIN?
Teachers Treasures Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2100375. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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