The Academy for Teachers Inc
The Academy for Teachers brings together teachers with luminaries, experts, and artists to create a supportive community of inspired educators. Our mission is to honor and support teachers through world-class learning experiences that inspire them to continue changing lives, in the classroom and beyond.
The Academy for Teachers Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,076,108
- -22.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,204,459
- -10.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $41,455
- -18.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,640,374
- +23.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to The Academy for Teachers Inc
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from The Academy for Teachers Inc
Who The Academy for Teachers Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2023) to $15K (2019). In 2023 it reported $13K 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.
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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 | $1,076,108 | $1,204,459 | $1,640,374 | — | — | $41,455 |
| 2024 | $1,387,867 | $1,340,135 | $1,326,773 | — | — | $50,751 |
| 2023 | $1,452,351 | $1,618,430 | $1,256,057 | $12,805 | Total only | $31,420 |
| 2022 | $1,041,819 | $1,319,818 | $1,026,013 | — | — | $3,547 |
| 2021 | $797,028 | $891,790 | $770,261 | — | — | $831 |
| 2020 | $707,364 | $679,210 | $642,687 | — | — | $3,892 |
| 2019 | $549,636 | $706,266 | $724,613 | $15,000 | 1 | $2,971 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Academy for Teachers Inc
Based on IRS filings
The Academy for Teachers Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $41K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Academy for Teachers Inc is led by Sam Swope, President on filings since 2019; 2 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sam Swope
President
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$123K (2019) → $185K (2025)
Thomas Liam Lynch
President
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Wills
Chief Operations Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$107K (2025)
Aisha Haynes
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Goodman Raho
Co-Chair
Treasurer → Co-Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Sneath McBride
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diana Revson
Co-Chair
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joy S. Hurd
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Glazebrook
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Aresty
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Marrs
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Tobias
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mallory Neidich
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Hayot
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Quiat
Board Member & Secretary
Board Member → Board Member & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Garrison Feinberg
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Monteville
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Kate Burch (2024) — Non-Voting Board Member
- Former: William Thompson (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Amber Joseph (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jane Pollock (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Singh (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Felipe Vasconcelos (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Margery Mayer (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Elly Wong (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Irena Goldstein (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Samuel Swope (2021) — President
- Former: Alan Cheng (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Roy Moskowitz (2019–2020) — Co-Chair
- Former: Will Thompson (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Chloe Pinkerton (2019) — Board Member
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 $185K, to Sam Swope (President Until 7/15/2025). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Academy for Teachers Inc
How large is The Academy for Teachers Inc?
The Academy for Teachers Inc reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
What is The Academy for Teachers Inc?
The Academy for Teachers Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New York, NY. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Academy for Teachers Inc operate?
The Academy for Teachers Inc has awarded grants in Vermont.
What is The Academy for Teachers Inc's EIN?
The Academy for Teachers Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4681404. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 16, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). The Academy for Teachers Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 6, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-academy-for-teachers-inc-morg_3fa89c17516c446cb513667fedc95448
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