UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation
UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Miami Springs, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $149K.
UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation at a glance
In short: UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $11,040,370
- +12.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cortada Foundation ($15K).
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($5,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (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 UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation gives
- Giving grew 900% 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 $2K (2021) to $20K (2025). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cortada Foundation Pinecrest, FL | GRANT | $15,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,040,370 | $221,100 | $97,171 | $20,000 | 2 | $64,654 | $148,750 |
| 2024 | $9,788,905 | $255,615 | $124,956 | $5,000 | 1 | $91,779 | $190,789 |
| 2023 | $8,836,489 | $266,203 | $79,917 | $4,500 | 3 | $40,453 | $181,594 |
| 2022 | $7,832,961 | $247,685 | $103,245 | $2,000 | 1 | $83,688 | $215,818 |
| 2021 | $9,184,035 | $135,436 | $86,661 | $2,000 | 1 | — | $94,626 |
| 2020 | $7,208,491 | $63,358 | $99,970 | $4,465 | Total only | — | $62,796 |
| 2019 | $7,246,163 | $109,999 | $111,135 | — | — | — | $102,538 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation is led by Antonio White, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 28 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Antonio White
President
First Vice P → First Vice President, 2021
First Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alfonso Treto
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cassandra Holmes
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Carr
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daunte Foster
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joy Jackson
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcela Stewart
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Precious Symonette
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Seth Patterson
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vivia Veiga
Director
Director → Appointed Di, 2020
Appointed Di → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wildrede Jacques
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Claudio Duckardt
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hector Martinez
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Khalifa Stanford
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Dorisar
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tanika Bennett
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Stleger
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tina Whitaker
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracy-Ann Brown
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Georgina Lomba
Director
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Plyler
Director
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marlon Greig
Director
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monica Toranzo
Director
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Parra
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyrone Hill
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karla Mats
Director
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mindy Grimes-Festge
Secretary & Treasurer
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dannielle Boyer
First Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Karla Hernandez-Mats (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Nancy St Leger (2023) — Director
- Former: Beverley Dowell (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Brian Firtell (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ingrid Robledo (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sharon Williams (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Valarie Johnson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Alexandria Martin (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Patrenia Washington (2020) — Director
- Former: Sanford Simon (2020) — Director
- Former: Angela Gonzalez (2019) — Director
- Former: Gabriel Valencia (2019) — Director
- Former: Jeimy Solis (2019) — Director
- Former: Khalifa Standard (2019) — Director
- Former: Monica Howell (2019) — Director
- Former: Paternia Washington (2019) — Director
- Former: Sandy Simon (2019) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation
How much does UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation give each year?
UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.
How large is UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation?
UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation reported $11.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $221K.
What is UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation?
UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Miami Springs, FL. It holds $11.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation operate?
UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation has awarded grants in Florida.
What is UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation's EIN?
UTD Teaching Excellence Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0282567. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
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