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Distinguished Teacher Award runs on an annual cycle.

Distinguished Teacher Award

Mensa Education and Research Foundation

Foundation Annual Grants for Teachers Grants for Education

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Geographic Scope: United States and international

Focus Areas: Education; positive influence on students' lives and learning

Criteria: Recognizes teachers for significant positive influence on the education or personal life of a Mensa member. Award celebrates teachers who inspire intellectual growth, mastery, and student development.

Notable Recipients:

2021: Kristina Tons
2019: Marcia Blackstone Maull (Music, Art and Ballet School and Music Educators Association of New Jersey) – for developing luminary musicians and educational influencers

Selection Process: Nominations accepted from Mensa members who have been positively impacted by a teacher. Award selected by Foundation committee.

What Mensa Education and Research Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

Mensa Education and Research Foundation reported $20K in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2020, its most recent itemized filing.

Grants in 2020: 1
Total given: $9,000
Median grant: $9,000