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Tntp Inc

EIN 13-3850158 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood76 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TNTP'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM EDUCATION SO EVERY YOUNG PERSON THRIVES.

Income
$137.8 million
Spending
$131.0 million
Spent on programs
84%
Reserves
5.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 74%
Employees
1,019
Volunteers
13
Highest pay
$467,912, chief executive officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 18% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 1% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    84% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    12 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)
  1. $105.6 million spent. CLIENT SERVICES:TNTP WORKS AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM TO ATTRACT AND TRAIN TALENTED TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS, ENSURE RIGOROUS AND ENGAGING CLASSROOMS, AND CREATE ENVIRONMENTS THAT PRIORITIZE GREAT TEACHING AND ACCELERATE STUDENT LEARNING. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER DETAIL ON TNTP'S FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, TNTP WAS WORKING TOWARD ESTABLISHING A BASELINE FOR THE UPCOMING STRATEGIC PLAN THAT SETS THE ORGANIZATION UP TO IMPACT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MOBILITY FOR STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS YEAR, WE FOCUSED ON EXPANDING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY AND INSPIRING A COMMUNITY-AND NATIONALLY-BASED AGENDA FOCUSED ON RESEARCH-BASED MOBILITY FACTORS, PARTICULARLY ACCELERATING LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS. SPECIFICALLY, WE'VE EXPANDED OUR REACH ACROSS FACTORS OF MOBILITY, INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACADEMICS. THIS YEAR, THROUGH OUR WORK SUPPORTING SCHOOLS, SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES, WE WORKED TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAD ACCESS TO GRADE-LEVEL CONTENT, THE SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO MASTER THAT CONTENT, AND EFFECTIVE, SKILLED EDUCATORS AND TEACHERS TO SUPPORT THAT LEARNING. AS A RESULT OF OUR WORK IN THE FIELD, WE MEANINGFULLY INCREASED STUDENTS' ACCESS TO CLASSROOM-LEVEL RESOURCES THAT WE KNOW SET THEM UP FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. IN COMMUNITIES WHERE WE WORKED, MORE THAN ONE MILLION STUDENTS HAD INCREASED ACCESS TO GRADE-APPROPRIATE ASSIGNMENTS; APPROXIMATELY 2.8 MILLION STUDENTS HAD INCREASED ACCESS TO STRONG INSTRUCTION; AND NEARLY 167,000 HAD INCREASED ACCESS TO TEACHERS WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, SIX MILLION STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED IMPROVED ACADEMIC OUTCOMES (BASED ON STATE TESTING DATA) IN SITES WHERE TNTP WORKED. WE CONTINUED TO LEVERAGE OUR RESEARCH, POLICY, AND ADVOCACY WORK THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO GRADE-LEVEL CONTENT AND THE SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO MASTER IT. WE RELEASED TWO MAJOR RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS THAT REPRESENTED A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE LINKED TO THE ENVIRONMENTS THAT HELP TEACHERS THRIVE AND KEY INSIGHTS INTO HOW SCHOOLS CAN INTEGRATE TIER 2 SUPPORTS INTO TIER 1 INSTRUCTION FOR REAL TIME ACCELERATION.
  2. $4.5 million spent. RESEARCH, POLICY AND ADVOCACY:TNTP'S PUBLICATIONS SHARE WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IN SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS NATIONWIDE. AS WE WORK ALONGSIDE TEACHERS AND LEADERS EACH DAY, WE IDENTIFY COMMON CHALLENGES, SEEK OUT TRENDS, CRAFT DATA DRIVEN NARRATIVES AND SHARE PROMISING SOLUTIONS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON TNTP'S FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, TNTP WAS WORKING TOWARD ESTABLISHING A BASELINE FOR THE UPCOMING STRATEGIC PLAN THAT SETS THE ORGANIZATION UP TO IMPACT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MOBILITY FOR STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS YEAR, WE FOCUSED ON EXPANDING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY AND INSPIRING A COMMUNITY-AND NATIONALLY-BASED AGENDA FOCUSED ON RESEARCH-BASED MOBILITY FACTORS, PARTICULARLY ACCELERATING LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS. SPECIFICALLY, WE'VE EXPANDED OUR REACH ACROSS FACTORS OF MOBILITY, INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACADEMICS. THIS YEAR, THROUGH OUR WORK SUPPORTING SCHOOLS, SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES, WE WORKED TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAD ACCESS TO GRADE-LEVEL CONTENT, THE SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO MASTER THAT CONTENT, AND EFFECTIVE, SKILLED EDUCATORS AND TEACHERS TO SUPPORT THAT LEARNING. AS A RESULT OF OUR WORK IN THE FIELD, WE MEANINGFULLY INCREASED STUDENTS' ACCESS TO CLASSROOM-LEVEL RESOURCES THAT WE KNOW SET THEM UP FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. IN COMMUNITIES WHERE WE WORKED, MORE THAN ONE MILLION STUDENTS HAD INCREASED ACCESS TO GRADE-APPROPRIATE ASSIGNMENTS; APPROXIMATELY 2.8 MILLION STUDENTS HAD INCREASED ACCESS TO STRONG INSTRUCTION; AND NEARLY 167,000 HAD INCREASED ACCESS TO TEACHERS WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, SIX MILLION STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED IMPROVED ACADEMIC OUTCOMES (BASED ON STATE TESTING DATA) IN SITES WHERE TNTP WORKED. WE CONTINUED TO LEVERAGE OUR RESEARCH, POLICY, AND ADVOCACY WORK THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO GRADE-LEVEL CONTENT AND THE SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO MASTER IT. WE RELEASED TWO MAJOR RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS THAT REPRESENTED A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE LINKED TO THE ENVIRONMENTS THAT HELP TEACHERS THRIVE AND KEY INSIGHTS INTO HOW SCHOOLS CAN INTEGRATE TIER 2 SUPPORTS INTO TIER 1 INSTRUCTION FOR REAL TIME ACCELERATION.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1995.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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