Virginia Professional Educators
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What it says it does
Improving Public Education by Supporting Virginia's Educators: 1) Providing Scholarships, Mini-Grants, Training, and Professional Development; 2) Providing Support, Counseling, and Professional Assistance for Virginia's Educators; 3) Informing Teachers of Their Existing Legal & Professional Rights under current law.
- Income
- $1.0 million
- Spending
- $974,950
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 53
- Highest pay
- $150,241, state director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
- $251,266 spent. 1) VPE Provides Scholarships, Mini-Grants, Training, and Professional Development Opportunities for All Virginia Educators: In 2024, VPE provided $56,501 in Teacher Scholarships, Classroom Mini-Grants, and other Teacher Assistance Grants. VPE also provided funding for Professional Development through the Teachers of Promise Institute's Annual Conference. In 2024, VPE provided Grants, Scholarships, and Professional Development to 479 Virginia educators.
- $349,784 spent. 2) VPE Provides Support, Counseling, and Professional Assistance for Virginia's Educators. (Teachers, Counselors, & Other School Staff): In 2024, VPE provided Direct Support and Professional Assistance to 490 Virginia educators who were dealing with legal, administrative, academic, medical, and/or health & safety issues in the classroom. Such assistance often involves many hours of staff support for each case, and usually requires that a director and a case manager be assigned to each educator in need. As necessary, a mentor or an attorney may also be assigned to assist the educator. In 2024, VPE provided general support to over 5,928 of our member-educators in Virginia.
- $338,727 spent. 3) Informing Teachers of Their Existing Legal & Professional Rights under current law; Explaining School Board Policies and State Board Regulations; Providing Affordable Legal & Liability Protection for Virginia's Educators as a Member Benefit: In 2024, VPE provided legal support and professional educators liability coverage for approximately 5,928 Virginia educators. VPE also exists to help inform and make all Virginia educators aware of their general legal and professional rights under current law. This awareness and public information campaign includes helping teachers understand their "freedom of association" rights and their right to join a non-union, professional teacher association. Furthermore, in 2024 VPE provided this information to over 48,000 Virginia educators.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2014 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2014.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2016.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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