Teacher Accelerator Program Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE TEACHER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM (TAP) IS OUR COMMUNITY'S SOLUTION TO THE TEACHER SHORTAGE. TAP PROVIDES COLLEGE SENIORS NOT MAJORING IN EDUCATION AND CAREER-CHANGING PROFESSIONALS WITH DEGREES NOT IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION WITH TRAINING TO BECOME FULL-TIME TEACHERS. TAP FACILITATES HIRE WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (M-DCPS), CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND GUARANTEES JOB PLACEMENT AS A FULL-TIME TEACHER. TAP CONSISTS OF 4 COMPONENTS: (1) A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TEACHING COURSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (UM), MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE (MDC), FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU), BARRY UNIVERSITY, AND BROWARD COLLEGE, (2) A PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH M-DCPS AND ACHIEVE MIAMI WHERE TAP PARTICIPANTS TEACH STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SUMMER 305 PROGRAM, (3) CERTIFICATION SUPPORT, AND (4) MENTORSHIP THROUGHOUT THE FIRST YEAR TEACHING. TAP'S MISSION IS TO "ENSURE EVERY STUDENT HAS A QUALIFIED TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM." TAP IS DEDICATED TO CREATING A
- Income
- $2.4 million
- Spending
- $2.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 88%
- Employees
- 167
- Highest pay
- $130,623, senior direc
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 88% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 25% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 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 (1)
- $2.0 million spent. THE TEACHER SHORTAGE IS ACUTELY AFFECTING ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION. AS RECENTLY AS THE START OF THE 2023- 2024 SCHOOL YEAR, THERE WERE OVER 5,000 TEACHER VACANCIES ACROSS FLORIDA. ACHIEVE MIAMI'S TEACHER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM HAS TACKLED THIS PROBLEM THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH DYNAMIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS DEDICATED TO CREATING A TEACHER PIPELINE THAT FILLS THIS VITAL NEED. IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR (2023), TAP OPERATED EVEN MORE SUCCESSFULLY THAN ANTICIPATED AND DEVELOPED A CLEAR, SCALABLE SOLUTION TO THE TEACHER SHORTAGE AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY. TAP'S SECOND YEAR INCLUDED EXCITING MILESTONES, HIGHLIGHTED BELOW: - TAP RECRUITED AND TRAINED 210 TEACHER CANDIDATES IN THE SECOND PROGRAM YEAR. - TAP EXPANDED ITS COLLEGE COURSE OFFERINGS FROM 9 COURSES OFFERED TO 15 COURSES OFFERED. - TAP CANDIDATES COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 52.5 HOURS OF CLASSROOM LEARNING AND 340 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THEY WERE PREPARED TO TEACH. - CREATED A ROBUST MENTORSHIP MODEL BASED ON A CULTURE OF EXCITEMENT REGARDING THE PROFESSION OF TEACHING. - TAP EXPANDED ITS NETWORK TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. - TAP INCREASED ITS STAFF CAPACITY BY CREATING A NEW PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SUMMER STAFF. - OVER 90% OF TAP CANDIDATES INDICATED THEY FELT PREPARED TO TEACH. - 95% OF TAP CANDIDATES FEEL SUPPORTED IN BECOMING A TEACHER. - OVER 95% OF TAP CANDIDATES SELF-REPORTED AS "STRONG STARTERS," INDICATING THAT THEY CAN RESPONSIBLY BEGIN A SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO LEAD A CLASSROOM OF LEARNERS. THE TEACHER SHORTAGE IS ACUTELY AFFECTING ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION. AS RECENTLY AS THE START OF THE 2023- 2024 SCHOOL YEAR, THERE WERE OVER 5,000 TEACHER VACANCIES ACROSS FLORIDA. ACHIEVE MIAMI'S TEACHER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM HAS TACKLED THIS PROBLEM THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH DYNAMIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS DEDICATED TO CREATING A TEACHER PIPELINE THAT FILLS THIS VITAL NEED. IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR (2023), TAP OPERATED EVEN MORE SUCCESSFULLY THAN ANTICIPATED AND DEVELOPED A CLEAR, SCALABLE SOLUTION TO THE TEACHER SHORTAGE AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY. TAP'S SECOND YEAR INCLUDED EXCITING MILESTONES, HIGHLIGHTED BELOW: - TAP RECRUITED AND TRAINED 210 TEACHER CANDIDATES IN THE SECOND PROGRAM YEAR. - TAP EXPANDED ITS COLLEGE COURSE OFFERINGS FROM 9 COURSES OFFERED TO 15 COURSES OFFERED. - TAP CANDIDATES COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 52.5 HOURS OF CLASSROOM LEARNING AND 340 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THEY WERE PREPARED TO TEACH. - CREATED A ROBUST MENTORSHIP MODEL BASED ON A CULTURE OF EXCITEMENT REGARDING THE PROFESSION OF TEACHING. - TAP EXPANDED ITS NETWORK TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. - TAP INCREASED ITS STAFF CAPACITY BY CREATING A NEW PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SUMMER STAFF. - OVER 90% OF TAP CANDIDATES INDICATED THEY FELT PREPARED TO TEACH. - 95% OF TAP CANDIDATES FEEL SUPPORTED IN BECOMING A TEACHER. - OVER 95% OF TAP CANDIDATES SELF-REPORTED AS "STRONG STARTERS," INDICATING THAT THEY CAN RESPONSIBLY BEGIN A SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO LEAD A CLASSROOM OF LEARNERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending July 2025.
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 February 2023.
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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