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American Federation of Teachers
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1439116. Reported 83 grants totalling $3,080,296 to 79 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For American Federation of Teachers, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B82Z) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 79 distinct organizations, with 6% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 0% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $30,000. Half of what it reported fell between $25,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $175,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Federation of Teachers | Columbus, OH | $190,634 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Rome, NY | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Chapter of the United | Tallahassee, FL | $89,987 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon School Employees Association Staff Union | Salem, OR | $80,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $72,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Florida Education Association | Tallahassee, FL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association Inc | Largo, FL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $53,375 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Albert Shanker Institute | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Holtsville, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Albuquerque, NM | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Rockledge, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | St Thomas, VI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | White Plains, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers 1559 Jefferson | Metairie, LA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Edinburg American Federation of Teachers | Edinburg, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Education Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montana Federation of Public Employees | Missoula, MT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Fort Edward, NY | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Lowell, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Albuquerque, NM | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | La Joya, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Copenhagen, NY | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Findlay, OH | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Teachers | New Haven, CT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Providence, RI | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florida Education Association | Tallahassee, FL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Federation Teachers Union | Chicago, IL | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Yonkers, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Champaign, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Ft Covington, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Lawrence, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Chittenango, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Niagara Falls, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | N Syracuse, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Watertown, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Baldwinsville, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Liverpool, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Syracuse, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Liverpool, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | East Syracuse, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Baton Rouge, LA | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Willmar, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Lompoc, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Teachers | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | La Porte, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Massena, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Penn Yan, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Cranston, RI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Saint Louis, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mcallen Federation of Teachers | Mcallen, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Antonio Teachers Council | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Teachers Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Sandy Hook, CT | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montana Federation of Public Employees | Helena, MT | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lafargeville Teachers Assoc | Lafargeville, NY | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Windsor, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Camillus, NY | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Baltimore, MD | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Tamarac, FL | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Corp Christi, TX | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Orwell, OH | $20,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Watertown, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Copley, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Skokie, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montana Federation of Public Employees | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $19,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Randolph, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Santa Maria, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Morgan Hill, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Ojai, CA | $10,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Teachers | Walpole, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
4 of 79 (5%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 11 of 79 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 29 | $1,232,375 | $32,000 |
| 2021 | 17 | $629,034 | $30,000 |
| 2022 | 15 | $492,800 | $35,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | $189,987 | $94,993 |
| 2024 | 20 | $536,100 | $27,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
31% of its giving went to organizations in New York. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $30,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New York.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from American Federation of Teachers's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 2 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 18 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 555 New Jersey Avenue Nw, Washington, DC, 20001.
EIN 52-1439116 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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