Golden Apple Foundation For Excellence In Teaching
CHICAGO, IL
Total revenue
$17.2M
Total expenses
$18.6M
Net assets
$6.6M
Grants received
$7.6M
88 grants
EIN
363392992
Tax year
2024
Mission
To advance the teaching profession by recognizing excellent teachers, leveraging their thinking and efforts to improve education, recruiting and preparing prospective teachers, and providing all teachers with innovative resources.
Programs
5 programs
Accelerators - the golden apple accelerator program provides a path to teaching for career-changers and college seniors who commit to living and teaching in targeted school districts in the southern, central, and western illinois for four years after obtaining their license.
New mexico scholar program.
Michigan scholar program was started in 2024.
Awards program - the awards program is comprised of a recognition program for teachers and school leaders who demonstrate mastery in teaching across the state of illinois. We support them with cash awards, a sabbatical at northwestern university, and membership in our academy of educators. We also host recognition events for the awards finalists, a "celebration of excellence and the "awards for excellence in teaching and leadership" for the ulitmate award recipients.
Impact awards
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
30 listed
ALICIA WINCKLER
CEO
$355K
40 hrs/wk
ALAN MATHER
PRESIDENT
$304K
40 hrs/wk
KESA THURMAN-STOVALL
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER - ILLINOIS
$203K
40 hrs/wk
NASIRU ABAYOMI IBRAHIM
VP OF FINANCE
$200K
40 hrs/wk
DAMARR SMITH
CHIEF OF STAFF
$170K
40 hrs/wk
CRISTEN LAIN
VP OF STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
$168K
40 hrs/wk
KEVIN JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
MIKE KOLDYKE
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
ERIN T MCKEIGHAN
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
DR AMANDA MONTOYA
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
NANCY NORTHRIP
BOARD CHAIR
—
2 hrs/wk
PATRICK QUINN
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
JOHN SMART
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
GAIL WARD
DIRECTOR (THRU NOV 2024)
—
2 hrs/wk
RICK PEREZ
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
ROBERT NEWMAN
IMMED PAST CHAIR
—
2 hrs/wk
JEFFREY SEAMAN
TREASURER
—
2 hrs/wk
DAVID CHANDLER
DIRECTOR/CO-CHAIR OF DEV.
—
2 hrs/wk
ARNALDO RIVERA
DIRECTOR/CO-CHAIR OF DEV.
—
2 hrs/wk
LAWRENCE BASS
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
KONSTANTINE BOURLAS
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
JEAN BUCKLEY
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
LOUIS CHIAPPETTA
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
KAREN COX
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
LINDA DARRAGH
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
CAYCEE SLEDGE
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER - MICHIGAN
$162K
40 hrs/wk
JULIE ORTEGA-LUCERO
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER - NEW MEXICO
$140K
40 hrs/wk
NEAL GRIMES
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SCHOLAR INSTITUTE & CURRICULUM
$136K
40 hrs/wk
ROZY PATEL
DIRECTOR OF MENTORING & TEACHER DEVELOMENT
$120K
40 hrs/wk
COREY RICHARDSON
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
$116K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
HAUS CO
COMMUNICATION & MARKETING SERVICES
HARBINGER GROUP
COMMUNICATION & MARKETING SERVICES
IETSO LLC
EVENTS MANAGEMENT
CHRISTOPHER DUNN & ASSOCIATES LLC
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
ACP CREATIVIT LLC
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Grants received
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Funded by
$7.6M from 33 funders · 88 grants · 2017–2024
$2.5M · 5 grants · 2018–2022
$1.5M · 1 grant · 2023
$820K · 8 grants · 2017–2023
$470K · 6 grants · 2018–2024
$372K · 6 grants · 2018–2023
$330K · 2 grants · 2021–2023
$300K · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$247K · 3 grants · 2022–2024