Funding search · EIN 521439116 · Washington, DC
American Federation of Teachers
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 54
- grants reported
- $1.8M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $30,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Florida Education Association2 grants · $139,987
- Ohio Federation of Teachers1 grant · $100,634
- Houston Federation of Teachers1 grant · $100,000
- Uft1 grant · $72,000
- Eductaion Minnesota1 grant · $50,000
- Texas Aft 80411 grant · $50,000
- Merged Missoula Classified Employees Org1 grant · $50,000
- Boces Educators of Eastern Suffolk1 grant · $50,000
- Federal Indian Services Employees (Fise)1 grant · $50,000
- Edinburg American Federation of Teachers1 grant · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 54 reported grants, largest first.
- $100,634
Ohio Federation of Teachers · Columbus, OH · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $100,000
Houston Federation of Teachers · Houston, TX · 2023
Innovation fund support
- $89,987
Florida Education Association · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Innovation fund support
- $72,000
Uft · New York, NY · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $50,000
Boces Educators of Eastern Suffolk · Farmington, NY · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $50,000
Eductaion Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $50,000
Texas Aft 8041 · Austin, TX · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $50,000
Edinburg American Federation of Teachers · Edinburg, TX · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $50,000
Federal Indian Services Employees (Fise) · Albuquerque, NM · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $50,000
Florida Education Association · Tallahassee, FL · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $50,000
Merged Missoula Classified Employees Org · Missoula, MT · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $45,000
Fort Edward Teachers Association · Ft Edward, NY · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $40,000
United Teachers of Lowell Local 495 · Lowell, MA · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $36,000
Cory-Rawson Education Association · Rawson, OH · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $35,000
Leon Classroom Teachers Association · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $35,000
New Haven Federation of Teachers · New Haven, CT · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $35,000
Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association · Largo, FL · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $35,000
Rhode Island Federation of Teachers&Health Professionals · Providence, RI · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $30,000
American Fed of Teachers 2623 · East Syracuse, NY · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $30,000
American Federation of Teachers Local 801 · Niagara Falls, NY · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $30,000
Baldwinsville Teachers Association · Baldwinsville, NY · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $30,000
Chittenango Teachers' Association · Chittenango, NY · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $30,000
North Syracuse Education Association · N Syracuse, NY · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $30,000
Ocm Boces Federation of Teachres · Liverpool, NY · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $30,000
Syracuse Teachers Association · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $30,000
United Liverpool Faculty Association · Liverpool, NY · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $30,000
Watertown Education Association · Watertown, NY · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $30,000
Yonkers Federation of Teachers · Yonkers, NY · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $30,000
Champaign Federation of Teachers · Champaign, IL · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $30,000
Salmon River Teachers Assoc · Ft Covington, NY · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $28,000
Natchitoches Federation of Teachers and School Emp · Shreveport, LA · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $25,000
Aft St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $25,000
Cincinnati Fed of Teachers · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $25,000
Cranston Teachers' Alliance L01704 · Cranston, RI · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $25,000
Pinellas Classroom Teachers Assoc · Largo, FL · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $25,000
Education Minnesota Willmar · Willmar, MN · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $25,000
Lompoc Federation of Teachers · Lompoc, CA · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $25,000
Northside Aft Organizing Committee · San Antonio, TX · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $25,000
San Antonio Alliance of Teachers and · San Antonio, TX · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $25,000
United Teachers Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $24,000
Helena Education Assocation · Helena, MT · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $24,000
Newtown Federation of Teachers · Sandy Hook, CT · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $22,000
West Genesee Substitute Teachers Association · Syracuse, NY · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $21,000
Baltimore Teachers Union · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $20,400
Grand Valley Education Association · Orwell, OH · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $20,000
Aft L01274 Dba North Suburban Teachers Union · Stokie, IL · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $20,000
Buckeye Local Education Association · Medina, OH · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $20,000
Faculty Assoc of Jefferson Comm College · Watertown, NY · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $20,000
Missoula Education Association · Missoula, MT · 2021
Innovation fund support
- $19,800
Curators of the University of Missouri · Columbia, MO · 2022
Innovation fund support
- $15,000
Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers · Morgan Hill, CA · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $15,000
Part Time Faculty Asso of Allan Hancock Coll · Santa Maria, CA · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $10,100
Ojai Federation of Teachers · Ojai, CA · 2024
Innovation fund support
- $10,000
Norfolk County Agricultural High School Aft · Walpole, MA · 2024
Innovation fund support
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