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GOLDEN APPLE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE

CHICAGO, ILEIN: 36-3392992Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

GOLDEN APPLE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE 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.

Regional (Multi-County/State)
Local (City/County Level)
Young Adults (Ages 19-25)
Higher Education Access
Direct Service Delivery
Capacity Building & Technical Assistance
Youth/Teens (Ages 13-18)
K-12 Education

Annual Revenue

$17,224,871

Known Funders

26

Grants Received

45

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$17,224,871$18,553,312$9,853,199
2023$12,524,830$12,444,538$10,632,017
2022$9,759,973$10,628,697$9,097,111
2021$8,943,732$8,165,527$9,155,466
2020$6,660,643$7,921,648$9,272,652
2019$10,378,518$9,012,924$8,431,874
2018$8,296,509$8,254,633$5,658,447
2017$5,485,744$5,380,136$6,179,946

Top Funders

$300,000 (2024)
$300,000 (2022)
$200,000 (2023)
WK Kellogg Foundation

Battle Creek, MI

$150,000 (2023)
NETWORK FOR GOOD

WASHINGTON, DC

$142,116 (2021)
$100,000 (2024)
NETWORK FOR GOOD

WASHINGTON, DC

$56,843 (2022)
$50,000 (2023)
NETWORK FOR GOOD

WASHINGTON, DC

$49,783 (2023)

Showing top 10 of 26 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2024 IRS 990 filing

R

ROZY PATEL

DIRECTOR OF MENTORING & TEACHER DEVELOMENT

Highest Compensated
C

COREY RICHARDSON

DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Highest Compensated
J

JULIE ORTEGA-LUCERO

CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER - NEW MEXICO

Highest Compensated
N

NEAL GRIMES

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SCHOLAR INSTITUTE & CURRICULUM

Highest Compensated
C

CAYCEE SLEDGE

CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER - MICHIGAN

Highest Compensated
C

CRISTEN LAIN

VP OF STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

Officer
D

DAMARR SMITH

CHIEF OF STAFF

Officer
N

NASIRU ABAYOMI IBRAHIM

VP OF FINANCE

Officer
K

KESA THURMAN-STOVALL

CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER - ILLINOIS

Officer
A

ALAN MATHER

PRESIDENT

Officer

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