Initial Teaching Alphabet | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 11-2074243

Foundation Overview

Based in New York, NY, Initial Teaching Alphabet has awarded 87 grants totaling $3,823,969 to organizations in Wisconsin, Minnesota and 3 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $5,223 to $139,624, with a median award of $32,975.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$3,823,969
Total Assets
$1,289,371
Median Grant (all grants)
$32,975

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
9
Median Grant
$39,476
% Median Grant Growth
+19% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: March 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 22%

2 of 9 recipients (22%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Minnesota

55% of grants are awarded in Minnesota, with additional funding distributed across 5 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Minnesota, funding concentrates in Winona (27%), Hutchinson (21%), Rochester (21%).

Funding Trajectory
+66%

Strong 66% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Education + General Purposes

Dual focus on education (75%) and general purposes, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Initial Teaching Alphabet's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Hutchinson Middle School $139,624 Hutchinson, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2024
Investing In Kidsink $20,000 St Augustne, FL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2024
Little Village Academy $135,000 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2024
Centro Metropolitano De Servicios Comunitarios $63,544 San Juan, PR, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2024
Amani Women Center $20,000 Clarkston, GA, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2024
Rochester Catholic Schools $94,599 Rochester, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2024
San Miguel School Of Chicago $39,476 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2024
Soar Academy $30,000 Evams, GA, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2024
Wabasha-kellogg Elementary School $21,000 Wabasha, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2024
Investing In Kidsink $20,000 St Augustne, FL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2023
Hutchinson Middle School $60,402 Hutchinson, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2023
Little Village Academy $126,680 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2023
Ortiz Lord Hope Associates $82,166 San Juan, PR, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2023
Rochester Catholic Schools $59,160 Rochester, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2023
San Miguel School Of Chicago $19,406 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2023
Soar Academy $33,266 Evams, GA, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2023
Polish Cultural Institute $17,000 Winona, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2023
Wabasha-kellogg Elementary School $19,185 Wabasha, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2023
Hutchinson Middle School $59,500 Hutchinson, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Little Village Academy $35,687 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Ortiz Lord Hope Associates $81,855 San Juan, PR, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Rochester Catholic Schools $49,492 Rochester, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
San Miguel School Of Chicago $91,801 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
St Mary's University Of Minnesota $30,615 Winona, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion Institute $22,334 Hayward, WI, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Wabasha-kellogg Elementary School $8,917 Wabasha, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Soar Academy $25,000 Evams, GA, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Hutchinson Middle School $59,500 Hutchinson, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Little Village Academy $35,687 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Ortiz Lord Hope Associates $81,855 San Juan, PR, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Rochester Catholic Schools $49,492 Rochester, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
San Miguel School Of Chicago $91,801 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
St Mary's University Of Minnesota $30,615 Winona, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion Institute $22,334 Hayward, WI, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Wabasha-kellogg Elementary School $8,917 Wabasha, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Soar Academy $25,000 Evams, GA, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Hutchinson Middle School $59,500 Hutchinson, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Little Village Academy $35,687 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Ortiz Lord Hope Associates $81,855 San Juan, PR, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Rochester Catholic Schools $49,492 Rochester, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
San Miguel School Of Chicago $91,801 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
St Mary's University Of Minnesota $30,615 Winona, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion Institute $22,334 Hayward, WI, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Wabasha-kellogg Elementary School $8,917 Wabasha, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Soar Academy $25,000 Evams, GA, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2022
Akii Charter School $30,405 Hayward, WI, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2021
Hutchinson Middle School $30,100 Hutchinson, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2021
Rochester Catholic Schools $50,755 Rochester, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2021
San Miguel School Of Chicago $89,836 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2021
St Mary's University Of Minnesota $31,620 Winona, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2021
Ortiz Lord Hope Associates $23,072 San Juan, PR, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2021
Little Village Academy $30,030 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2021
Wabasha-kellogg Elementary School $9,500 Wabasha, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2021
Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion Institute $16,724 Hayward, WI, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2021
Hutchinson Middle School $29,600 Hutchinson, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2020
Rochester Catholic Schools $49,147 Rochester, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2020
San Miguel School Of Chicago $89,860 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2020
St Mary's University Of Minnesota $28,920 Winona, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2020
Universidad Ana G Mendez $76,845 San Juan, PR, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2020
Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion Institute $68,979 Hayward, WI, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2020
Wabasha-kellogg Elementary School $7,000 Wabasha, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2020
Winona Middle School $-4,469 Winona, MN, US Refund Of Previous Year's Unused Grant 2018
Hutchinson Middle School $28,600 Hutchinson, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2018
Rochester Catholic Schools $40,000 Rochester, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2018
San Miguel School Of Chicago $85,000 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2018
Sistema Tv $60,000 San Juan, PR, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2018
St Mary's University Of Minnesota $7,000 Winona, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2018
Wabasha-kellogg Elementary School $5,782 Wabasha, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2018
Houston Elementary School $58,840 Houston, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2017
Houston High School $28,723 Houston, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2017
Hutchinson Middle School $32,117 Hutchinson, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2017
Rochester Catholic Schools $47,620 Rochester, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2017
San Miguel School Of Chicago $89,138 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2017
St Mary's University Of Minnesota $52,354 Winona, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2017
Wabasha-kellogg Elementary School $10,643 Wabasha, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2017
Winona Middle School $5,223 Winona, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2017
Polish Cultural Institute $30,000 Winona, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2017
Sistema Tv $25,000 San Juan, PR, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2017
St Paul Police $-14,907 Saint Paul, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundation's Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2017
Houston Elementary School $61,568 Houston, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundations Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2016
Houston High School $32,975 Houston, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundations Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2016
Hutchinson Middle School $26,000 Hutchinson, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundations Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2016
Rochester Catholic Schools $23,680 Rochester, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundations Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2016
San Miguel Middle School $70,245 Chicago, IL, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundations Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2016
St Mary's University $75,172 Winona, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundations Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2016
Wabasha-kellogg Elementary School $9,140 Wabasha, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundations Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2016
Winona Middle School $40,645 Winona, MN, US To Further Promote And Teach The Foundations Primary Goal - The Use Of The Initial Teaching Alphabet 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Initial Teaching Alphabet as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 11-2074243
Website http://www.itafoundation.org
Address 60 EAST 42ND STREET46TH FL New York, NY 10165-0043

Key People (6)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Initial Teaching Alphabet's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Director Shelley Jerviss
Director Dr Jane Anderson
Secretary Erin Hemstead
President Margaret Westlund
Treasurer Edith Galvez

Forms 990-PF

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  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated March 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.