National Congress of Parents & Teachers
Alexandria, VA · EIN 36-2169155. Reported 119 grants totalling $1,343,935 to 101 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 National Congress of Parents & Teachers, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B940) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 101 distinct organizations, with 4% 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. 25% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 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 $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $7,500 and $15,000; the smallest was $5,500 and the largest $30,300. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTA Florida Congress | Miami, FL | $55,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| PTA North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers Inc | Raleigh, NC | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| PTA Delaware Congress | Rockville, MD | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| PTA Texas Congress | Round Rock, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | Paramount, CA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cumberland Council PTA | Fayetteville, NC | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alaska PTA | Anchorage, AK | $30,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| PTA Florida Congress | Orlando, FL | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | San Diego, CA | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| PTA Alabama Congress | Montgomery, AL | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | San Jose, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Florida Congress | Wesley Chapel, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PTA Utah Congress | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Texas Congress | San Antonio, TX | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oak Grove Elementary Ptsa | Bloomington, MN | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers | Chesapeake, VA | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| PTA Texas Congress | Denton, TX | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Congress of Parents and Teachers | Bloomington, MN | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Mexico PTA | Albuquerque, NM | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PTA Texas Congress | Austin, TX | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Texas Congress | Roanoke, TX | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PTA Florida Congress | Orlando, FL | $16,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| PTA Texas Congress | Dallas, TX | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| PTA Ohio Congress | Berea, OH | $15,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Everett PTA Council | Everett, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lucia and Mark Wilton Charitable Foundation Inc | Marietta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Georgia Congress | Smyrna, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PTA Texas Congress | Justin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ptsa Connecticut Inc | Milford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ptsa Connecticut Inc | Trumbull, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| South Carolina PTA District 13 | Sumter, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers | Chesapeake, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Congress of Parents & Teachers | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| PTA Tennessee Congress of Parents Teachers Inc | Nashville, TN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA North Carolina Congress | Durham, NC | $12,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ruth Oliver Walker Elementary School PTA | Florissant, MO | $12,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Martha Lake Elementary PTA 7 2 80 | Lynnwood, WA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Illinois Congress of Parents Teachers | Schaumburg, IL | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | San Diego, CA | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PTA Georgia Congress | Marietta, GA | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PTA Texas Congress | Dallas, TX | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers | Fairfax, VA | $10,825 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| PTA Oklahoma Congress | Norman, OK | $10,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers | Chesapeake, VA | $10,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indiana PTA | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Parent Teacher Association Inc | Jefferson, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Congress of Parents Teachers and Students | Farmingtn Hls, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montana Congress of Parents Teachers Students | Laurel, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Dakota Congress of Parents and Teachers | Fargo, ND | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ohio Congress of Parents & Teachers | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Delaware Congress | Laurel, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| PTA Georgia Congress | Austell, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| PTA Idaho Congress | Lewiston, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PTA Utah Congress | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Dakota Congress of Parents and Teachers | Pierre, SD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | Alhambra, CA | $9,060 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Monta Jane Akin Elementary PTA | Leander, TX | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Arizona Congress of Parents & Teachers Inc | Tucson, AZ | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Arizona Congress of Parents & Teachers Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | Temecula, CA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Florida Congress | Orlando, FL | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eastwood Middle School PTA | Cottondale, AL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Illinois Congress of Parents Teachers | Springfield, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PTA Alabama Congress | Huntsville, AL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PTA Alabama Congress | Huntsville, AL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Arizona Congres of Parents & Teachers Inc | Litchfield Pk, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Arizona Congress of Parents & Teachers Inc | Tempe, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Arizona Congress of Parents & Teachers Inc | Waddell, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Arizona Congress of Parents and Teachers Inc | Vail, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | Glendale, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | San Diego, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers and Students Inc | Riverbank, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Florida Congress | St Petersburg, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Georgia Congress | Norcross, GA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Mississippi Congress | Jackson, MS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA New Jersey Congress of Parents & Teachers | Montclair, NJ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA New York Congress | Rockville Ctr, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Ohio Congress | North Olmsted, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Oregon Congress | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Oregon Congress | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Texas Congress | Austin, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PTA Texas Congress | Cedar Park, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Roosevelt PTA Bellingham Council 8 3 65 | Bellingham, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | San Clemente, CA | $6,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PTA New York Congress | Lynbrook, NY | $6,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Durham Public Schools Council of Ptas | Durham, NC | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northside Isd Council of Ptas | San Antonio, TX | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | La Habra, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | Long Beach, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | Carlsbad, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | Monrovia, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc | Ventura, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PTA Florida Congress | Winter Spgs, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Florida Congress | Homestead, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA New York Congress | Farmingdale, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PTA North Carolina Congress | High Point, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PTA Ohio Congress | Berea, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PTA Texas Congress | Austin, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PTA Florida Congress | Lutz, FL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
15 of 101 (15%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Alaska PTA
COVID Relief, Vaccine Awareness, Day of Service - Miami Dade County Council PTA
COVID Relief & Vaccine Awareness - North Carolina PTA
COVID Recovery, Vaccine Awareness, Healthy Minds - Cumberland Council PTA
COVID Relief, Vaccine Awareness, Healthy Lifestyles - Palomar Council of Ptas
COVID Relief & Vaccine Awareness and COVID Testing in Schools - Pasco County Advocates PTA
PTA Connected: Screen Smart - Internet Safety Grant & Event
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 15 of 101 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 | 48 | $471,060 | $7,500 |
| 2021 | 24 | $372,625 | $13,650 |
| 2022 | 26 | $261,750 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 21 | $238,500 | $10,000 |
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
14% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. 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
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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 $10,000 -- 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 Texas.
- 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 National Congress of Parents & 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 21 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 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: 1250 N Pitt Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314.
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