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FRIENDS OF TEACH FOR ITALY
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 844223409 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE Q33 · International Affairs · Micro (<$100K) · friendsofteachforitaly.org
revenue
$69K
expenses
$192K
net assets
$65K
employees
1
program ratio
13%
mission · from form 990

GRANTS MADE TO EDUCATORS IN ITALY

profile · synthesized from sources

FRIENDS OF TEACH FOR ITALY supports educational equity in Italy by funding professional development for educators and facilitating international exchange opportunities. The organization awards grants to Italian educators, particularly those working in under-resourced schools, to build leadership and trauma-informed teaching skills. It also connects Teach For Italy fellows with global networks, including through partnerships with Teach For America and funding from U.S.-based supporters.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $600
    AWARDED A TRAINING GRANT TO A WELLNESS COACH TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER A BURN-OUT PREVENTION PROGRAM TO ITALIAN EDUCATORS WORKING IN UNDER- RESOURCED SCHOOLS.
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Burn-out Prevention Program Grant
Funded a wellness coach to develop and deliver training for Italian educators working in under-resourced schools
J. M. Henton Fellowship
Supports Teach For Italy Fellows in undertaking professional exchange journeys to the United States to learn from educators and schools in New York and Alabama
Trauma-Informed Summer Training Institute
Supported a trauma-informed educator to create a summer training program based on collective leadership principles from Teach For All
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Teacher & Classroom Innovation Grants 2 activities
    • Funding Teach For Italy Fellows
      Provides one- and two-year grants to support Teach For Italy Fellows, each fellowship supporting approximately 60–120 students and including collaboration with school principals, teachers, families, and communities. Funding covers full fellowship costs including training, coaching, and in some cases cultural exchange experiences.
    • Funding professional development and training programs for educators
      Awards grants to support training initiatives for educators in Italy, including a burn-out prevention program for teachers in under-resourced schools and a summer training institute on collective leadership based on Teach For All principles.
  • Italian Cultural Heritage Programming 2 activities
    • Organizing cultural and professional exchange experiences for educators
      Supports cultural and professional exchange journeys in the United States for Italian educators and Teach For Italy Fellows, including through the J. M. Henton Fellowship, to explore practices in educational equity and leadership.
    • Raising awareness and mobilizing support for educational equity in Italy
      Conducts advocacy and outreach efforts to raise awareness about Teach For Italy’s mission, including hosting events like Café & Learn in New York and facilitating visits by stakeholders such as the Unicredit CEO to program sites.
  • Alumni Community Building 1 activity
    • Building leadership capacity and alumni engagement
      Fosters a growing community of impact-driven leaders through structured learning, feedback culture, and leadership development. Expanded the Alumni community to over 100 members in 2025 who continue contributing to educational change in Italy.
  • Family-School Engagement Programs 1 activity
    • Engaging communities and fostering school-community dialogue
      Facilitates regular engagement between schools and local communities, including daily dialogue with the local population in Sicily to gather input on the school’s role as a cultural hub and strengthen community ownership of education.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Implementing targeted curricular and school-based projects
      Supports classroom-level educational initiatives such as a curricular math project reaching approximately 380 classes in Lombardy and Veneto, and co-designs activities focused on student orientation and emotional intelligence with teachers at IISS Lercara Friddi in Sicily.
    • Supporting direct educational programming in underserved Italian schools
      Deploys Fellows to high-need schools in Italy for two-year commitments where they serve as teaching and pedagogical professionals, supporting scholastic and extracurricular activities. In the 2025–26 school year, engaged over 7,000 students across more than 80 schools, including through the Southern and Islands Initiative in Sicily and Sardinia.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$69K
Contributions & grants$69K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$520%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$192K
Program expenses13%
Admin / overhead63%
Fundraising23%
Salaries & benefits$95K
Grants paid out$26K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$66K
Cash$66K
Investments$0
Liabilities$681
Net assets$65K
Liquid reserves4.1 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +454.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 7
  • ANDREA PASTORELLI — CHAIRPERSON
  • ANTHONY MERCURIO — BOARD MEMBER
  • BRENT STACKHOUSE — TREASURER
  • EUGENIO PERRIER — BOARD MEMBER
  • GIULIANO IANNACCONE — BOARD MEMBER
  • MARTINA CASADEI MASSARIA — BOARD MEMBER
  • NICK AUTIELLO — SECRETARY
relationships · 19

Who they work with

  • Auburn University Partner — Hosted educational and community exchanges connecting an Italian educator with faculty, researchers, and social impact initiatives in Alabama.
  • IISS Lercara Friddi Partner — Partner school in Sicily where a Teach For Italy Fellow supported by FRIENDS OF TEACH FOR ITALY implements educational programs.
  • Innovamat Partner — Educational partner organization where alumna Martina Bonomi serves as an Educational Consultant, implementing math education programs.
  • J. M. Henton Fellowship Partner — Provided support for a cultural and professional exchange journey for a Teach For Italy Fellow.
  • Tarter Krinsky & Drogin Partner — Provided space and hosted a Café & Learn event for an Italian educator as part of a U.S. exchange program.
  • Teach For All Network — Cultivates an ongoing exchange with Teach For All's international partners on approaches to Collective Leadership and educational equity.
  • Teach For All Network — Global network of which Teach For Italy is a member; Friends of Teach For Italy supports participation in the annual global conference.
  • Teach For All Network — Member of the Teach For All global network, with shared leadership in the Europe Region.
  • Teach For All Network — Programs are based on the principles of teaching as collective leadership from Teach For All.
  • Teach For America New York Partner — Hosted school visits, training sessions, and dialogue opportunities for an Italian educator during a U.S. exchange journey.
  • Teach For Italy Partner — FRIENDS OF TEACH FOR ITALY supports the Teach For Italy Fellowship program and collaborates on the "Modello Sud e Isole" initiative in Sicily.
  • Teach For Italy Partner — Funds and supports fellows within the Teach For Italy program.
  • Teach For Italy Partner — Funds and supports the programs of Teach For Italy to advance educational equity in Italy.
  • Teach For Italy Partner — Primary implementing partner organization in Italy; Friends of Teach For Italy provides financial and strategic support to its programs.
  • Teach For Italy Partner — Primary partner organization whose programs are supported through awareness and fundraising efforts.
  • Unicredit Foundation Funder — Supporter of Teach for Italy and Teach for All since 2023.
  • Vocational Training Institute CIOFS Partner — Host institution in Milan where Teach For Italy has placed two Fellows.
  • technical institutes Partner — Collaborates with technical institutes to expand vocational education opportunities for students.
  • vocational training centers Partner — Partners with vocational training centers across multiple regions to support student development and educational equity.
strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Collective Leadership Model
    methodology: collective_leadership
    By organizing leadership through non-hierarchical, dialogic structures and distributing responsibility based on proximity to problems, we cultivate adaptive, locally grounded solutions because shared ownership and mutual respect increase engagement and contextual relevance.
  • Equity-Centered EdTech Integration
    methodology: equity-centered_edtech
    By combining adaptive digital tools with teacher training and institutional support, we enable personalized, scalable learning in underserved contexts because technology alone widens gaps, but when paired with pedagogical and systemic support, it reduces disparities in access and outcomes.
  • Leadership Movement Building for Systemic Change
    methodology: leadership_movement_building
    By developing a nationwide network of impact-driven leaders, we expand educational opportunity because systemic inequity requires sustained, distributed leadership that can influence institutions and shift cultural norms over time.
  • Place-Based, Community-Integrated Education Reform
    methodology: place-based_education
    By anchoring teaching in marginalized regions and engaging communities in co-reflecting on locally rooted solutions, we address educational poverty because sustainable change requires cultural relevance, community ownership, and integration across classroom, school, and territory.