Teaching Matters, Inc.
City-funded organization
Teaching Matters, Inc. is a New York City nonprofit that has provided professional development and coaching to public school teachers and school leaders in literacy, math, and other subjects for three decades. It contracts exclusively with the city's Department of Education, holding $13.9 million in active contracts as of August 2026 (including a $6.9 million literacy coaching renewal and a $3.5 million professional development renewal for school leaders and teachers) and $47.5 million awarded across 41 contracts since 2008. 33% of its contract value, $15.4 million, was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. Per the organization's IRS Form 990, its CEO, Lynette Guastaferro, was paid $303,317 in FY2023.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Standardized Services
- City contracts (active)
- $13,865,000 · 5 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $53,493,523 · 42 since 2008, incl. expired
- Registered to start later
- $6,000,000 · 1 contract
- Paid to date
- $64,440,683
- Won without a fresh bid
- 29% of contract value · $15,440,000 · 6 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $255,000 · 6 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 6 years (FY2009–FY2014); not in FY2027
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $303,317 · Lynette Guastaferro, Chief Executive Officer
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- Literacy Professional Development and Coaching Services Department of Education · MA104020279770531 $6,900,000
- Profession Development for School Leaders and Teachers Department of Education · MA104020249470508 $3,450,000
- Math Related Services & Professional Development Department of Education · MA104020279770605 $1,605,000
- PD for Instructional Technology Department of Education · MA104020279770635 $1,400,000
- Social Studies Professional Development Department of Education · MA104020279770530 $510,000
- PD for School Leaders and Teachers Department of Education · MA104020279775846 · starts 2026-09 $6,000,000
- PD for instructional services to integrating computer Department of Education · MA104020169674121 · ended 2021 $7,700,000
- Professional development for school leaders and teachers Department of Education · MA104020199977268 · ended 2023 $5,750,000
- Partnership Support Organizations Department of Education · MA104020149471572 · ended 2018 $4,026,300
- Literacy Professional Development & Coaching Services Department of Education · MA104020229276740 · ended 2026 $3,000,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Local DOE · FY2009 $45,000
- Local DOE · FY2010 $45,000
- Local DOE · FY2011 $45,000
- Local DOE · FY2012 $40,000
- Local DOE · FY2013 $40,000
- Local DOE · FY2014 $40,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Lynette Guastaferro Chief Executive Officer $303,317
- Mathew Moura Vice President $217,788
- Evan O'Donnell Vice President $186,745
- Christa Boggio Chief Financial Officer $173,771
- Lamonica Williams Vice President $165,975
- Amber Cartwright Senior Educationla Consultant $164,438
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +35% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Lynette Guastaferro · 7.16% of revenue $234,216
- FY2021 Lynette Guastaferro · 16.37% of revenue $312,669
- FY2022 Lynette Guastaferro · 16.98% of revenue $271,440
- FY2023 Lynette Guastaferro · 10.8% of revenue $303,317