Teach For America is a nonprofit organization that recruits recent college graduates and professionals to teach for two years in low-income communities throughout the United States. The organization was founded in 1989 and has since grown to become one of the largest and most influential education nonprofits in the country. Teach For America is committed to addressing educational inequity and has placed over 60,000 teachers in classrooms across the country. The organization also provides ongoing support and professional development to its corps members and alumni.