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Illinois Network of Charter Schools
The ILLINOIS NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS (incs) advocates for the improvement of public education by leveraging the charter school model as a catalyst to transform lives and communities.
- $1.7M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.7M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $247,617
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $687,522
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $9.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Illinois Network of Charter Schools funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.2M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 5 | $1.7M | 40% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $1.2M | 100% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $15k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $165k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $17k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $35k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $23k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concept Schools Nfp | $1,212,241 | 2 | 1% |
| Chicago Collegiate Inc | $854,842 | 2 | 11% |
| Art In Motion | $618,903 | 2 | 4% |
| Intrinsic Schools | $121,082 | 1 | 0% |
| Great Lakes Academy Inc | $103,295 | 1 | 1% |
| Rush University Medical Center | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| 50can Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Alliance for Public Charter Schools | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Chicago City Council Latino Caucus Foundation | $15,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 2% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concept Schools Nfp | $1,212,241 | 2 | 1% |
| Chicago Collegiate Inc | $854,842 | 2 | 11% |
| Art In Motion | $618,903 | 2 | 4% |
| Intrinsic Schools | $121,082 | 1 | 0% |
| Great Lakes Academy Inc | $103,295 | 1 | 1% |
| Rush University Medical Center | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| 50can Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Alliance for Public Charter Schools | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Chicago City Council Latino Caucus Foundation | $15,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Charter Schools USA | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Leadership Greater Chicago | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter School | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hadiya's Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Perspectives Charter Schools | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of Chicago Charter School Corporation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Legal Prep Charter Academies | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Peoria Charter School Initiative Co Nfp | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Illinois Network of Charter Schools supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Tides Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Illinois Network of Charter Schools
- How much does Illinois Network of Charter Schools give?
- Illinois Network of Charter Schools reported 5 itemized grants totaling $1,678,590, out of $1,717,091 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Illinois Network of Charter Schools fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (96%), Health (3%), Civil Rights (1%).
- Who are Illinois Network of Charter Schools's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Concept Schools Nfp ($1.2M), Chicago Collegiate Inc ($855k), Art In Motion ($619k).
- Does Illinois Network of Charter Schools fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Illinois Network of Charter Schools?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, Tides Foundation.
- Where is Illinois Network of Charter Schools based?
- Illinois Network of Charter Schools is based in IL.
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