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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 FY2024still arriving
5
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$688k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$3.0MHealth$100kCivil Rights$25kCommunity Improvement$7kHuman Services$5k
02FY2024 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 5 grants below total $1,678,590, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,717,091 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $38,501 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $50k–250k3 grants · $472k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.2M
$247,617
Median grant
1
States reached
$9.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHICAGO COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL$687,522
ART IN MOTION$519,074
CONCEPT SCHOOLS INC$247,617
INTRINSIC SCHOOLS$121,082
GREAT LAKES ACADEMY INC$103,295
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–22, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%HADIYA'S FOUNDATION: $5k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.7M · 6 repeat orgs$423k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
11

Total granted

$2.7M
$199k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+50%

Still filing today

100%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $224k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’22’23’24
EducationCivil RightsYouth DevelopmentHealthPublic BenefitHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CS
    CONCEPT SCHOOLS NFP
    2× · 2023–2024 · $1.2M · revenue +3%
  • CC
    CHICAGO COLLEGIATE INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $855k · revenue +5%
  • AI
    Art In Motion
    2× · 2023–2024 · $619k · revenue +35%

Funded once

  • RU
    Rush University Medical Centergraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue +30%
  • 5I
    50CAN INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue +841%
  • CS
    CHARTER SCHOOLS USA
    one grant, 2017 · $8k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Chicago Education Partnership

To create a school that dramatically transforms the lives of k-8 students and prepares them for success in college and in life through: the delivery of a rigorous and personalized academic program, a focus on holistic education, and the…

Education
2
Lycee Francais de Chicago Inc

The Lycee Francais de Chicago, driven by our core values of respect, responsibility and the joy of learning, empowers students to grow into active global citizens.

Education
3
Kipp Chicago Schools

The team at kipp chicago schools is guided by a simple, yet powerful mission: to create a network of excellent schools in chicago that teach our students the character and academic skills necessary to succeed in college and beyond, and to…

Education
4
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.

Education
5
Cambridge Classical Academy

We consider ourselves a miracle institution full of inspiration and absolute faith in Gods hands. We do so daily in teaching our students, interacting with our diverse parent body and our location in Chicago which makes us ever more…

Education
6
Namaste Charter School Inc

To provide educational and community opportunities to children in grades kindergarten through grade eight in the city of chicago.

Education
7
Chicago Public Education Fund

The chicago public education fund (the fund) is a nonprofit organization that improves public schools in chicago by investing in the talented educators who lead them.

Education
8
Chicago Charter School Foundation

Our vibrant network of diverse chicago charter schools enables students to thrive every day, puts them on a path to success in college and life, and empowers entrepreneurial educators to pursue excellence through innovation.

Education
9
Urban Prep Academies

To provide a comprehensive, high quality, college preparatory education that results in graduates succeeding in college. The operation of a network of public Charter College Prep High Schools.

Education
10
The Chicago High School for the Arts

The chicago high school for the arts (chiarts) develops the next generation of diverse, artistically promising scholar-artists through intensive pre-professional training in the arts, combined with a comprehensive college preparatory…

Education
11
Providence Englewood School Corporation

Providence englewood school corporation is a pre-kindergarten through 8th grade charter school serving the englewood community. our mission is to prepare our students for responsible citizenship and a successful high school career leading…

Education
12
The Chicago Math & Science Academy Charter School

To prepare students for college by creating an effective learning community of higher standards and expectations with a rigorous curriculum focusing on science, math and technology.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Great Lakes Academy Inc; the most unlike its peers is Hadiya's Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

18 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 18 of the 19 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/18
Grantees still filing
16/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CONCEPT SCHOOLS NFP: $1,212,241 · EducationCONCEPT SCHOOLS NFPCHICAGO COLLEGIATE INC: $854,842 · EducationCHICAGO COLLEGIATE INCINTRINSIC SCHOOLS: $121,082 · EducationGREAT LAKES ACADEMY INC: $103,295 · Education+8 more: $110,000 · EducationArt In Motion: $618,903 · Youth DevelopmentArt In MotionRush University Medical Center: $100,000 · HealthCHICAGO CITY COUNCIL LATINO CAUCUS FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Civil RightsIllinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation: $10,000 · Civil RightsCHARTER SCHOOLS USA: $7,500 · OtherLEADERSHIP GREATER CHICAGO: $6,500 · Public BenefitHadiya's Foundation: $5,000 · Human Services
Education$2,401,460Youth Development$618,903Health$100,000Civil Rights$25,000Other$7,500Public Benefit$6,500Human Services$5,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCONCEPT SCHOOLS NFP: $1,212,241 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetCHICAGO COLLEGIATE INC: $854,842 over 2y, 11% of budgetArt In Motion: $618,903 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetINTRINSIC SCHOOLS: $121,082 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGREAT LAKES ACADEMY INC: $103,295 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetRush University Medical Center: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget50CAN INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCHICAGO CITY COUNCIL LATINO CAUCUS FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetIllinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetLEADERSHIP GREATER CHICAGO: $6,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter School: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACADEMY FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPERSPECTIVES CHARTER SCHOOLS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Chicago Charter School Corporation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEGAL PREP CHARTER ACADEMIES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPEORIA CHARTER SCHOOL INITIATIVE CO NFP: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

The Chicago Community…Arie and Ida Crown Me…Tides FoundationCharities Aid Foundat…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
The Chicago Community TrustIL16× affinity7 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Illinois Network of Charter Schools funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Illinois Network of Charter Schools. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 19 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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