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Screen a listChicago Public Education Fund
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$5.7Mrevenue
FY2025 · −77% in 3 yrs39staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−46.0%
Months of reserve9.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−5.2%
Middle half of peersMedianChicago Public Education
Where the money goes FY2025 · $8.3M spent
Programs$7.0M85%Management and general$845k10%Fundraising$420k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$3.4M in FY2024 and −$2.6M in FY2025. Cash covers 9.4 months, above the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
22 of 23 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
23 of the 36 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists56funders
$7.7Ma year, last 3 years
23%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Arie and Ida Crown MemorialSince FY2020$1.8M$1.7M$1.6M$1.5MFulk Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$1.2M$600k$750k$1.0M–Zell Family FoundationSince FY2020$150k$750k$500k$1.0MMalott Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$300k$300k$300k$300k$400k$300k$300kThe Joyce FoundationSince FY2020$366k$350k$300k$400kCme Group FoundationSince FY2019$250k$250k$250k$250k$150kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$10k$2.0M$53k$391k$448k$6.3M$603k40 other fundersUp to $400k a year each$300k$851k$968k$1.5M$1.3M$1.5M$1.7M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped