Illinois · Nonprofit
CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II
CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II (Illinois) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $47,500 to it, the largest being JUST KEEP LIVIN FOUNDATION ($32,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $26M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $48k
- Net assets
- $1.5M
What Civitas Education Partners II does
Mission
At meridian charter schools, our mission is to create a nurturing and inclusive environment where students, staff, and community members feel they belong. We are committed to continuous improvement, fostering academic excellence, and ensuring equitable access to opportunities for all. Through collective effort and collaboration, we empower everyone within our community to reach their full potential and contribute meaningfully to society.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
Civitas Education Partners II, dba meridian charter schools, operates exclusively for charitable and educational purposes by managing and supporting public charter schools located in economically disadvantaged urban communities pursuant to school management agreements with nonprofit charter holders.meridian charter schools provides comprehensive management services to its partner schools, including academic program oversight, curriculum development and implementation support, instructional leadership, teacher recruitment and professional development, student assessment systems, and data-driven school improvement planning. In addition, meridian charter schools provides operational and administrative support, including financial management, budgeting, compliance, human resources, technology infrastructure, facilities coordination, and governance support.through these services, the meridian charter schools works to ensure that each managed school delivers high-quality educational programming, maintains fiscal and regulatory compliance, and promotes strong student academic outcomes.
$24,913,097 spent$26,208,377 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $24,913,097.
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Dr Joanne M Tanner
CEO & superintendent
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 2 of 3 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II leans on a few funders — its largest provides 68% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
68% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II draws 68% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 2 states in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $48k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,758 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
95% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II?
- CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II (Illinois) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $47,500 to it, the largest being JUST KEEP LIVIN FOUNDATION ($32,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $47,500 in grants to CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II?
- JUST KEEP LIVIN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $32,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS II find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing