Concept Schools Nfp FY2022 filing

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Schaumburg, IL501(c)(3)Since 2002EducationEIN 03-0503751

The primary purpose of the organization is to operate charter schools and provide oversight and supervision over the educational, technical and administrative functions of its member charter schools.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$759K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12.8M a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$759K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20.7M
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$54.7M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$38.4M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$52.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$54.7M
FY2022▲ +17%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$40.8M
FY2021$46.6M
FY2022$54.7M
FY2023$66.2M
FY2024$67.1M
FY2024$68.5M
Expenses
$38.4M
FY2022▲ +17%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$37.9M
FY2021$32.7M
FY2022$38.4M
FY2023$45.1M
FY2024$57.2M
FY2024$62.1M
Net assets
$52.8M
FY2022▲ +51%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21.4M
FY2021$35.0M
FY2022$52.8M
FY2023$74.5M
FY2024$84.2M
FY2024$89.9M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $36.3M Management & general 5% · $1.7M Fundraising 1% · $368K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $759K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$185,317Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Software Devel
$121,422Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President / Chief Aca
$117,177Pt VII · Sec A
$116,582Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Accountability and H
$114,120Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategic Growth & C
$104,767Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sedat Duman’s $215K as President & CEO is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sedat Duman$214,696$197,106$192,128$185,317$174,414$189,537
Ali Uslu$163,542$150,355$130,771$117,177$101,374—
Gultekin Aytekin$157,969$149,220$127,485$114,120$104,054—
Ryan Uysaler$155,984$140,948$130,890$116,582$104,010—
Latif Uzunel$152,460$140,254$141,586$121,422$122,741—
Serdar Kartal$148,699$131,284————
David Disli$146,235$131,768$114,604———
Christopher Murphy$142,488$128,256$116,134$104,767$100,000—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates and oversees charter schools, managing their educational and administrative functions.

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1 program service account for $36.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Charter school operation and management services to its member charter schools.

$36.3Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $459K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$308,625

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$54.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.8M
Money outPt IX
$38.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$36.3M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$368K
Owns and owesPt X
$52.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32.5M
Total assetsLn 16$73.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$54.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$32.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35.0M
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$73.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.7M
Net assetsLn 32$52.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5542
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.2M$32.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21.6M$35.0M
Total assetsLn 16$48.6M$73.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.6M$20.7M
Net assetsLn 32$35.0M$52.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$857K$791K$58K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22.3M$20.6M$1.5M$194K
Payroll taxesLn 10$772K$717K$55K
Management feesLn 11a$4.1M$4.1M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$534K$532K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$136K$136K
Office expensesLn 13$852K$815K$35K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$1.3M$1.2M$36K
TravelLn 17$295K$283K$12K$380
InterestLn 20$515K$500K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.6M$1.6M$4K
InsuranceLn 23$96K$91K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.9M$4.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$238K$76K$2K$161K
Total functional expensesLn 25$38.4M$36.3M$1.7M$368K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $67.1M$57.2M$9.9M$84.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $66.2M$45.1M$21.1M$74.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $54.7M$38.4M$16.3M$52.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $46.6M$32.7M$13.9M$35.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $40.8M$37.9M$2.9M$21.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $54,687,645 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,633,493
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$140,190
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,773,683
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $49,613,492$49,613,492
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,506,446−$1,506,446
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $806,916$806,916
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $48,913,962 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$54,687,645
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $38,361,933 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $790,938 · Management $58,355 · Fundraising $7,468$856,761
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,593,768 · Management $1,519,409 · Fundraising $194,448$22,307,625
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $716,770 · Management $55,039$771,809
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $4,061,314$4,061,314
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $532,248 · Fundraising $1,671$533,919
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $135,735$135,735
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $814,501 · Management $34,870 · Fundraising $3,101$852,472
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,229,480 · Management $35,879$1,265,359
IX-17 TravelPrograms $282,788 · Management $11,680 · Fundraising $380$294,848
IX-20 InterestPrograms $499,751 · Management $15,456$515,207
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,556,319 · Management $3,785$1,560,104
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $91,443 · Management $4,812$96,255
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,872,063$4,872,063
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $75,824 · Management $1,633 · Fundraising $161,005$238,462
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $36,252,942 · Management $1,740,918 · Fundraising $368,073$38,361,933
Part X · Balance sheet $73,509,189 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,100,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,176,065$32,475,960
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,466,138$3,604,171
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $251,131$152,081
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,570,688$34,962,177
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$1,214,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $48,620,522$73,509,189
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,091,468$2,089,866
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $11,489,795$18,616,047
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,581,263$20,705,913
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $35,039,259$52,803,276
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $35,039,259$52,803,276
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $48,620,522$73,509,189
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $52,803,276 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$54,687,645
XI-2 Total expenses$38,361,933
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,325,712
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$35,039,259
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,438,305
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$52,803,276

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