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 instill in them a desire to help change the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 78 volunteers and 537 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $440K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.6M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $458K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.3M
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$56.8M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$57.2M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$8.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$56.8M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$34.6M
FY2021$40.3M
FY2022$46.4M
FY2023$48.9M
FY2024$55.3M
FY2025$56.8M
Expenses
$57.2M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$34.3M
FY2021$39.3M
FY2022$46.6M
FY2023$48.8M
FY2024$53.4M
FY2025$57.2M
Net assets
$8.2M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$8.5M
FY2025$8.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2004.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $51.4M Management & general 9% · $4.9M Fundraising 1% · $857K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $1.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director - Term
$273,198Pt VII · Sec A
Superintendent
$217,919Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Growth Strategy & Development
$213,865Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Schools & Executive Director
$202,208Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Operations
$191,845Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Talent
$191,670Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Schools
$172,644Pt VII · Sec A
School Leader
$167,372Pt VII · Sec A

April Montgomery Goble’s $273K as Executive Director - Term is at the 59th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
April Montgomery Goble$273,198$255,719$240,932$227,982$208,019$193,273
Amy Pouba$217,919$210,516$205,376$194,920$179,264$165,796
Milton Rodriguez$213,865$205,343$198,367$189,158$178,363$169,390
Rashid L Bell$202,208—————
Michael Salmonowicz$191,845$183,465$177,578$169,148$158,974$142,770
Ellen Sale$191,670$183,394$171,881$161,743$143,520—
Candace Rogers———$178,659——
Rashid Bell—$174,940————

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

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Educates students with character and academic skills for college and world-changing success.

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1 program · $51.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Kipp chicago schools is a network of free, open-enrollment public charter schools offering a college preparatory education to students from chicago's most underserved communities. Today, kipp chicago schools serves approximately 3,500 students at four primary and four middle schools in the austin, englewood, humboldt park, and north…

$51.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$56.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$466K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$149K
Money outPt IX
$57.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$51.4M
Managementcol C$4.9M
Fundraisingcol D$857K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.3M
Total assetsLn 16$12.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$54.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$149K
Investment incomeLn 3$466K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Gains on assetsLn 7$96K
Total revenueLn 12$56.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$134K
SavingsLn 2$5.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$706K
Other assetsLn 15$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$12.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5537
VolunteersI 678
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M$5.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$322K$706K
Total assetsLn 16$13.2M$12.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$8.5M$8.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$514K$471K$34K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32.2M$29.5M$2.1M$549K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3.8M$3.5M$233K$62K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.2M$2.9M$198K$52K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$1.1M$71K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K$15K$9K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$72K$41K$24K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.8M$4.6M$181K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$132K$17K$99K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$999K$906K$73K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$193K$170K$18K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$240K$240K
OccupancyLn 16$4.0M$3.9M$61K$15K
TravelLn 17$22K$17K$4K$1K
InterestLn 20$61K$61K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$312K$305K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$149K$137K$9K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.6M$3.2M$1.4M$38K
All other expensesLn 24e$628K$509K$94K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$57.2M$51.4M$4.9M$857K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $56.8M$57.2M−$368K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $55.3M$53.4M$1.9M$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $48.9M$48.8M$43K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $46.4M$46.6M−$200K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $40.3M$39.3M$1.0M$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $34.6M$34.3M$254K$5.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $56,805,073 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $54,617,092$56,157,834
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $153,892$149,215
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $355,154$466,056
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $140,132$31,968
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $55,266,270$56,805,073
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,442,644$40,853,999
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,933,352$16,319,120
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $53,375,996$57,173,119
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,890,274−$368,046
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $56,805,073 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $31,968 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$54,512,101
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,645,733
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$56,157,834
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $149,215$149,215
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $370,489$370,489
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $95,567$95,567
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $149,215 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $498,024$56,805,073
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $57,173,119 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $470,857 · Management $33,984 · Fundraising $8,715$513,556
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,536,717 · Management $2,145,640 · Fundraising $548,788$32,231,145
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,471,670 · Management $232,602 · Fundraising $61,571$3,765,843
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,949,682 · Management $197,629 · Fundraising $52,314$3,199,625
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,054,478 · Management $70,650 · Fundraising $18,702$1,143,830
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,740 · Management $8,792 · Fundraising $2,327$25,859
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $41,040 · Management $24,480 · Fundraising $6,480$72,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,942$8,942
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,613,982 · Management $180,778 · Fundraising $37,138$4,831,898
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,397 · Management $99,474 · Fundraising $14,712$131,583
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $906,214 · Management $73,287 · Fundraising $19,400$998,901
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $170,141 · Management $17,750 · Fundraising $4,698$192,589
IX-15 RoyaltiesManagement $240,000$240,000
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,947,168 · Management $60,617 · Fundraising $15,256$4,023,041
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,594 · Management $4,459 · Fundraising $1,180$22,233
IX-20 InterestPrograms $61,246$61,246
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $305,305 · Management $6,468$311,773
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $137,498 · Management $9,423 · Fundraising $2,494$149,415
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,218,425 · Management $1,365,349 · Fundraising $37,955$4,621,729
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $508,951 · Management $94,061 · Fundraising $24,899$627,911
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $51,442,105 · Management $4,874,385 · Fundraising $856,629$57,173,119
Part X · Balance sheet $12,441,795 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,349$133,780
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,049,105$5,180,289
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,758,323$2,085,820
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $390,482$338,219
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $321,988$706,498
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,269,987$2,362,417
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,382,829$1,634,772
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,243,063$12,441,795
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,565,097$2,292,418
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $343,725$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,819,808$1,997,185
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,728,630$4,289,603
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,816,016$7,340,901
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $698,417$811,291
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,514,433$8,152,192
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,243,063$12,441,795
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,152,192 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$56,805,073
XI-2 Total expenses$57,173,119
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$368,046
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,514,433
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,805
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,152,192

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