Chicago Collegiate INC

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 2011EducationEIN 37-1656731Revenue $6.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSchicagocollegiate.org314 W 108th St, 60628-3332 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Nov 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

To equip all students in grades six through twelve with the academic skills, intellectual habits and character traits to succeed in the college of their choice, strenghten their communities and change the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 41 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $134K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$435K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$6.3M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$6.0M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$903K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$6.3M
FY2025▲ +3%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$6.3M
Expenses
$6.0M
FY2025▼ -1.0%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$6.0M
Net assets
$903K
FY2025▲ +48%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$779K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$535K
FY2024$609K
FY2025$903K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2012.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $5.2M Management & general 10% · $610K Fundraising 3% · $152K

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

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $435K 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
Chief Executive & Academic Officer
$180,888Pt VII · Sec A
Middle and High School Principal
$145,402Pt VII · Sec A
$108,333Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Rep
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tracie L Sanlin’s $181K as Chief Executive & Academic Officer is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Elizabeth Napleton————$189,190
Tracie L Sanlin$180,888————
Tracie Sanlin—$170,257$161,383$148,008$130,591
Tieshia Robinson$145,402$136,582———
Shannon Donnelly——$114,414$137,962$128,690
Robin Walker-Johnson——$130,208$126,125—
Quiana McNeal———$120,579$106,148
Ikechi Ojore$108,333$106,160———

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.

See Chicago Collegiate INC executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

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

Empowers students with skills and character to succeed in college and change the world.

Questions for Chicago Collegiate INC

Tap to ask. Chicago Collegiate INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Chicago Collegiate INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

1 program · $5.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Chicago collegiate charter school is a college-preparatory school in chicago's roseland community that promises to equip all students in grades five through twelve with the academic skills, intellectual habits and character traits to succeed in the college of their choice, strengthen their communities and change the world.

$5.2Mprogram expense

Funders

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
See all 6 funders →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$173K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$6.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Managementcol C$610K
Fundraisingcol D$152K
Owns and owesPt X
$903K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$576K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$92K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$173K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$6.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$576K
SavingsLn 2$100
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$576K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$931K
Other assetsLn 15$476K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$903K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 610
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$29K$576K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$44K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$931K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$609K$903K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$190K$179K$5K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.6M$75K$89K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$244K$230K$7K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$227K$213K$6K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$104K$98K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$134K$134K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$363K$137K$226K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$53K$51K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$57K$48K$3K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$148K$142K$5K$999
OccupancyLn 16$418K$411K$3K$4K
TravelLn 17$19K$19K$174$206
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$5K$997$163
InterestLn 20$63K$62K$511$607
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$531K$522K$4K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$47K$46K$376$447
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$486K$375K$108K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$157K$111K$28K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.0M$5.2M$610K$152K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.3M$6.0M$294K$903K 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.1M$6.1M$74K$609K 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.0M$6.5M−$477K$535K 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.9M$6.7M$234K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.9M$6.4M$544K$779K 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,297,826 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,990,959$6,145,674
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $167,704$172,905
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13$6,192
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$22,905−$26,945
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,135,771$6,297,826
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 $3,587,063$3,520,679
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,475,065$2,483,172
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,062,128$6,003,851
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,643$293,975
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $6,297,826 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $341 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$91,651
VIII-1e Government grants$5,172,861
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$881,162
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,384
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,145,674
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $172,905$172,905
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,192$6,192
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$27,286−$27,286
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $172,905 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$20,753$6,297,826
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,003,851 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $178,841 · Management $5,154 · Fundraising $6,126$190,121
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,592,143 · Management $74,708 · Fundraising $88,784$2,755,635
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $229,800 · Management $6,623 · Fundraising $7,871$244,294
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $213,220 · Management $6,145 · Fundraising $7,303$226,668
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $97,793 · Management $2,818 · Fundraising $3,350$103,961
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $133,913$133,913
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $137,356 · Management $225,526$362,882
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $51,168 · Management $1,100 · Fundraising $1,229$53,497
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,330 · Management $3,338 · Fundraising $5,263$56,931
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $141,862 · Management $5,116 · Fundraising $999$147,977
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $410,989 · Management $3,371 · Fundraising $4,007$418,367
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,914 · Management $174 · Fundraising $206$19,294
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,765 · Management $997 · Fundraising $163$5,925
IX-20 InterestPrograms $62,290 · Management $511 · Fundraising $607$63,408
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $521,886 · Management $4,281 · Fundraising $5,088$531,255
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $45,863 · Management $376 · Fundraising $447$46,686
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $374,994 · Management $108,146 · Fundraising $3,167$486,307
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $111,142 · Management $27,803 · Fundraising $17,785$156,730
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,241,356 · Management $610,100 · Fundraising $152,395$6,003,851
Part X · Balance sheet $2,343,979 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,714$576,101
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,716$100
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $647,985$353,073
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,471$7,196
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,204,403$931,094
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $43,579$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $826,660$476,415
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,756,528$2,343,979
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $351,136$318,224
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $175,000$50,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $865,599$521,053
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,147,516$1,440,992
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $594,636$289,361
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,376$613,626
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $609,012$902,987
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,756,528$2,343,979
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $902,987 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,297,826
XI-2 Total expenses$6,003,851
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$293,975
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$609,012
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$902,987

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.