Incs Action

Chicago, ILUnknown exempt organizationSince 2013 EIN 61-1734910Revenue $418K in FY2025

On file with the IRSincsaction.org150 North Michigan Avenue 430 · Chicago, IL

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Incs Action is a 501(c)(4) organization focused on engaging the charter school community in the legislative and political process, growing the coalition of charter school supporters and activists and educating illinois public officials on the impact of charter public schools.

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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 $109K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$473K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$418K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$291K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$840K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$418K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$325K
FY2021$354K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$552K
FY2024$400K
FY2025$418K
Expenses
$291K
FY2025▲ +80%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$13K
FY2022$459K
FY2023$570K
FY2024$161K
FY2025$291K
Net assets
$840K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$244K
FY2021$585K
FY2022$390K
FY2023$474K
FY2024$713K
FY2025$840K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $231K Management & general 15% · $43K Fundraising 6% · $16K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for charter schools, engaging the community and educating officials on their impact.

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1 program · $231K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Incs action has worked to ensure that all children in the prairie state have access to a high-quality public education. The organization has engaged the charter school community in the legislative and political process, grown the coalition of charter school supporters and activists, and educated illinois public officials on the impact of…

$231Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$418K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$418K
Money outPt IX
$291K
Ln 25
Programscol B$231K
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$840K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$629K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$473K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$418K
Total revenueLn 12$418K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$629K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$629K
Other assetsLn 15$683K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$473K
Net assetsLn 32$840K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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$605K$629K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$398K$473K
Net assetsLn 32$713K$840K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$69K$69K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$57K$57K
Information technologyLn 14$600$600
OccupancyLn 16$22K$15K$4K$3K
TravelLn 17$762$739$23
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$121K$89K$19K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$32$32
Total functional expensesLn 25$291K$231K$43K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $418K$291K$127K$840K 990 PDF
FY2024 $400K$161K$239K$713K 990 PDF
FY2023 $552K$570K−$18K$474K 990 PDF
FY2022 $264K$459K−$195K$390K 990 PDF
FY2021 $354K$13K$341K$585K 990 PDF
FY2020 $325K$165K$160K$244K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $417,700 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $400,151$417,700
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $400,151$417,700
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 $42,481$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,684$290,808
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $161,165$290,808
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $238,986$126,892
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $417,700 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$417,700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$417,700
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$417,700
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $290,808 across 8 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,300$20,300
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $68,650$68,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $57,450$57,450
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $600$600
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,103 · Management $3,816 · Fundraising $2,827$21,746
IX-17 TravelPrograms $739 · Fundraising $23$762
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $89,259 · Management $18,654 · Fundraising $13,355$121,268
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $32$32
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $231,233 · Management $43,370 · Fundraising $16,205$290,808
Part X · Balance sheet $1,312,627 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $605,462$629,204
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $506,094$683,423
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,111,556$1,312,627
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$58
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $398,388$472,509
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $398,388$472,567
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $713,168$840,060
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $713,168$840,060
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,111,556$1,312,627
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $840,060 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$417,700
XI-2 Total expenses$290,808
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$126,892
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$713,168
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$840,060

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

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