Mission
To provide a comprehensive, high quality, college preparatory education that results in graduates succeeding in college. The operation of a network of public Charter College Prep High Schools.
Public Charity
Urban Prep Academies
Urban Prep Academies is a Public Charity headquartered in Chicago, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.5M revenue, $6.7M expenses, $112K total assets. 17 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $370K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 200138672
Chicago, IL
Elementary & Secondary Schools
NTEE: B20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.5M
Total Expenses$6.7M
Total Assets$112K
Grant Records17
Funding Total$370K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Urban Prep Academies
How Urban Prep Academies divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$76
Programs
the work itself
$23
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $76 for programs
$76
During the year, Urban Prep has enrolled over 250 Students; Achieved the highest college acceptance rates (100%) and college enrollment rates (98%) among Chicago Public Schools; Provided targeted…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$36,023
EDUCATION
$5,500
Education
$25,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,300
CHARITABLE DONATION
$7,500
Showing up to 5 of 17 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Board Member
Benjamin Blakeley
CEO
Dennis Lacewell
Board Chairman
Dr Tre Childress
Board Member
James Montgomery
Board Member
Pamela Johnson
Board Member/Parent Rep.
Sabrina Hughey
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.5M | $6.7M | $112K |
| 2024 | $6.5M | $7.0M | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $8.3M | $9.2M | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $9.9M | $10.0M | $2.9M |
| 2021 | $11.7M | $8.9M | $1.2M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $11.7M to $4.5M (-61%), with total assets most recently reported at $112K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.