Public Charity

Distinctive Schools of Illinois

Based in Chicago, IL, Distinctive Schools of Illinois operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $60.1M in revenue, $59.7M in expenses, $3.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 10 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.2M.

EIN: 274967763 Chicago, IL Primary & Elementary Schools NTEE: B24 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$60.1M
Total Expenses$59.7M
Total Assets$3.5M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The mission of Distinctive Schools is to serve children and families in urban communities by managing high-performing charter schools that accelerate achievement, performance, and college preparedness through skilled operating management and intensive support.

Where $100 goes at Distinctive Schools of Illinois

How Distinctive Schools of Illinois divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $97 for programs

$97
Provide educational opportunities for youth through management of charter schools serving kindergarten through eleventh grade students during the fiscal year June 30, 2025
All program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Chaula Gupta
Chief Administrative Officer David Sundstrom
Trustee Denise Davis-Cotton
Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Winke
Chief Operating Officer Erin Lanoue
Trustee James Flavin

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$1,001,803 6 grants
General Support
$162,147 2 grants
Research & Policy
$41,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $60.1M $59.7M $3.5M
2024 $55.2M $54.9M $4.4M
2023 $41.7M $41.5M $3.8M
2022 $37.3M $36.7M $3.0M
2021 $38.6M $34.8M $2.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $38.6M to $60.1M (+56%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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