Public Charity

KIPP CHICAGO SCHOOLS

Based in CHICAGO, IL, KIPP CHICAGO SCHOOLS operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $56.8M in revenue, $57.2M in expenses, $12.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 45 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.7M.

EIN: 300135927 CHICAGO, IL Charter Schools NTEE: B29 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$56.8M
Total Expenses$57.2M
Total Assets$12.4M
Grant Records45
Funding Total$2.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

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.

Where $100 goes at Kipp Chicago Schools

How Kipp Chicago Schools divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$84
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
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,500 students
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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

SUPERINTENDENT Amy Pouba
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - TERM April Montgomery Goble
PRESIDENT Benjamin Chereskin
DIRECTOR Bernetta Cannon
HEAD OF SCHOOLS Cory Washington
DIRECTOR Craig Huffman

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Economic Development
$1,445,000 6 grants
General Support
$1,025,252 27 grants
Education
$214,850 8 grants
Health & Medicine
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$14,923 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $56.8M $57.2M $12.4M
2024 $55.3M $53.4M $13.2M
2023 $48.9M $48.8M $9.4M
2022 $46.4M $46.6M $9.2M
2021 $40.3M $39.3M $13.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $40.3M to $56.8M (+41%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.4M.

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