Public Charity

Special Education Services

Special Education Services is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Aurora, IL. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $127.5M, expenses of $122.7M, total assets of $87.0M. Imperigo tracks 15 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $346K.

EIN: 362781597 Aurora, IL Special Education NTEE: B28 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$127.5M
Total Expenses$122.7M
Total Assets$87.0M
Grant Records15
Funding Total$346K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

To provide innovative solutions to critical problems in education and human services by holding firmly to the belief that every child has the right to be in school. This belief has led to a continuum of services designed to meet the educational and social-emotional needs of the broad range of students. Continued on Schedule O.

Where $100 goes at Special Education Services

How Special Education Services divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$11 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 $89 for programs

$89
Operations of 32 specialized education programs serving students in Illinois, Arizona, and Texas
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 32 programs; 3,000 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

Secretary/ Treasurer Brian Mcgowan
Regional Director Cara Sullivan
Director Danyell Taylor-Johnson
President Emeritus Elizabeth Conran
Vice President Jason Kudelka
Program Director Johnson Viver

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$326,427 12 grants
Education
$20,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $127.5M $122.7M $87.0M
2024 $104.8M $103.0M $65.4M
2023 $88.8M $83.9M $57.9M
2022 $62.3M $57.4M $38.0M
2021 $51.6M $48.5M $31.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $51.6M to $127.5M (+147%), with total assets most recently reported at $87.0M.

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