Mission
To provide charter public high school and social services to students who are at risk or dropouts from the traditional public educational systems.
Public Charity
Community Christian Alternative Academy
Based in Chicago, IL, Community Christian Alternative Academy operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.0M in revenue, $2.4M in expenses, $1.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 14 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $14.3M.
EIN: 363001358
Chicago, IL
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.0M
Total Expenses$2.4M
Total Assets$1.0M
Grant Records14
Funding Total$14.3M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Community Christian Alternative Academy
How Community Christian Alternative Academy divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$90
Programs
the work itself
$10
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 $90 for programs
$90
Educational services, counseling services, vocational training, and employment training to community economically disadvantaged youths and adults
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
Education
$1,004,367
Education
$1,661,031
Education
$1,565,322
Education
$1,806,341
Public Amenities and Events at CCA Academy's PermaPark Food Forest
$5,000
Showing up to 5 of 14 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Member
Debra Pitts-Brown
Member
Dennis Chaman
Member
Gwendolyn Rice
President
Lilian Turner
Secretary
Lisa Stephens
Chief Education Officer
Myra Sampson
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.0M | $2.4M | $1.0M |
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.5M | $912K |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $815K |
| 2021 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $771K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.1M to $2.0M (-3%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.