Mission
TOGETHER, WE WILL EQUIP OUR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN A CHANGING WORLD AND WE WILL EMPOWER THEM TO THINK CRITICALLY WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE WHILE LIVING OUT OUR HABITS OF SCHOLARSHIP: RESPECT, RESPOSIBILITY, COURAGE AND CREATIVITY.
Public Charity
ELGIN CHARTER SCHOOL INITIATIVE
ELGIN CHARTER SCHOOL INITIATIVE is a Public Charity headquartered in ELGIN, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $8.0M revenue, $9.0M expenses, $18.4M total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $50K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 454971554
ELGIN, IL
Charter Schools
NTEE: B29
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.0M
Total Expenses$9.0M
Total Assets$18.4M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$50K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Elgin Charter School Initiative
How Elgin Charter School Initiative divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$84
Programs
the work itself
$16
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 $84 for programs
$84
Elgin math & science academy charter school (emsa) is a tuition-free, K-8 public charter school operating under charter from the illinois state board of education
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
UNRESTRICTED
$8,983
UNRESTRICTED
$7,601
$8,000
Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Akash Gandhi
DIRECTOR
Alan Scimeca
DIRECTOR
Bethea Lane
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Daniel Alexander
SECRETARY
Doree Haight
DIRECTOR
Hilyn Sennholtz
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8.0M | $9.0M | $18.4M |
| 2024 | $7.6M | $8.1M | $18.5M |
| 2023 | $6.5M | $6.7M | $19.2M |
| 2021 | $6.8M | $3.9M | $9.6M |
| 2020 | $3.5M | $3.4M | $1.7M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.5M to $8.0M (+130%), with total assets most recently reported at $18.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.