Mission
THE RURAL SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL SCHOOL COMMUNITIES THROUGH A KEEN FOCUS ON PLACE, TEACHERS, AND PHILANTHROPY.
Public Charity
RURAL SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE INC
RURAL SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE INC is a Public Charity headquartered in GALESBURG, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.4M revenue, $930K expenses, $962K total assets. 24 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 471906248
GALESBURG, IL
Alliances & Advocacy
NTEE: B01
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.4M
Total Expenses$930K
Total Assets$962K
Grant Records24
Funding Total$2.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Rural Schools Collaborative Inc
How Rural Schools Collaborative Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$20
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 $80 for programs
$55
The Rural Schools Collaborative successfully engaged 50 rural schools engaging in the national grad partnership for student success initiative
$19
The Rural Schools Collaborative continued to promote the rural teaching profession, including storytelling initiatives like the I am a rural teacher campaign and by addressing the rural teacher…
$6
Rural Schools Collaborative's grants in place program provides modest grants to rural teacher in support of place based education projects in their classrooms and communities
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
$10,900
SUB-AWARD
$464,608
HUMAN SERVICES
$25,000
EDUCATION
$5,600
SUB-AWARD
$578,042
Showing up to 5 of 24 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CHAIR
Brian Fogle
BOARD MEMBER
Cyrus Driver
BOARD MEMBER
Jan Miller
VICE CHAIR
Melissa Harris
BOARD MEMBER
Mike Knutson
BOARD MEMBER
Nancy Van Milligen
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.4M | $930K | $962K |
| 2024 | $835K | $898K | $464K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $835K | $528K |
| 2022 | $512K | $423K | $304K |
| 2021 | $455K | $362K | $216K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $455K to $1.4M (+213%), with total assets most recently reported at $962K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.