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Chicago Public Education Fund

Public charity
Other · CHICAGO, IL · EIN 36-4279013

About

The Chicago Public Education Fund (The Fund) is a nonprofit organization that improves public schools in Chicago by investing in the talented educators who lead them. We are a catalyst for accelerating student learning and a long-standing leader in identifying and scaling what works for not only teachers and principals, but also their students.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
41
Volunteers
27

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2022-12-31
Revenue
$24.7M
Expenses
$5.9M
Assets
$40.7M
Liabilities
$1.5M

Financial history

$24.7M$12.3M$0
16171819202122
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2022: $24.7M · Avg: $10.9M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$70K
Grants Given
$587K
CHICAGO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND
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Address

200 W Adams ST STE 1175
Chicago, IL, 60606-524

Governance

Voting board members27
Independent members26
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %100.0%
Permanent endowment %0.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Net to org-$61K
Retained by contractors$61K
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