ACADEMY FOR URBAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
ACADEMY FOR URBAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP (EIN 36-4447457)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-02-09
IRS object ID
202110409349301036
Schema version
2019v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2021-02-09T17:20:52-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN363963131PreparerFirmEIN

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Business Name Line1MANN WEITZ & ASSOCIATES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1111 DEER LAKE ROAD SUITE 125AddressLine1Txt
CityDEERFIELDCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN364447457EIN

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Business Name ControlACADBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7735340129PhoneNum

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CityCHICAGOCityNm
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PersonAMY KITZMILLERPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7735340129PhoneNum
Signature2021-02-09SignatureDt
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Preparer PersonMarcy SteindlerPreparerPersonNm
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Phone8472673400PhoneNum
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Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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Principal OfficerDonald FeinsteinPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityCHICAGOCityNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,716,997GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.auslchicago.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization TrustYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionAcademy for Urban School Leadership is a nonprofit school management organization that creates schools of excellence by developing highly effective teachers and transforming educational outcomes for students in the lowest performing schools.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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DescTeaching Academies and Teacher Development - Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL) created the Chicago Teacher Residency program, which prepares new, highly effective teachers using an innovative approach based on an intense, full-year with a mentor teacher. The program is based in neighborhood Chicago Public Schools (CPS) managed by AUSL. During the program, residents take Master's level coursework, earn a degree from a university partner, and become eligible for an Illinois educator license (if not already licensed). Upon completion of the program, as teachers in CPS schools, the graduates become part of a growing resource of specially trained teachers in Chicago Public Schools. As of June 2020, AUSL has trained over 1,155 teacher residents committed to teaching in high-poverty areas in Chicago.Desc

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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Amy KitzmillerBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7735340143PhoneNum

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Address Line13400 N Austin AvenueAddressLine1Txt
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Anthony Miller
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Benjamin Shapiro
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Doyal
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cardelle Spangler
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carmita Semaan
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charlie Rose
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Craig Goesel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Chandler
Vice Chairman8.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Donald Feinstein
Executive Director40.00Yes (X)$255,583$0$598Yes (X)
Elizabeth Lefkofsky
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric Strobel
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Wasson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Cowie
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Cook
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph Flanagan
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth W Miller
Finance Committee Chair3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lindsey Axel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Manuel Sanchez
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Martin Koldyke
Chair Emeritus4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Zafirovski
Chairman7.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Munu Ghandi
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Raj Vora
Director2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert E King
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Theodore Dysart
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Lutz
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Zaid Abdul-Aleem
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amy Kitzmiller
Treasurer/Director of Fina40.00$142,451$0$3,058Yes (X)
Scott Macdonald
Secretary40.00$221,743$0$13,244Yes (X)
Jarvis Sanford
Managing Director, Network40.00$245,905$0$24,565Yes (X)
Michael Whitmore
Managing Director, Teachin40.00$229,374$0$6,598Yes (X)
Shane Caterino
Managing Director, Externa40.00$172,863$0$2,437Yes (X)
Annise Lewis
Director of School Leaders40.00$157,246$0$6,444Yes (X)
Cleophas Rodgers
Director Advisory Services40.00$174,800$0$1,438Yes (X)
Cynthia Brunswick
Director of Curriculum Instruction and Talent Deve40.00$151,361$0$7,025Yes (X)
Jessica Skwir
Director of School Leadership40.00$135,246$0$6,434Yes (X)
Keisha Campbell
Director of School Leaders40.00$172,771$0$35,692Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,059,343TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$107,533TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Noncash Contributions$10,370NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,578,654TotalContributionsAmt

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DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Advisory Services900099$1,014,230$1,014,230
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Securities$10,504SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$10,370SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$134SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Exclusion$134ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$106,979ExclusionAmt

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Other Revenue Total$36,158OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion-$5,821ExclusionAmt

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Total$1,063,746TotalAmt
Program Services$1,063,746ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$1,015,520TotalAmt
Program Services$1,015,520ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$550,596ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$475,446ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$163,526FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$4,690,134ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$329,989ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$330,357FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$138,552ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,843ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,706FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$231,553ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,277FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,947TotalAmt
Management And General$3,947ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,681TotalAmt
Management And General$39,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$6,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$152,262ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,119ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,264FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,134TotalAmt
Program Services$23,142ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$14,992FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$43,055TotalAmt
Program Services$22,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,097ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,809FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,045TotalAmt
Program Services$78,651ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,660ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,734FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,196TotalAmt
Program Services$135,563ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,651ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,982FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,678TotalAmt
Program Services$21,303ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$981ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,394FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,492TotalAmt
Program Services$6,492ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,576TotalAmt
Management And General$210,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Prof Development$192,363$191,684$679
Curr. enhancements$74,441$74,371$70
Community Engagement$74,340$64,632$260$9,448
Recruiting$56,139$55,659$420$60

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,540TotalAmt
Program Services$23,621ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$10,171ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,454,328TotalAmt
Program Services$8,539,630ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,244,989ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$669,709FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$217,759BOYAmt
EOY$115,256EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$561,925BOYAmt
EOY$1,684,855EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,892,922BOYAmt
EOY$1,802,941EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,682,442BOYAmt
EOY$284,746EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,978BOYAmt
EOY$222,277EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$112,510LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$111,969LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,033BOYAmt
EOY$541EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,471,233BOYAmt
EOY$5,578,055EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,011,292BOYAmt
EOY$9,688,671EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$785,918BOYAmt
EOY$521,454EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$155,500BOYAmt
EOY$89,750EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$898,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$941,418BOYAmt
EOY$1,509,704EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,001,805BOYAmt
EOY$4,321,424EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,068,069BOYAmt
EOY$3,857,543EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,069,874BOYAmt
EOY$8,178,967EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,011,292BOYAmt
EOY$9,688,671EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,888,313ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$2,594NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,875,861CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,172,428CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,042,700CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,428,958CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,578,654CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,098,601TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$200,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$200,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$300,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$300,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$300,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,300,000TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,075,861CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,372,428CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,342,700CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,728,958CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,878,654CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,398,601TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,546,619SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$27,851,982PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$61,847CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,420CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$83,963CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$122,913CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$101,024CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$425,167TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$46,380CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$71,970CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$141,010CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$200,174CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$69,791CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$529,325TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$36,353,093TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$27,979,700GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76620PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76060PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$6,000DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$6,000TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationProvide information to state legislators on education reform topics.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,490OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,490DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$94,020OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$93,479DepreciationAmt
Book Value$541BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$541TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,863,421TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$2,594NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$300,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$297,406RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,566,015RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,566,015TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,754,328TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$300,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$300,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,454,328ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,454,328TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe financial statement effects of a tax position taken or expected to be taken are recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. As of June 30,2020, AUSL had no uncertain tax positions that qualify for recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Benefit DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,939,587GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,905,954CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$33,633GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$25,181RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$115,431FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,939,587GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,905,954CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$33,633GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$25,181RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$115,431FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$140,612DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$106,979NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line142 W MADISONAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60602ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN366005821RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$1,063,746CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantRecruit and train highly effective teachers through the Chicago Residency Program for under-served neighborhoods and high need content areas.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Scholarship for Masters Degree in education51$994,970
Rasmussen dual credit grant121$20,550

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationScholarship winners are selected through an extensive process including mock teaching, videos, phone interviews, essays and college GPA. The organization provides mentoring and training to all scholarship students throughout the program, thus ensuring that scholarship funds are being properly utilized.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Donald Feinstein
Executive Director$205,583$0$50,000$0$0$0$0$0$598$0$256,181$0$0$0
Scott Macdonald
Secretary$189,743$0$32,000$0$0$0$2,000$0$11,244$0$234,987$0$0$0
Jarvis Sanford
Managing Director, Network$207,905$0$38,000$0$0$0$19,192$0$5,373$0$270,470$0$0$0
Michael Whitmore
Managing Director, Teachin$203,374$0$26,000$0$0$0$2,000$0$4,598$0$235,972$0$0$0
Shane Caterino
Managing Director, Externa$172,863$0$0$0$0$0$2,000$0$437$0$175,300$0$0$0
Annise Lewis
Director of School Leaders$157,246$0$0$0$0$0$2,000$0$4,444$0$163,690$0$0$0
Cleophas Rodgers
Director Advisory Services$160,000$0$14,800$0$0$0$1,000$0$438$0$176,238$0$0$0
Cynthia Brunswick
Director of Curriculum Instruction a$151,361$0$0$0$0$0$2,000$0$5,025$0$158,386$0$0$0
Keisha Campbell
Director of School Leaders$172,771$0$0$0$0$0$23,876$0$11,816$0$208,463$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2James Cowie and Robert King have a business relationship through Rasmussen College. Craig Goesel has a business relationship thorugh Alliant.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe final draft of the Form 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director and the Managing Director, Operations and Strategy. The Finance Committee reviews and provides comments. A final copy is distributed electronically to each member of the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAll employees and board members are required to complete a conflict of interest statement which is reviewed for conflicts. Annually, employees and board members are asked to sign a new form to ensure compliance. Any conflicts will be dealt with according to procedure.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Executive Director and Managing Directors' compensation levels are reviewed annually. Periodically, compensation is benchmarked relative to officers in similar non-profit education organizations as well as in urban school districts. A compensation survey is also used. Any changes to compensation for the Executive Director and Managing Directors are approved by the Executive Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The AUSL governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.

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