CHICAGO CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
CHICAGO CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION (EIN 36-4141583)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-02-12
IRS object ID
201510439349300521
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-02-12T08:26:49-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN362938874PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1OSTROW REISIN BERK & ABRAMS LTDBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1455 N CITYFRONT PLAZA DR SUITE 1500AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60611ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN364141583EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1CHICAGO CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlCHICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3126515000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 EAST ADAMS NO 600AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60603ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELIZABETH D PURVIS EDDPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3124557890PhoneNum
Signature2015-02-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonJAMES G QUAIDPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00641738PTIN
Phone3126707444PhoneNum
Preparation2015-02-11PreparationDt
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Tax2013TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerELIZABETH D PURVIS EDDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 EAST ADAMS NO 600AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60603ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$90,541,347GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CHICAGOINTL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO OPERATE K-12 CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDE A RIGOROUS, COLLEGE-PREPARATORY EDUCATION TO EVERY STUDENT, THEREBY BRINGING INNOVATION, CHOICE, AND COMPETITION TO EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers255TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$171,535PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$162,296CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$344,349PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$454,737CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$88,256,569PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$90,541,347CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$89,683,168CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,077,318PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$858,179CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$81,545,368TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$54,077,102TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$53,988,772TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$26,751,472NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$27,556,596NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE CHICAGO CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION (CCSF) IS TO PROVIDE, THROUGH INNOVATION AND CHOICE, AN ATTRACTIVE AND RIGOROUS COLLEGE-PREPARATORY EDUCATION THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF TODAY'S STUDENTS. TO FULFILL ITS MISSION, CCSF OPERATES THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL (CICS). THE GOAL OF CICS IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO GAIN ADMISSION TO, AND SUCCEED IN, A COMPETITIVE FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. CICS IS ONE SCHOOL WITH 15 CAMPUSES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CCSF, PLEASE VISIT WWW.CHICAGOINTL.ORG.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$85,961,020ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,437,304RevenueAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$85,961,020TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1KATHLEEN CLARKEBusinessNameLine1
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Phone3126515000PhoneNum

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Address Line111 EAST ADAMS NO 600AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60603ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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LAURA THONN
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG W HENDERSON
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARTHUR J RELIFORD JR
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID J CHIZEWER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS J NIEMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIOLET M CLARK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE H GOTTFRED PHD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM HAYDEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALD L JENKINS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALBERTA JOHNSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORRAINE J ARVIN
DIRECTOR - TERM2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH D PURVIS EDD
CCSF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$223,075$0$23,084
KATHLEEN CLARKE
CCSF CHIEF OF NETWORK OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$24,137$0$685
THOMAS C MCGRATH
CCSF CFO/COO - TERM40.00Yes (X)$116,709$0$7,960
STACY BEARDSLEY
CEP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$155,257$0$3,680
JONI PEARLMAN
CEP CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$72,038$0$4,903
DANIEL ANELLO
CCSF CHIEF OF STRATEGY40.00$128,098$0$12,202Yes (X)
MARGARET MORRISON
CCSF CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER- TERM40.00$124,138$0$4,203Yes (X)
ERICA HARRIS
CEP DIRECTOR OF HUMAN CAPITAL40.00$132,606$0$6,347Yes (X)
ANNE MATZ
CEP DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM40.00$131,143$0$8,367Yes (X)
KIMBERLY HINTON
CIVITAS DIRECTOR RALPH ELLISON40.00$119,529$0$9,649Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
GEONOSIS DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC
1018 CONEY ISLAND DRLOVES PARKIL61111CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT$148,750
HUGHES LOCK AND SAFE COMPANY LLC
547 N YALEVILLA PARKIL60181LOCKSMITH WORK$130,359
OAK BROOK MECHANICAL SERVICES
961 SOUTH ROUTE 83ELMHURSTIL60126HVAC SERVICES$103,313
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$87,800,296GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$686,714AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$88,487,010TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM900099$1,186,856$1,186,856
STUDENT FEES, BOOKSTORE, EXTENDED900099$250,448$250,448
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,437,304TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$162,296TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$162,296ExclusionAmt

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DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
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Exclusion$454,737ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$454,737OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$90,541,347TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,437,304RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$617,033ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$683,505TotalAmt
Program Services$323,859ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$316,189ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,457FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,072,380TotalAmt
Program Services$14,475,268ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,454,654ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$142,458FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$1,598,474TotalAmt
Program Services$1,527,992ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,776ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,706FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$1,103,661TotalAmt
Program Services$1,008,723ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,988FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$955,502TotalAmt
Program Services$823,627ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$119,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,770FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$775,493TotalAmt
Program Services$179,554ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$595,939ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,213TotalAmt
Management And General$5,213ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$925,722TotalAmt
Program Services$429,620ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$451,893ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,209FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$551,427TotalAmt
Program Services$522,480ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,947ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,760,221TotalAmt
Program Services$3,630,962ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$114,055ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,204FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,063TotalAmt
Management And General$15,063ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,314,254TotalAmt
Program Services$2,314,254ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,204,149TotalAmt
Program Services$4,191,260ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$215,217TotalAmt
Program Services$79,512ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$112,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,965FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
CAMPUSES - OPERATING FU$38,710,534$38,710,534
CAMPUSES - PROGRAM TRAN$14,354,181$14,354,181
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM$1,053,924$1,053,924
CLASSROOM MATERIALS$453,986$453,986

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,930,262TotalAmt
Program Services$1,881,284ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,978ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,683,168TotalAmt
Program Services$85,961,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,430,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$291,757FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,038,069BOYAmt
EOY$972,247EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,878,061BOYAmt
EOY$1,824,883EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,371,175BOYAmt
EOY$6,816,645EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$247,792BOYAmt
EOY$340,979EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$78,404,284LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$26,593,410LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,451,915BOYAmt
EOY$51,810,874EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,519,587BOYAmt
EOY$14,305,017EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,321,975BOYAmt
EOY$5,474,723EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,828,574BOYAmt
EOY$81,545,368EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,531,317BOYAmt
EOY$2,615,146EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,634,461BOYAmt
EOY$45,572,242EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,522,709BOYAmt
EOY$1,387,037EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,388,615BOYAmt
EOY$4,414,347EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,077,102BOYAmt
EOY$53,988,772EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,025,408BOYAmt
EOY$27,251,897EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$726,064BOYAmt
EOY$304,699EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,751,472BOYAmt
EOY$27,556,596EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,828,574BOYAmt
EOY$81,545,368EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$858,179ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$53,055NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members$2,222MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$289DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsYes (1)RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations$8,787RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$25,061OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$36,359TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION HAD 150 VOLUNTEERS WORK 1,800 HOURS WITHOUT COMPENSATION FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES IN FY14. THE ORGANIZATION PAID A CONSULTANT ($25,000) TO ASSIST IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES, NAMELY IN ORDER TO ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE STATE LEGISLATION FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION, A $61 REGISTRATION FEE WAS PAID TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN ILLINOIS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,470,900OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,470,900BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$51,375,439OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,401,701DepreciationAmt
Book Value$37,973,738BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,210,372OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,602,101DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,608,271BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,034,390OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,589,608DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,444,782BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$313,183OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$313,183BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$51,810,874TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS$193,142
CASH & INVESTMENTS RESTRICTED BY BOND INDENTURE$4,553,211
BOND ISSUANCE COSTS, NET$728,370
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$5,474,723TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
AMOUNTS DUE TO CAMPUSES$3,812,677
CAPITAL LEASES PAYABLE$133,552
DEFERRED RENT$468,118
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,414,347TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION IS A TAZ-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE) AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE FOUNDATION IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. THE FOUNDATION HAS ADOPTED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE FOUNDATION WAS NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABILITY RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2014 AND 2013. FEDERAL TAX AND/OR INFORMATION RETURNS OF THE FOUNDATION ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE RETURNS ARE FILED. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE FOUNDATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS ENDED PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2011.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THROUGH THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND APPLICATION PROCESS, THE FOUNDATION FULLY DISCLOSES ITS NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY TO ALL POTENTIAL STUDENTS. COPIES OF THE POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS PASSED THROUGH CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ASSIST IN THE FOUNDATION'S EFFORTS TO PROVIDE A FREE EDUCATION, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND AVAILABLE TO ANY CITY OF CHICAGO STUDENT.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 (2 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
ELIZABETH D PURVIS EDD
CCSF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$223,075$0$0$0$0$0$6,659$0$16,425$0$246,159$0$0$0
STACY BEARDSLEY
CEP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$155,257$0$0$0$0$0$2,955$0$725$0$158,937$0$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN861091967BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP45200BW53CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2007-02-08BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$50,406,200IssuePriceAmt
PurposeIFA SERIES 2007 BONDS, SEE PART VIPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$49,445,000TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund$4,545,501InReserveFundAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$937,123IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures$26,373,253CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$17,589,123OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion2010SubstantialCompletionYr
Current Refunding0CurrentRefundingInd
Advance RefundingYes (1)AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropYes (1)MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Engage Bond Counsel ContractsYes (1)EngageBondCounselContractsInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd0ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs0WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action0ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE K, PART I #FFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTO ADVANCE REFUND ITS SERIES 2002A BONDS AND TO CONSTRUCT, ACQUIRE, RENOVATE AND EQUIP ITS EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV LINE 24C - TAX-EXEMPT BONDS:A TRUSTEE DOES MAINTAIN A DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND AND A CAPITALIZED INTEREST FUND FOR TAX-EXMPT BONDS, BUT SINCE THESE FUNDS ARE NOT USED TO DEFEASE ANY TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANSWERED "NO" TO #24C.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DAVID J. CHIZEWER, BOARD MEMBER, AND GERALD L. JENKINS, BOARD MEMBER, ARE BOTH PARTNERS AT THE LAW FIRM GOLDBERG KOHN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSISTS IN PREPARING AND THEN REVIEWS A DRAFT OF FORM 990 THAT IS INITIALLY PREPARED BY THE FOUNDATION'S CPA FIRM. A FINAL COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMANAGEMENT OR BOARD MEMBERS BRING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. THE FOUNDATION ACTIVELY MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REQUESTS EACH BOARD MEMBER TO SIGN ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AA COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, INCLUDING THE BOARD TREASURER AND OTHER DESIGNATED BOARD MEMBERS, REVIEW THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF ALL EMPLOYEES AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FOUNDATION FURNISHES ITS ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UPON REQUEST.
SCHEDULE R PART I - IDENTIFICATION OF DISREGARDED ENTITIES:THE FOUNDATION IS THE SOLE MANAGER AS WELL AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS, LLC. THE FOUNDATION IS THE SOLE MANAGER OF BOTH CIVITAS SCHOOLS, LLC AND QUEST MANAGEMENT, LLC. CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS, LLC IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BOTH CIVITAS SCHOOLS, LLC AND QUEST MANAGEMENT, LLC. THE INFO REPORTED ON SCHEDULE R PART I FOR CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS, LLC INCLUDES INFO OF BOTH CIVITAS SCHOOLS, LLC AND QUEST MANAGEMENT, LLC.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CIVITAS EDUCATION PARTNERS LLCBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD SUITE 20AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60607ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452578723EIN
Primary ActivitiesSCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMPANYPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$24,871,550TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$4,351,918EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGO CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1

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