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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS NETWORK.

Totals

Total revenue
$22,308,810
Total expenses
$23,018,669
Contributions and grants received
$22,298,689
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$8,454
Investment income
$1,667
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$5,710,679
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,911,716
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$201,037
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$21,055,659
Management and general expenses
$1,945,187
Fundraising expenses
$17,823
Program service expenses (Part III)
$21,055,659

Program services were 91.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $39,750

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $22,067,832

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $191,107

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM INCOME

    total $8,454 · related or exempt $8,454

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,667 · excluded $1,667

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $583,285 · program services $392,605 · management and general $188,938 · fundraising $1,742

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,512,681 · program services $2,364,357 · management and general $1,137,830 · fundraising $10,494

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $596,269 · program services $401,344 · management and general $193,144 · fundraising $1,781

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $659,325 · program services $443,786 · management and general $213,569 · fundraising $1,970

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $185 · program services $179 · management and general $6

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $42,740 · program services $41,246 · management and general $1,491 · fundraising $3

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,269,248 · program services $3,154,942 · management and general $114,059 · fundraising $247

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $295,374 · program services $275,513 · management and general $19,222 · fundraising $639

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $374,051 · program services $332,404 · management and general $41,097 · fundraising $550

  • 24a · Other expenses: SCHOOL SERVICES

    total $12,321,314 · program services $12,321,279 · management and general $35

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT

    total $655,310 · program services $621,217 · management and general $33,696 · fundraising $397

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRANSITIONAL EXPENSES

    total $357,459 · program services $357,332 · management and general $127

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF TRAINING

    total $351,428 · program services $349,455 · management and general $1,973

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $286,753 · end of year $18,561

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $85,003

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,598,886 · end of year $5,408,340

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $26,768

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $139,460 · end of year $257,186

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $284,977

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $268,435

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $27,060 · end of year $16,542

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,050 · end of year $10,050

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,731,085 · end of year $5,667,839

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,386

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $150,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $836,448 · end of year $93,877

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $600,061 · end of year -$201,037

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ASN IS COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE URBAN CHILDREN, YOUTHS, AND ADULTS WITH WELL-ROUNDED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS LEADING TO COLLEGE ENTRANCE AND/OR CAREER PATHS, WHICH FOSTER ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS NETWORK ("ASN") IS COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE URBAN CHILDREN, YOUTHS, AND ADULTS WITH WELL-ROUNDED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS LEADING TO COLLEGE ENTRANCE AND/OR CAREER PATHS, WHICH FOSTER ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

  • ASN, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES ("IDCFS"), HAS DEVELOPED A PROGRAM WITH 15 COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTHS WHO ARE OUT OF SCHOOL AND DO NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ("GED") EQUIVALENT. THE YOUTH SCHOLARS, SKILLS, AND SERVICE PROGRAM ("YS3") DIRECTORY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH YOUTHS FROM AGES 16 THROUGH 21 IN THE CARE OF THE IDCFS, RESIDING IN SUCH PLACEMENTS AS TRADITIONAL FOSTER CARE, HOME OF A RELATIVE, INDEPENDENT LIVING, OR GROUP HOME. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES CHICAGO-AREA YOUTHS WHO ARE IN THE CARE OF THE IDCFS, ARE NOT ENROLLED IN AN EDUCATIONAL OR VOCATIONAL PROGRAM, AND DO NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY AND RESOURCES TO ATTAIN THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND BECOME INDEPENDENT AND PRODUCTIVE ADULTS. INTEGRAL COMPONENTS OF YS3 ARE STUDENT MENTORING, COLLEGE PLACEMENT, AND SUPPORT.

    Expenses $3,859,022 · Revenue $1,547

  • THE REENROLLED STUDENT PROGRAM ("RSP") IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN ASN AND THE ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD ("ICCB"). THE RSP PROVIDES EXPANDED ACADEMIC AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO OVER 450 OUT-OF-SCHOOL TEENS ANNUALLY THROUGH PROGRAMS CENTERED IN COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS CHICAGO. THE RSP FOCUSES ON GETTING STUDENTS REENROLLED AND SUPPORTING THEM IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE AS THEY ATTAIN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS AND CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES AT A COLLEGE LEVEL OR PLACE INTO A JOB.

    Expenses $3,889,439 · Revenue $1,436

  • YOUTH EXPERIENCING SUCCESS PROVIDES ACADEMIC AND MENTORING AND CAREER PATHWAY SERVICES TO OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTHS. 11 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES OVER 200 STUDENTS CITYWIDE. STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED AND LINKED TO AN ON-SITE MENTOR, WHO PROVIDES THEM WITH COUNSELING, ASSESSMENT, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND ADVOCACY. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS FOR EACH STUDENT TO OBTAIN ACADEMIC SUCCESS, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, AND FUTURE PLANNING AND ACHIEVEMENT. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE CHICAGO COOK WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP.

    Expenses $850,170 · Revenue $357

  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE TITLE XX/COMPASS COUNSELING PROGRAM, THE FOSTERING LEARNING PROGRAM, ADDED CHANCE, THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS, THE CRITICAL HEALTH NETWORK, THE CHICAGO YOUTH SERVICE CORPS, ASNEWS, AFTER SCHOOL MATTERS, ONE SUMMER CHICAGO, THE OPPORTUNITY TIME PROGRAM, THE ILLINOIS YOUTH INVESTMENT PROGRAM, INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOUNDATION, SCAN, YOUTH ENGAGE, THE LAUREUS SPORTS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, THE MAYOR'S MENTORING INITIATIVE, AND THE ASN PREPARATORY INSTITUTE.

    Expenses $12,457,028 · Revenue $5,114

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Oye Kale

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Rutschman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lashaun Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keisha Davis Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alfredo Nambo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jack Wuest

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $305,382
    From this org
    $305,382
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $305,382
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $305,382

  • Matrice Manuel

    ASISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $156,045
    From this org
    $156,045
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,045
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $156,045

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611359349302141

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