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← NOBLE NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NOBLE NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Totals

Total revenue
$238,788,253
Total expenses
$232,402,046
Contributions and grants received
$224,122,790
Grants paid
$692,386
Program service revenue
$10,904,269
Investment income
$3,681,709
Other revenue
$79,485
Total assets, end of year
$268,563,864
Total liabilities, end of year
$95,678,255
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$172,885,609
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$206,433,349
Management and general expenses
$25,502,153
Fundraising expenses
$466,544
Program service expenses (Part III)
$206,433,349

Program services were 88.8% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $363,760

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $214,936,934

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,822,096

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $411,928

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FOOD PROGRAM

    total $8,804,119 · related or exempt $8,804,119

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CAMPUS REVENUE

    total $1,443,001 · related or exempt $1,443,001

  • 2c · Program service revenue: REGISTRATION & TUITION

    total $657,149 · related or exempt $657,149

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,274,683 · excluded $4,274,683

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $27,367,366

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $27,960,340

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$592,974

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$592,974 · excluded -$592,974

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $107,619

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $363,760

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $120,091

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$12,472 · excluded -$12,472

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $91,957 · excluded $91,957

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $91,957

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $692,386 · program services $692,386

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,382,672 · management and general $1,382,672

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $115,168,982 · program services $104,399,389 · management and general $10,525,940 · fundraising $243,653

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $12,792,284 · program services $12,095,793 · management and general $688,061 · fundraising $8,430

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $14,306,545 · program services $13,285,955 · management and general $995,070 · fundraising $25,520

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,734,863 · program services $4,970,223 · management and general $746,472 · fundraising $18,168

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $563,380 · management and general $563,380

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $160,505 · management and general $160,505

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $192,000 · management and general $192,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $178,326 · management and general $178,326

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $12,008,456 · program services $9,447,632 · management and general $2,461,452 · fundraising $99,372

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $267,810 · program services $129,052 · management and general $138,758

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,209,014 · program services $1,888,855 · management and general $278,173 · fundraising $41,986

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,475,873 · program services $8,916,433 · management and general $551,320 · fundraising $8,120

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,891,656 · program services $14,250,253 · management and general $641,332 · fundraising $71

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,787,852 · program services $1,623,738 · management and general $164,114

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,165,994 · program services $2,165,994

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,729,649 · program services $6,672,860 · management and general $56,789

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,731,280 · program services $1,731,280

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

    total $12,328,235 · program services $12,307,643 · management and general $20,592

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD PROGRAM

    total $9,383,687 · program services $9,281,259 · management and general $102,428

  • 24c · Other expenses: CPS ADMINISTRATIVE FEE

    total $4,964,400 · management and general $4,964,400

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROF DEVELOPMENT

    total $2,866,946 · program services $2,191,639 · management and general $659,375 · fundraising $15,932

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $419,251 · program services $382,965 · management and general $30,994 · fundraising $5,292

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $39,222,499 · end of year $36,766,859

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,348,405 · end of year $1,439,605

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $994,392 · end of year $1,064,163

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,053,893 · end of year $4,569,912

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,566,900 · end of year $3,933,823

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

    $173,679,150

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

    $70,778,603

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $102,836,311 · end of year $102,900,547

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $60,722,617 · end of year $76,374,080

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $31,742,059 · end of year $41,514,875

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $15,496,578 · end of year $20,150,840

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $9,996

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $32,268,961 · end of year $31,148,567

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $26,661,004

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $34,343,918 · end of year $44,368,852

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $113,252,078 · end of year $151,443,807

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,964,537 · end of year $21,441,802

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

NOBLE WILL ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE EQUITABLE AND POSITIVE SCHOOL EXPERIENCES THAT EQUIP THEM TO COMPLETE COLLEGE AND LEAD CHOICE-FILLED LIVES.

  • THE NOBLE NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPLICATING THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NOBLE STREET CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH OPENED IN 1999. THE NETWORK PROVIDES A QUALITY EDUCATION TO ENABLE THE LOW-INCOME POPULATION TO MAKE CHANGES TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. THE NETWORK SERVED 12,120 STUDENTS IN 2024.

    Expenses $205,332,694 · Grants $692,386 · Revenue $10,247,119

  • OPENED IN 2010, NOBLE DAY CARE, L3C (NDC) PROVIDES AN ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO THE APPROXIMATELY 37 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM. NDC'S EDUCATIONAL MODEL FOLLOWS A BALANCED APPROACH OF FREE EXPLORATION, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT LEARNING WITH GUIDANCE, AND BUILT-IN STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES. QUALIFIED TEACHERS PROVIDE A SET CURRICULUM AND PREPARE ASSESSMENTS TO ENSURE THE CHILDREN ARE MEETING DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS THROUGH THEIR LEARNING. NDC IS ALSO AN APPROVED SITE FOR NOBLE NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS' STUDENTS WHO CAN EARN VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR PARTICIPATING IN NDC ACTIVITIES AND HELPING OUT AROUND THE FACILITY.

    Expenses $1,100,655 · Revenue $657,150

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Miquel A Lewis

    BOARD CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 0.1 related

  • John Butler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Harriette Coleman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jose De La Rosa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aarti Dhupelia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jenis Ellingwood

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Francisco X Gayton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jasmine Hernandez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Hoffman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emmanuel Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Kaplan Schott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gautam Kumar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marlena Little

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeri Mack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nancy Mills

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Troy Ratliff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related

  • Jonathan Reinsdorf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Sullivan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nikos Varelas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Weinberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Constance Jones

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $364,043
    From this org
    $352,729
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,314
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $350,729
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,314
    Filer's total
    $364,043

  • Gabriele Eimontaite

    BOARD CLERK

    Total calculated
    $63,519
    From this org
    $49,962
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,557
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.2 related

  • Nikita Johnson-White

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $45,510
    From this org
    $43,542
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,968
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ellen Metz

    HEAD OF SCHOOLS

    Total calculated
    $260,985
    From this org
    $233,297
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,688
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,297
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,688
    Filer's total
    $260,985

  • Michael Madden

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $252,595
    From this org
    $247,726
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,869
    Hours/week
    40 + 1.2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,726
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $869
    Filer's total
    $252,595

  • Jennifer Reid Davis

    HEAD OF STRATEGY & EQUITY

    Total calculated
    $227,159
    From this org
    $225,059
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,100
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,059
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,211
    Nontaxable benefits
    $889
    Filer's total
    $227,159

  • Tressie McDonough

    CHIEF SCHOOLS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $226,367
    From this org
    $198,108
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,259
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,108
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,259
    Filer's total
    $226,367

  • Kyle Cole

    CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $220,549
    From this org
    $215,260
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,289
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,260
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,289
    Filer's total
    $220,549

  • Darko Simunovic

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $220,326
    From this org
    $215,007
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,319
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,007
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,319
    Filer's total
    $220,326

  • Robyn-Ashley Taylor

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $205,921
    From this org
    $201,123
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,798
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,123
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $798
    Filer's total
    $205,921

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

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 5
SOME MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT WERE COMPENSATED WITH BONUSES BASED ON METRICS IMPORTANT TO THE FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL SUCCESS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • NOBLE DAY CARE L3C

    DAY CARE · IL · income $738,150 · assets $364,655

    Directly controlled by NOBLE NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS

  • MANSUETO HIGH SCHOOL LLC

    SCHOOL · IL · assets $3,686,675

    Directly controlled by NOBLE NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511359349305256

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