Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School

Overview

Mission

Academy for global citizenship charter school (agc) develops mindful leaders who take action both now and in the future to positively impact their communities and the world beyond.

What it reported doing in 2024

Academy for global citizenship charter school (agc) is a public chicago charter school. Agc began operations in august 2008 and currently serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade. During the year ended june 30, 2025, agc served 489 students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 68% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
113748466
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
7735821100
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Charter Schools

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.5%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $33.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 81.8%; rating input score 82; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 22.2%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.9% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.7% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.2% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.5% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $231K · 16 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $111K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 9 annual filings from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • RYAN JONES (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER): $230,551 total reported compensation
  • SARAH ELIZABETH IPPEL (BOARD CHAIR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $212,761 total reported compensation
  • PAUL GUILIANELLI (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $146,565 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.