Special Education Services

Analysis

Special Education Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Aurora, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Special Education Services reported income of $88.8m and spending of $83.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $46.0m to $88.8m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Special Education Services sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hotchkiss School ($88.8m), University of Evansville ($89.5m) and Seminole Boosters Inc ($88.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.7m (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $45.8m. At year end it held assets of $57.9m against liabilities of $24.2m, net assets of $33.7m. It reported 983 employees.