Program areas at ACS
Avery Coonley School (ACS) is an elementary school (junior kindergarten through 8th grade) for gifted and academically advanced students. ACS has been kindling the minds of these learners for over 100 years. ACS is a place where gifted students collaborate with peers who are equally curious, energized by each other's creativity, and enjoy academic challenge all day. ACS provides the opportunity to delve deeper into a plethora of topics with highly skilled teachers, and the opportunity to interact every day with other children who are academically advanced, providing an incredibly rich environment for social, emotional, and academic development. All faculty engage in extensive professional development. They have presented and conducted trainings across the United States on everything from gifted education to integrating educational technology into the curriculum. In addition, ACS offers a thriving summer program. Students choose from more than 130 exciting and enriching offerings open to children in preschool through eighth grade. Academically and physically challenging courses and an individualized hands-on approach are hallmarks of the ACS summer program.
Who funds Avery Coonley School (ACS)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at ACS
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Peter Brown | Chief Financial Officer | $168,650 | 2023-06-30 |
| Kirsty Montgomery | Head of School | $211,967 | 2024-04-22 |
| Rebecca Malotke-Meslin | Director of Enrollment | $129,334 | 2022-06-30 |
| Lee Ann Lawlor | Interim Director of Marketing | | 2023-08-06 |
| Linda Cerna | Titles: Interim Director of Technology Departments: Technology, Administration | | 2023-08-06 |
| ...and 19 more key personnel |
Financials for ACS
| Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,487,462 | $616,706 | 141.2% |
| Program services | $9,830,558 | $9,224,670 | 6.6% |
| Investment income and dividends | $240,172 | $164,032 | 46.4% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $37,826 | $30,574 | 23.7% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-19,150 | $85,727 | -122.3% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $83,626 | $82,181 | 1.8% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $17,077 | $10,720 | 59.3% |
| Total revenues | $11,677,571 | $10,214,610 | 14.3% |
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|---|
| Lenawee Christian School | 501(c)(3) | Adrian, MI | $7,244,911 |
| Peninsula School | 501(c)(3) | Menlo Park, CA | $8,457,742 |
| Society for Christian Instruction Zeeland (ZCS) | 501(c)(3) | Zeeland, MI | $9,943,087 |
| Nampa Christian Schools | 501(c)(3) | Nampa, ID | $11,275,989 |
| Blue Oak School | 501(c)(3) | Napa, CA | $5,971,252 |
| The Country School | 501(c)(3) | Easton, MD | $6,982,818 |
| Brandeis School of San Francisco | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $16,611,306 |
| Trevor Day School | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $47,389,681 |
| Powhatan School | 501(c)(3) | Boyce, VA | $6,769,015 |
| The Sabot School | 501(c)(3) | Richmond, VA | $4,064,117 |
Data update history
May 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsK-12 schoolsCharities
Issues
EducationHuman services
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsAuction fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 1400 Maple Ave
- Downers Grove, IL 60515
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- County
- DuPage County, IL
- Website URL
- averycoonley.org/Â
- Phone
- (630) 969-0800
- Facebook page
- averycoonleyÂ
- Twitter profile
- @averycoonleyÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 36-2171680
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1951
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B24: Elementary School
- NAICS code, primary
- 611110: Elementary and Secondary Schools
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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