Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago
Overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
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| Total E-Rate subsidies | — | $52K | $74K | $41K | $54K | $67K | $60K | $70K | $74K | $77K | $109K | $74K | $63K | $135K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 88% | 88% | 90% | 86% | 89% | 88% | 49% | 66% | 58% | 79% | 85% | 86% | 83% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 200 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subsidies by E-Rate service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $13K | $26K | $28K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $51K | $65K | $53K | $51K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $15K | $5K | — | $3K | $6K | — | $30K | — | — | $79K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $36K | $41K | $41K | $39K | $62K | $60K | $58K | $55K | $51K | — | $10K | $10K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | $16K | $32K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autism Therapeutic School- Rockford | $14K | $17K | $25K | $14K | $19K | $25K | $22K | $25K | $26K | $33K |
| Autism Therapeutic School- Tinley Park | $14K | $17K | $25K | $14K | $19K | $25K | $22K | $28K | $25K | $33K |
| Autism Therapeutic School-Chicago | $14K | $17K | $25K | $14K | $19K | $25K | $22K | $25K | $23K | $33K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autism Therapeutic School- Rockford | Machesney Park | 90% | 87 | 87 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Autism Therapeutic School- Tinley Park | Tinley Park | 90% | 105 | 105 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Autism Therapeutic School-Chicago | Chicago | 90% | 114 | 114 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
Subsidies by service provider (top 10)
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
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| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | $44K | $42K | $49K | $47K | $53K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | $36K | $41K | $41K | $39K | $7K | $7K | $6K | $8K | $7K | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cbeyond Communications LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $55K | $30K | $28K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Consistent Computer Bargains | — | $16K | $32K | — | $9K | — | — | — | $2K | — | $30K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Turnkey Network Systems Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $83K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Birch Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | $60K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $11K | $11K | $12K | — | — | — | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Mobility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $840 | $2K | $3K | $5K | $8K | $16K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United Communications Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $7K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Per-recipient figures are a back-of-envelope estimate: each funding request line item’s post-discount cost divided equally among the line’s recipients. FY2010–2015 figures are from USAC legacy data (BEN level). FY2026 omitted (funding year in progress). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid), which is why figures dip at the end — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error. Source: USAC Open Data, retrieved 2026-06-10.