Chicago Charter Schools Foundation
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $254K | $225K | $125K | $256K | $43K | $215K | $504K | $914K | $718K | $1.1M | $736K | $861K | $784K | $2.0M | $1.5M | $1.7M | $275K | $126K | $297K | $132K | $15K | $62K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 86% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 59% | 56% | 68% | 77% | 89% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 90% | 89% | 87% | 87% | 83% | 83% | 79% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | 851 | 816 | 856 | 507 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | 851 | 816 | 856 | 507 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $23K | $71K | $140K | $152K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $243K | $252K | $118K | $63K | $91K | $71K | $76K | $82K | $53K | $10K | $53K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $254K | $225K | $125K | $256K | $39K | $87K | $22K | $411K | $7K | $412K | — | — | — | $1.1M | $925K | $1.2M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | — | — | — | $113K | $457K | $480K | $640K | $598K | $584K | $618K | $531K | $641K | $408K | $324K | $43K | $50K | $50K | $79K | $5K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $3K | — | $25K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $157K | $134K | $140K | $161K | — | $165K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cics- Avalon South Shore | $11K | $7K | $48K | $7K | $11K | $34K | $28K | $92K | $47K | $44K |
| Marva Collins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cics- Avalon South Shore | Chicago | 85% | 449 | 449 | 20,000 | 20,000 | Urban |
| Marva Collins | Chicago | 85% | 60 | 60 | 100 | 100 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XO Communications, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $42K | $42K | $284K | $598K | $584K | $614K | $531K | $465K | $265K | $201K | — | — | — | — | $2K | $42K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALC Enterprises, Inc. dba Teamwerks, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $605K | $421K | $995K | $161K | — | $165K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | $105K | $414K | $448K | $389K | $39K | — | — | — | $32K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Geary Electric Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $407K | $638K | $268K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| First Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $21K | $91K | $51K | $72K | $70K | $70K | $63K | $66K | $114K | $126K | $102K | $115K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Phone, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $94K | $136K | $142K | $144K | $143K | $123K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sentinel Technologies, Inc. | $199K | $225K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $105K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GGNet Inc | — | — | — | — | — | $31K | $47K | $71K | — | $307K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Single Path LLC | — | — | — | — | — | $26K | — | $340K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| onShore, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $246K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.