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Concept Schools NFP

Public charity · Grantmaker Schaumburg, IL EIN: 03-0503751 Website

The primary purpose of the organization is to operate charter schools and provide oversight and supervision over the educational, technical and administrative functions of its member charter schools.

Concept Schools NFP at a glance

In short: Concept Schools NFP gave $150K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $150K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$150,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$150,000
Median grant
$150,000
Total assets
$118,153,575
+5.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Concept Schools NFP funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Richfield

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $150K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$150,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$118,153,575$68,455,671$62,145,158$150,0001$2,465,171
2024$112,302,777$67,098,619$57,217,314——$1,942,901
2023$103,646,552$66,205,592$45,068,951——$888,726
2022$73,509,189$54,687,645$38,361,933——$-1,506,446
2021$48,620,522$46,563,795$32,703,366——$242,531
2020$30,680,753$40,831,788$37,932,917———
2019$23,571,429$36,114,834$33,484,340———

About Concept Schools NFP

Based on IRS filings

Concept Schools NFP is a public charity focused on Education, based in Schaumburg, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $118.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $150K. Net investment income was $2.5M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Concept Schools NFP is led by Sedat Duman, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 8 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sedat Duman

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $153K (2019) → $215K (2025)

  • Ahmet Uysal

    Board Chair

    Chair → Board Cahir, 2021

    Board Cahir → Board Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ali Uslu

    Vice President

    Vice President & Chief Academic Officer → Vice President & Chief Aca, 2022

    Vice President & Chief Aca → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2021) → $164K (2025)

  • Christopher Murphy

    Chief Growth & Strategy Officer

    Chief Strategic Growth & C → Chief Growth & Communications Officer, 2024

    Chief Growth & Communications Officer → Chief Growth & Strategy Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $100K (2021) → $142K (2025)

  • Gultekin Aytekin

    Chief Accountability & Hr Officer

    Chief Accountability & H.r. Officer → Chief Accountability & H, 2022

    Chief Accountability & H → Chief Accountability & Hr Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2021) → $158K (2025)

  • Latif Uzunel

    Senior Software Engineer

    Director of Software Development → Senior Software Engineer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $123K (2021) → $152K (2025)

  • Ryan Uysaler

    CFO

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2021) → $156K (2025)

  • David Disli

    Chief Operations Officer

    COO → Chief Operations Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2023) → $146K (2025)

  • Serdar Kartal

    Regional Superintendent

    Superintendent → Regional Superintendent, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $131K (2024) → $149K (2025)

  • Abdullah Arslan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roziel Reyes

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Serdar Gurses

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ismail Kaya

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mustafa Kurkluoglu

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nur Karatas

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Maruf Babaev (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Mustafa Kaya (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Mustafa Genc (2023) — Chief Legal Officer
  • Former: Stephanie Gladden (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Ayhan Zora (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Uslu Ali (2019–2020) — Chief Academic Officer
  • Former: Uysaler Ridvan (2019–2020) — CFO

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Sedat Duman — President & CEO: $215KSedat DumanPresident & CEO$215KAli Uslu — Vice President: $164KAli UsluVice President$164KGultekin Aytekin — Chief Accountability & HR Officer: $158KGultekin AytekinChief Accountability & HR…$158KRyan Uysaler — CFO: $156KRyan UysalerCFO$156KLatif Uzunel — Senior Software Engineer: $152KLatif UzunelSenior Software Engineer$152KSerdar Kartal — Regional Superintendent: $149KSerdar KartalRegional Superintendent$149KDavid Disli — Chief Operations Officer: $146KDavid DisliChief Operations Officer$146KChristopher Murphy — Chief Growth & Strategy Officer: $142KChristopher MurphyChief Growth & Strategy Officer$142K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $215K, to Sedat Duman (President & CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Concept Schools NFP

How much does Concept Schools NFP give each year?

Concept Schools NFP gave $150K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Concept Schools NFP?

Concept Schools NFP reported $118.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $68.5M.

What is Concept Schools NFP?

Concept Schools NFP is a public charity focused on Education, based in Schaumburg, IL. It holds $118.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Concept Schools NFP operate?

Concept Schools NFP has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Concept Schools NFP's EIN?

Concept Schools NFP's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0503751. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)

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