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Turkish American Society Inc

Turkish American Society Inc

aka SCIENCE ACADEMY OF CHICAGO   |   Mount Prospect, IL   |  https://www.taschicago.org

Mission

The mission of TAS Chicago has two complementary and synergistic components: 1-To serve the Turkish-American in the Chicago area to better integrate into the society. 2-To introduce the Turkish Culture to the community to cultivate friendship and promote a better understanding of diverse cultures through dialog and exchange of information.

Ruling year info

1999

Executive Director

Mehmet Azmaz

Main address

501 Midway Dr

Mount Prospect, IL 60056 USA

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Formerly known as

NIAGARA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC

EIN

36-4153559

NTEE code info

Vocational Technical (B30)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

INSPIRE ACADEMY Pre-Academy of Arts & Debate

Art, music, scren writing, acting, animation, video production classes for middle school and high school students.

Population(s) Served
Older adults
Young adults
Children
Multiracial people
People of Central Asian descent

The Science Academy of Chicago (SAC) is a non-profit, nondenominational, independent day school for students’ preschool (three years of age) through eighth grade in Mount Prospect, IL. Our mission is to provide an accelerated STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts and Math) focused private education while nurturing the student as a whole in a loving and caring environment.

Population(s) Served

An Educational And Cultural program for 8th-grade students. Students take their core subjects from SAC and elective cultural classes in TASC. Out-of-State students can stay in our boarding facility.

Population(s) Served
Preteens

It is a year-long program for students from KG to 5th grade.

Population(s) Served
Children

It organizes all youth programs (mentorship programs, summer/winter camps, accommodation for college students, etc.) for middle school, high school, and college students.

Population(s) Served
Preteens
Adolescents

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

SAC is affiliated by ISBE (Illinois Board of Education) 2016

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of students enrolled

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Other - describing something else

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

The number of PreK-8th students enrolled in Science Academy of Chicago.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Turkish American Society Inc

Board of directors
as of 05/11/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Rana Yurtsever

Real People Realty

Term: 2020 - 2024


Board co-chair

Mustafa Yazici

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Term: 2019 - 2023

Mustafa Adam Yazici

Newline Kitchen and Bath, LLC

Hakan Sahsivar

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Irfan Birsen

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Bekmurat Amirakulov

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Muhammed Yildiz

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Serpil Caputlu

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Ozlem Ece

Hasan Ozturk

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/31/2023

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability