Our Reports

2017 Annual Report

In Fiscal Year 2017, we provided 26,000 teen opportunities to 18,000 unique teens. Read about our impact in Fiscal Year 2017. More ›

2015 Annual Report

In Fiscal Year 2015, we provided 23,000 teen opportunities to 15,000 unique teens. Read about our impact in Fiscal Year 2015. More ›

2014 Annual Report

In Fiscal Year 2014, we provided more than 22,000 opportunities to more than 15,000 teens. Read all about it and meet some of those teens here. More ›

2013 Annual Report

In Fiscal Year 2013, we provided 22,000 opportunities to 14,000 unique teens. Meet some of these teens and our instructors in the 2013 Annual Report. More ›

2012 Annual Report

In Fiscal Year 2012, more than 13,000 teens participated in 900 After School Matters programs. More ›

2011 Annual Report

Celebrating 20 years with 20 stories from teens, instructors, alumni and more. Read them in our Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Report. More ›

2010 Annual Report

See teen and program highlights from Fiscal Year 2010 in our Annual Report. More ›

2009 Annual Report

Read highlights from the 2009 Fiscal Year, including teen-made public artworks, our annual gala, and the Citywide Showcase in the 2009 Annual Report. More ›

2008 Annual Report

Learn about the difference After School Matters made on Chicago's teens during Fiscal Year 2008. More ›

2007 Annual Report

In Fiscal Year 2007, After School Matters began offering science programs. Learn about this exciting development and more in the 2007 Annual Report. More ›

2018 Financial Report

2018 Form 990 More ›

2017 Financial Report

2017 Form 990 More ›

2016 Financial Report

2016 Form 990 More ›

2015 Financial Report

2015 Form 990 More ›

2014 Financial Report

2014 Form 990 More ›

2013 Financial Report

2013 Form 990 More ›

2012 Financial Report

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2011 Financial Report

2011 Form 990 More ›

2010 Financial Report

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A Frayed Connection: Joblessness among Teens in Chicago

Teen residents of Chicago have little access to employment opportunities. Even during the full-employment period of 1998-2000, fewer than one-in-thre... More ›

America After 3PM : After School Programs In Demand

More than a decade of research shows that afterschool programs across the country are an integral support for children, families and communities. More ›

Opportunity in Hard Times: Building Out-of-School Time Learning Systems that Last

A Report on The Wallace Foundation Conference on Out-of-School Time Learning More ›

After School Grows Up: How Four Large American Cities Approach Scale and Quality in After-School Programs

A report to the After School Project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation More ›

No Idle Hours: Making After-School Time Productive and Fun for Chicago Teenagers

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“After-School Programs and Academic Impact: A Study of Chicago’s After School Matters”

This report from Chapin Hall at The University of Chicago shows that teens who participated in After School Matters had improved school day attendance... More ›