The aim of this study is to reveal the dark side of school administrators working in public schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in the process of providing in-kind and cash income resources. The phenomenology design was used, which was structured in the qualitative research method. The study group of the research consists of 12 (11 male, 1 female) school administrators working in Kocaeli Provincial Directorate of National Education in the 2021-2022 academic year. A semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers was used to collect data in the study. The data collected in the research were evaluated using content analysis, which is one of the qualitative data analysis methods. It has been found out that schools have in-kind income sources from non-governmental organizations, the Directorate of National Education, parents, philanthropists and other institutions. It has been observed that the cash income sources of the schools consist of the Directorate of National Education, school parent associations and other cash aids. According to the findings, schools have various in-kind and cash income resources, but the school administrators do not see these income resources sufficient. It has been seen that school administrators create in-kind income resources consisting of donations and parents due to the lack of budget. In addition, there are cash income resources consisting of social events, publishing houses, children's clubs, donations, clothing stores, photo shoots, graduation ceremonies, recycling, organization companies and other resources. School administrators mainly have negative feelings and thoughts in the process of providing in-kind and cash income resources and they encounter various difficulties in this process.