Early Childhood Development INC

Tax-deductible

Notre Dame, IN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 35-1188922

Provide a pre-school and educational services for children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 111 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $466K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $13K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$826K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2025▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$4.1M
Expenses
$3.6M
FY2025▲ +16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2025▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1972.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $3.2M Management & general 12% · $425K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$112,356Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kari Alford’s $112K as Executive Director is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kari Alford$112,356$108,192—$92,786$91,611$69,342
Alissa Russell——$110,382———
Terri Kosik—————$108,926

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers preschool and educational services for children.

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1 program service account for $3.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Preparing children for school education, while maintaining longvity and top quality educators for our day care programs.

$3.2Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$13K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $74K · 2024–2024
Creative Hands and Brillian MindsFY2024$23,400
Growing KidsFY2024$22,095
Mi Escuelita LLCFY2024$7,800
Apple Learning CenterFY2024$6,484
Mimi & Friends DaycareFY2024$5,630
Forever Blessed DaycareFY2024$5,080
El Campito INCIN · FY2024$3,850

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$148K
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$425K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$826K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$809K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$148K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$644K
SavingsLn 2$633K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$826K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5111
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$940K$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$65K$53K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$245K$826K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$260K$260K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$112K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.9M$290K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$45K$37K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$272K$208K$64K
Payroll taxesLn 10$170K$147K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$10K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$44K$471
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$452K$451K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$3.2M$425K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.1M$3.6M$537K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$3.1M$510K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.3M$2.9M$360K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.1M$2.6M$1.5M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$2.3M$40K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$2.6M−$144K$1.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,130,260 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$200,000
VIII-1e Government grants$809,065
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,404
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,031,469
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,909,710$2,909,710
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $147,896$147,896
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $41,185$41,185
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,098,791 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,130,260
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,593,197 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $260,154$260,154
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $112,356$112,356
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,858,582 · Management $290,063$2,148,645
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $37,130 · Management $7,809$44,939
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $207,692 · Management $64,023$271,715
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $147,185 · Management $22,913$170,098
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,900$6,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $25,018$25,018
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,562$2,562
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,352 · Management $4,778$15,130
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,921$24,921
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,997$1,997
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,350$12,350
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $43,979 · Management $471$44,450
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $450,836 · Management $1,126$451,962
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,168,099 · Management $425,098 · Fundraising $0$3,593,197
Part X · Balance sheet $4,053,928 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $343,361$644,218
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $596,656$633,257
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $27,039$33,132
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $62,013$75,054
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $65,360$53,010
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,111,050$2,615,257
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,205,479$4,053,928
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $188,406$185,052
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $56,553$640,454
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $244,959$825,506
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,960,520$3,228,422
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,960,520$3,228,422
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,205,479$4,053,928
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,228,422 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,130,260
XI-2 Total expenses$3,593,197
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$537,063
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,960,520
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$269,161
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,228,422

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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