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Early Childhood Development INC FY2020 filing

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Notre Dame, IN501(c)(3)Education EIN 35-1188922Revenue $2.4M in FY2020Latest return filed Nov 21, 2025

On file with the IRSnd.edu/-ecdendNotre Dame, INTax-exempt since Aug 1972Church

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Provide a pre-school and educational services for children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$178K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$178K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $815K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.0 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
$618K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% 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
$2.4M
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$4.1M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2020
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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 FY2020 Form 990 (year ending May 2020) · 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

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $2.2M Management & general 16% · $408K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $178K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Terri Kosik
Executive Director-Outgoing
$108,926Pt VII · Sec A
Kari Alford
Executive Director-Incoming
$69,342Pt VII · Sec A
Janet O'Tousa
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katherine Lane
General Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Janet Horvath
General Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Victoria Goodrich
General Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrea Post
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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers preschool and educational services for children.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Preparing children for school education, while maintaining longevity and top quality educators for our day care programs.

$2.2Mprogram expense

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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
United Way of Hancock County INCFY2023$13K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$314
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 FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$486K
Investment incomeLn 3$46K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$408K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$638K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$618K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$486K
Government grantsLn 1e$219K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$46K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$638K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$638K
Accounts receivableLn 4$10K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$42K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$136K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$815K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$618K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5111
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$418K$638K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$899K$815K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$138K$136K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$680K$618K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$178K$69K$109K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$1.3M$1.2M$131K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$244K$153K$91K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$28K$25K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$172K$152K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$119K$102K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$20K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$47K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$192$192
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$34K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$36K$383
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$262K$262K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$24K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.2M$408K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 21, 2025 $4.1M$3.6M$537K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2024 $3.6M$3.1M$510K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 18, 2024 $3.3M$2.9M$360K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 7, 2023 $4.1M$2.6M$1.5M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 20, 2021 $2.3M$2.3M$40K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 13, 2021 $2.4M$2.6M−$144K$1.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,432,157 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $478,949$486,266
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,205,783$1,885,341
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $62,204$45,994
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,147$14,556
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,768,083$2,432,157
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,928,819$2,086,626
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $524,352$489,106
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,453,171$2,575,732
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $314,912−$143,575
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,432,157 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$200,000
VIII-1e Government grants$219,233
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$67,033
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$486,266
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,885,341$1,885,341
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $45,994$45,994
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,556$14,556
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,899,897 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $45,994$2,432,157
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,575,732 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,342 · Management $108,926$178,268
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $1,213,461 · Management $130,901$1,344,362
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $153,080 · Management $91,382$244,462
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,791 · Management $3,568$28,359
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $151,692 · Management $20,531$172,223
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $101,691 · Management $17,261$118,952
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,325 · Management $30,069$50,394
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,359$5,359
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $47,312$47,312
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,546$3,546
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,463$25,463
IX-17 TravelManagement $192$192
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,126$34,126
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $35,754 · Management $383$36,137
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $261,830 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$261,830
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,747 · Management $1,000$24,747
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,167,973 · Management $407,759 · Fundraising $0$2,575,732
Part X · Balance sheet $1,640,910 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $417,620$637,977
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $471,577$10,193
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $45,837$41,597
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $138,419$135,911
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $898,798$815,232
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,972,251$1,640,910
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $145,516$165,684
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $534,779$62,389
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payable$389,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $680,295$617,573
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,291,956$1,023,337
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,291,956$1,023,337
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,972,251$1,640,910
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,023,337 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,432,157
XI-2 Total expenses$2,575,732
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$143,575
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,291,956
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$125,044
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,023,337

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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