Erikson is a leading institution of higher education that prepares professionals to address the urgent challenges facing young children, their families and communities. Our innovative programs, transformative research and impactful advocacy empower early childhood professionals to drive lasting change. Erikson strives to build a future where every child thrives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.0M 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.1M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $53.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32.3M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 31 voting members
Looks good: 30 of 31 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$29.4M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$25.5M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$56.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$29.4M
FY2022▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$23.7M
FY2021$33.1M
FY2022$29.4M
FY2023$36.7M
FY2024$22.7M
FY2025$33.4M
Expenses
$25.5M
FY2022▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$27.6M
FY2021$26.2M
FY2022$25.5M
FY2023$26.1M
FY2024$30.5M
FY2025$30.7M
Net assets
$56.9M
FY2022▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$41.1M
FY2021$60.3M
FY2022$56.9M
FY2023$69.6M
FY2024$67.3M
FY2025$76.5M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $20.2M Management & general 17% · $4.3M Fundraising 4% · $970K

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

41 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief External Affairs Officer
$274,424Pt VII · Sec A
Interim President & Chief Financial Officer
$261,208Pt VII · Sec A
Former President
$240,554Pt VII · Sec A
Director of the Early Learning and Teaching Academy
$229,373Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Senior Vice President & Dean of Faculty
$176,485Pt VII · Sec A
$149,102Pt VII · Sec A
Former VP of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
$145,236Pt VII · Sec A
Former Senior Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management
$138,139Pt VII · Sec A

Mariana Souto-Manning’s $645K as President is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mariana Souto-Manning$644,731$455,162$478,680$131,130——
Geoffrey Nagle——$187,092$240,554$373,943$398,648
Maura Daly$279,351$271,215$263,316$274,424$248,613$175,503
Patricia Lawson$234,432$227,761$221,250$261,208$219,709$208,245
Jie-Qi Chen$194,770$189,282$182,656$229,373$219,215$223,530
Pamela Epley$215,005$203,370$187,937$176,485——
Marcy Safyer————$185,654$134,671
Charles Chang———$145,236$165,972$154,255

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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $20.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Academics

Through contemporary master's degree, doctoral degree, and graduate certificate programs, Erikson Institute prepares leaders in child development, social work, and early childhood education. We offer the most comprehensive, interdisciplinary understanding of children and families through classes on campus and online.

$11.3Mprogram expense
02

Direct Services

Erikson students, faculty, and staff provide a wide range of direct services directly to children and families, as well as consulting and training for the professionals who serve them. More than 7,000 families have been served by our Fussy Baby Network, Center for Children and Families (CCF), and Early Childhood Project, a partnership…

$6.6Mprogram expense
03

Research, Policy & Leadership

Erikson's current research projects respond directly to the needs of young children and the people who serve them by focusing on what works and how, and on models that can be replicated. Our groundbreaking research includes several studies that are the first of their kind in the field on topics including home visiting, mindfulness…

$2.4Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 33 grants · $15.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,324,643
Sri InternationalFY2024$88,279
American Academy of PediatricsFY2024$57,905
University of IllinoisFY2024$55,000
University of DelawareFY2024$53,040
Illinois Action for ChildrenFY2024$52,770
Indigo Cultural Center INCFY2024$45,547
University of ChicagoFY2024$43,598
National Association for Family ChildcareFY2024$31,240
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,633,347
ChaddockIL · FY2023$240,860
University of ChicagoIL · FY2023$136,011
Illinois Action for ChildrenIL · FY2023$134,313
Sri InternationalCA · FY2023$75,089
University of DelawareDE · FY2023$22,569
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,284,438
Sri InternationalCA · FY2022$242,245
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$29.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$7.2M
Money outPt IX
$25.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$20.2M
Managementcol C$4.3M
Fundraisingcol D$970K
Owns and owesPt X
$56.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.3M
Total assetsLn 16$89.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
41
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$201K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$7.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6.4M
Total revenueLn 12$29.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
SavingsLn 2$5.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$53.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21.2M
Other assetsLn 15$429K
Total assetsLn 16$89.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32.3M
Net assetsLn 32$56.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5258
VolunteersI 6199
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.0M$8.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$58.9M$53.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21.2M$21.2M
Total assetsLn 16$94.9M$89.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34.7M$32.3M
Net assetsLn 32$60.3M$56.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$165K$165K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.0M$2.0M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.3M$678K$514K$157K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11.9M$10.5M$1.1M$307K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$686K$558K$96K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$918K$158K$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$965K$785K$135K$45K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$105K$35K$58K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K$0$63K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$70K$70K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.1M$1.3M$775K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$324K$182K$134K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$357K$142K$206K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$453K$303K$130K$20K
RoyaltiesLn 15$6K$6K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$652K$462K$181K$9K
TravelLn 17$59K$51K$8K$116
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$187K$149K$17K$21K
InterestLn 20$1.4M$954K$443K$22K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$812K$699K$97K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$170K$120K$47K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$102K$99K$4K$144
All other expensesLn 24e$417K$134K$100K$184K
Total functional expensesLn 25$25.5M$20.2M$4.3M$970K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $33.4M$30.7M$2.7M$76.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $22.7M$30.5M−$7.8M$67.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $36.7M$26.1M$10.6M$69.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $29.4M$25.5M$3.9M$56.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $33.1M$26.2M$6.9M$60.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $23.7M$27.6M−$3.9M$41.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $29,402,363 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,407,896$13,255,729
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,362,820$8,882,023
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,284,031$7,212,484
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $45,052$52,127
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $33,099,799$29,402,363
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,804,014$2,129,503
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $16,413,631$16,044,806
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $65,000$70,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,887,115$7,240,001
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $26,169,760$25,484,310
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,930,039$3,918,053
Part VI · Governance 30 of 31 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31
VI-1b Independent voting members30
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $29,402,363 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $20,987 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$4,556,989
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,698,740
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$200,809
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,255,729
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,882,023 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,882,023
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $774,282$774,282
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,090$18,090
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,050$13,050
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,438,202$6,438,202
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,903,010 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,243,624$29,402,363
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,484,310 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $165,023$165,023
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,964,480$1,964,480
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $678,252 · Management $514,417 · Fundraising $156,784$1,349,453
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,484,478 · Management $1,123,810 · Fundraising $306,801$11,915,089
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $558,476 · Management $95,807 · Fundraising $32,102$686,385
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $918,218 · Management $157,521 · Fundraising $52,780$1,128,519
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $785,464 · Management $134,747 · Fundraising $45,149$965,360
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $35,328 · Management $58,149 · Fundraising $11,064$104,541
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $62,527 · Fundraising $0$62,527
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $70,000$70,000
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,336,580 · Management $774,706 · Fundraising $3,007$2,114,293
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $182,152 · Management $133,721 · Fundraising $8,154$324,027
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $141,909 · Management $206,179 · Fundraising $8,956$357,044
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $302,940 · Management $130,316 · Fundraising $20,000$453,256
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $6,318 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,318
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $461,832 · Management $180,569 · Fundraising $9,155$651,556
IX-17 TravelPrograms $50,929 · Management $7,979 · Fundraising $116$59,024
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $148,894 · Management $17,070 · Fundraising $20,840$186,804
IX-20 InterestPrograms $953,642 · Management $442,875 · Fundraising $22,177$1,418,694
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $698,718 · Management $97,495 · Fundraising $16,249$812,462
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $120,336 · Management $47,049 · Fundraising $2,385$169,770
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,532 · Management $3,610 · Fundraising $144$102,286
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $133,575 · Management $99,776 · Fundraising $184,048$417,399
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $20,226,076 · Management $4,288,323 · Fundraising $969,911$25,484,310
Part X · Balance sheet $89,249,782 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,446,787$3,140,679
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,563,539$5,144,822
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,672,769$5,125,582
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $298,360$416,815
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $339,766$271,598
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,177,501$21,181,014
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $41,907,971$36,264,839
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $17,004,960$17,275,059
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $504,398$429,374
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $94,916,051$89,249,782
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,450,767$1,342,135
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $516,058$2,051,310
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $25,050,717$25,374,370
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,640,453$3,564,599
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,657,995$32,332,414
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,793,175$16,168,803
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $20,925,565$18,659,249
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $60,258,056$56,917,368
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $94,916,051$89,249,782
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,917,368 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$29,402,363
XI-2 Total expenses$25,484,310
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,918,053
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$60,258,056
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$9,433,989
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses−$825,581
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,000,829
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,917,368

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