ECMC Education, Inc.'s mission is to transform career and technical education to provide aspiring and current learners with skills to elevate their careers and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.7M 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14.0M a year · 31% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.7M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9.6M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53.2M
451% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 451% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$43.5M
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$49.8M
To programs
53%
Net assets
−$41.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$43.5M
FY2022▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$77.5M
FY2021$59.3M
FY2022$43.5M
FY2023$31.6M
FY2024$14.0M
Expenses
$49.8M
FY2022▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$37.7M
FY2021$51.0M
FY2022$49.8M
FY2023$12.9M
FY2024$4.6M
Net assets
−$41.4M
FY2022▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$43.4M
FY2021−$35.1M
FY2022−$41.4M
FY2023−$22.7M
FY2024−$13.2M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2014.

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Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $26.4M Management & general 47% · $23.3M

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

29 people listed on the 990; $2.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President (until 2-01-22)
$507,073Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Chief Academic Officer
$365,248Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Marketing
$358,364Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Altierus Training Solution
$313,164Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Campus Operations
$231,156Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Acred, Lic, & Campus Cpl
$211,649Pt VII · Sec A
Campus Director
$159,731Pt VII · Sec A
Avp, Financial Aid Operations
$151,547Pt VII · Sec A

Jacob Kassuba’s $365K as VP, Campus Operations-Thru 5/18 is at the 76th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Todd Steele——$507,073$445,494$395,713
Jacob Kassuba$365,471$245,835———
Jennifer M Erpelding——$365,248$197,591$162,078
Jeremy W Ericson——$358,364$243,243$233,928
Andrea Adams——$313,164$139,627—
Thomas O'Donnell———$255,969$299,970
Jacob N Kassuba——$231,156$232,835$211,540
Joni Kurland$212,563$216,054$211,649$181,736$157,797

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides career and technical education programs in allied health and trades while managing the final wind-down and closure of its remaining school campuses.

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3 programs · $26.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Instruction and student SERVICES.ECMC education, inc., dba altierus career college, is a nonprofit provider of career school training in the postsecondary education industry offering educational opportunities with an emphasis in allied health and trades. Ecmc education, inc.

$23.2Mprogram expense
02

Grants and SCHOLARSHIPS.ECMC education, inc. Offers the following scholarship and grant programs to make college affordable for our students: altierus grants, in it together scholarships, employee and military scholarships.

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

Altierus training SOLUTIONS.IN support of career and technical education (cte) ecmc education, inc. Seeks to build partnerships with educators, employers and policymakers to train essential workers.

$1.3Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Ecmc Group INCFY2024$9.6M
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9.6M
Grants paid · 5 grants · $10.0M · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$47,329
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,307,750
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,396,965
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,704,294
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,515,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$43.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$49.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$26.4M
Managementcol C$23.3M
Owns and owesPt X
−$41.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$917K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$43.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.0M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$11.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$41.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5321
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$6.6M$6.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$444K$0
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M$11.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44.0M$53.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$35.1M−$41.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$617K$617K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.3M$1.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.1M$1.0M$1.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13.6M$11.3M$2.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$488K$396K$93K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$1.2M$89K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$933K$119K
Legal feesLn 11b$203K$203K
Accounting feesLn 11c$87K$87K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.6M$2.3M$344K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.2M$1.2M$52
Office expensesLn 13$329K$225K$103K
Information technologyLn 14$703K$154K$549K
OccupancyLn 16$3.0M$3.0M$57K
TravelLn 17$256K$172K$84K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$45K$13K$31K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$72K$72K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$95K$70K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$622K$600K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19.1M$1.4M$17.7M
All other expensesLn 24e$956K$590K$366K
Total functional expensesLn 25$49.8M$26.4M$23.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $14.0M$4.6M$9.5M−$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $31.6M$12.9M$18.7M−$22.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $43.5M$49.8M−$6.3M−$41.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $59.3M$51.0M$8.3M−$35.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $77.5M$37.7M$39.8M−$43.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $43,495,652 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $35,292,458$27,213,516
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,971,906$16,279,524
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,000$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,166$2,612
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $59,276,530$43,495,652
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,114,388$1,924,278
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,549,427$18,521,013
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $25,361,271$29,323,910
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $51,025,086$49,769,201
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,251,444−$6,273,549
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $43,495,652 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$26,296,902
VIII-1e Government grants$916,614
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$27,213,516
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,279,524$16,279,524
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,612$2,612
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,279,524 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,612$43,495,652
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $49,769,201 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $616,528$616,528
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,307,750$1,307,750
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,011,642 · Management $1,134,803$2,146,445
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,258,764 · Management $2,336,586$13,595,350
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $395,799 · Management $92,666$488,465
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,150,697 · Management $88,734$1,239,431
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $932,609 · Management $118,713$1,051,322
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $202,565$202,565
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $87,143$87,143
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $21,730$21,730
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,267,920 · Management $344,339$2,612,259
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,199,172 · Management $52$1,199,224
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $225,361 · Management $103,490$328,851
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $153,542 · Management $548,991$702,533
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,990,676 · Management $56,567$3,047,243
IX-17 TravelPrograms $172,385 · Management $83,647$256,032
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,435 · Management $31,220$44,655
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $71,600$71,600
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $70,472 · Management $24,711$95,183
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $599,506 · Management $22,250$621,756
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,388,102 · Management $17,688,540$19,076,642
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $590,342 · Management $366,152$956,494
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $26,438,032 · Management $23,331,169 · Fundraising $0$49,769,201
Part X · Balance sheet $11,798,068 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,554,106$5,963,042
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $316,545$251,029
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $496,993$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,062,175$1,061,374
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $443,611$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $47,138$4,522,623
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,920,568$11,798,068
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,029,205$28,721,198
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,012,530$244,120
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $996,994$24,224,460
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,038,729$53,189,778
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$35,118,161−$41,391,710
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$35,118,161−$41,391,710
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,920,568$11,798,068
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$41,391,710 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$43,495,652
XI-2 Total expenses$49,769,201
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,273,549
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$35,118,161
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$41,391,710

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