Ecs4kids empowers communities to rise above generational poverty with comprehensive early childhood education and holistic family support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,973 volunteers and 844 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
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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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $280K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.0M
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$90.5M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$91.0M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$10.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$90.5M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$70.6M
FY2021$82.9M
FY2022$89.9M
FY2023$129.4M
FY2024$99.8M
FY2025$90.5M
Expenses
$91.0M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$70.5M
FY2021$82.9M
FY2022$90.1M
FY2023$128.8M
FY2024$99.7M
FY2025$91.0M
Net assets
$10.1M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.1M
FY2021$10.2M
FY2022$10.0M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$10.6M
FY2025$10.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 1968.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $85.3M Management & general 6% · $5.6M Fundraising 0% · $38K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $1.3M 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
$210,535Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$167,202Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Programs Officer
$163,663Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$158,181Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Human Resources
$148,120Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Grants & Gov Relations
$132,577Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Donor Relations, Until 10/2024
$125,936Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Administrative Officer
$114,480Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Natalya Bannister Roby’s $211K as President & CEO is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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
Connie Stophel—$228,808$202,775$196,001$192,300$190,601
Dr Natalya Bannister Roby$210,535—————
Wendy Hughes$167,202$156,086$35,515———
Teresa Matheny$163,663$156,183$151,629$144,370$141,468$124,760
Brian Zaletel———$158,236$87,281—
Jeanne Dillard$158,181$155,964$153,502$155,548——
Jeanne H Dillard————$150,357$132,828
Heather Hodges$148,120$140,260$139,735$141,401$136,679$114,857

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

Provides free, high-quality early childhood education and holistic family support to help young children in northeast Florida prepare for kindergarten and overcome generational poverty.

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3 programs · $80.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Head start and early head start provides comprehensive education, health, and nutrition services to the community's most vulnerable infants, toddlers, preschoolers, pregnant women and their families. Our young students and pregnant mothers receive intensive child development services.

$41.8Mprogram expense
02

The school readiness (SR) program provides childcare subsidies for families that qualify and provides educational and technical support to childcare providers serving these families. ECS4KIDS serves approximately 5,968 children on average per year and around 190 childcare providers monthly, as well as answering approximately 7,550…

$21.8Mprogram expense
03

ECS4KIDS administers the voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK) program in baker, clay, nassau, bradford, putnam, and ST. Johns counties in northeast florida through a contract with the early learning coalition of north florida. VPK is a 540-HOUR school year program or 300-HOUR summer program available free to all florida 4 year-old children.

$16.6Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 853 grants · $229.9M · 2019–2024
Sjcsd - Tech TotsFY2024$1,071,796
O2b Kids Durbin CreekFY2024$1,019,456
Brighton Day AcademyFY2024$566,151
Ccsd-Clay Hill ElementaryFY2024$563,192
Castle Brook Academy INCFY2024$562,780
Round Lake AcademyFY2024$533,715
Putnam County School DistrictFY2024$525,236
Love N & LearningFY2024$504,574
La Petite Academy #0094FY2024$482,642
KinderaceFY2024$481,938
O 2 B Kids 7 LLCFY2024$448,222
Baker County Pre-KFY2024$402,064
Tutor Time Childcare LearningFY2024$396,122
Childtime Childcare INC #318FY2024$317,808
Brandt's Child Care Center INCFY2024$312,389
Orange Park PreschoolFY2024$310,616
Children's World INCFY2024$294,879
Turning Point at CalvaryFL · FY2024$287,912
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$90.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$91.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$85.3M
Managementcol C$5.6M
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$20.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$88.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$67K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$46K
Total revenueLn 12$90.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
SavingsLn 2$33K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.7M
Other assetsLn 15$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$20.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.0M
Net assetsLn 32$10.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5844
VolunteersI 62,973
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.5M$6.7M
Total assetsLn 16$21.8M$20.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.1M$10.0M
Net assetsLn 32$10.6M$10.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$41.1M$41.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$838K$36K$788K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$33.8M$30.4M$3.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$794K$750K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.9M$3.4M$434K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.5M$2.2M$295K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$66K$66K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$25K$25K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$566K$316K$250K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$173$7K
Office expensesLn 13$258K$225K$33K
Information technologyLn 14$367K$367K
OccupancyLn 16$1.9M$1.9M$42K
TravelLn 17$544K$525K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$98K$90K$9K
InterestLn 20$25K$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.1M$1.1M$352
InsuranceLn 23$504K$430K$75K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.7M$2.6M$152K
Total functional expensesLn 25$91.0M$85.3M$5.6M$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $90.5M$91.0M−$550K$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $99.8M$99.7M$41K$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $129.4M$128.8M$615K$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $89.9M$90.1M−$183K$10.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $82.9M$82.9M$69K$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $70.6M$70.5M$59K$10.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $90,460,915 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $98,876,204$90,341,009
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $377,242$15,225
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $195,576$19,980
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $319,319$84,701
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $99,768,341$90,460,915
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $44,731,589$41,068,582
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,552,441$41,767,262
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $25,000$25,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,418,549$8,150,310
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $99,727,579$91,011,154
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,762−$550,239
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $90,460,915 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$106,667
VIII-1c Fundraising events$66,960
VIII-1e Government grants$88,347,191
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,820,191
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$90,341,009
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,225$15,225
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $65,643$65,643
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$45,663−$45,663
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,348−$3,348
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $88,049$88,049
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $103,274 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,632$90,460,915
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $91,011,154 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $41,068,582$41,068,582
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,414 · Management $787,749 · Fundraising $13,476$837,639
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,353,962 · Management $3,404,142$33,758,104
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $749,714 · Management $44,633$794,347
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,424,712 · Management $433,625$3,858,337
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,223,613 · Management $295,222$2,518,835
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $16,009$16,009
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $65,876$65,876
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $25,000$25,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,556$14,556
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $315,810 · Management $250,049$565,859
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $173 · Management $6,780$6,953
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $224,580 · Management $33,198$257,778
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $366,995$366,995
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,854,186 · Management $41,539$1,895,725
IX-17 TravelPrograms $524,746 · Management $18,899$543,645
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $89,504 · Management $8,826$98,330
IX-20 InterestPrograms $25,196$25,196
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,078,566 · Management $352$1,078,918
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $429,636 · Management $74,691$504,327
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,558,324 · Management $151,819$2,710,143
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,324,713 · Management $5,647,965 · Fundraising $38,476$91,011,154
Part X · Balance sheet $20,141,320 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,051,032$2,356,848
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $597,582$33,319
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,532,507$4,263,840
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,040,843$1,090,841
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,462,943$6,729,543
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,365,757$1,557,547
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,704,950$4,109,382
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,755,614$20,141,320
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,957,511$4,458,463
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,489,575$1,463,662
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,351,337$4,114,107
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,132,087$10,036,232
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,623,527$10,105,088
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,623,527$10,105,088
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,755,614$20,141,320
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,105,088 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$90,460,915
XI-2 Total expenses$91,011,154
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$550,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,623,527
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$31,800
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,105,088

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