The Early Childhood Council of Boulder County EIN 84-1359734

The Early Childhood Council of Boulder County

EIN  84-1359734 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Longmont, CO Founded 1996
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Improves early childhood services and convenes strategic planning for Boulder County families.
Leadership
Kaycee Headrick · CEO · $99K
Money in and out
$1.4M revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency

Improves early childhood services and convenes strategic planning for Boulder County families. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.4M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $638K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$638K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $238K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +142% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+17%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×76 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -8%
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -24%
Total assets
$794K
FY2025▲ +34%
Total liabilities
$157K
FY2025▼ -19%
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$638K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$238K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$794K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $965K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Quality Improvement Program

Provided licensed child care centers AND.FAMILY child care homes with resources to improve: 1) the quality of the learning environment; 2) professional development for staff; and 3) family .partnerships - and the opportunity to participate colorado shines quality rating assessment at no cost.

$520Kprogram expense
02

Systems Building Program

Served as county-wide convener for the early childhood collective impact collaboration; developed funding strategies; influenced policy; built public awareness; provided community accountability.

$254Kprogram expense
03

Child Care Resource & Referral Program

Supported the information needs of local families that need child care referral services; supported the recruitment and retention of the local early childhood workforce and programs; and ensured accurate local child care data in colorado shines licensing system.

$190Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Early Childhood Council of Boulder County
EINHdr · item D84-1359734
Principal addressHdr · item CLongmont, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jeccbouldercounty.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1996
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1997

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$99,135Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kaycee Headrick’s $99K as CEO is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kaycee Headrick$99,135$89,788
Danielle Butler$92,016$97,587
Danielle Butler$94,818$95,349
Steve Callander$23,800

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.4M · 98%
Program service revenue$8K · 1%
Other revenue$13K · 1%
Contributions & grants98%$1.4M
Program service revenue1%$8K
Other revenue1%$13K
— government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.00
Program services85%$965K
Management & general15%$171K
Fundraising$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$552K
Total assetsLn 16$794K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$157K
Total net assetsLn 32$638K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $552K · Operating expenses/yr $1.1M
5.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $965K · Total expenses $1.1M
85%
Management & General
Management & general $171K · Total expenses $1.1M
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $1.1M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $174K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.4M · Total revenue $1.4M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.2M · Total revenue $1.4M
87%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $8K · Total revenue $1.4M
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.4M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $8K · Total expenses $1.1M
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.4M · Prior year $1.5M
-8%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $982K · FY2025 $1.4M
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $638K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.4M · Expenses $1.1M
+17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $794K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $638K · Total assets $794K
80%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $794K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kaycee Headrick · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $99K · Total expenses $1.1M
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $688K · Total expenses $1.1M
60%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -8%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$83K
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Grants paid · 42 grants · $1.0M · 2020–2025
Gray Wolf MontessorFY2025$29,930
Colorado Care Academy of FlatironsFY2025$12,337
Blue Leaf School LLCFY2024$185,138
Boulder Children's Academy LLCFY2024$61,415
Fun Nest LLCFY2024$29,850
Unitemized GrantFY2023$57,940
Golden Aspen Early Learning CtrFY2023$27,042
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,870
Active Louisville KidsFY2023$7,500
Boulder Bilingual PreschoolFY2023$7,151
Jay & Rose Phillips Early ChildcareCO · FY2023$6,675
Alaya PreschoolCO · FY2023$5,676
Promise Christian PreschoolCO · FY2023$5,577
Louisville Preschool INCCO · FY2023$5,279
Montessori AcademyFY2022$46,961
Foothill PreschoolFY2022$42,817
Unitemized GrantFY2022$42,755
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$922K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$982K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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