Early Care and Learning Council

Analysis

Early Care and Learning Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Albany, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1980, 46 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Early Care and Learning Council reported income of $4.1m and spending of $3.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $4.1m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Early Care and Learning Council sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Carolina Housing Coalition Inc ($4.0m), St Annes Mead ($4.1m) and Centralcast LLC ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $620k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $662k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 27 employees.