Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley

Analysis

Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley is a registered charity in United States, based in Alamosa, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley reported income of $4.0m and spending of $3.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $4.0m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Not My Kid Inc ($4.0m), Underground Railroad Inc ($4.0m) and Mothers Milk Bank of North Texas Inc ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $247k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $158k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 27 employees.