Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education

Analysis

Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Oak Park, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2024, Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.9m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $1.0m to $1.6m (+57%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Characterplus ($1.6m), Blueprint for Change Inc ($1.6m) and Village School ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $224k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $529k. At year end it held assets of $881k against liabilities of $192k, net assets of $688k. It reported 13 employees.