East River Child Development Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
East River Child Development Center (ERCDC) is a not-for-profit educational corporation founded in 1972 to provide a family centered, community based school experience for children and families. As ERCDC grew and matured, its mission was refined to focus on servicing children with special needs. ERCDC provides a comprehensive Special Education program delivering educational and therapeutic services in a centerbased multicultural, multilingual environment. Additional services include comprehensive evaluations as well as Special Education Itinerant Services to children in their homes and those attending regular preschools, headstarts and daycare centers. ERCDC believes that the provision of comprehensive, coordinated services to children with special needs should be provided in the least restrictive environment and must be responsive to the individual child and their family. ERCDC offers educational and therapeutic services to special needs children between the ages of three and five. Th
- Income
- $5.7 million
- Spending
- $5.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 2.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 94%
- Employees
- 59
- Volunteers
- 3
- Highest pay
- $230,350, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.1 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 63% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $4.7 million spent. ERCDC students are educated in a school community where everyone belongs and is accepted. We promote a safe, nurturing, caring, and supportive learning environment to nearly one hundred children with special needs between the ages of 3 and 5 and provide monolingual and bilingual special education and therapeutic services. Each student's self-esteem is fostered by positive relationships. We actively involve our parents, teachers, and the community in our students' learning with the common goal of integrating our students into general education classes. our students achieve their highest potential academically while at the same time improve upon their social, emotional and physical development. our students become responsive, productive and contributing members of society. At ERcDC we recognize that each child is an individual, that all children are creative, and that all children can succeed.
- $319,201 spent. our special education itinerant service (SEIT) program serves students in new York city who have individualized education plans (IEP) through the child's school district's committee on preschool special education. itinerant education support helps our students achieve the mandated goals outlined in their iep. seit services are provided by a certified special education teacher. seit services are individualized to the needs of each child and include: implementation of the child's iep; implementation, coordination, and monitoring of the child's behavior management program; collaboration with preschool directors and teachers; coordination of the child's educational programs with teachers, therapists and parents and parent trainings, observations and home visits.
- $42,635 spent. At ERCDC the evaluation program requires the efforts of our parents, clinicians and educators. It is based upon a multi-disciplinary team approach that ensures that a child suspected of having a disability receives timely evaluations at our SED approved evaluation site (at no cost to the parent). Evaluations establish the childs functional levels, determine eligibility for services (including the need for any bilingual services) and are used to develop an IEP for any student in need of special education programs and/or services. The evaluation reports describe the language(s) of assessment, including the childs proficiency in both the childs native language and English, the present levels of performance and learning characteristics of the child. They identify levels of cognition, language and communication, social/emotional development, self-help skills, motor development and management needs which may affect the preschool students ability to learn. When assessing children and interviewing families from multicultural/multilingual backgrounds, social/cultural determinants are considered. Each childs environment and cultural norms are of particular importance as part of the process to determine the need for a special education program and/or services.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1977.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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