Community Center for Education Results
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CCER DRIVES SYSTEMS CHANGE IN EDUCATION BY CENTERING STUDENT EXPERIENCES, PROPELLING ROBUST RESEARCH, AND PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFORM WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOLS.
- Income
- $2.1 million
- Spending
- $3.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- -2.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 77%
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $173,251, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 46% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $2.9 million spent. AS THE "BACKBONE ORGANIZATION STAFFING AND SUPPORTING THE ROAD MAP PROJECT, CCER HAS BUILT A NUMBER OF CAPACITIES THAT SUPPORT THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PRIORITIES AND SUPPORT THE WORK OF ALIGNED PARTNERS AND LOCAL PROGRAMMATIC AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. THE CCER DATA TEAM MAINTAINS AN EDUCATION DATA WAREHOUSE, PRODUCES ANALYTIC DASHBOARDS AND CONDUCTS PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. THE TEAM PRODUCES REPORTS, ONLINE DASHBOARDS, COMMUNITY DATA TOOLS, AND CONDUCTS ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH TO SUPPORT ROAD MAP PROJECT PARTNER STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN FROM CRADLE TO COLLEGE AND CAREER. WE ARE IMPROVING ACCESS TO DATA AND SUPPORTING DATA USE. WE ARE ALSO PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS USING A COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH APPROACH.CCER HELPS TO ENSURE THERE IS CONSISTENT COMMUNICATIONS TO SUPPORT THE COLLECTIVE WORK. THE CCER COMMUNICATIONS TEAM USES THE ROAD MAP PROJECT WEBSITE, SEVERAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, EMAIL NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER TOOLS IN THE COMMUNICATION WORK. THE FOCUS OF COMMUNICATIONS IS BOTH INTERNAL TO THE ROAD MAP PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF PARTNERS, AND EXTERNAL TO THE BROADER PUBLIC. THE CCER TEAM WORKS WITH THE ROAD MAP COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TEAM AND MANY REGIONAL PARTNERS TO SUPPORT STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS. IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT REGIONAL SYSTEM-CHANGING STRATEGIES CCER OFTEN PLAYS A CONVENER AND FACILITATOR ROLE. CCER ALSO DESIGNES AND SUPPORTS LOCAL PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND CLOSE GAPS FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR ACROSS THE EDUCATION CONTINUUM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.