North Central Council for Educational Media Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The organization provides trans-media educational resources and professional development trainings for preK-12 educators and the families they serve.
- Income
- $0
- Spending
- $0
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
- Form 990, Part III - Statement of Program Accomplishment 4a: The North Central Council for Educational Media Services (NCCEMS). A consortium of northwestern Minnesota and North Dakota schools for over 59 years, provides over 230 school districts and more than140,000 students in the Prairie Region with cost effective supplemental classroom resources and educational services in niche areas of identified need. The NCCEMS offers easily accessible, curriculum based video, interactives, and hundreds of relevant lesson plans accessed through broadcast and online digital media services. Professional development opportunities to effectively integrate technology in classroom planning and to provide teachers with credits for licensure renewal are offered online and on-site, as well as through conference-based trainings. The NCCEMS's early childhood education initiatives support efforts to ensure that children are prepared for the formal learning process by providing supplementary resources emphasizing literacy and STEM-based learning as well as gaining solid bases. for the social & emotional needs of young children for childcare providers, parents, family outreach workers, and early childhood educators. By providing seamless services year round, NCCEMS through its partnership with Prairie Public, uses the appeal and impact of PBS of PBS characters and story lines across multiple platforms for the purpose of providing coordinated learning experiences for children that make "anytime learning time," which research shows helps prepare children for school and raises student achievement levels. The NCCEMS has obtained rights to offer a research based pre-school curriculum to area schools including those on the regional Indian reservations. Prairie Public Education Services, in partnership with PBS has made available the PBS LearningMedia searchable, standards LearningMedia searchable, standards based digital video website, hosting most PBS Kids, PBS prime time, and clips from Prairie Public's local programs, educational games and interactives, background essays, and correlating parent/teacher resources. This major archive/collection is an invaluable resource to all educators for easy access to a wealth of curricular background and supplemental material. Further, in response to the identified need to access digital resources with emphasis on regional assets for classroom instruction the NCCEMS provides a searchable North Dakota Studies website hosting archived video, articles, primary documents, images, lesson plans, and related resources and developing content for the site. In addition, the NCCEMS and Prairie Public have partnered with the digital streaming service Learn360 to allow North Dakota member schools most up to date collection of standards-based videos, video clips, and audio programs. An image library, speeches, and a very popular of newsreels are also available. Teachers can find content via key word search, subject, or state educational standards. The board meets at least annual to discuss funding and pursing opportunity to leverage available resources.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 1972.
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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