Leelanau Early Childhood Development Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Assist parents with the care and development of their preschool children (Parenting Communities) and to establish home childcare businesses for infants and toddlers (ITCS)
- Income
- $57,075
- Spending
- $105,475
- Reserves
- 3.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 85% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 (2)
- LECDC has established a Parenting Communities Program which provides families in Leelanau County a high quality, comprehensive and accountable system of care and pre-school experience for children birth through age 5. LECDC campaigned for and was successful in getting a county millage in place to fund the parenting communities program and in getting the County Board of Commissioners and County Department of Health to administer the program. LECDC is in the process of establishing home-based businesses to provide childcare for infants and toddlers. On September 16, 2021 LECDC was awarded a $318,000 grant, half of which was received in 2021 to assist in establishing these home-based childcare businesses. Funds remaining will be used along with future donations to provide tuition support to parents with their daycare expenses.
- $95,866 spent. On October 1 2023 LECDC received a $400,000 grant from Michigan's Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to expand our project of creating home-based childcare businesses in the 3 county (Leelanau, Grand Traverse & Benzie) area.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2014 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2014.
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 December 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 November 2014.
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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