Early Care and Education Consortium Inc
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What it says it does
THE PURPOSE OF THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION CONSORTIUM, INC. (ECEC) IS TO BE THE FOREMOST ADVOCACY GROUP CAPABALE OF ANALYZING, REPRESENTING AND ACTIVELY ADVOCATING FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES AND POSITIONS REGARDING THE INTERESTS OF PRIVATE EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION PROVIDERS, PARTICULARY AS THOSE INTERESTS RELATE TO OR DIVERGE FROM GOVERNMENTAL EARLY CHILDHOOD SPANNING THE CONTINUUM FROM BIRTH - 5 YEARS.
- Income
- $2.6 million
- Spending
- $2.6 million
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- STATE ISSUES CAMPAIGN - ECEC WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER CHILDHOOD ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS, DEFINE POSITIONS AND ADVOCATE FOR CRITICAL INVESTMENTS AND POLICY CHANGES IN THE AREA OF FEDERAL AND STATE EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY.
- FEDERAL ADVOCACY - ECEC IS THE VOICE OF QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROVIDERS ON CAPITOL HILL AND WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALLIES TO SHAPE FEDERAL FUNDING AND PROGRAMS RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
- RESEARCH AND EDUCATION - AS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD ARENA, ECEC ACQUIRES DATA AND INFORMATION, PREPARES MATERIALS INCLUDING PUBLICATION, WEB CONTENT, EDITORIALS AND BRIEFING DOCUMENTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.
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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2009.
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.
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