Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Building a community where every young child, their family, and early childhood professional can reach their full potential.
- Income
- $2.4 million
- Spending
- $2.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 80%
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $120,341, executive director
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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 12% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 25% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 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 (1)
- $2.0 million spent. See Schedule O:ECPAC accomplishes its mission through its focus on improving the systems that support young children, families and early childhood professionals by working with organizational partners, early care and educational programs, and families to improve equitable access to affordable and high quality services and supports. This includes strengthening partnerships and shared accountability, improved use of and increased investment, increased public will, improved policies, and the provision of professional and leadership development. Additionally, ECPAC provides direct services to early care and education ECE programs and families. ECC programs and professionals receive coaching and learning materials to support quality, career navigation, early childhood mental health consultation, and support navigating resources. Families are provided with resource navigation, parenting classes and groups, and access to supplies such as diaper, wipes, formula, baby supplies, and children's clothing. The Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County (ECPAC) is cultivating an early childhood ecosystem, where every child and family in Adams County has equitable access to the high quality and affordable services and supports they need to thrive. The following program service accomplishments are highlighted in three core areas. Early Learning / Early Care & Education (ECE): During the 2024-2025 fiscal year, ECPAC, 68 ECE programs (Centers and Family Child Care Homes) received a total of 1,418.75 hours of individualized coaching. 54 Family Child Care Homes (FCCH) received individualized support for their business and program. Through Career Navigation, 107 professionals received support to reach their career goals; ECPAC provided 267 ECE programs with outreach and information, including how to connect with quality improvement supports and other available resources; ECPAC was able to offer 28 professional development opportunities to ECE professionals with 96% reporting that the professional development supported them to stay in the ECE profession. With the state Emerging and Expanding grant opportunity, ECPAC supported 5 ECE programs with funds to support their ability to expand programming or start new programming. Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: This year ECPAC provided and supported: 13 ECE programs, 12 classrooms, and 34 child focused cases with mental health consultation to support socially emotionally rich environments and to help adults better understand both typical behavior and behavior that adults can find challenging Additionally ECPAC offered 4 trainings for ECE professionals to further learning about development and addressing behaviors and mental health needs of children and adults and provided parenting classes for 31 families. Our consultants completed 11 screenings for children with 15 referrals to services such as early developmental services, mental health services, home visitation programs and to ECPAC's Family Support Specialists. Child and Family Health and Wellbeing: ECPAC provided resource navigation support to 232 families (162 new and 70 existing). ECPAC Family Support Specialists facilitated 500 referrals to community-based services and approximately 73.6% resulted in successful connections. ECPAC offered 30 series of parenting classes and groups to 178 (unduplicated) families. Eleven (11) of these series were offered in collaboration with community partners; were co-located. ECPAC completed various social norming messages to reduce stigma related to help-seeking and help-offering for families during the perinatal period. Multiple public education materials were also created for families with guidance provided by families with young children (both English and Spanish Speakers). ECPAC continues to co-locate in other areas of the county to help reduce barriers to accessing care. ECPAC hosted a tax preparation team in Commerce City for the fourth year, with a total of 133 families beign supported thorugh this partnership with Mile High United Way. Systems Change: To support improved systems for young children, families and early childhood professionals, ECPAC System Change: This year ECPAC provided and supported: 6 collaborations, working with our organizational, ECE, and family partners to address the complex social issues of: 1) Prevention of child abuse/neglect and promotion of mental health and family financial wellbeing; 2) ECE workforce shortages; 3) Access to services and supports; 4) Shared strategies to support providers related to the freeze on the Child Care Assistance Program; 5) Lack of affordable infant and toddler care; and 6) Available services for pregnant and postpartum families. ECPAC supported 14 dedicated family leaders working to reduce mental health stigma and increase access to resources through an 8 month policy and system change curriculum. Families report increases in knowledge about community issues, their leadership skills, having ownership over decisions made, confidence, and a greater sense of belonging. ECPAC offered 15 professional development opportunities for 393 (duplicated) /249 (unduplicated) professionals from 61 organizations to improve the quality of services children and families receive. ECPAC continued to support service programs being added to the Resource and Referral Platform for a total of 108 programs from 48 organizations so that Adams County residents can more easily connect to resources and services. ECPAC monitored the legislative session but did not take any official positions on legislative bills. ECPAC focused attention instead of advocacy related to funding for young children and families at the state and local leval.
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 November 6, 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 March 2017.
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 November 4, 2026.
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