2026-04-22T11:46:50-04:00 2025-12-31 203746583 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 1580 LINCOLN ST STE 520 DENVER CO 802031517 990 2025-01-01 461020675 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE INC EARL 7205882840 7850 VANCE DRIVE SUITE 280 ARVADA CO 80001 MAEGAN LOKTEFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7206442575 2026-04-15 true KEN ROTH P01389203 3038308109 2026-04-22 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X ANGIE SHEHORN 7850 VANCE DRIVE SUITE 280 ARVADA CO 80003 1146081 false X WWW.ECCLACOLORADO.ORG X 2013 CO ECCLA ADVOCATES FOR AND STRENGTHENS THE ACCESSIBILITY, QUALITY, AND EQUITY OF LOCAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THROUGH A RESPONSIVE STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS, TO BENEFIT COLORADO'S YOUNG CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS. 11 11 7 0 2623220 1109532 12964 22260 9455 11800 6770 2489 2652409 1146081 1024068 883301 0 514867 473546 0 10996 390949 246058 1929884 1602905 722525 -456824 1489242 1080682 175854 224118 1313388 856564 X ECCLA ADVOCATES FOR AND STRENGTHENS THE ACCESSIBILITY, QUALITY, AND EQUITY OF LOCAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THROUGH A RESPONSIVE STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS, TO BENEFIT COLORADO'S YOUNG CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS. false false 1454089 883301 22260 THE EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE (ECCLA) WAS INITIALLY FORMED IN 1998 AS AN INFORMAL COLLABORATION AMONG EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, ALIGN EFFORTS, COMMUNICATE GRANT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, SHARE BEST PRACTICES, AND PROVIDE LOCAL INPUT TO STATE POLICY DECISIONS. ECCLA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2013 AS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT. TODAY, ECCLA IS A STATE-WIDE COLLECTIVE IMPACT LEADER, SERVING COLORADOS 35 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS WHO REPRESENT ALL OF COLORADOS 64 COUNTIES. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE LOCAL EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS, ECCLA SUPPORTS AND STRENGTHENS COLORADOS EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM. AS THE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS, ECCLA PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING, LEVERAGES POLICY AND ADVOCACY, SCALES INNOVATION, IMPROVES WORKFORCE SUPPORTS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS, ADVANCES COLLECTIVE IMPACT, AND FACILITATES PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE STATE. CURRENT PROGRAMS: ALL PROGRAMS HAVE A GEOGRAPHIC REACH ACROSS THE STATE OF COLORADO. --MEMBERSHIP RESOURCES: SERVING EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS WITH CAPACITY BUILDING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. --POLICY AND ADVOCACY: ELEVATING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE, HEALTHY CHILD OUTCOMES, INCREASED ACCESS FOR LOCAL FAMILIES, AND POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS IN THE LOCAL EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE. --WORKFORCE SUPPORTS: PROVIDING STATE WIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE, PROGRAMS SERVED 351 PROFESSIONALS IN 2024. ----T.E.A.C.H. EARLY CHILDHOOD COLORADO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: THE T.E.A.C.H. EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE, A NATIONAL, EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY THAT CREATES ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. ----FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME INITIATIVE: GRANTS TO SUPPORT LICENSED FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME PROVIDERS TO ADDRESS HEALTH, SAFETY, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT NEEDS. ----COACHING CREDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP: SCHOLARSHIPS TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING NECESSARY FOR OBTAINING AN EARLY CHILDHOOD COACHING CREDENTIAL. 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THE CONTRACT INCLUDES MONITORING LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM IN COLORADO, FACILITATING MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATURES AND OTHER KEY GOVERNMENT STAFF, AND PROVIDING STRATEGIC GUIDANCE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS RELATED LEGISLATION AND POLICY THAT IMPACTS EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS AND IS WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY AGENDA. LEASE LIABILITY 47816 47816 1146081 1146081 1146081 1602905 1602905 1602905 true SCHOLARSHIPS 117 357523 FCCHI 136 525778 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 T.E.A.C.H. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CAN APPLY. IF FUNDING IS AVAILABLE, ALL ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS WILL BE AWARDED. THOSE WHO SERVE AT RISK POPULATIONS AND THOSE ALREADY ON A SCHOLARSHIP RECEIVE PRIORITY. WHEN FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE OR AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AFTER THE START OF THE SEMESTER, A WAITLIST WILL BE CREATED FOR THE FOLLOWING SEMESTER. ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECORDED INTO A WAITLIST. WHEN FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE, THE T.E.A.C.H. ADMINISTRATOR WILL LOOK OVER THE WAITLIST AND AWARD BASED ON THE WAITLIST RUBRIC AND AVAILABLE FUNDING. FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME IMPROVEMENT (FCCHI) GRANTS: DURING A FUNDING ROUND, FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS FILL OUT AN APPLICATION ONLINE OR HARDCOPY AND EMAIL TO THE DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE SUPPORTS. ALL APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED FOR COMPLETENESS AND ONCE IT IS DETERMINED THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE, ELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS ARE THEN REVIEWED THROUGH A REVIEW COMMITTEE WITH 4-6 PEOPLE. THESE REVIEWERS CONSIST OF STATEWIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD PARTNERS, COLORADO SHINES RATERS AND THE FUNDERS IF AVAILABLE. ONCE THE APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED, A REVIEW COMMITTEE IS HELD AND TOGETHER DECIDES ON WHICH PROGRAMS TO AWARD AND HOW MUCH. THESE MUST BE UNANIMOUS DECISIONS. PRIORITIES OF THIS GRANT ARE SET BY THE FUNDERS AND ECCLA, ENSURING THAT PROJECTS MEET GUIDELINES SUCH AS HEALTH, SAFETY AND MAINTAINING/INCREASING CAPACITY OF THE FAMILY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION AND ENSURING THOSE SERVING VULNERABLE FAMILIES ARE GIVEN PRIORITY. ONCE THE AWARDS ARE DECIDED, THE DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE SUPPORTS NOTIFIES ALL RECIPIENTS IF THEY ARE AWARDED OR NOT. THOSE WHO WERE AWARDED TURN IN AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER AGREEING TO REPORTING AND OTHER TERMS TO ENSURE ALL PROJECTS MEET SAFETY AND LICENSING GUIDELINES. THE RECIPIENTS ARE ALSO ASKED TO COMPLETE A FORM W-9. ONCE ALL FORMS ARE RETURNED, THE DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE SUPPORTS SENDS CHECK REQUESTS AND BACK-UP DOCUMENTATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS TO THE RECIPIENTS. FOR THOSE NOT AWARDED, THEY ARE GIVEN COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS AND ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THE NEXT ROUND. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ECCLA ADVOCATES FOR AND STRENGTHENS THE ACCESSIBILITY, QUALITY, AND EQUITY OF LOCAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THROUGH A RESPONSIVE STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS, TO BENEFIT COLORADO'S YOUNG CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE (ECCLA) WAS INITIALLY FORMED IN 1998 AS AN INFORMAL COLLABORATION AMONG EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, ALIGN EFFORTS, COMMUNICATE GRANT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, SHARE BEST PRACTICES, AND PROVIDE LOCAL INPUT TO STATE POLICY DECISIONS. ECCLA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2013 AS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT. TODAY, ECCLA IS A STATE-WIDE COLLECTIVE IMPACT LEADER, SERVING COLORADOS 35 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS WHO REPRESENT ALL OF COLORADOS 64 COUNTIES. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE LOCAL EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS, ECCLA SUPPORTS AND STRENGTHENS COLORADOS EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM. AS THE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS, ECCLA PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING, LEVERAGES POLICY AND ADVOCACY, SCALES INNOVATION, IMPROVES WORKFORCE SUPPORTS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS, ADVANCES COLLECTIVE IMPACT, AND FACILITATES PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE STATE. CURRENT PROGRAMS: ALL PROGRAMS HAVE A GEOGRAPHIC REACH ACROSS THE STATE OF COLORADO. --MEMBERSHIP RESOURCES: SERVING EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS WITH CAPACITY BUILDING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. --POLICY AND ADVOCACY: ELEVATING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE, HEALTHY CHILD OUTCOMES, INCREASED ACCESS FOR LOCAL FAMILIES, AND POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS IN THE LOCAL EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE. --WORKFORCE SUPPORTS: PROVIDING STATE WIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE, PROGRAMS SERVED 351 PROFESSIONALS IN 2024. ----T.E.A.C.H. EARLY CHILDHOOD COLORADO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: THE T.E.A.C.H. EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE, A NATIONAL, EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY THAT CREATES ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. ----FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME INITIATIVE: GRANTS TO SUPPORT LICENSED FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME PROVIDERS TO ADDRESS HEALTH, SAFETY, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT NEEDS. ----COACHING CREDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP: SCHOLARSHIPS TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING NECESSARY FOR OBTAINING AN EARLY CHILDHOOD COACHING CREDENTIAL. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUPPORTED PRIMARILY BY FOUNDATION AWARDS AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 MEMBERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO BE MEMBERS OF ECCLA. EACH MEMBER OF ECCLA GETS A VOTE IN DETERMINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY, EACH ECCLA OFFICER AND DIRECTOR SHALL ANNUALLY ACKNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF THIS POLICY BY SIGNING THE "ACCEPTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY", AND BY ANNUALLY SUBMITTING A REPORT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND PERSONAL INTERESTS, IF APPLICABLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ECCLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE KEY EXECUTIVE(S) OF THE ORGANIZATION, MEETING AS NEEDED TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ANY CHANGES, AS APPROPRIATE. DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS, OR AS PART OF THE PROCESS FOR A NEW HIRE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SETS AND/OR REVIEWS TOTAL COMPENSATION, AND RECOMMENDS THESE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.