Nonprofit · EIN 31-0722194
EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES
Tax-exempt · NORTHGLENN, CO 80233
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $9,215,191 | $9,102,461 | $112,730 | $15,166,836 | $1,440,162 | $13,726,674 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,996,560 | $7,827,443 | $3,169,117 | $13,816,215 | $481,506 | $13,334,709 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $9,981,000 | $11,566,571 | -$1,585,571 | $10,871,422 | $842,736 | $10,028,686 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,366,441
- of which government grants
- $4,812,760
- Program service revenue
- $165,421
- Investment income
- $667,490
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $210,465
- Other revenue
- $15,839
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $300,659
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,663,724
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,897,649
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $140,393
- Travel
- $486,488
- Program services (functional)
- $7,397,486
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,496,894
- Fundraising (functional)
- $208,081
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,816,215
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,166,836
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,440,162
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,726,674
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,945,777
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,595,660
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,131,014
- Gross receipts
- $9,215,191
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 58
- Year formed
- 1967
- State of legal domicile
- CO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSE MUNOZ | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $273,606 | $27,053 |
| CLAUS VON ZASTROW SR | SR POLICY DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,050 | $13,768 |
| DEVEN SCOTT | STATE RELATI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,806 | $17,710 |
| ANTIONETTE GARCIA | DIR OF ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,949 | $13,590 |
| JAMIE KASPER | AEP DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,506 | $16,885 |
| VICTORIA BALLERINI | DIR OF STRON Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,879 | $18,272 |
| MARK GORDON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA KELLY | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL SOULES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON THOMPSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MADELEINE BAYARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE RUSSELL-TUCKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY SANDERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON SCHAIBLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSE MUNOZ | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $255,047 | $16,378 |
| CLAUS VON ZASTROW SR | SR POLICY DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,000 | $13,808 |
| ANTIONETTE GARCIA | DIR OF ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,183 | $13,690 |
| DEVEN SCOTT | STATE RELATI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,550 | $18,933 |
| JAMIE KASPER | AEP DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,884 | $18,371 |
| VICTORIA BALLERINI | DIR OF STRON Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,398 | $17,944 |
| MATT PADILLA | PREZ/CFO THR Officer | – | $10,635 | $919 |
| MADELEINE BAYARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER BLAKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SYDNEE DICKSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASA HUTCHINSON | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA KELLY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE RUSSELL-TUCKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON SCHAIBLE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON THOMPSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATT PADILLA | CFO Officer | 40 | $309,116 | $25,427 |
| MAXINE ROBERTS | DIR OF STRON Highest-paid employee | 40 | $209,167 | $17,763 |
| JEREMY ANDERSON | PRESIDENT TH Officer | 40 | $181,684 | $18,815 |
| CLAUS VONZASTROW SR | SR POLICY DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,947 | $13,236 |
| ANTIONETTE GARCIA | DIR OF ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,855 | $13,610 |
| JAMIE KASPER | AEP DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,470 | $23,281 |
| DEVEN SCOTT | STATE RELATI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,633 | $16,479 |
| TERRANCE MITCHELL-SUR | FIN. DIR, NO Officer | 40 | $23,765 | $1,195 |
| ASA HUTCHINSON | CHAIR THRU 9 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA KELLY | CHAIR AS OF Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTNEY MILLER | VICE CHAIR T Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON SCHAIBLE | VICE CHAIR B Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGIE VANDEVEN | TREASURER TH Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE RUSSELL-TUCKER | TREASURER BE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATY ANTHES | MEMBER THRU Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MADELEINE BAYARD | MEMBER AS OF Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER BLAKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN CANNON | MEMBER THRU Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYDNEE DICKSON | MEMBER AS OF Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY HORMAN | MEMBER THRU Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON THOMPSON | MEMBER AS OF Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 33674, NORTHGLENN, CO 80233-0674
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JOSE MUNOZ
- Signed the 990
- JOSE MUNOZ, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (303) 299-3693
- Website
- WWW.ECS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KUNDINGER CORDER & MONTOYA PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF EDUCATION COMMISSION OF THE STATES IS TO ADVOCATE FOR ATTAINING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR ALL AND TO HELP STATE LEADERS IDENTIFY, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PUBLIC POLICY FOR EDUCATION THAT ADDRESSES CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF A LEARNING SOCIETY.
Program accomplishments
- THE POLICY DIVISION PROVIDES STATES WITH EXPERTS TO RESPOND TO RESEARCH REQUESTS ACROSS THE P-20 EDUCATION SPECTRUM. AS ONE OF THE NATIONS MOST COMPLETE EDUCATION POLICY RESOURCES, THE COMMISSION'S STAFF TRACK AND ENTER POLICIES INTO A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DATABASE, SYNTHESIZE STATE POLICIES INTO 50-STATE COMPARISONS, TRANSLATE QUALITY EDUCATION RESEARCH STUDIES INTO READER-FRIENDLY FORMATS, PROVIDE EXPERT TESTIMONY, RESPOND TO STATE POLICY REQUESTS FROM POLICYMAKERS, CITIZENS, AND THE MEDIA, AND SURFACE CRITICAL AND EMERGING EDUCATION ISSUES ACROSS STATES.Expenses $5,550,703 · revenue $165,421
- STATE SERVICES - PRIMARILY INCLUDE THE ANNUAL NATIONAL FORUM FOR EDUCATION POLICY AND THE WINTER COMMISSIONERS MEETING. THE FORUM BRINGS TOGETHER THE FULL RANGE OF EDUCATION LEADERS FROM ACROSS ALL STATES TO EXPLORE EARLY LEARNING THROUGH POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION POLICY ISSUES. THE WINTER MEETING ALLOWS THE COMMISSIONERS TO HEAR FROM EXPERTS, SHARE IDEAS AND PREPARE FOR THE YEAR AHEAD.Expenses $1,846,783
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-0722194
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1967
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B00F)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,166,836
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,215,191
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $9,215,191 | $9,102,461 | $15,166,836 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,996,560 | $7,827,443 | $13,816,215 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $9,981,000 | $11,566,571 | $10,871,422 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $12,963,804 | $11,828,231 | $14,037,530 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-0722194).
Questions about EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES
- What is the EIN of EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES is 31-0722194.
- Is EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
- Are donations to EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOSE MUNOZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $273,606 (JOSE MUNOZ, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,215,191, expenses of $9,102,461 and total assets of $15,166,836 at year end.
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