Nonprofit · EIN 39-1369113
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS INC
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53212
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $12,014,141 | $11,590,986 | $423,155 | $5,534,781 | $1,271,733 | $4,263,048 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $11,267,404 | $11,036,276 | $231,128 | $5,488,348 | $1,533,807 | $3,954,541 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,149,757 | $9,925,478 | $224,279 | $5,248,111 | $1,654,537 | $3,593,574 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $51
- Program service revenue
- $11,630,142
- Investment income
- $383,948
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $430,754
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,092,303
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,162,286
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $44,684
- Accounting fees
- $37,174
- Occupancy
- $535,853
- Travel
- $101,866
- Depreciation
- $301,611
- Program services (functional)
- $9,430,585
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,160,400
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,488,348
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,534,781
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,271,733
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,263,048
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $607,014
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,470,089
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,263,048
- Gross receipts
- $12,014,141
- Employees
- 120
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1980
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacy Riley | President Officer | 40 | $200,000 | $34,596 |
| Daniel Benischek | COO Key employee | 40 | $167,146 | $29,012 |
| Anthony Uljanec | Sr Director of IT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,839 | $9,521 |
| Sheree Yates | Sr Director of Human Resources Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,950 | $13,716 |
| Margaret Wenger | Sr Director of Information and Knowledge Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,174 | $12,586 |
| Leigh Peine | Sr Director of Marketing Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,751 | $7,361 |
| Naomi Mayer | Senior Director of Finance Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,859 | $25,524 |
| Adria Baker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Arthur Coren | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Frey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Hynek | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joanna Graham | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gisele Yasmeen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kimara Ellefson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kris Olds | Chairman of the Board of Directors Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajika Bhandari | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Keith Kamperschroer | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margit Schatzman | President Officer | 40 | $194,399 | $25,568 |
| Daniel Benischek | COO Key employee | 40 | $154,446 | $12,723 |
| Sheree Yates | Sr Director of Human Resources Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,397 | $21,793 |
| Anthony Uljanec | Sr Director of IT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,916 | $0 |
| Margaret Wenger | Sr Director of Information and Knowledge Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,442 | $18,823 |
| Leigh Peine | Sr Director of Marketing Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,352 | $9,297 |
| Adria Baker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Arthur Coren | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Frey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Hynek | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joanna Graham | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kavita Pandit | Chairman of the Board of Directors Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kimara Ellefson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kris Olds | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rajika Bhandari | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Keith Kamperschroer | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margit Schatzmann | President Officer | 40 | $160,200 | $19,877 |
| Mary Jo Stremlow | Senior Director of Finance Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,563 | $12,885 |
| Clarey Wamhoff | Senior Director of Operations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,886 | $2,438 |
| Anthony Uljanec | Senior Director of IT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,156 | $3,442 |
| Leigh Lane Peine | Sr Dir of Marketing Client Solutions Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,247 | $9,252 |
| Margaret Wenger | Sr Dir of Information Knowledge Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,744 | $17,291 |
| Adria Baker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Arthur Coren | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Frey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Hynek | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elena Anderson | Chairman of the Board of Directors Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joanna Graham | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kavita Pandit | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kimara Ellefson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kris Olds | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rajika Bhandari | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Keith Kamperschroer | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 101 W PLEASANT ST STE 200, MILWAUKEE, WI 53212-3963
- In care of
- % STACY RILEY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Stacy Riley, 101 W PLEASANT ST, STE 200, MILWAUKEE, WI 53212
- Signed the 990
- Stacy Riley, President
- Phone
- (715) 340-1218
- Website
- www.ece.org
Mission
To promote the betterment of individuals lives and society by ensuring that educational qualifications are fairly and accurately recognized across borders. ECE serves persons who have completed part or all of their education outside of the US so that their educational qualifications are properly recognized when they seek employment professional licensure further education or other benefits for which education achievement is a prerequisite.
Program accomplishments
- FOREIGN CREDENTIAL EVALUATION: ECE provides evaluation of educational credentials for persons who completed part or all of their education outside of the United States. 50,196 requests for reports were received from clients in 2025. ECE prepares evaluation reports that determine the equivalents of foreign academic work. The evaluation reports are used for further education professional licensure employment and in other situations that require an administrative decision based on academic credentials. Our reports ensure that the education of people around the world is understood and put to good use. Reports facilitated the appropriate admission of students into undergraduate graduate and professional degree programs. Our reports helped dentists and pharmacists and other health professionals enter the practice of professions to the benefit of neighbors in their new country. Our evaluations have helped parents obtain jobs so that they can better support their families. Owing to ECE properly assessing the education completed in other countries our world community benefits from the efforts and energy of those whose education would otherwise have been unrecognized and gone to waste.Expenses $9,386,168 · revenue $11,539,752
- ECE CONNECTION AND CONNECTION ADVANTAGE PROGRAM: ECE Connection or The Connection provides free information on educational systems around the world for credential evaluators admissions professionals and anyone who evaluates foreign educational documents. The website features news and blog articles training videos original publications and resources links to external resources and ECE Connection Advantage -- a paid subscription service that offers additional tools and resources. In 2025 The Connection saw 113,000 page visits per Google Analytics. 73 new user accounts were created and on average 375 account users logged in monthly. ECE staff responded to approximately 618 requests for information via the message board and published 83 news and blog articles on evaluation-related topics. 94 resources were created and 120 were updated including 3 e-learning video recordings from free webinar sessions conducted throughout the year 3 Chart and Key Publications and 23 Credential Equivalencies. For Advantage subscribers 120 samples were added to the collection of 6000 sample documents. In 2025 ECE held 3 ECE snapshot e-learnings with approximately 276 participantsrevenue $56,083
- ECE Aid The ECE Aid initiative focuses on offering fee waivers to vulnerable populations such as refugees for academic credential evaluations from ECE. Credential evaluations are a crucial piece of information for admissions counselors employers and licensing boards in understanding the educational background of international candidates. Fee waivers for ECE services help to open the door to educational and professional opportunities for underserved and vulnerable populations and help provide an educated and experienced workforce in high-demand occupations. ECE Aid places no limitations on eligibility based on race ethnicity home country educational background gender identity etc. and has served over 2,015 individuals from 58 countries across the world.Expenses $43,030 · revenue $51
- Our professional evaluation staff presented research and educational sessions at approximately 10 international education conferences presented approximately 25 sessions to colleagues served on 6 professional organizations leadership committees responded to public service inquiries and shared additional research and reports via theconnection.ece.org resource website.Expenses $1,387 · revenue $34,307
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
- 39-1369113
- 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
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B00D)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,534,781
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,014,141
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $12,014,141 | $11,590,986 | $5,534,781 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $11,267,404 | $11,036,276 | $5,488,348 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $10,149,757 | $9,925,478 | $5,248,111 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $9,421,971 | $9,244,280 | $5,023,407 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 39-1369113).
Questions about EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS INC
- What is the EIN of EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS INC is 39-1369113.
- Is EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
- Are donations to EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS INC 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 CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS INC 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 CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS INC 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 CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Stacy Riley.
- Who are the officers and directors of EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,000 (Stacy Riley, President).
- How much revenue does EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,014,141, expenses of $11,590,986 and total assets of $5,534,781 at year end.
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