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Nonprofit · EIN 46-1020675

EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE

Tax-exempt · WHEAT RIDGE, CO 80033

Financials

$1.7M$2.2M2023$2.7M$1.9M2024$1.1M$1.6M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,146,081$1,602,905-$456,824$1,080,682$224,118$856,564
December 31, 2024990$2,652,409$1,929,884$722,525$1,489,242$175,854$1,313,388
December 31, 2023990$1,708,311$2,237,954-$529,643$1,021,360$430,497$590,863
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,109,532
of which government grants
$639,023
Membership dues
$81,398
Program service revenue
$22,260
Investment income
$11,800
Other revenue
$2,489

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$883,301
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$100,036
Other salaries and wages
$292,641
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$473,546
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$65,855
Occupancy
$25,098
Travel
$13,538
Program services (functional)
$1,454,089
Management and general (functional)
$137,820
Fundraising (functional)
$10,996

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,489,242
Total assets, end of year
$1,080,682
Total liabilities, end of year
$224,118
Net assets, end of year
$856,564
Net assets without donor restrictions
$390,433
Net assets with donor restrictions
$466,131
Gross receipts
$1,146,081
Employees
7
Year formed
2013
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MAEGAN LOKTEFFEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$87,821$12,215
ANGIE SHEHORNPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ROSIE EVANSVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELLE SHARPTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CLAUDIA STRAITSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KATHLEEN MERRITTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHANIE BIVINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STACY TERRILLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DUSTY JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN ENBODENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STACY PETTYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEATHER HAWKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN RICHARDSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRISTINA HERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAT BOLTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MAEGAN LOKTEFFEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$95,427$2,018
ANGIE SHEHORNPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ROSIE EVANSVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELLE SHARPTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CLAUDIA STRAITSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HEATHER HAWKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN MERRITTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHANIE BIVINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRISTINA HERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN RICHARDSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINA TAYLORBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STACY TERRILLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DUSTY JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MAEGAN LOKTEFFEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$90,022$1,903
ANGIE SHEHORNPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ROSIE EVANSVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELLE SHARPTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CLAUDIA STRAITSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DANIELLE BUTLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ESPERANZA YBARRABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEATHER HAWKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN MERRITTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINA TAYLORBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHANIE BIVENSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRISTINA HERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN RICHARDSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4891 INDEPENDENCE ST, WHEAT RIDGE, CO 80033-6752
In care of
% MAEGAN LOKTEFF
Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
3532 Franklin Street Suite F, Denver CO 80205
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
ANGIE SHEHORN, 7850 VANCE DRIVE SUITE 280, ARVADA, CO 80003
Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
Beverly Thurber, ECCLC 1730 S College Suite 200, Fort Collins CO 80525
Signed the 990
MAEGAN LOKTEFF, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(720) 588-2840
Return prepared by
TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY

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.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • 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.
    Expenses $1,454,089 · grants $883,301 · revenue $22,260

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
46-1020675
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2013
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P30)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,080,682
Income (IRS master file)
$1,146,081

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,146,081$1,602,905$1,080,682XML
990December 2024$2,652,409$1,929,884$1,489,242XML
990December 2023$1,708,311$2,237,954$1,021,360XML
990December 2022$1,961,771$1,560,205$1,824,707IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2013
Officer: Beverly Thurber
December 31, 2013≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 46-1020675).

Questions about EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE

What is the EIN of EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE is 46-1020675.
Is EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
Are donations to EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE 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 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE 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 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE 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 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ANGIE SHEHORN.
Who are the officers and directors of EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $87,821 (MAEGAN LOKTEFF, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,146,081, expenses of $1,602,905 and total assets of $1,080,682 at year end.

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