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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$300,534
Total expenses
$302,025
Contributions and grants received
$323,232
Grants paid
$39,212
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$31
Other revenue
-$22,729
Total assets, end of year
$154,030
Total liabilities, end of year
$46,212
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$107,818
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$219,786
Management and general expenses
$46,736
Fundraising expenses
$35,503
Program service expenses (Part III)
$219,786

Program services were 72.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $216,070

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $107,162

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $817

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $31 · excluded $31

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $83,691

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $216,070

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $106,654

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$22,963 · excluded -$22,963

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $234 · excluded $234

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $234

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $39,212 · program services $39,212

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $24,149 · program services $19,403 · management and general $4,254 · fundraising $492

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $80,707 · program services $71,358 · management and general $7,534 · fundraising $1,815

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $9,742 · program services $1,314 · management and general $8,399 · fundraising $29

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,925 · management and general $20,925

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $29,294 · program services $13,184 · fundraising $16,110

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $13,211 · program services $11,680 · fundraising $1,531

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,073 · program services $11,014 · management and general $1,306 · fundraising $5,753

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13,385 · program services $12,441 · management and general $651 · fundraising $293

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $23,907 · program services $20,281 · management and general $3,110 · fundraising $516

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $321 · program services $321

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,609 · program services $1,460 · management and general $119 · fundraising $30

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,362 · program services $2,109 · management and general $205 · fundraising $48

  • 24a · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND PRINTING

    total $23,628 · program services $14,509 · management and general $233 · fundraising $8,886

  • 24b · Other expenses: VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY A

    total $1,500 · program services $1,500

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $34,197 · end of year $22,021

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $70,733 · end of year $79,928

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,300 · end of year $6,835

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $16,945

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $14,216

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,338 · end of year $2,729

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $63,470 · end of year $42,517

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,960 · end of year $5,362

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $61,769 · end of year $40,850

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $100,183 · end of year $88,002

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,126 · end of year $19,816

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION (CCSE)'S MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR AND FACILITATE AN APPROPRIATE, INCLUSIVE, HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND/OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN THE WASHINGTON D.C. AND BALTIMORE REGION CATHOLIC SCHOOLS TO ENRICH THEIR LIVES, SCHOOLS, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ADVOCATE FOR AND FACILITATE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

  • SINCE ITS INCEPTION, CCSE'S BELIEVE IN ME! PROGRAM HAS AWARDED SEED GRANTS TO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN MARYLAND AND WASHINGTON DC TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OR EXPANSION OF INCLUSIVE, SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILTIES. THIS FUNDING ALLOWS SCHOOLS TO HIRE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND PARA-PROFESSIONALS, TO PURSUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TO PURCHASE SPECIALIZED CLASSROOM MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT. GRANTS AWARDED ARE COMPLEMENTED BY MONTHLY PRO-BONO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. GRANTS ARE AWARDED AT CCSE'S ANNUAL GRANT AWARDS CEREMONY.

    Expenses $72,825 · Grants $23,810

  • CCSE'S PRO-BONO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) TO SCHOOLS CONSISTS OF PROGRAM ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOLS ARE EQUIPPED AND STAFFED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND THAT TEACHERS ARE WELL PREPARED IN BEST PRACTICES IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION TO SERVE ALL THE STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. SERVICES INCLUDE: MONTHLY INDIVIDUAL TEACHER AND TEAM COACHING BY CCSE'S INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, IN-SERVICE TRAINING AND TOPICAL WORKSHOPS; IMPLEMENTING APPROPRIATE MODIFICATIONS AND ACCOMODATIONS; YEAR-LONG CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE TAILORED TO A SCHOOL'S NEEDS. INCLUDES OVER 200 HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING AND CONSULTING TO GRANTEE AND FORMER GRANTEE SCHOOLS IN ADDITION TO SELECT OTHER SCHOOLS. TA IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS, VIABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF INCLUSION PROGRAMS FUNDED BY CCSE.

    Expenses $88,226 · Grants $15,402

  • CCSE'S FREE-OF-CHARGE FAMILY SUPPORT & ADVOCACY HELPS FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES NAVIGATE THE FREQUENTLY COMPLEX MAZE OF SERVICES BY PROVIDING CURRENT INFORMATION ON PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. IT ALSO PROVIDES SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR PARENTS ON THE JOURNEY TO RAISING A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY AND INCLUDES PARENT NETWORKING AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES AT CCSE'S ANNUAL FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL AND OTHER EVENTS.

    Expenses $58,735

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Francesca Pellegrino

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $24,150
    From this org
    $24,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Anna McDermott-Vitak

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mary Brogan

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Frank Pellegrino

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Joseph B Fitzgerald

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Maura Kelly Lannan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Christine Nawrot

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Patrick J Murphy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Debbie Docal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503169349303705

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