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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,215,191
Total expenses
$9,102,461
Contributions and grants received
$8,366,441
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$165,421
Investment income
$667,490
Other revenue
$15,839
Total assets, end of year
$15,166,836
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,440,162
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,726,674
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,397,486
Management and general expenses
$1,496,894
Fundraising expenses
$208,081
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,397,486

Program services were 81.3% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,812,760

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,553,681

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $165,421 · related or exempt $165,421

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $457,025 · excluded $457,025

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $210,465

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $210,465

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $210,465 · excluded $210,465

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $15,839 · related or exempt $15,839

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15,839

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $300,659 · program services $18,039 · management and general $135,297 · fundraising $147,323

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,663,724 · program services $3,084,320 · management and general $578,113 · fundraising $1,291

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $258,724 · program services $217,019 · management and general $40,759 · fundraising $946

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $380,409 · program services $306,171 · management and general $71,584 · fundraising $2,654

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $294,133 · program services $236,708 · management and general $49,927 · fundraising $7,498

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $30,846 · management and general $30,846

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $380,451 · program services $89,634 · management and general $269,847 · fundraising $20,970

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $43,420 · program services $24,848 · management and general $18,572

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $142,291 · program services $116,026 · management and general $25,605 · fundraising $660

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $140,393 · program services $112,177 · management and general $28,216

  • 17 · Travel

    total $486,488 · program services $436,372 · management and general $44,094 · fundraising $6,022

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,600,163 · program services $1,482,602 · management and general $114,294 · fundraising $3,267

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUB-CONTRACTORS

    total $970,819 · program services $926,943 · management and general $27,876 · fundraising $16,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONSULTANT SERVICES

    total $303,528 · program services $303,528

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $106,413 · program services $43,099 · management and general $61,864 · fundraising $1,450

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,212,848 · end of year $6,395,842

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,107,580 · end of year $618,885

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $112,655 · end of year $206,332

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,275,747 · end of year $7,945,777

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $107,385

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $373,556 · end of year $401,919

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $1,038,243

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $107,950

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,853,843 · end of year $10,595,660

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,480,866 · end of year $3,131,014

Mission and programs · 2025

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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IDENTIFY, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT EDUCATION PUBLIC POLICY TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS.

  • 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

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jose Munoz

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $300,659
    From this org
    $273,606
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,053
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $273,606
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $20,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,253
    Filer's total
    $300,659

  • Claus Von Zastrow Sr

    SR POLICY DI

    Total calculated
    $183,818
    From this org
    $170,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,768
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,050
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $13,596
    Nontaxable benefits
    $172
    Filer's total
    $183,818

  • Antionette Garcia

    DIR OF ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $169,539
    From this org
    $155,949
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,590
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,949
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $12,772
    Nontaxable benefits
    $818
    Filer's total
    $169,539

  • Deven Scott

    STATE RELATI

    Total calculated
    $171,516
    From this org
    $153,806
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,710
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,806
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $12,360
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,350
    Filer's total
    $171,516

  • Jamie Kasper

    AEP DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $160,391
    From this org
    $143,506
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,885
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,506
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $11,536
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,349
    Filer's total
    $160,391

  • Victoria Ballerini

    DIR OF STRON

    Total calculated
    $158,151
    From this org
    $139,879
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,272
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,879
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $11,536
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,736
    Filer's total
    $158,151

  • Mark Gordon

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laura Kelly

    IMMEDIATE PA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bill Soules

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Aaron Thompson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Madeleine Bayard

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie Bell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charlene Russell-Tucker

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tony Sanders

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Don Schaible

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
17 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202611689349300726

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