Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$36,148

Total expenses

$33,388

Contributions and grants received

$14,023

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$22,125

Membership dues (line 3)

$0

Investment income (line 4)

$0

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

$0

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

$0

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

$0

Other revenue (line 8)

$0

Total assets, end of year

$19,330

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$19,330

Program service expenses (Part III)

$33,388

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

• ECAL Inc. established Caring Commuities:Birth-3 in 2008 to transform program philosophy and practice in child care settings for infants and toddlers. The initiative has successfully implemented programs in 20 sites in central Ohio and one site in Cincinnati, Ohio through training and mentoring of center teachers and directors. The CC: B-3 initiative has assisted in improving over all center quality, with several centers receiving increased quality ratings from the state's Step Up to Quality child care center rating system. CC: B-3 impacted on the quality of care for over 280 infants and toddlers in child care centers in central Ohio during this reporting year. All centers who have made the commitment to transform their programs from individual groups of younger infants, older infants and toddlers to mixed age communities of infants and toddlers together have maintained that program model despite issues of funding challenges because they understand the added value to young children in a mixed age class with continuing, primary teachers. ECAL Inc offers 30 trainings that are Ohio Approved for professional development with registration for the trainings offered through the state website, OCCRRA, or through private contract with centers. It also offers mentoring services for teacher and center directors for program improvement and enhancement. CC: B3 directors meet monthly to discuss local and state public policy issues affecting early childhood centers. In June, 2022, ECAL published a professional journal about the Caring Communities Birth to 3 Initiative that is being used as a pathway for center directors/owners and teachers to transform their infant and toddler programs from single age classrooms to mixed age classrooms. A book study guide has also been developed which is used as a new training tool, both on-line and in person.

  Expenses $33,197

• ECAL Inc./CC: B-3 representatives participated in the planning and coordination of early learning and care policy and funding for young children at the state and local level. Center directors and board members are strong advocates for the expansion of the availability of higher quality programs for young children, and unique in their advocacy for mixed age programs for infants and toddlers.

• Maintain a website and social media presence whose purpose is to inform the community and others outside of central Ohio about the work, success and importance of the Caring Communities: Birth to 3 initiative. This work is done by volunteers.

  Expenses $191

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2022

Filed

12 December 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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