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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by THE COUNCIL FOR PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION.

Totals

Total revenue
$22,500,582
Total expenses
$23,383,935
Contributions and grants received
$12,060
Grants paid
$51,000
Program service revenue
$20,396,471
Investment income
$2,092,051
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$79,107,769
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,264,356
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$74,843,413
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$19,688,275
Management and general expenses
$3,695,660
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$19,688,275

Program services were 84.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $12,060

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ASSESSMENT FEES

    total $13,545,796 · related or exempt $13,545,796

  • 2b · Program service revenue: RENEWAL FEES

    total $3,959,894 · related or exempt $3,959,894

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PUBLICATION REVENUE

    total $2,187,665 · related or exempt $2,187,665

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE FEES

    total $620,261 · related or exempt $620,261

  • 2e · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM FEES

    total $82,855 · related or exempt $82,855

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,417,190 · excluded $4,417,190

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $11,504,570

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $12,180,378 · other assets $1,649,331

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$675,808 · other assets -$1,649,331

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,325,139 · excluded -$2,325,139

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $51,000 · program services $51,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,151,378 · program services $763,226 · management and general $388,152

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,840,061 · program services $6,830,150 · management and general $1,009,911

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $612,119 · program services $537,466 · management and general $74,653

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $723,442 · program services $622,095 · management and general $101,347

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $663,485 · program services $562,355 · management and general $101,130

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $130,398 · program services $130,398

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $49,339 · management and general $49,339

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $183,515 · management and general $183,515

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,517,312 · program services $6,923,201 · management and general $594,111

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,100,295 · program services $627,070 · management and general $473,225

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $975,654 · program services $813,137 · management and general $162,517

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $311,664 · program services $236,323 · management and general $75,341

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,401,606 · program services $1,212,141 · management and general $189,465

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $221,891 · program services $191,897 · management and general $29,994

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $194,249 · program services $147,074 · management and general $47,175

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $73,607 · management and general $73,607

  • 24a · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT & TRAINING

    total $141,081 · program services $35,840 · management and general $105,241

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $36,577 · management and general $36,577

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $5,262 · program services $4,902 · management and general $360

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,403,106 · end of year $2,435,389

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,677,992 · end of year $4,210,099

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $905,082 · end of year $315,294

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $429,325 · end of year $405,421

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $272,900 · end of year $393,707

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

    $2,477,619

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

    $1,919,324

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,688,382 · end of year $558,295

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $61,279,366 · end of year $69,813,003

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,166,952 · end of year $976,561

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,631,815 · end of year $1,386,073

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,421,498 · end of year $1,772,991

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,315,388 · end of year $1,105,292

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $72,454,404 · end of year $74,843,413

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE COUNCIL FOR PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION ADVANCES CAREER PATHWAYS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY, COMPETENCY-BASED CREDENTIALING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • THE COUNCIL RECOGNIZES AND CREDENTIALS PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK IN ALL TYPES OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS - HEAD START, PRE-K, INFANT-TODDLER, FAMILY CHILD CARE, AND HOME VISITOR PROGRAMS. THE COUNCIL ADMINISTERS A UNIQUE EDUCATOR CREDENTIALING PROCESS WHICH RESULTS IN THE AWARD OF THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE (CDA) CREDENTIAL. THE PROGRAM USES A SPECIFIC SET OF TIME-TESTED, RESEARCH-BASED TOOLS TO DETERMINE EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER COMPETENCY, BASED ON MULTIPLE SOURCES OF EVIDENCE.

    Expenses $19,688,275 · Grants $51,000 · Revenue $20,396,471

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Albert Wat

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $3,000
    From this org
    $3,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandy Baba

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $3,000
    From this org
    $3,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Daniels

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $3,000
    From this org
    $3,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yolanda Garcia

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $3,000
    From this org
    $3,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stacie Goffin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $3,000
    From this org
    $3,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carla Thompson Payton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ariel Ford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $3,000
    From this org
    $3,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shannon Bracamonte

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $3,000
    From this org
    $3,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Davis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $3,000
    From this org
    $3,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill West

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $3,000
    From this org
    $3,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Calvin Moore Jr

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $485,850
    From this org
    $426,444
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,406
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $416,444
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $41,583
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,823
    Filer's total
    $485,850

  • Andrew Davis

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $320,253
    From this org
    $275,218
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,035
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $267,718
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,181
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,854
    Filer's total
    $320,253

  • Janice Bigelow

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $315,274
    From this org
    $274,479
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,795
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $266,979
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,008
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,787
    Filer's total
    $315,274

  • Abena Ocran-Jackson

    VP - PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $255,906
    From this org
    $222,268
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,638
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,268
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,336
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,302
    Filer's total
    $255,906

  • Jose Porro

    VP - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $255,338
    From this org
    $231,161
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,177
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,661
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,951
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,226
    Filer's total
    $255,338

  • Janie Payne

    VP - PEOPLE & CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $244,911
    From this org
    $210,349
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,562
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,349
    Bonus
    $4,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,958
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,604
    Filer's total
    $244,911

  • Elisa Shepherd

    VP - STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

    Total calculated
    $238,744
    From this org
    $215,411
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,333
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,911
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,537
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,796
    Filer's total
    $238,744

  • Beth Heeb

    VP - QUALITY ASSURANCE & RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $231,702
    From this org
    $208,460
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,242
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,460
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,840
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,402
    Filer's total
    $231,702

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION POLICY INCLUDES A DISCRETIONARY PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPONENT. AMOUNTS ARE REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN (B)(II).

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
16 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202611679349300916

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