DENVER EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B19

Classification

2000

Street

3800 BUCHTEL BLVD

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Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

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• P BRUCE AND VIRGINIA C BENSONFONDATION - A

  EIN 26-0272148

Mission and programs · 2024

• QUALITY INITIATIVES - The Classroom Coaching and Quality Navigation teams supported 405 child care sites and 1,588 classrooms, impacting over 20,000 children across the city of Denver. 93% of program participants rated classroom coaching as vital to their sites success. In partnership with Denver Preschool Program, DECC launched a collaboration focusing on improving child health and development within Colorados Universal Preschool Program. Key areas include: oral health integration in classrooms and home settings, screening and referral services to support early detection and intervention for improved child outcomes, and capacity-building to help local communities support child care programs in meeting the new Healthy Development Quality Standards. DECCs Quality Navigation team played a pivotal role in administering funds from the State of Colorado to ensure that child care programs had the resources needed to enhance their services and improve outcomes for the children they serve. By working closely with providers, Navigators helped allocate funding for urgent needs such as curriculum materials, health and safety improvements, capital upgrades, technology, and workforce development initiatives. These strategic investments led directly to the creation of 623 new child care slots in high-need areas, addressing the shortage of quality child care services in underserved communities. Through close collaboration with child care providers, DECCs Navigators helped maximize the impact of these funds, driving improvements in the quality of care, learning environments, and workforce sustainabilityultimately benefiting the children of Denver. DECCs Business Services team facilitated real estate walk-throughs to help providers identify optimal locations for new or expanded child care facilities. These efforts resulted in new child care slots for 105 children.

  Expenses $1,949,568 · Revenue $13,805

• CAREER PATHWAYS: The Career Coaching program played a pivotal role in addressing the challenges faced by early childhood professionals. It served as a significant resource for recruiting new talent into the field while also providing support to retain the existing workforce by working 1-1 with 538 individuals, with 80% of participants rating career coaching from the Council as imperative to the workforce. The Council continued to offer high-quality training for early childhood professionals, with a remarkable 70% surge in participation of professional development trainings compared to the previous fiscal year. This growth reflects the increasing demand for professional development opportunities among ECE providers and underscores the value of the Councils offerings in strengthening the early childhood workforce. The introduction of training programs in additional languages, such as Dari and Farsi, contributed to an 85% increase in non-English training sessions, broadening the reach of our services to a more diverse group of ECE professionals and fostering greater inclusivity within the community. The Conscious Discipline Training equipped educators with practical strategies for emotional regulation, conflict resolution, and classroom management, helping them create safe, supportive, and nurturing environments for children. That training alone served 488 participants with in-depth training courses and provided $70,000 worth of materials to 91 child care programs for educators to implement the strategies they learned during training. The Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference continued to be a hub of innovation, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration for professionals and advocates in the early childhood education field and served over 1,500 attendees with 154 sessions from 209 presenters. 96% would recommend RMECC to a friend or colleague and 87% of the attendees said the event met their expectations and professional goals.

  Expenses $903,165 · Revenue $613,197

• SYSTEMS BULDING: In the Councils Early Childhood Systems Building & Advocacy efforts, we worked to improve access to high-quality education, support providers, and advise policies that benefit children and families across Denver and beyond. Our team actively engaged in statewide and local initiatives to shape a stronger early childhood system. The Council collaborated with over 110 partners from government, nonprofit, and business sectors to tackle key challenges, fostering cross-sector cooperation. As part of the Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance, the Council coordinated with councils across Colorado to push for a stronger statewide system. DECC also supported local and statewide legislation and advocated for federal investment in early care, child abuse prevention, the Strengthening Families Act, and the Child Tax Credit. DECC hosted the Denver Director Equity and Advocacy Group, providing directors with a platform to address key issues. Through this work, we facilitated discussions between community providers and the governors office on the implementation of Colorado Universal Preschool. DECC staff led efforts to support career navigation for early childhood professionals, focusing on recruitment, workforce development, and retention. As part of the Early Childhood Leadership Commissions Early Childhood Workforce Development Subcommittee, DECC advocated for higher education resources, better compensation, and professional development access for the early childhood workforce.

  Expenses $297,906

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $4,126,257

  Expenses

  $3,711,880

  Contributions

  $3,496,027

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $4,378,984

  Expenses

  $4,336,680

  Contributions

  $3,774,729

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $3,398,325

  Expenses

  $3,617,863

  Contributions

  $3,280,204

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,739,493

  Expenses

  $4,018,809

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,642,134

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,651,532

  Expenses

  $3,778,612

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,380,072

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,763,181

  Expenses

  $3,754,624

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,407,009

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,547,334

  Expenses

  $3,395,108

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,478,893

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,320,698

  Expenses

  $3,904,109

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,742,945

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,615,434

  Expenses

  $4,720,951

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,648,738

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,633,350

  Expenses

  $3,932,388

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,662,969

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,588,443

  Expenses

  $1,795,231

  Assets (EOY)

  $971,447

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,471,257

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,054,142

• 2011 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,224,901

  Assets (EOY)

  $283,794

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• EARLY MILESTONES COLORADO

  $156,388

  2023 · CHILDCARE SUP. GRANT

• EARLY MILESTONES COLORADO

  $36,597

  2022 · CHILDCARE SUP. GRANT

• THE AMERICAS ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN

  $14,000

  2022 · RE-GRANT

• LENA FOUNDATION

  $13,241

  2023 · CIRCLE GRANT FUNDS

• COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION

  $7,949

  2023 · GENERAL PURPOSE

• COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION

  $5,189

  2022 · GENERAL PURPOSE

• DENVER FOUNDATION

  $0

  2022 · PRESCHOOLS

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