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ELLIS EARLY LEARNING INC

EIN 04-2104168 BOSTON, MA

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Revenue 2024
$16,165,987
Expenses 2024
$10,528,886

Program services were 72.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B21Z
Classification
1000
Street
58 BERKELEY ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ELLIS PARTNERS WITH FAMILIES TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN A WARM, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN OUR FIELD, WE SUPPORT CHILDREN ACROSS THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SPECTRUM, TREASURE DIVERSITY IN ALL FORMS, AND CELEBRATE THE JOY OF CHILDHOOD.

  • PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FULL-DAY, YEAR ROUND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE TO PRESCHOOL CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF THREE YEARS AND NINE MONTHS AND FIVE YEARS. THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS BY ENSURING ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND RESOURCES THEY NEED FOR HEALTHY SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE FIVE PSK CLASSROOMS: THREE LOCATED AT 58 BERKELEY STREET, AND ONE EACH AT 66 BERKELEY STREET AND 555 AMORY STREET. ELLIS HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE EXPANDED ACCESS TO UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL (UPK) TO BOSTON'S THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS. IN FOUR OF THESE CLASSROOMS, STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM BPS CURRICULUM, ENHANCED TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND INCREASED COMPENSATION, ALL HELPING TO RETAIN TEACHERS AND PROMOTE PROGRAM QUALITY. THIS PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES IN FY2025.

    Expenses $3,909,327 · Revenue $5,158,855

  • TODDLER PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FULL-DAY, YEAR-ROUND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE TO TODDLER CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF TWO YEARS AND THREE YEARS AND NINE MONTHS. THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS BY ENSURING ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND RESOURCES THEY NEED FOR HEALTH SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. THE TEN TODDLER CLASSROOMS ARE LOCATED AT 58 & 66 BERKELEY STREET AND 555 AMORY STREET.

    Expenses $1,847,012 · Revenue $2,053,237

  • INFANT PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FULL-DAY, YEARROUND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION BETWEEN THE AGES OF THREE MONTHS AND TWO YEARS AND NINE MONTHS. THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS BY ENSURING ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND RESOURCES THEY NEED FOR HEALTHY SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE SEVEN INFANT CLASSROOMS LOCATED BETWEEN 58 & 66 BERKELEY STREET AND 555 AMORY STREET.

    Expenses $1,319,668 · Revenue $1,232,985

  • SEE OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.ELLISEARLYLEARNING.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION.

    Expenses $571,206 · Revenue $902,744

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

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.

  • Coleen Downs Dinneen

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chuck Carignan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathleen V Betts

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fernando J Domenech Jr

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristen Vicino

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Tetler

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erika Wilkinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Dicker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sylvia Exantus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Molly Gorman

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sunday Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sean Curran

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Debra McConnell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eurnestine Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Shumate

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Geraghty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erin Hotaling

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy O'Leary

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Desprez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martha Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Abigail Paul

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Duyum Ryan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathan Greeley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lauren Cook

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $214,146
    From this org
    $207,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,346
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,800
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,346
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $214,146
  • Patti Keenan

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $156,750
    From this org
    $153,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,000
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,750
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $156,750

The first 25 listed. 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
    $16,165,987
    Expenses
    $10,528,886
    Contributions
    $6,329,974
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $10,676,869
    Expenses
    $9,608,694
    Contributions
    $3,576,905
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $9,782,582
    Expenses
    $8,113,269
    Contributions
    $3,732,861
    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

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,832,643
    Expenses
    $4,556,551
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,715,059
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,417,904
    Expenses
    $4,470,067
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,409,048
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,430,585
    Expenses
    $4,423,305
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,572,293
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,891,701
    Expenses
    $4,063,208
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,985,608
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,617,914
    Expenses
    $3,590,894
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,923,022
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,229,728
    Expenses
    $3,511,498
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,571,415
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,482,417
    Expenses
    $3,466,979
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,807,424
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,358,451
    Expenses
    $3,410,420
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,528,458

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.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.