- 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Coleen Downs DinneenCOLEEN DOWNS DINNEEN
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Chuck CarignanCHUCK CARIGNAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kathleen V BettsKATHLEEN V BETTS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Fernando J Domenech JrFERNANDO J DOMENECH JR
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kristen VicinoKRISTEN VICINO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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William TetlerWILLIAM TETLER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Erika WilkinsonERIKA WILKINSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tom DickerTOM DICKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sylvia ExantusSYLVIA EXANTUS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Molly GormanMOLLY GORMAN
CLERK
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sunday TaylorSUNDAY TAYLOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sean CurranSEAN CURRAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Debra McConnellDEBRA MCCONNELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Eurnestine BrownEURNESTINE BROWN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christopher ShumateCHRISTOPHER SHUMATE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jim GeraghtyJIM GERAGHTY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Erin HotalingERIN HOTALING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amy O'LearyAMY O'LEARY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David DesprezDAVID DESPREZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Martha MillerMARTHA MILLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Abigail PaulABIGAIL PAUL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Duyum RyanDUYUM RYAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jonathan GreeleyJONATHAN GREELEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lauren CookLAUREN 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
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Patti KeenanPATTI 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
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2023
- Revenue
- $10,676,869
- Expenses
- $9,608,694
- Contributions
- $3,576,905
- Grants paid
- $0
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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
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,832,643
- Expenses
- $4,556,551
- Assets (EOY)
- $12,715,059
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,417,904
- Expenses
- $4,470,067
- Assets (EOY)
- $12,409,048
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,430,585
- Expenses
- $4,423,305
- Assets (EOY)
- $11,572,293
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,891,701
- Expenses
- $4,063,208
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,985,608
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,617,914
- Expenses
- $3,590,894
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,923,022
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,229,728
- Expenses
- $3,511,498
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,571,415
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,482,417
- Expenses
- $3,466,979
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,807,424
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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
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BUCHANAN FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION
$5,400,000
2023 PROGRAM SUPPORT
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WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION
$225,000
2022 SEE PART IV
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$215,908
2023 SOCIAL WELFARE
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$199,022
2022 SOCIAL WELFARE
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$152,500
2022 Operating Support/Annual Fund
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$150,000
2022 Capital Campaign
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$136,052
2023 Operating Support/Annual Fund
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$130,456
2024 SOCIAL WELFARE
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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.