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Early Childhood Council of Boulder County

Public charity · Grantmaker Longmont, CO EIN: 84-1359734 Website

To expand and improve the comprehensive system of quality early childhood services for families in Boulder county. The organization acts as the countywide convener for strategic planning for early childhood programs and services.

Early Childhood Council of Boulder County at a glance

In short: Early Childhood Council of Boulder County gave $42K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$42,267
-84.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$21,134
-77.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$21,134
Total assets
$794,341
+33.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Early Childhood Council of Boulder County funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Gray Wolf Montessor: $30KGray Wolf Montessor$30KColorado Care Academy of Flatirons: $12KColorado Care Academy ofFlatirons$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Gray Wolf Montessor ($30K). Together the top 2 received $42K.

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 23 (87%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BoulderLafayetteLongmontLouisvilleBroomfieldDenverErieSuperior

How Early Childhood Council of Boulder County gives

  • Giving fell 84% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 11 grants2020 3 grants2021 8 grants2022 7 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2021) to $276K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $42K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gray Wolf Montessor Longmont, COProgram Assistance$29,930
Colorado Care Academy of Flatirons Boulder, COProgram Assistance$12,337
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$794,341$1,378,136$1,140,108$42,2672
2024$593,506$1,495,961$1,492,560$276,4033
2023$664,576$1,287,578$1,233,742$64,9007
2022$413,710$1,333,187$1,263,563$256,6618
2021$300,772$922,036$878,683$27,4433
2020$275,541$981,935$992,981$81,22811
2019$307,616$850,975$857,690——

About Early Childhood Council of Boulder County

Based on IRS filings

Early Childhood Council of Boulder County is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Longmont, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $794K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $42K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Early Childhood Council of Boulder County is led by Kaycee Headrick, CEO on every filing since 2024; 1 of 15 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kaycee Headrick

    CEO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $90K (2024) → $99K (2025)

  • Jennifer Leosz

    President

    Trustee → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shela Blankinship

    Ac Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Callandar

    Trustee

    Trustee → Treasurer & Secretary, 2021

    Treasurer & Secretary → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $24K (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • C. Peggy Goodbody

    Trustee

    President → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Wilkinson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Robbins

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Pusillo

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barb Truan

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kayley McMahon

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitch Rosenbaum

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Garcia

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Early

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Stewart

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betsy Redfern

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Peter Dawson (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Besty Redfern (2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Peggy Goodbody (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Danielle Butler (2019–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Marc Cowell (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Tere Garcia (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kendra Kohlhaas (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Mary Wolf (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Erica Harrington (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Palaich PhD (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Victoria Youcha PhD (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Coriena Contreras (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Cynthia Divino PhD (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Tom Briggs (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Sarah Scully (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Doug Yeiser (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Hans Wiik MPH MHA RPh (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeff Zayach MPA (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kaycee Headrick — CEO: $99KKaycee HeadrickCEO$99K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $99K, to Kaycee Headrick (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Early Childhood Council of Boulder County

How much does Early Childhood Council of Boulder County give each year?

Early Childhood Council of Boulder County gave $42K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $276K across 3 grants.

How large is Early Childhood Council of Boulder County?

Early Childhood Council of Boulder County reported $794K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.

What is Early Childhood Council of Boulder County?

Early Childhood Council of Boulder County is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Longmont, CO. It holds $794K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Early Childhood Council of Boulder County operate?

Early Childhood Council of Boulder County has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Early Childhood Council of Boulder County's EIN?

Early Childhood Council of Boulder County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1359734. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 7, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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