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Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND

Public charity · Grantmaker Notre Dame, IN EIN: 35-1188922 Website

To provide a school learning environment and early childhood development services.

Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND at a glance

In short: Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND gave $74K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$74,339
Grants made (2025)
7
Average grant
$10,620
Median grant
$6,484
Total assets
$4,053,928
+26.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (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 Development Center Univerty of ND funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Creative Hands and Brillian Minds: $23KCreative Hands and BrillianMinds$23KGrowing Kids: $22KGrowing Kids$22KMi Escuelita LLC: $8KMi Escuelita LLC$8KApple Learning Center: $6KApple Learning Center$6KMimi & Friends Daycare: $6KMimi & Friends Daycare$6KForever Blessed Daycare: $5KForever Blessed Daycare$5KEl Campito Inc: $4KEl Campito Inc$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Creative Hands and Brillian Minds ($23K). Together the top 7 received $74K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

States

Cities

South Bend

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 7 grants2025

In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $74K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Creative Hands and Brillian Minds South Bend, INImprove Learning Environments$23,400
Growing Kids South Bend, INImprove Learning Environments$22,095
Mi Escuelita LLC South Bend, INImprove Learning Environments$7,800
Apple Learning Center South Bend, INImprove Learning Environments$6,484
Mimi & Friends Daycare South Bend, INImprove Learning Environments$5,630
Forever Blessed Daycare South Bend, INImprove Learning Environments$5,080
El Campito Inc South Bend, INImprove Learning Environments$3,850
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$4,053,928$4,130,260$3,593,197$74,3397$147,896
2024$3,205,479$3,597,625$3,087,689——$107,817
2023$2,944,466$3,303,678$2,943,372——$67,678
2022$3,063,328$4,131,236$2,636,249——$66,323
2021$2,088,723$2,347,409$2,307,592——$34,697
2020$1,640,910$2,432,157$2,575,732——$45,994
2019$1,972,251$2,768,083$2,453,171——$62,204

About Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND

Based on IRS filings

Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND is a public charity focused on Education, based in Notre Dame, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $74K. Net investment income was $148K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND is led by Alissa Russell, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 19 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alissa Russell

    President

    Vice President → President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $110K (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • Kari Alford

    Executive Director

    Executive Director-Incoming → Executive Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $69K (2020) → $112K (2025)

  • Elly Brenner

    Nd Director

    Nd Appointed Member → Nd Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Horvath

    General Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Lane

    General Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Valentino

    General Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Kroll

    General Director

    Nd Appointed Member → General Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Goodrich

    General Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caitlin Olivier

    Nd Director

    Ecdc-Nd Elected Parent Representative → Nd Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Egan

    Smc Director

    Smc Appointed Director → Smc Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Alavanja

    Smc Director

    Ecdc-Nd Elected Parent Representative → Smc Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Givens

    Smc Director

    Ecdc-Smc Elected Parent Re → Smc Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Griffin

    General Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nectu Agrawal

    General Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Williamson

    Nd Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annette Peacock-Johnson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Otousa

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Latham

    Past President

    President → General Director, 2021

    General Director → Past President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura W. Ambrose

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Andrea Post (2019–2023) — General Director
  • Former: Margaret Jessop (2019–2023) — General Director
  • Former: Wade Buchs (2022–2023) — Ecdc-Smc Elected Parent Re
  • Former: Laura Williamson (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Kaylie Dvorak (2021) — Ecdc-Smc Elected Parent Re
  • Former: Robert Masters (2021) — Ecdc-Smc Elected Parent Re
  • Former: Victor Guerrero (2021) — Ecdc-Nd Elected Parent Representative
  • Former: Jennifer Wright (2019–2020) — Smc Appointed Director
  • Former: Jessica Piser (2019–2020) — Ecdc-Smc Elected Parent Re
  • Former: Kate Garry (2019–2020) — Ecdc-Nd Elected Parent Representative
  • Former: Kate Mueller (2019–2020) — Ecdc-Nd Elected Parent Representative
  • Former: Melissa Harden (2019–2020) — Ecdc-Smc Elected Parent Re
  • Former: Terri Kosik (2019–2020) — Executive Director-Outgoing

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

Kari Alford — Executive Director: $112KKari AlfordExecutive Director$112K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $112K, to Kari Alford (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND

How much does Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND give each year?

Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND gave $74K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND's typical grant size?

Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND's median grant in 2025 was $6,484, and its average grant was $10,620, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND give grants?

Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were South Bend, IN (7 grants).

Does Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Improve Learning Environments" (7 grants).

Who are Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND's largest grantees?

Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND's largest 2025 grantees include Creative Hands and Brillian Minds ($23,400), Growing Kids ($22,095) and Mi Escuelita LLC ($7,800), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND?

Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.1M.

What is Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND?

Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND is a public charity focused on Education, based in Notre Dame, IN. It holds $4.1M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND's EIN?

Early Childhood Development Center Univerty of ND's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1188922. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 21, 2025)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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