Episcopal Children's Services Inc
Episcopal Children's Services Inc, also known as ECS4Kids, is a Jacksonville, Florida-based public charity that supports early childhood education and family services. Its programs include Head Start and Early Head Start, Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK), School Readiness, and Child Care Resource and Referral.
Episcopal Children's Services Inc at a glance
In short: Episcopal Children's Services Inc gave $25.0M across 216 grants in 2025 (avg $116K), mostly in Florida. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $24,962,373
- -33.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 216
- -4.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $115,567
- -30.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $79,364
- Total assets
- $20,141,320
- -7.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 17% first-time grantees (36 of 216, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Florida (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Episcopal Children's Services Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 8649 Baypine Rd Bldg 7 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256-7536
Phone: (904) 726-1500
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Episcopal Children's Services Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was SJCSD - Tech Tots ($1.1M). Together the top 10 received $6.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
841 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 315 grants of 841 (37%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
ECS4Kids’ programs serve families and providers in Florida and Georgia, according to its organizational description. Its Head Start and Early Head Start services are listed in 12 North and Central Florida counties: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Dixie, Duval, Gilchrist, Lake, Levy, Marion, and Nassau. Its School Readiness and VPK services cover Baker, Bradford, Clay, Nassau, Putnam, and an individual recipient counties in Northeast Florida. In 2025, 98% of reported grant dollars went to Florida recipients, 2% to Oregon, and a rounded less than 1% to New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 216 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Episcopal Children's Services Inc open to new grantees?
17%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 36 of 216 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $142K; repeat grants $110K. How we count
Medians: $69K first-time, $81K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2022–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7.3M (2022) to $77.0M (2023). In 2025 it made 216 grants totaling $25.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| SJCSD - Tech Tots St Augustine, FL | School Readiness / VPK Provider Payments | $1,071,796 |
| O2B Kids Durbin Creek Gainesville, FL | School Readiness / VPK Provider Payments | $1,019,456 |
| Brighton Day Academy St Augustine, FL | School Readiness / VPK Provider Payments | $566,151 |
| CCSD-Clay Hill Elementary Green Cove Springs, FL | School Readiness / VPK Provider Payments | $563,192 |
| Castle Brook Academy Inc St Augustine, FL | School Readiness / VPK Provider Payments | $562,780 |
| Round Lake Academy Palatka, FL | School Readiness / VPK Provider Payments | $533,715 |
| Putnam County School District Palatka, FL | School Readiness / VPK Provider Payments | $525,236 |
| Love N & Learning Brooker, FL | School Readiness / VPK Provider Payments | $504,574 |
| La Petite Academy #0094 Middleburg, FL | School Readiness / VPK Provider Payments | $482,642 |
| Kinderace Portland, OR | School Readiness / VPK Provider Payments | $481,938 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $20,141,320 | $90,460,915 | $91,011,154 | $24,962,373 | 216 | $19,980 |
| 2024 | $21,755,614 | $99,768,341 | $99,727,579 | $37,729,830 | 227 | $195,576 |
| 2023 | $20,065,643 | $129,365,206 | $128,750,093 | $77,008,388 | 243 | $128,559 |
| 2022 | $15,249,517 | $89,939,736 | $90,122,603 | $7,274,836 | 155 | $-148,799 |
| 2021 | $14,977,705 | $82,933,277 | $82,864,378 | — | — | $359,549 |
| 2020 | $17,703,267 | $70,567,154 | $70,507,929 | — | — | $-37,544 |
| 2019 | $13,914,010 | $67,625,396 | $67,384,318 | — | — | $67,586 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
ECS4Kids states that its mission is to empower communities to rise above generational poverty through comprehensive early childhood education and holistic family support.
Its activities include Head Start and Early Head Start; VPK; School Readiness; Child Care Resource and Referral; and support to improve child care learning environments, teaching methods, and curriculum implementation. In School Readiness and VPK, ECS4Kids administers services through a contract with the Early Learning Coalition of North Florida.
The 2025 grants chiefly supported child care providers and school-based programs through School Readiness and VPK provider payments. One supported grantee, A Child’s Garden Inc, describes its mission as providing developmentally appropriate early learning for children aged 30 months through 5 years.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, ECS4Kids reported 216 grants totaling $24,962,373. Grant amounts ranged from $5,177 to $1,071,796, with a median of $79,364. The largest listed awards were:
The listed purposes for these awards were School Readiness and VPK provider payments. A separate grant listing reports $177,532 to A Child’s Garden Inc in 2025.
The provider-grants page lists CDA and other grants, but states that there are no grants at this time. An earlier child care partnership request for proposals sought proposals from child care centers interested in providing Head Start services. The filing describes eligibility for certain provider awards as requiring a legally operating child care program in Baker, Bradford, Clay, Nassau, Putnam, or an individual recipient County, Florida; award amounts depended on contracted services and the number of children served, and applications were verified and approved by ECS under its contract with the Early Learning Coalition of North Florida.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Thabata Ford as chair; Destinee Swanson as vice chair; Jeanne Lightcap as treasurer; Tommie Reilly as secretary; and Joel Chamberlain, Christine Smith, Yared Alula, John Thomas, Dr. Adrien Malek-Lasater, and Dwight Irvin as board members.
Episcopal Children's Services Inc is led by Natalya Bannister Roby, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; 9 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Natalya Bannister Roby
President & CEO
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$211K (2025)
Thabata Ford
Chair
Vice President → President, 2022
President → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather Hodges
Vice President of Human Resources
Vice President Human Resources → Vice President of Human Resoureces, 2022
Vice President of Human Resoureces → Vice President of Human Resources, 2024
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$105K (2019) → $148K (2025)
Jeanne H. Dillard
Chief Operations Officer
COO → Chief Center Operations, 2022
Chief Center Operations → Chief Operations Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$122K (2019) → $158K (2025)
Teresa Matheny
Chief Programs Officer
Cop → Chief of Programs, 2022
Chief of Programs → Chief Programs Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$117K (2019) → $164K (2025)
Lauren Hopkins
Vice President of Donor Relations
Chief Development Officer → Vice President of Donor Relations, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$132K (2022) → $126K (2025)
Wendy Hughes
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer → Chief Busines Officer, 2024
Chief Busines Officer → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$36K (2023) → $167K (2025)
Martha Cox
Vice President of Grants & Gov Relations
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$121K (2024) → $133K (2025)
Melanie Clough
Chief Administrative Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$114K (2025)
Robert Simmons
Vice President of Informational Technology
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$113K (2025)
Christine Smith
Board Member
Board Member → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Estella Smith
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wiley Ammons
Board Member
Secretary → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yared Alula
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Destinee Swanson
Vice Chair
Treasurer → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Thomas
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adrien Malek-Lasater
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanne Lightcap
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel Chamberlain
Board Member
Treasurer → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joy Farris
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karyn Carroll
Board Member
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Ellinger
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Antonia Knox
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dwight Irvin
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Ohlson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
The Rev Deacon Beth Ranoull
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tommie Reilly
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Autumn Tomas (2019–2024) — Vice President of Head Start
- Former: Connie Stophel (2019–2024) — President & CEO
- Former: Temple M. Deplato (2021–2024) — Chief Administrative Officer
- Former: Bishop Samuel J. Howard (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Vicki Adams (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Christian Winterbottom (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Malachi Beyah (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sara Leutzinger Pomposo (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Wildes (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Zaletel (2021–2022) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Bob Ohrablo (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Destinee Disher (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Derrick Smith (2019–2020) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Lisa H. Bryan (2019–2020) — CFO
- Former: Allison Defoor (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Brooke Yencarelli (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Holden (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Kristi Valaer Aiello (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Mark Middlebrook (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Thabata Batchelor (2019) — Board Member
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $211K, to Dr Natalya Bannister Roby (President & CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Episcopal Children's Services Inc
How much does Episcopal Children's Services Inc give each year?
Episcopal Children's Services Inc gave $25.0M across 216 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $37.7M across 227 grants.
What is Episcopal Children's Services Inc's typical grant size?
Episcopal Children's Services Inc's median grant in 2025 was $79,364, and its average grant was $115,567, across 216 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Episcopal Children's Services Inc that year got $142K on average.
Where does Episcopal Children's Services Inc give grants?
Episcopal Children's Services Inc gives mostly in Florida: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were St Augustine, FL (31 grants), Orange Park, FL (29 grants), Jacksonville, FL (26 grants) and Palatka, FL (21 grants).
Does Episcopal Children's Services Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 216 grants with a stated purpose on Episcopal Children's Services Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "School Readiness / VPK Provider Payments" (216 grants).
Who are Episcopal Children's Services Inc's largest grantees?
Episcopal Children's Services Inc's largest 2025 grantees include SJCSD - Tech Tots ($1,071,796), O2B Kids Durbin Creek ($1,019,456) and Brighton Day Academy ($566,151), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 11% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Episcopal Children's Services Inc?
Episcopal Children's Services Inc reported $20.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $90.5M.
What does Episcopal Children's Services Inc fund?
ECS4Kids states that its mission is to empower communities to rise above generational poverty through comprehensive early childhood education and holistic family support. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Episcopal Children's Services Inc?
Episcopal Children's Services Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Episcopal Children's Services Inc's EIN?
Episcopal Children's Services Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-1146765. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 24, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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