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FY 2024

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2024EIN 25-0965635

Early Connections Inc

ERIE, PAFounded 1895Website

mission statement

Early connections, INC. (organization) is a leading organization in northwestern pennsylvania for quality early care and education. The organization provides direct service as well as training and planning leadership for a wide geographic region.

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Total Revenue

$3.3M

FY 2024

Program Spending

87.8%

of total expenses

Known Funders

2019–2024 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2024)

The Numbers

$2.7M

Total Assets

$1.8M net

6.74 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2024

+4%

Revenue Growth

YoY

Total Employees

FY 2024

Funding Track Record

Backed by 13 Institutional Funders

$916K raised across 39 grants (2019–2024 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 4 states (2019–2024 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
United Way of Erie County	Erie, PA	$505,691
American Online Giving Foundation Inc	NEWARK, DE	$100,158
Erie Community Foundation	ERIE, PA	$78,384
The Shirley Strait Foundation	Colorado Springs, CO	$40,000
The Henry A and Mary J	Erie, PA	$40,000
Northwest Institute of Research Inc	ERIE, PA	$37,370
Calm Foundation	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	$34,000
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund	TYRONE, PA	$20,000
The Hester E & Edwin W Giddings Foundation	Colorado Springs, CO	$16,000
Nutrition Camp School Foundation Inc	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	$15,000

Total tracked: $916,103 across 39 grants (2019–2024 filings)

Totals reflect grants as reported on funder tax returns. Timing may not match recipient revenue: funder and recipient fiscal years often differ, and grants paid by a funder in one year may be recognized by the recipient in a different year.

Programs (FY 2024)

What They Do

$2.6M in expenses

Early care and education - to support the well-being of families through developmentally appropriate early care and education, family programs, outreach, and integration (or referral) of available services throughout erie county to enhance the quality of life for families with young children.

$246K in expenses

Erie's future fund - scholarship program to children from low income families to attend a high quality early childhood education program in erie county.

— in expenses

Food program - to provide breakfast, lunch, and a snack to all children who attend the organization's childcare facilities at no cost to their families; this helps ensure that children get the nutrition they need for healthy development and learning.

Financial History