2026-05-15T12:01:35-04:00 2025-06-30 450491842 BLANKENSHIP CPA GROUP PLLC 101 WINNERS CIRCLE BRENTWOOD TN 370272304 990 2024-07-01 464528066 EQUAL CHANCE FOR EDUCATION EQUA 7132087595 73 WHITE BRIDGE RD 103 BOX 351 NASHVILLE TN 37205 RAQUEL OLUYEMO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6156365781 2026-05-15 true true SCOTT A FELTS CPA P01547515 6153733771 2026-05-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RAQUEL OLUYEMO 73 WHITE BRIDGE ROAD 103 BOX 351 NASHVILLE TN 37205 1712327 false X WWW.EQUALCHANCEFOREDUCATION.ORG X 2014 TN OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING DIRECT PAYMENT SCHOLARSHIPS TO EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. 26 26 5 128 0 1644559 1650482 0 14928 2118 13851 9851 1673338 1662451 1387434 1368847 0 225927 247309 0 124598 99121 135316 1712482 1751472 -39144 -89021 327663 261283 14006 36647 313657 224636 OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING DIRECT PAYMENT SCHOLARSHIPS TO EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. false false 1532782 1368847 ECE PROVIDES PROGRAMMING, MENTORSHIP, CAREER GUIDANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF TN. PARTNER COLLEGES PROVIDE A NEGOTIATED INSTITUTIONAL RATE FOR ECE SCHOLARS TO CREATE PATHWAYS FOR COLLEGE PERSISTENCE. EACH ECE SCHOLARSHIP IS 6,250, THE ECE SCHOLAR AND FAMILY ARE ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE 4,000 TOWARD TUITION, AND THE PARTNER COLLEGE PROVIDES INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING TOWARD THE REMAINING BALANCE, ON AVERAGE THIS IS AN IN-KIND GIFT OF 21,000 PER STUDENT PER YEAR. ECE COMMITS TO SUPPORTING SCHOLARS BEYOND THE SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS BY CREATING PROGRAMMING AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO RETAIN AND FOSTER CAREER READY GRADUATES. 1532782 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 5 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 26 26 true false false false false false false true true false false false false false false true true false TN X X KAY GREGG 6154311465 73 WHITE BRIDGE ROAD SUITE 103 NASHVILLE TN 37205 RAQUEL OLUYEMO EXECUTIVE DI 35.00 X 90000 0 0 RICHARD RHODA BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NEIL KRUGMAN VICE CHAIRME 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EDMUNDO CEPEDA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SAGHI ASGARIFAR SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW ASHWOOD DEVELOPMENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SPALDING FOUNDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSS GLOTZBACH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES ROBERT BONE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY BOYD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA CINTADO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM COOPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG DAILY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABENA ECHTERNACH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE GARRETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD GIOIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM HATCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HAZELWOOD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY JOYNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE MAHANES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVILA MELGOZA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES MUNRO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA WISEMAN MUNRO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA RAPOPORT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHIRLEY SPEYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIMMY SPRADLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA TILLERY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 90000 false false false 770 1649712 770 1650482 2118 2118 59727 770 49876 9851 1662451 2118 1368847 1368847 90000 53184 18443 18373 139735 82573 28634 28528 17574 10385 3601 3588 26950 26950 5425 1825 3600 6132 5632 500 1723 907 511 305 13937 811 6628 6498 10500 3500 3500 3500 4212 3140 22 1050 1920 1920 97 97 2163 2163 PY EVENT EXPENSE 54701 54701 CREDIT CARD FEES 2424 261 2163 PAYROLL EXPENSES 1579 1579 BANK FEES 1471 32 1439 2082 1525 204 353 1751472 1532782 94092 124598 279913 258272 47750 1942 97 1845 1166 327663 261283 14006 36647 14006 36647 X 268575 192136 45082 32500 313657 224636 327663 261283 X -89021 X false false false X 1649589 1759331 1899222 1644559 1650482 8603183 1649589 1759331 1899222 1644559 1650482 8603183 50254 8552929 73 -1659 14928 2118 15460 8618643 374489 0.99240 0.98080 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1942 97 1845 1845 EVENING OF CONV 52522 770 51752 16035 15997 1623 4939 SALSA FOR SCHOL 7975 7975 2950 5854 600 1878 60497 770 59727 18985 21851 2223 6817 49876 9851 true TUITION/SCHOLARSHIPS 1368847 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 RECORDS MAINTAINED LISTING TUITION/SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV ECE SCHOLARS ARE HIGH ACHIEVING FIRST-GENERATION IMMIGRANT STUDENTS WHO, DUE TO THEIR PENDING IMMIGRATION STATUS, FIND THEMSELVES INELIGIBLE FOR IN-STATE TUITION, FINANCIAL AID, OR STUDENT LOANS, DESPITE LIVING MOST OF THEIR LIVES IN THE US (AVERAGE AGE OF ARRIVAL IS 5 YEARS OLD). ECE APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM B AVERAGE FROM A TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL, A PROVEN FINANCIAL NEED BY PROVIDING TAX RETURNS, A DEFINED CAREER GOAL, AND A WILLINGNESS TO LIVE AT HOME AND COMMUTE TO CAMPUS. COMMUTER STUDENTS WILL NOT HAVE THE ADDITIONAL FEES ON AVERAGE OF 8,000/YEAR FOR ROOM AND BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 JAMES MUNRO PATRICIA WISEMAN MUNRO DIRECTOR DIRECTOR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS THOROUGHLY REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND TREASURER AND IS SHARED WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. SALARY IS SET BASED ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATIONS, AND THE BOARD APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION IS SET BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ARE AVAILABLE ON GIVINGMATTERS.COM. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 49,876 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -49,876