2022-05-09T17:19:12-04:00 2021-12-31 990 2021-01-01 391369113 EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS INC % Margit A Schatzman EDUC 4146045265 101 W PLEASANT ST STE 200 Milwaukee WI 532123963 Margit Schatzman President 2022-05-09 false 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Margit A Schatzman 101 W PLEASANT ST STE 200 MILWAUKEE WI 532123963 8915862 false X www.ece.org X 1980 WI To promote the betterment of individuals' lives and society by ensuring that educational qualifications are fairly and accurately recognized across borders. ECE serves persons who have completed part or all of their education outside of the US so that their educational qualifications are properly recognized when they seek employment professional licensure further education or other benefits for which education achievement is a prerequisite. 9 9 104 0 0 0 1081062 1115871 6312565 7713247 143188 81552 0 0 7536815 8910670 0 0 0 0 5621942 5996073 0 0 0 2252790 2235269 7874732 8231342 -337917 679328 3071375 3693811 532804 447723 2538571 3246088 X To promote the betterment of individuals' lives and society by ensuring that educational qualifications are fairly and accurately recognized across borders. ECE serves persons who have completed part or all of their education outside of the US so that their educational qualifications are properly recognized when they seek employment professional licensure further education or other benefits for which education achievement is a prerequisite. false false 6521401 0 7679767 FOREIGN CREDENTIAL EVALUATION: ECE provides evaluation of educational credentials for persons who completed part or all of their education outside of the United States. 35,934 requests for reports were received from clients in 2021. ECE prepares evaluation reports that determine the equivalents of foreign academic work. The evaluation reports are used for further education professional licensure employment and in other situations that require an administrative decision based on academic credentials. Our reports ensure that the education of people around the world is understood and put to good use. Reports facilitated the appropriate admission of students into undergraduate graduate and professional degree programs. Our reports helped dentists and pharmacists and other health professionals enter the practice of professions to the benefit of neighbors in their new country. Our evaluations have helped parents obtain jobs so that they can better support their families. Owing to ECE properly assessing the education completed in other countries our world community benefits from the efforts and energy of those whose education would otherwise have been unrecognized and gone to waste. 0 0 25785 CONNECTION ADVANTAGE PROGRAM: 66,515 users visited the site in 2021 and 110 users subscribe. Our free website provides information on educational systems around the world for anyone who evaluates foreign educational documents. 622 requests were responded to via our Message Board. We posted 106 news items that give information and verification resources for secondary and higher education around the globe. Additional resources including e-Learning training our published books and over 1,200 Sample Documents are available to paying subscribers. ECE conducts research on educational systems worldwide. This research has resulted in publications on foreign educational systems and on special topics including credit and grade conversion detection of falsified documents and similar topics. The publications are used by international education professionals at colleges and universities and other organizations to help them interpret foreign educational credentials for the purpose of admitting students to educational programs professional licensure employment and other purposes. 0 0 7695 Curriculum Reviews 6521401 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 104 true false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X Margit Schatzman 4146045260 101 W PLEASANT STREET SUITE 200 MILWAUKEE WI 53212 Elena Anderson-de Lay Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joanna Graham Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ann Kuhlman Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Craig DeGarmo Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Sara Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Arthur Coren Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kris Olds Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marty Bennett Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeanie Bell Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Margit Schatzman President 40.00 0.00 X 161145 0 30559 Keith Kamperschroer Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Clarey Wamhoff Sr Director of Operations 40.00 0.00 X 118309 0 16700 Mary Jo Stremlow Sr Director of Finance 40.00 0.00 X 123136 0 4568 Anthony Uljanec Sr Director of Technology 40.00 0.00 X 118862 0 978 Sheree Yates Sr Director of Human Resources 40.00 0.00 X 102271 0 17201 Margaret Wenger Sr Director of Evaluations 40.00 0.00 X 103197 0 16198 726920 0 86204 6 false true false FedEx PO Box 94515 Palatine IL 60094 Courier 370450 DHL Express 16592 Collections Center Dr Chicago IL 60693 Courier 219674 2 0 0 0 0 1096408 19463 0 1115871 Foreign credential evaluation 611710 7679767 7679767 0 0 Connection Advantage 611710 25785 25785 0 0 Special Projects Curriculum Reviews 611710 7695 7695 0 0 7713247 86744 86744 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5192 0 -5192 -5192 -5192 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8910670 7794799 0 0 192211 0 192211 0 0 0 0 0 4725882 3806665 919217 0 195052 149362 45690 0 518087 461091 56996 0 364841 293915 70926 0 23540 2885 20655 0 15116 0 15116 0 36515 0 36515 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26921 0 26921 0 3872 638 3234 0 182756 0 182756 0 950699 928062 22637 0 242054 175103 66951 0 0 0 0 0 499068 490020 9048 0 5806 3028 2778 0 0 0 0 0 19228 16825 2403 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176434 167314 9120 0 22222 542 21680 0 Membership Dues 26017 21816 4201 0 ELearning 61 61 0 0 Personal Property & Sales Tax 3860 3799 61 0 All other expenses 1100 275 825 0 8231342 6521401 1709941 0 72850 142674 970904 919272 0 0 70461 91126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156937 183157 2913355 2573886 325939 339469 1474284 2018113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3071375 3693811 396566 430514 0 0 900 600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135338 16609 532804 447723 X 2538571 3246088 0 0 2538571 3246088 3071375 3693811 679328 28189 0 0 0 0 X true X false true false X 22927 30322 28632 20214 19463 121558 7512429 7776501 8038507 6312565 7713247 37353249 7535356 7806823 8067139 6332779 7732710 37474807 37474807 4571 6173 107265 143188 86744 347941 4571 6173 107265 143188 86744 347941 7539927 7812996 8174404 6475967 7819454 37822748 0.99080 0.99 0.00920 0.007 X Part III - Line 1, Unusual Grant Lists | Name of the Contributor:, Date of Grant:, Year:, Amount:, Description:| Donor, 01 01 0001, "2021", $0, | Donor, 01 26 2021, "2021", $1096408, Payroll Protection Program Loan| RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120171 0 74637 45534 2793184 0 2499249 293935 0 0 0 0 339469 Employee and dependent FSA 12544 Employer Accrued 403b contributions 4065 16609 X Part X, line 2 Management of the Organization evaluates the uncertain tax positions taken if any and consults with outside counsel as deemed necessary. The Organization recognizes interest and penalties if any related to unrecognized tax liabilities in income tax expense. In management's opinion the Organization has not taken any uncertain tax positions and accordingly has not reported a corresponding liability in the financial statements. X false false false false false false false false false Margit Schatzman President 161145 0 0 0 0 0 8130 0 22429 0 191704 0 0 0 Part III, Line 4d | Description:, Expense Amount:, Grants Amount:, Revenue Amount:| Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Governance and Finance Committee of the ECE Board of Directors reviews the form. The Governance and Finance Committee is responsible for addressing any questions about the contents. Each member of the ECE Board of Directors performs an overview of Form 990 before it is filed. Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members officers and management review the Conflict of Interest Policy annually. Disclosures are reviewed by the Governance and Finance Committee of the ECE Board of Directors. If any conflicts are determined the Chairperson of the Governance and Finance Committee reports the conflict to the appropriate Board committee chairperson or the Chairperson of the Board of Directors. The relevant chairperson is responsible for reviewing meeting agendas identifying any topic that relates to any reported conflicts and ensuring that the Board members with conflicts do not vote on topics of conflict. Part VI, Section C, Line 19 ECE makes its Form 990 governing documents Conflict of Interest policy and financial statements available to the public. These are available upon request. Part VII, List Of Officers | Employee Name:, Description:| Margit Schatzman, The HR Committee of the ECE Board of Directors reviews the performance of the President and recommends a merit rating and a salary adjustment based on the merit rating.The entire ECE Board of Directors votes on the merit rating and the salary adjustment of the President. This is an annual process and written records of all ECE salary adjustments are maintained.|