ECMC FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: ECMC FOUNDATION (EIN 41-1990628)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-08
IRS object ID: 201943129349303129
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-08T16:00:20-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390859910	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	225 South 6th Street Suite 2300	AddressLine1Txt
City	Minneapolis	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	411990628	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ECMC Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ECMC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6512210566	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 Washington Ave So 1400	AddressLine1Txt
City	Minneapolis	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55401	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Martin A Scanlon	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO & Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2019-11-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Lawrence H Mohr CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00447603	PTIN
Phone	6128764500	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-01-14 16:20:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Peter J Taylor	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 Washington Ave So 1400	AddressLine1Txt
City	Minneapolis	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55401	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$36,298,841	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.ecmcfoundation.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2000	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ECMC Foundation is a grantmaking foundation focused on improving the educational outcomes of underserved youth through evidence-based innovation.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	17	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$15,585	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$29,504,341	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$32,616,087	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$881,843	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,682,754	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$30,386,184	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$36,298,841	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$23,674,677	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$37,598,547	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,966,821	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,083,033	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,737,136	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,740,406	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$27,378,634	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$41,421,986	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,007,550	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$5,123,145	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$753,325,273	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$733,045,279	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$15,062,500	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$20,623,096	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$738,262,773	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$712,422,183	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	To inspire and to facilitate improvements that affect educational outcomes, especially among underserved populations, through evidence-based innovation.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (true)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$19,279,958	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$19,279,958	GrantAmt
Revenue	$3,076,284	RevenueAmt
Desc	Career Readiness. Established to invest in opportunities in the career and technical education and training arena, focusing on those students who are not planning to attend traditional four-year or two-year colleges. The program is designed to help students who desire the training and skill development that leads to better job prospects by obtaining Postsecondary certificates with economic and education value. While ECMC Foundation is primarily focusing on the schools that make up Zenith Education Group, it is also committed to funding projects that improve the sector overall.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$9,394,160	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$9,394,160	GrantAmt
Revenue	$606,000	RevenueAmt
Desc	College Success. Designed to increase the number of students from traditionally underserved backgrounds, including low-income and first-generation, who are prepared for, admitted to, and graduate from an institution of higher education. The program funds the development of techniques and tools that are adopted and used by professionals in the field to improve the college-going rate of underserved students. ECMC Foundation also supports initiatives to improve six-year college graduation rates at four-year colleges and universities, and three-year transfer/completion rates at community colleges and schools for students from these underserved populations.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,057,500	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,057,500	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	Education Innovation Ventures. Designed to provide flexible, risk capital to early-stage ventures and entrepreneurs working to increase educational outcomes and economic mobility among underserved learners. Education Innovation Ventures uses financial tools, including loans, deposits, equity, and guarantees, to make below-market-rate investments to nonprofit and for-profit enterprises that seek to generate both social impact and financial returns. Financial returns are reinvested into additional program-related investments, allowing ECMC Foundation to recycle investment dollars and generate further positive impact on learners' lives.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$6,100,823	$4,534,584	$0	Other programs. Miscellaneous programs and activities for the furtherance of educational opportunities through grants, awards and research on the management of educational debt.
$1,947,345	$1,947,345	$0	Teacher and Leader Development. Created to invest in teacher and leader development focused on complex intellectual student work, often referred to as deeper learning. The program also focuses on initiatives that build the diversity pipelines into the teaching and school leader professions. Through these investments, ECMC Foundation intends to improve teaching and student academic outcomes as measured by the next generation of standards and assessments. In December 2017, ECMC Foundation made the decision to close out the Teacher and Leader Development program. Funds were directed into the College Success, the Career Readiness and the Education Innovation Ventures programs in 2018. Grants previously awarded under the Teacher and Leader Development program will continue to be issued through January 2020.
$1,385,000	$1,385,000	$0	GO! Program. ECMC Foundation awards grants to the Generating Outcomes (GO!) Program, a corporate initiative to fund education innovation by funding ideas and partnerships that can be examined for effectiveness in the local communities of the ECMC Group, Inc. employees. To qualify for payment of a GO! Program grant, the awarded recipient must be a third-party nonprofit entity and expend the grant award for the purpose designated in the recipient's grant proposal. Recipients are eligible to receive awards ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. In 2018, ECMC Foundation awarded 92 grants under the GO! Program.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$9,433,168	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$7,866,929	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$39,164,786	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	10	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	17	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	Yes (true)	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Martin A Scanlon	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6512210566	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 Washington Ave So Ste 1400	AddressLine1Txt
City	Minneapolis	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55401	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Peter J Taylor
President & Director, ECMC Foundation	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$560,681	$0	$120,889
John F DePodesta
Board Chair not paid by Foundation	1.0	16.0	Yes (X)		$0	$180,500	$0
Julia Gouw
Director not paid by Foundation	1.0	6.0	Yes (X)		$0	$128,000	$0
Diana J Ingram
Director not paid by Foundation	1.0	8.0	Yes (X)		$0	$122,500	$0
I King Jordan
Director not paid by Foundation	1.0	6.0	Yes (X)		$0	$117,500	$0
James V McKeon
Director not paid by Foundation	1.0	11.0	Yes (X)		$0	$155,000	$0
Jack O'Connell
Director not paid by Foundation	1.0	7.0	Yes (X)		$0	$122,500	$0
Maurice M Salter
Director not paid by Foundation	1.0	11.0	Yes (X)		$0	$140,000	$0
K Paul Singh
Director not paid by Foundation	1.0	10.0	Yes (X)		$0	$124,000	$0
Jeremy J Wheaton
President & CEO ECMC Group, Inc. not paid by Foundation	0.0	40.0	Yes (X)		$0	$746,904	$89,228
Daniel S Fisher
General Counsel/Corp Secretary not paid by Foundation	0.0	40.0		Yes (X)	$0	$558,196	$79,105
Martin A Scanlon
CFO & Treasurer not paid by Foundation	0.0	40.0		Yes (X)	$0	$623,772	$69,806
Sarah Belnick
Dir, Program Management	40.0	0			$111,881	$0	$22,897	Yes (X)
Alissa Santoro
Office Manager & Executive Assistant	40.0	0			$106,144	$0	$21,845	Yes (X)
Jennifer E Zeisler
Sr Dir, Program Management	40.0	0			$154,019	$0	$27,000	Yes (X)
Gregory A Van Guilder
Former CFO not paid by Foundation	0.0	40.0			$0	$898,580	$92,322		Yes (X)
Roberta Cooper Ramo
Former Director not paid by Foundation	0.0	0.0			$0	$75,000	$0		Yes (X)
Robert A Stein
Former Director not paid by Foundation	0.0	0.0			$0	$60,000	$0		Yes (X)
Richard J Boyle
Former Director/CEO/President not paid by Foundation	0.0	0.0			$0	$16,075	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$932,725	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$4,068,527	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$523,092	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	American Institutes for Research	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 Thomas Jefferson St NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	Washington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20007	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	Consulting Services	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$443,897	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$116,087	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$116,087	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$32,500,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$32,500,000	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$32,500,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$32,500,000	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Grants awarded in a prior year and cancelled or refunded in 2018	813211	$3,682,284	$3,682,284
Intercompany Servicing Revenue	900099	$470		$470

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,682,754	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$36,298,841	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,682,284	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$32,616,557	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,598,547	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,598,547	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$681,569	TotalAmt
Management And General	$681,569	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,068,195	TotalAmt
Program Services	$970,642	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$97,553	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,464	TotalAmt
Program Services	$86,746	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,718	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$152,356	TotalAmt
Program Services	$138,442	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,914	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,449	TotalAmt
Program Services	$77,645	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,804	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,768	TotalAmt
Management And General	$19,768	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,794	TotalAmt
Management And General	$34,794	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$451,109	TotalAmt
Management And General	$451,109	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$492,730	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$492,730	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$128,972	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,307	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$103,665	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,106	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,106	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$211,120	TotalAmt
Program Services	$172,735	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,385	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$244,434	TotalAmt
Management And General	$244,434	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,304	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,957	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,347	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,935	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,765	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,170	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,194	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,194	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Miscellaneous Expense	Desc
Total	$940	TotalAmt
Management And General	$940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,421,986	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,164,786	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,257,200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,254,583	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,271,649	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$734	BOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,347	BOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$273,689	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$169,645	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$156,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,044	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$733,787,031	BOYAmt
EOY	$713,069,586	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$600,000	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,120,301	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$753,325,273	BOYAmt
EOY	$733,045,279	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$330,744	BOYAmt
EOY	$425,426	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,366,780	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,087,961	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$364,976	BOYAmt
EOY	$109,709	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,062,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,623,096	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$738,262,773	BOYAmt
EOY	$712,422,183	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$738,262,773	BOYAmt
EOY	$712,422,183	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$753,325,273	BOYAmt
EOY	$733,045,279	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$5,123,145	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$20,717,445	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3	Yes (X)	SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type2	Yes (X)	SupportingOrgType2Ind
Supported Organizations	2	SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp (2 entries)

EINEIN	Organization TypeOrganizationTypeCd	Governing Document ListedGoverningDocumentListedInd	SupportSupportAmt	Other SupportOtherSupportAmt
Educational Credit Management Corporation
411778617	9	Yes (true)	$34,855,186	$0
Zenith Education Group Inc
472237488	2	Yes (true)	$6,566,800	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total	2	SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum	$41,421,986	SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum	$0	OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing Doc	Yes (true)	ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination	false	SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456	false	SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US	false	SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org	false	OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org	false	SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr	false	PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person	false	LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn	false	ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int	false	DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int	false	DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules	false	ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller	false	ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family	false	ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled	false	Contribution35ControlledInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Majority Dir Trst Supported Org	Yes (true)	MajorityDirTrstSupportedOrgInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$273,689	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$169,645	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$104,044	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$104,044	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Investment in ECMC Group, Inc. Apportioned Investment Pool	Desc
Book Value	$713,069,586	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$713,069,586	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Due To ECMC Group, Inc.	$57,050
Due To Educational Credit Management Corporation	$1,212
Due to ECMC Shared Services Company, LLC	$32,653
Due to Zenith Education Group, Inc.	$315
Lease Liabilities	$18,479

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$109,709	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,449,000	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$20,717,445	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$997	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$20,716,448	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$32,165,448	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$4,133,393	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$4,133,393	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$36,298,841	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$37,289,000	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$407	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$407	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$37,288,593	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$4,133,393	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$4,133,393	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$41,421,986	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2(a) Net unrealized loss on investments	Net unrealized loss on investment in the ECMC Group, Inc. apportioned investment pool are $20,717,445.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	The FIN 48 (ASC 470) disclosure in the ECMC Foundation financial statements reads as follows: "The Internal Revenue Service has determined that ECMC Foundation is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. ECMC Foundation is also exempt from state income tax. However, any unrelated business income may be subject to taxation. ECMC Foundation follows the accounting standards in evaluating uncertain tax positions. This guidance prescribes recognition threshold principles for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return that are not certain to be realized. No liability has been recognized by ECMC Foundation for uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2018 or 2017. ECMC Foundation's tax returns are subject to review and examination by federal and state authorities."
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2(d) Other revenues in audited financial statements not in form 990	Rounding adjustment because dollars are reported in thousands on the audited financial statements - 997
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4(b) Other revenues in form 990 not in audited financial statements	Grants awarded in prior years to Zenith Education Group, Inc. for its Campaign for Innovation and to unaffiliated entities in support of career and technical education and training, and cancelled or refunded in 2018. The awards were correctly recorded in prior years on ECMC Foundation's books. - 3682284 Investment Management Fee - 451109
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2(d) Other expenses in audited financial statements not in form 990	Rounding adjustment because dollars are reported in thousands on the audited financial statements - 407
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4(b) Other expenses in form 990 not in audited financial statements	Grants awarded in prior years to Zenith Education Group, Inc. for its Campaign for Innovation and to unaffiliated entities in support of career and technical education and training, and cancelled or refunded in 2018. The awards were correctly recorded in prior years on ECMC Foundation's books. - 3682284 Investment Management Fee - 451109

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (192 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Zenith Education Group
111 Washington Ave So	Minneapolis	MN	55401	472237488	501(C)(3)	$6,566,800	Mission & Career Readiness
ECMC Group
111 Washington Ave So	Minneapolis	MN	55401	411778617	501(C)(3)	$2,597,584	Special Opportunities
10000 Degrees
1650 Los Gamos Dr	San Rafael	CA	94903	953667812	501(C)(3)	$500,000	College Success
A Gallery Career Technology Education (CTE)
3001 Bluff View Dr	Garland	TX	75043	472853959	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
A Kid's Place of Tampa Bay
1715 Lithia Pinecrest Rd	Brandon	FL	33511	262757636	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
AboutKidz
11140 Fair Oaks Blvd	Fair Oaks	CA	95628	800683387	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Achieving the Dream
8484 Georgia Ave	Silver Spring	MD	20910	271635830	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Special Opportunities
Active Minds
2001 S St NW	Washington	DC	20009	200587172	501(C)(3)	$455,000	College Success & General Support
Adelante Mujeres
2030 Main St	Forest Grove	OR	97116	030473181	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
After School All Stars
8485 W Sunset Rd	Las Vegas	NV	89113	880348811	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Albany County SAFE Project
PO Box 665	Laramie	WY	82070	742177133	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Alive Camp
12 Cypress Point Ct	Ormond Beach	FL	32174	821408242	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
America Achieves
100 W 33rd St	New York	NY	10001	273238471	501(C)(3)	$150,000	Career Readiness
American Institutes for Research
1000 Thomas Jefferson St NW	Washington	DC	20007	250965219	501(C)(3)	$247,450	Career Readiness
Antioch High School
1900 Hobson Pike	Antioch	TN	37013	620717138	Public School	$25,000	Program Support
ASD Hope IncTexas Autism Academy
1009 Pruitt Rd	The Woodlands	TX	77380	475417326	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Aspen Institute
2300 N St NW	Washington	DC	20037	840399006	501(C)(3)	$1,457,500	Career Readiness, College Success & Spec Opp
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
1410 King St	Alexandria	VA	22314	520632865	501(C)(3)	$1,056,000	Leadership Collaborative
Autism Shifts
5215 W Laurel St	Tampa	FL	33607	260613034	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Avenues for Homeless Youth
1708 Oak Park Ave N	Minneapolis	MN	55411	411765140	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Baker University
618 Eighth St	Baldwin City	KS	66006	480543766	501(C)(3)	$20,000	General Support
Better Future Forward Inc
400 N Washington St	Falls Church	VA	22046	814772781	501(C)(3)	$400,000	Education Innovation Ventures
Beyond12
2101 Webster St	Oakland	CA	94612	271275246	501(C)(3)	$650,000	College Success
Big Brothers Big Sisters
2502 N Rocky Point Dr	Tampa	FL	33607	231365190	501(C)(3)	$75,000	Special Opportunities
Big Brothers Big Sisters - Twin Cities
2550 University Ave W	St Paul	MN	55114	320017737	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Bipartisan Policy Center
1225 Eye St NW	Washington	DC	20005	731628382	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Special Opportunities
Bottom Line
50 Milk St	Boston	MA	02109	043351427	501(C)(3)	$750,000	College Success
Bridging Freedom
PO Box 18984	Tampa	FL	33679	275467980	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Brooke School Foundation Inc
190 Cummins Highway	Roslindale	MA	02131	300015324	501(C)(3)	$15,000	General Support
Buck Institute for Education
3 Hamilton Landing	Novato	CA	94949	680160429	501(C)(3)	$1,219,745	Teacher and Leader Development
BUY Cobb Inc
PO Box 3485	Marietta	GA	30061	585234027	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Cal Aero Preserve Academy
15850 Main St	Chino	CA	91708	454591853	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
California Community Foundation
221 S Figueroa St	Los Angeles	CA	90012	953510055	501(C)(3)	$55,000	College Success & Special Opportunities
California Competes
2323 Broadway	Oakland	CA	94612	954302067	501(C)(3)	$150,000	College Success
California Council on Economic Education (CCEE)
23430 Hawthorne Blvd	Torrance	CA	90505	330237320	501(C)(3)	$50,000	Special Opportunities
California State University Channel Islands
1 University Dr	Camarillo	CA	93012	770433230	501(C)(3)	$75,000	College Success
Career Dress
55 W Huron	Pontiac	MI	48342	473704980	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Caring for Kids
237 Eldorado Ave	Fircrest	WA	98466	273768791	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
CASA Youth Advocates Inc
26 East Fourth St	Media	PA	19063	231901080	501(C)(3)	$10,000	General Support
Catholic Charities Fort Worth
249 W Thornhill Dr	Fort Worth	TX	76115	750808769	501(C)(3)	$550,000	College Success
Center for Work Education & Employment (CWEE)
1175 Osage St	Denver	CO	80204	742202303	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Central Carolina Community Foundation
2711 Middleburg Dr	Columbia	SC	29204	570793960	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Special Opportunities
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
1731 East 120th St	Los Angeles	CA	90059	956151774	501(C)(3)	$50,000	Special Opportunities
Child Care Answers
1776 N Meridian St	Indianapolis	IN	46202	350888763	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Children's Castle Theater
8442 17th Ave S	Bloomington	MN	55425	411696284	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Children's Museum of Houston
1500 Binz St	Houston	TX	77004	742178563	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
City of Los Angeles
630 W 5th St	Los Angeles	CA	90071	956000735	Government	$25,000	Program Support
Civic Nation
727 15th St NW	Washington	DC	20005	473576918	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Special Opportunities
Clay Youth Connect via Youth Crisis Center
3015 Parental Home Rd	Jacksonville	FL	32216	592176287	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
College Forward
505 E Huntland Dr	Austin	TX	78752	422003552	501(C)(3)	$400,000	Education Innovation Ventures
College Unbound
325 Public St	Providence	RI	02905	050485883	501(C)(3)	$150,000	Career Readiness
Community Family Centers
7524 Avenue E	Houston	TX	77012	741691632	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Community Partners
1000 N Alameda St	Los Angeles	CA	90012	954302067	501(C)(3)	$60,000	Special Opportunities
Como Friends
1225 Estabrook Dr	St Paul	MN	55103	411943928	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Complete College America
429 East Vermont St	Indianapolis	IN	46202	264789471	501(C)(3)	$600,000	College Success
Coro Southern California
1000 N Alameda St	Los Angeles	CA	90012	954274561	501(C)(3)	$21,000	Special Opportunities
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
55 E Monroe St	Chicago	IL	60603	132890752	501(C)(3)	$840,703	Career Readiness & Special Opportunities
Credential Engine Inc
1730 Rhode Island Ave NW	Washington	DC	20036	813389623	501(C)(3)	$97,650	Career Readiness
Credit Abuse Resistance Education
66 Canal Center Plaza	Alexandria	VA	22314	810788458	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Special Opportunities
Dayspring Center
1537 Central Ave	Indianapolis	IN	46202	351618998	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Digital Promise
1001 Connecticut Ave NW	Washington	DC	20036	452708794	501(C)(3)	$150,000	Career Readiness
Discovery Cube Los Angeles
11800 Foothill Blvd	Los Angeles	CA	91342	455191270	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Special Opportunities
Downtown On the Go
950 Pacific Ave	Tacoma	WA	98402	464368609	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Education Design Lab
1200 18th st NW	Washington	DC	20036	464248042	501(C)(3)	$1,241,625	Career Readiness
Elevate Oregon
12215 NE Marx St	Portland	OR	97230	272151955	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP)
601 West 26th St	New York	NY	10001	943213100	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Special Opportunities
Emmanuel Pentecostal Church of Hoboken
311 East 1st Ave	Roselle	NJ	07203	222176713	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Ethos Music Center
2 N Killingsworth St	Portland	OR	97217	911954235	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Excelencia in Education
1156 15th St NW	Washington	DC	20005	200927912	501(C)(3)	$800,000	College Success
Family Promise of Gwinnett County Inc
3495 B Sugarloaf Pkwy	Lawrenceville	GA	30044	141906067	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Fort Worth Hope Center
3625 E Loop 820 S	Fort Worth	TX	76119	010801061	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Foundation for California Community Colleges
1102 Q St	Sacramento	CA	95811	680412350	501(C)(3)	$574,978	Career Readiness & Special Opportunities
Futures Inc dba Futures Foundation for Volusia County Schools
3750 Olson Dr	Daytona Beach	FL	32124	592560862	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
GemStars
2637 Weyburn Rd	Columbus	OH	43232	823070514	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Georgia State University Research Foundation
30 Courtland St SE	Atlanta	GA	30303	581845423	501(C)(3)	$400,000	College Success
Girls Empowered Mentally for Success
PO Box 292814	Tampa	FL	33687	202375049	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Girlstart
1400 West Anderson Ln	Austin	TX	78757	311595414	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Glow Mentoring Program Inc
PO Box 1921	Chesapeake	VA	23327	822447697	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett
5949 Buford Hwy	Norcross	GA	30071	270080400	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
GradGuru
1188 Arch St	Berkeley	CA	94708	454898226	501(C)(3)	$450,000	College Success
Graham Elementary and Middle School
140 E 16th Ave	Columbus	OH	43201	264350069	Public School	$10,000	Program Support
Greater Wyoming Big Brothers Big Sisters
1010 S 6th St	Laramie	WY	82070	510188774	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Green Dot Public Schools
1149 South Hill St	Los Angeles	CA	90015	954679811	School District	$15,000	General Support
Greensburg Salem School District
65 Mennel Dr	Greensburg	PA	15601	251158334	School District	$10,000	Program Support
GSBA Scholarship Fund
400 East Pine	Seattle	WA	98122	943138514	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Hesperia Unified School District
15576 Main St	Hesperia	CA	92345	930944528	School District	$10,000	General Support
Holly Hill Boys & Girls Club
1044 Daytona Ave	Holly Hill	FL	32117	593158162	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Hope Center for College Community and Justice
Temple University	Philadelphia	PA	19122	231365971	501(C)(3)	$525,000	College Success	1801 N Broad St
Hope House of Colorado
9088 Marshall Ct	Westminster	CO	80031	841567838	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Hopewell Music Cooperative North
4350 Fremont Ave N	Minneapolis	MN	55412	460547282	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Horizon Outreach
256 North Sam Houston Pkwy E	Houston	TX	77060	010946633	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
House of Praise International Church
7406 Alban StationCourt	Springfield	VA	22150	521238767	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Immigrants Rising
1000 Broadway	Oakland	CA	94607	943255070	501(C)(3)	$75,000	Special Opportunities
Indiana Youth Group
3733 N Meridian St	Indianapolis	IN	46208	351760451	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Inglewood Educational Foundation
401 S Inglewood Ave	Inglewood	CA	90301	954722534	501(C)(3)	$70,000	Special Opportunities
Institute for Educational Leadership
4301 Connecticut Ave NW	Washington	DC	20008	521198450	501(C)(3)	$946,419	Career Readiness
Institute for Women's Policy Research
1200 18th St NW	Washington	DC	20036	521549572	501(C)(3)	$440,000	Career Readiness & Special Opportunities
Interfaith-Good Samaritan
710 E Garfield St	Laramie	WY	82070	830288049	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Jacksonville Adventist Academy
4298 Livingston Rd	Jacksonville	FL	32257	593381699	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Jeremiah Program
615 1st Ave NE	Minneapolis	MN	55413	411801834	501(C)(3)	$32,500	Career Readiness, Program Support & Spec Opp
Jeremiah Program
615 1st Ave NE	Minneapolis	MN	55413	411801834	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Jewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque
5520 Wyoming Blvd NE	Albuquerque	NM	87109	850457178	501(C)(3)	$10,000	General Support
Jobs for America's Graduates
1729 King St	Alexandria	VA	22314	521194546	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Special Opportunities
John Jay College of Criminal Justice Prisoner Reentry Institute
524 W 59th St	New York	NY	10019	131988190	501(C)(3)	$350,029	Career Readiness
Junior Achievement of Greater Hampton Roads
160 Newtown Rd	Virginia Beach	VA	23462	540799839	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest Inc
1800 White Bear Ave N	Maplewood	MN	55109	411424988	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Special Opportunities
Just-A-Start Corporation
1035 Cambridge St	Cambridge	MA	02141	237121174	501(C)(3)	$501,053	Career Readiness
KnowledgeWorks
1 West Fourth St	Cincinnati	OH	45202	311321973	501(C)(3)	$400,000	College Success
LASA
8956 Gravelly Lake Dr SW	Lakewood	WA	98499	911470619	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Latino Youth Leadership of Orange County
2130 East 4th St	Santa Ana	CA	92705	815485773	501(C)(3)	$10,000	General Support
Learning Collection Foundation
3900 Crown Rd SW 16709	Atlanta	GA	30304	822629892	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Lennox School District
10319 Firmona Ave	Lennox	CA	90304	956001848	501(C)(3)	$10,000	General Support
Linked Learning Alliance
1107 9th St	Sacramento	CA	95814	473798868	501(C)(3)	$75,000	Special Opportunities
Live Oak Jaguars
PO Box 73	Universal City	TX	78148	742919490	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
4515 Superior Ave	Cleveland	OH	44103	341043756	501(C)(3)	$750,000	Career Readiness
Management Leadership for Tomorrow
7201 Wisconsin Ave	Bethesda	MD	20814	521795164	501(C)(3)	$75,000	College Success
MDRC
200 Vesey St	New York	NY	10281	237379473	501(C)(3)	$375,000	Career Readiness
Minds Matter Twin Cities
4912 Washburn Ave S	Minneapolis	MN	55410	455415388	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Mn Adult & Teen Challenge
740 E 24th St	Minneapolis	MN	55404	411517351	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Multicultural Clinical Center
7424 Evanston Rd	Springfield	WA	22150	453365333	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Nashville Public Education Foundation
1207 18th Ave S	Nashville	TN	37212	481266314	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
National Council for Workforce Education
2840 W Bay Dr	Belleair Bluffs	FL	33770	311449995	501(C)(3)	$126,720	Career Readiness
National Public Radio
1111 North Capitol St NE	Washington	DC	20002	520907625	501(C)(3)	$350,000	Special Opportunities
New Venture Fund
1201 Connecticut Ave NW	Washington	DC	20036	205806345	501(C)(3)	$1,000,000	Education Innovation Ventures
NORC at the University of Chicago
55 E Monroe St	Chicago	IL	60603	362167808	501(C)(3)	$493,560	Career Readiness
North Carolina State University
2701 Sullivan Dr	Raleigh	NC	27695	566000756	State School	$2,034,053	Leadership Collaborative
North Columbus Jaycees
Buckeye Jaycee Foundation	Columbus	OH	43229	474318879	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support	5905 Beechcroft Rd
North Valley Community Foundation
240 Main St	Chico	CA	95928	680161455	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Special Opportunities
Notre Dame High School - Batavia
73 Union St	Batavia	NY	14020	510201919	School District	$25,000	Special Opportunities
Notre Dame High School of West Haven Inc
One Notre Dame Way	West Haven	CT	06516	060646748	School	$25,000	Program Support
On Point for College
488 W Onondaga St	Syracuse	NY	13202	161569356	501(C)(3)	$100,000	College Success
Orono Middle School
685 North Old Crystal Bay Rd	Long Lake	MN	55356	416001403	Public school	$10,000	General Support
Outside the Box
3940 East 56th St	Indianapolis	IN	46220	412261668	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Paul Quinn College
3837 Simpson Stuart Rd	Dallas	TX	75241	741238438	School	$75,000	College Success
PeerForward
1140 3rd St NE	Washington	DC	20002	522007028	501(C)(3)	$150,000	College Success
People Incorporated
2060 Centre Pointe Blvd	St Paul	MN	55120	410962296	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
People Serving People
614 Third St So	Minneapolis	MN	55415	411965067	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Pikes Peak Community College
5675 South Academy Blvd	Colorado Springs	CO	80906	742182257	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Posse Foundation
515 South Figueroa St	Los Angeles	CA	90071	133840394	501(C)(3)	$50,000	Special Opportunities
Project 150
3600 N Rancho Dr	Las Vegas	NV	89130	456645161	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Public Policy Institute of California
500 Washington St	San Francisco	CA	94111	943207299	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Special Opportunities
RAND Corporation
1776 Main St	Santa Monica	CA	90401	951958142	501(C)(3)	$278,908	Career Readiness
Rayzor Sharp Community Development Foundation
17802 West Little York Rd	houston	TX	77084	821977187	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Regents of the University of Minnesota
321 19th Ave So	Minneapolis	MN	55455	416007513	State School	$100,000	Special Opportunities	Carlson School of Management
Renaissance Academy
5100 Cleveland St	Virginia Beach	VA	23462	540722075	Public School	$10,000	Program Support
Restore Education
1202 N Flores	San Antonio	TX	78212	262966263	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
RVCC
118 Lamington Rd	Branchburg	NJ	08876	221815636	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Sacramento Children's Museum
2701 Prospect Park Dr	Rancho Cordova	CA	95670	202673935	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Sacramento Loaves & Fishes
1351 North C St	Sacramento	CA	95811	680189897	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Saint Anne School
1324 S Main St	Santa Ana	CA	92707	951968886	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
San Bernardino City Unified School District
Making Hope Happen Foundation	San Bernardino	CA	92410	330122847	School District	$10,000	Special Opportunities	777 North F St
Sankofa Foundation
PO Box 743693	Dallas	TX	75374	752684092	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Seattle Goodwill Industries
700 Dearborn Pl S	Seattle	WA	98144	910568708	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Sierra Forever Families
8928 Volunteer Ln	Sacramento	CA	95826	680002878	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Single Mom Strong
7525 Auburn Blvd	Citrus Heights	CA	95610	810917372	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Skills for Chicagoland's Future
191 N Wacker Dr	Chicago	IL	60606	451287418	501(C)(3)	$385,000	Career Readiness
South High Foundation
3131 19th Ave S	Minneapolis	MN	55407	411506266	501(C)(3)	$30,000	General Support
Southern California Grantmakers
1000 N Alameda St	Los Angeles	CA	90012	952831058	501(C)(3)	$35,000	Special Opportunities
Southern Scholarship Foundation
322 Stadium Dr	Tallahassee	FL	32304	590939481	501(C)(3)	$499,160	College Success
Special Olympics Indiana
6200 Technology Center Dr	Indianapolis	IN	46278	351262574	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Station1
89 South St	Boston	MA	02111	042261109	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Special Opportunities
Stony Point High School Special Education FLC FAC Dept
1801 Tiger Trail	Round Rock	TX	78664	746002018	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Student-Centered Deeper Learning Collaborative
1201 Connecticut Ave NW	Washington	DC	20036	473681860	501(C)(3)	$727,600	Teacher and Leader Development
Survivors On Purpose
PO Box 120992	Arlington	TX	76012	484344771	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Tennessee College Access and Success Network
1704 Charlotte Ave	Nashville	TN	37203	454475679	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Special Opportunities
TESSA
435 Gold Pass Height	Colorado Springs	CO	80906	840746803	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
The Andrew McDonough B Foundation
101 Rockland Circle	Wilmington	DE	19803	421741037	501(C)(3)	$10,000	General Support
The Arc Greater Prince William
13505 Hillendale Dr	Woodbridge	VA	22193	540743298	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
The Catoctin Foundation dba Loudoun Free Clinic
224A Cornwall St NW	Leesburg	VA	20176	541921059	501(C)(3)	$30,000	General Support
The Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD)
4901 Bosque Blvd	Waco	TX	76710	742077794	501(C)(3)	$150,000	Career Readiness
The Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse
1249 Empire Central Dr	Dallas	TX	75247	750808776	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
The Fathers Foundation Inc
3333 N Illinois	Indianapolis	IN	46208	462140400	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
The Forge For Families
3435 Dixie Dr	Houston	TX	77021	760485959	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
The Greater Brandon Community Foundation
1210 Millennium Pkwy	Brandon	FL	33511	900073721	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
The Learning Centers at Fairplex
1101 W McKinley Ave	Pomona	CA	91768	954686764	501(C)(3)	$50,000	Special Opportunities
The PourHouse Inc
39 W Jackson Place	Indianapolis	IN	46204	113760897	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support	IMPD Downtown
The Taylor House
PO Box 853	Roseville	CA	95678	460748514	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
Triton College
2000 Fifth Ave	River Grove	IL	60171	362537114	State School	$500,000	College Success
Turning Point of the City
4926 S Miller Way	Littleton	CO	80217	474084957	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
UCLA Alumni Affairs
10920 Wilshire Blvd	Los Angeles	CA	90024	952250801	501(C)(3)	$75,000	Special Opportunities
UCLA Foundation
UCLA External Affairs Box 951590	Los Angeles	CA	90095	952250800	501(C)(3)	$90,000	Program Support & Special Opportunities	Wilshire Center
UCSF Brain Tumor Center
220 Montgomery St	San Francisco	CA	94101	946036393	501(C)(3)	$20,000	General Support & Special Opportunities
University of North Carolina (UNC)
910 Raleigh Rd	Chapel Hill	NC	27515	562180508	School	$500,000	College Success	General Administration
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
172 East Franklin St CB	Chapel Hill	NC	27599	566001393	School	$70,000	College Success
University of Southern California Center for Urban Education
3720 S Flower St	Los Angeles	CA	90089	951642394	501(C)(3)	$300,000	College Success
Unloop
900 E Pine St	Seattle	WA	98122	475302622	501(C)(3)	$769,010	Career Readiness
Urban Ventures
2924 4th Ave So	Minneapolis	MN	55408	363558710	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Special Opportunities
Variety School
2800 E Stewart Ave	Las Vegas	NV	89101	886000030	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Venn Foundation
1127 Barclay St	St Paul	MN	55106	814476503	501(C)(3)	$87,500	Education Innovation Ventures
Volunteer Fireman Association of Cambria County & Vicinity
292 Ott Rd	Patton	PA	16668	270227638	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support
Windmill Animal Rescue
350 Main St	ElkoNew Market	MN	55054	611480957	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Program Support
World Relief Jacksonville
5107 University Blvd W	Jacksonville	FL	32216	236393344	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Program Support

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	192	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Helping low-income students pursue higher education is core to ECMC Foundation's mission. ECMC Foundation closely monitors the use of the cash grants to Zenith Education Group, Inc. through reports to management and the Board of Directors on a regular basis. The remaining grants and assistance to the organizations listed in Part II further ECMC Foundation's mission and program evaluations are part of all grant projects funded.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	Yes (true)	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	Yes (true)	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Richard J Boyle
Former Director/CEO/President not paid by Foundation	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,075	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,075	$0	$16,075
Peter J Taylor
President & Director, ECMC Foundation	$390,609	$0	$80,000	$0	$90,072	$0	$112,238	$0	$8,651	$0	$681,570	$0	$76,984	$0
Roberta Cooper Ramo
Former Director not paid by Foundation	$0	$75,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$75,000	$0	$0
Robert A Stein
Former Director not paid by Foundation	$0	$60,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$60,000	$0	$0
John F DePodesta
Board Chair not paid by Foundation	$0	$180,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$180,500	$0	$0
James V McKeon
Director not paid by Foundation	$0	$155,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$155,000	$0	$0
Jeremy J Wheaton
President & CEO ECMC Group, Inc. not paid by Foundation	$0	$543,354	$0	$200,833	$0	$2,717	$0	$59,800	$0	$29,428	$0	$836,132	$0	$208
Gregory A Van Guilder
Former CFO not paid by Foundation	$0	$372,132	$0	$506,000	$0	$20,448	$0	$69,447	$0	$22,875	$0	$990,902	$0	$18,000
Daniel S Fisher
General Counsel/Corp Secretary not paid by Foundation	$0	$306,273	$0	$230,949	$0	$20,974	$0	$48,099	$0	$31,006	$0	$637,301	$0	$7,413
Martin A Scanlon
CFO & Treasurer not paid by Foundation	$0	$323,571	$0	$87,500	$0	$212,701	$0	$40,326	$0	$29,480	$0	$693,578	$0	$0
Jennifer E Zeisler
Sr Dir, Program Management	$147,558	$0	$0	$0	$6,461	$0	$17,884	$0	$9,116	$0	$181,019	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Tax indemnification and gross-up payments	Certain taxable benefits are grossed up to make the employee whole. This has been approved by the board of directors.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation	As noted in Part VII of Form 990 and Schedule J, Part II, the only Executive Officer compensated by ECMC Foundation was the President, Peter J. Taylor. All other Executive Officers' compensation was paid by related organizations.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan	ECMC - ECMC Group, Inc. maintains a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan described in section 457(f), and a Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (SERP), to attract and retain employees, typically in management positions. In 2018, Gregory A. Van Guilder participated in the 457(f) plan, and received employer contributions of $2,400, and Peter J. Taylor participated in the SERP plan, and received an employer contribution of $54,800.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 5b Compensation contingent on revenues of a related organization	As noted in Part VII of Form 990 and Schedule J, Part II, the only executive officer compensated by ECMC Foundation was the President, Peter J. Taylor. All other executive officers' compensation was paid by related organizations. ECMC Group, Inc.'s annual officer incentive plan requires achievement of stated primary financial goals, which includes revenues, before any payment to any officer is made.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 6b Compensation contingent on net earnings of a related organization	As noted in Part VII of Form 990 and Schedule J, Part II, the only executive officer compensated by ECMC Foundation was the President, Peter J. Taylor. All other executive officers' compensation was paid by related organizations. ECMC Group, Inc.'s annual officer incentive plan requires achievement of stated performance metrics, which includes net earnings before any payment to any officer is made.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Richard J Boyle	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	Mr. Boyle is a director and president of a company contracted with ECMC Group, Inc., a related org.	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$40,000	TransactionAmt
Transaction	See Description of Transaction in Part V	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule L, Part IV, Column (d) Description of Transaction	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ECMC Group, Inc., a related organization, has a consulting contract with a company owned by a former director and president. For transparency of operation, the contract is reported in this Form 990 filing as ECMC Group, Inc. is the parent and supporting entity of Educational Credit Management Corporation and Zenith Education Group, Inc. and the parent organization of ECMC Foundation. The contract is for advisory services to ECMC Group, Inc. and began after the officer retired from the organization on February 1, 2014. The proposed terms of the contract were reviewed by the Governance & Compensation Committee of the ECMC Group, Inc. Board of Directors, which is wholly comprised of independent, outside directors. The Committee reviewed the business terms, tasks, duration of the proposed agreement and comparability data. They also heard from compensation consultants and outside counsel. The Committee made a recommendation that was then approved by the full ECMC Group, Inc. Board of Directors. The contract ended in 2018.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (16 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 2 New program services	In 2018, in furtherance of ECMC Foundation's commitment to create lasting impact for individual students and the education system, ECMC Foundation launched the Education Innovation Ventures (EIV) program, which uses program-related investments to unlock the creative synergy of nonprofit and for-profit sectors and build evidence-based practices. In complement with ECMC Foundation's strategic grantmaking, the EIV program uses a spectrum of program-related investments, including debt and equity instruments, to improve educational and career outcomes among traditionally underserved students and adults.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 6,100,823 including grants of $ 4,534,584)(Revenue $ 0) Other programs. Miscellaneous programs and activities for the furtherance of educational opportunities through grants, awards and research on the management of educational debt.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 1,947,345 including grants of $ 1,947,345)(Revenue $ 0) Teacher and Leader Development. Created to invest in teacher and leader development focused on complex intellectual student work, often referred to as deeper learning. The program also focuses on initiatives that build the diversity pipelines into the teaching and school leader professions. Through these investments, ECMC Foundation intends to improve teaching and student academic outcomes as measured by the next generation of standards and assessments. In December 2017, ECMC Foundation made the decision to close out the Teacher and Leader Development program. Funds were directed into the College Success, the Career Readiness and the Education Innovation Ventures programs in 2018. Grants previously awarded under the Teacher and Leader Development program will continue to be issued through January 2020.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 1,385,000 including grants of $ 1,385,000)(Revenue $ 0) GO! Program. ECMC Foundation awards grants to the Generating Outcomes (GO!) Program, a corporate initiative to fund education innovation by funding ideas and partnerships that can be examined for effectiveness in the local communities of the ECMC Group, Inc. employees. To qualify for payment of a GO! Program grant, the awarded recipient must be a third-party nonprofit entity and expend the grant award for the purpose designated in the recipient's grant proposal. Recipients are eligible to receive awards ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. In 2018, ECMC Foundation awarded 92 grants under the GO! Program.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 13 Whistleblower Policy	ECMC Group, Inc. has a code of ethics and business conduct policy that is affirmed annually by all ECMC Group, Inc. and affiliated companies' officers and employees. While there is not a specific whistleblower policy, there is a provision incorporated into the code of ethics and business conduct policy that binds all employees that states there can be no repercussions for good faith reporting of potential illegal practices or violations of corporate policies. ECMC Group, Inc. has established an anonymous telephone hotline and website administered by an outside vendor to report concerns. The hotline and website are available and accessible to ECMC Foundation directors, officers, employees and vendors.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders	ECMC Foundation has one member. The member is ECMC Group, Inc. a Delaware, non-stock, nonprofit corporation exempt under section 501(c)(3). There are no stockholders.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body	ECMC Group, Inc. has the right to elect and/or approve all the directors of the ECMC Foundation Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders	ECMC Group, Inc., the sole member of ECMC Foundation, retains the following authority over ECMC Foundation: 1. To authorize amendments to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. 2. To approve the strategic and financial plans. 3. To elect and/or approve the members of the Board of Directors. 4. To oversee coordination of programs and services offered. 5. To authorize formation, governance and dissolution.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	All members of the Board of Directors and executive management are provided a copy of Form 990 to review and provide comments prior to filing. All members of the Board of Directors and executive management are provided with a copy of the final version of Form 990 before it has been filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	Officers, directors and all employees are required to reaffirm on an annual basis their understanding of the company's Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. The affirmation specifically references that the individual will comply with the directives of the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. Conflicts of Interest and disclosure of potential conflicts are included in the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. Monitoring and enforcement of the policy are accomplished through the reaffirmation process. In cases where a potential conflict exists at the officer and key employee levels, the issue is disclosed to the General Counsel and/or Board Chair. For potential or real conflicts involving the CEO or a member of the Board of Directors, the disclosure is made to the Board Chair. The Board member or CEO will be required to excuse themselves from deliberation and voting on matters where they may have a conflict of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	As noted in Part VII of Form 990 and Schedule J, Part II, the only executive officer compensated by ECMC Foundation was the President, Peter J. Taylor. All other executive officers' compensation was paid by related organizations. The Governance & Compensation Committee of the ECMC Group, Inc. Board of Directors is wholly comprised of independent, outside directors. In 2018, the Committee retained executive compensation experts from Grant Thornton, a global compensation consulting organization, through Arnold & Porter LLP to identify appropriate CEO and senior executive compensation packages. Arnold & Porter LLP provided an opinion on the reasonableness of this compensation. The market analysis performed by Grant Thornton for Arnold & Porter LLP includes salary and incentive data from an appropriate peer group under IRS regulations and includes both nonprofit and for-profit entities.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	As noted in Part VII of Form 990 and Schedule J, Part II, the only executive officer compensated by ECMC Foundation was the President, Peter J. Taylor. All other executive officers' compensation was paid by related organizations. The Governance & Compensation Committee of the ECMC Group, Inc. Board of Directors is wholly comprised of independent, outside directors. In 2018, the Committee retained executive compensation experts from Grant Thornton, a global compensation consulting organization, through Arnold & Porter LLP to identify appropriate CEO and senior executive compensation packages. Arnold & Porter LLP provided an opinion on the reasonableness of this compensation. The market analysis performed by Grant Thornton for Arnold & Porter LLP includes salary and incentive data from an appropriate peer group under IRS regulations and includes both nonprofit and for-profit entities.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	The Form 990 is made available to the public on ECMC Foundation's website. No other documents are made available to the public.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A Directors' Compensation	ECMC Foundation Directors do not receive compensation for their service associated with ECMC Foundation, but do receive compensation for their service provided to related organizations-ECMC and ECMC Group, Inc. With the exception of the President, Peter J. Taylor, the executive officers of ECMC Foundation do not receive compensation for their service associated with ECMC Foundation, but do receive compensation for their service provided to related organizations-ECMC and ECMC Group, Inc. Robert A. Stein and Roberta Cooper Ramo, former Directors, had consulting agreements in 2018.
Form 990, Part X, Line 12 Investments-Other Securities	Investments-other securities of $713,069,586 are held in the ECMC Group, Inc. Apportioned Investment Pool. Investments in ECMC Group, Inc. Apportioned Investment Pool represent an ownership interest in the investment pool managed by ECMC Group, Inc., not in the underlying assets themselves. The ownership interests in this pool are not themselves publicly traded, nor can they be valued based on direct or indirect inputs as defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820. ECMC Foundation's investments consist of pooled funds invested with ECMC Group, Inc. that are generally redeemable upon request. The pooled investment is, under fair value hierarchy, a Level 2 investment. The investment strategy of ECMC Foundation is to diversify risk and provide a return that satisfies the short- and long-term objectives. The Apportioned Investment Pool has unfunded commitments of $188,879,853 in alternative investments and $5,773,200 in mission-related direct investments. ECMC Foundation has no unfunded commitments to the Apportioned Investment Pool at December 31, 2018.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 Net unrealized loss on investments	Net unrealized loss on investment in the ECMC Group, Inc. apportioned investment pool are $20,717,445.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Educational Credit Management Corporation
111 Washington Ave So	Ste 1400	Minneapolis	MN	55401	411778617	Guarantor	MN	501(c)(3)	10	ECMC Group Inc	false
ECMC Group Inc
111 Washington Ave So	Ste 1400	Minneapolis	MN	55401	411991995	Education Finance	DE	501(c)(3)	Type II	NA	false
Zenith Education Group Inc
111 Washington Ave So	Ste 1400	Minneapolis	MN	55401	472237488	Career Colleges	DE	501(c)(3)	2	ECMC Group Inc	false
ECMC Revenue Management Corporation
111 Washington Ave So	Ste 1400	Minneapolis	MN	55401	831761663	Student Loan Default Resolution	DE			Educational Credit Management Corporation	false
ECMC Services Inc
111 Washington Ave So	Ste 1400	Minneapolis	MN	55401	831763915	Student Loan Repayment Services	DE	501(c)(3)	10	Educational Credit Management Corporation	false

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
OAKDALE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
111 Washington Ave So	Ste 1400	Minneapolis	MN	55401	352085743	HOLDING INVESTMENTS	DE	ECMC GROUP INC	C Corporation	false
ECMC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
111 Washington Ave So	Ste 1400	Minneapolis	MN	55401	411991992	STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT	DE	ECMC GROUP INC	C Corporation	false
EDUCATIONAL CREDIT SERVICES CO
111 Washington Ave So	Ste 1400	Minneapolis	MN	55401	411992001	PRIVATE LOANS	DE	NA	C Corporation	false
ECMC RECORDS & REC MGMT CORPORATION
111 Washington Ave So	Ste 1400	Minneapolis	MN	55401	411989959	DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT	DE	NA	C Corporation	false
ECMC MANAGEMENT SERVICES CORPORATION
111 Washington Ave So	Ste 1400	Minneapolis	MN	55401	411989960	MANAGEMENT SERVICES	DE	NA	C Corporation	false
ECMC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CORPORATION
111 Washington Ave So	Ste 1400	Minneapolis	MN	55401	411989958	TECHNOLOGY SERVICES	DE	NA	C Corporation	false
ECMC Servicing Corporation
10370 Peter A McCuen Blvd		Mather	CA	95655	471154366	Loan Servicing	DE	NA	C Corporation	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule R, Part V, Line 1n SHARING OF FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, OR OTHER ASSETS WITH RELATED ORG(S)	$480,644 ALLOCATED EXPENSES FOR FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, MAILING LISTS, OR OTHER ASSETS SHARED WITH ECMC GROUP, INC.
Schedule R, Part V, Line 1p REIMBURSEMENT PAID TO RELATED ORGANIZATION(S) FOR EXPENSES	$757,312 REIMBURSEMENT PAID TO ECMC GROUP, INC. FOR EXPENSES.
Schedule R, Part I Disregarded Entities of Related Organizations	1(a)-Name. Oakdale Student Loan Funding, LLC (27-1914648), 111 Washington Ave So, Ste 1400, Minneapolis, MN 55401. 1(b)-Primary activity. Holding FFELP Loans. 1(c)-Legal domicile. DE. 1(f)-Direct controlling entity. ECMC Group, Inc. 2(a)-Name. ECMC Shared Services Company, LLC (81-0690960), 111 Washington Ave So, Ste 1400, Minneapolis, MN 55401. 2(b)-Primary activity. Support Services Functions. 2(c)-Legal domicile. DE. 2(f)-Direct controlling entity. ECMC Group, Inc. 3(a)-Name. Patriot Student Loan Capital, LLC (81-3501777), 111 Washington Ave So, Ste 1400, Minneapolis, MN 55401. 3(b)-Primary activity. Trust Student Loans. 3(c)-Legal domicile. DE. 3(f)-Direct controlling entity. ECMC Group, Inc. 4(a)-Name. Premiere Credit of North America, LLC (35-2085743), 2002 Wellesley Blvd, #100, Indianapolis, IN 46219. 4(b)-Primary activity. Accounts Receivable Management. 4(c)-Legal domicile. IN. 4(f)-Direct controlling entity. ECMC Holdings Corporation. 5(a)-Name. Healthcare Billing Administrators, LLC (81-4038009), 2002 Wellesley Blvd, #100, Indianapolis, IN 46219. 5(b)-Primary activity. Provider of Contingent Collections in the Healthcare Provider Market. 5(c)-Legal domicile. IN. 5(f)-Direct controlling entity. Premiere Credit of North America, LLC.
Schedule R, Part V, Line 1b Gift, grant, or capital contribution to related organization(s)	$6,566,800 grants awarded by ECMC Foundation to Zenith Education Group, Inc. for career readiness initiatives and programs, which further its mission to help students succeed in their pursuit of an educational experience that prepares them for the workforce.
Schedule R, Part V, Line 1o Sharing of Paid Employees with Related Organization(s)	$179,015 Allocated Expenses for Paid Employees Shared with ECMC Shared Services Company, LLC, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of ECMC Group, Inc., a Related Organization.
Schedule R, Part V, Line 1b Gift, grant, or capital contribution to related organization(s)	$2,597,587 grants awarded by ECMC Foundation to ECMC Group, Inc. for enterprise innovation, research and strategic development, which further its mission by providing services that help students recognize and realize their potential by investing in, creating and providing innovative education solutions that support schools and improve student educational outcomes.