Public Charity

COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

Based in ARLINGTON, VA, COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $8.0M in revenue, $8.1M in expenses, $4.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 3 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $132K.

EIN: 520886495 ARLINGTON, VA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.0M
Total Expenses$8.1M
Total Assets$4.7M
Grant Records3
Funding Total$132K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CULTIVATING, SUPPORTING, AND EMPOWERING EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES BY: ADVOCATING FOR EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS AND FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND/OR GIFTS AND TALENTS; ADVANCING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND SCHOLARLY RESEARCH; PROMOTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSIVITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY; BUILDING NETWORKS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COMMUNITIES.

Where $100 goes at Council for Exceptional Children

How Council for Exceptional Children divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$21 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $79 for programs

$22
Convention
28% of program spending
$17
Professional development
22% of program spending
$16
Outreach:professional preparation standards: the Council for Exceptional Children's professional preparation standards define the specialized expertise special educators must master for safe and effective practice
20% of program spending

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adam Moore
DIRECTOR Amy Braddock
DIRECTOR Anna Adl
DIRECTOR, MARKETING Annie Drinkard
PRESIDENT ELECT Benjamin Tillotson
DIRECTOR, COMPONENT SERVICES Brannan Meyers

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$105,513 2 grants
Education
$26,798 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $8.0M $8.1M $4.7M
2024 $7.7M $7.2M $5.3M
2023 $6.8M $6.3M $4.8M
2022 $5.8M $5.9M $4.3M
2021 $5.2M $4.8M $4.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $5.2M to $8.0M (+54%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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