Mission
Educational First Steps (EFS) creates and supports high-quality early learning environments that ignite the minds of children from birth to age five in low income and historically oppressed communities.
Public Charity
EDUCATIONAL FIRST STEPS
EDUCATIONAL FIRST STEPS is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in DALLAS, TX. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $2.7M, expenses of $3.9M, total assets of $7.7M. Imperigo tracks 90 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $13.4M.
EIN: 752334053
DALLAS, TX
Scholarships & Student Financial Aid
NTEE: B82
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$3.9M
Total Assets$7.7M
Grant Records90
Funding Total$13.4M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Educational First Steps
How Educational First Steps divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$72
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$13
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $72 for programs
$47
On-Site and Virtual Mentoring & Professional Development
$14
Resource Distribution (NAC Boxes & Center Support)
$11
Child Development Associate (CDA) Credentialing & Workforce Investment: EFS supports the early education workforce by providing scholarships, coursework funding, and one-on-one coaching to help early educators pursue their…
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.
Sample Grants Received
This "grant" represents the transfer of Early Learning Alliances's (ELA) funds held with Out To Play to ELA's new fiscal sponsor, Educational First Steps.
$380,103
GENERAL SUPPORT
$112,750
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
$79,760
PROGRAM OPS COST
$30,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$27,050
Showing up to 5 of 90 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Alyssa Spiegel
Director
Angela Housseini
Director
Cinco Calfee Sorrow
CDO
Crystal Sands
Director
Danielle Hunter
President & CEO
Dominique Mccain
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.7M | $3.9M | $7.7M |
| 2024 | $2.3M | $4.0M | $8.7M |
| 2023 | $3.7M | $3.5M | $10.2M |
| 2022 | $5.0M | $2.8M | $10.0M |
| 2021 | $3.8M | $3.2M | $8.0M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $3.8M to $2.7M (-28%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.