Maryland · Nonprofit
CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC
CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC (Maryland) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $289,063 to it, the largest being WILLIAM S ABELL FOUNDATION INC ($95,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $301k
- Funders on record
- 14
- Grants received
- $289k
- Net assets
- $108k
What Catholic Coalition for Special Education Inc does
Mission
Catholic coalition for special education (ccse)'s mission is to advocate for and facilitate an appropriate, inclusive, high quality education for students with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities in the washington d.c. And baltimore region catholic schools to enrich their lives, schools, and the broader community.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Since its inception, ccse's believe in me! Program has awarded seed grants to catholic schools in maryland and washington dc to support the creation or expansion of inclusive, special education services to students with disabilties. This funding allows schools to hire special education teachers and para-professionals, to pursue professional development opportunities in the area of special education and to purchase specialized classroom materials and equipment. Grants awarded are complemented by monthly pro-bono technical assistance. Grants are awarded at ccse's annual grant awards ceremony.
$72,825 spentof which $23,810 as grants33% of program spendingCcse's pro-bono technical assistance (ta) to schools consists of program assistance, training, instructional coaching to ensure that schools are equipped and staffed to meet the needs of students with disabilities and that teachers are well prepared in best practices in inclusive education to serve all the students in their classrooms. Services include: monthly individual teacher and team coaching by ccse's instructional coach, in-service training and topical workshops; implementing appropriate modifications and accomodations; year-long capacity building assistance tailored to a school's needs. Includes over 200 hours of instructional coaching and consulting to grantee and former grantee schools in addition to select other schools. Ta is designed to ensure the long-term success, viability and sustainability of inclusion programs funded by ccse.
$88,226 spentof which $15,402 as grants40% of program spendingCcse's free-of-charge family support & advocacy helps families of children with disabilities navigate the frequently complex maze of services by providing current information on programs and community resources. It also provides spiritual and practical support for parents on the journey to raising a child with a disability and includes parent networking and social opportunities at ccse's annual fall family festival and other events.
$58,735 spent27% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $219,786.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $221k to $192k (−13%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 9% · 2021 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
108% of CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Francesca Pellegrino
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 6 funders, grant income fell $46k → $29k.
4 of 14 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 28% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 33% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
41% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 69% · 2018 70% · 2019 48% · 2020 77% · 2021 58% · 2022 40% · 2023 52% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
22% of CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 64% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
50% of CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC's grant income comes from Maryland funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $81k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $289k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
84%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC?
- CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC (Maryland) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $289,063 to it, the largest being WILLIAM S ABELL FOUNDATION INC ($95,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 14 organizations giving $289,063 in grants to CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC?
- WILLIAM S ABELL FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $95,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CATHOLIC COALITION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 14 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing