Nonprofit · EIN 75-2796594
ELLIS COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER
Also known as THE GINGER BREAD HOUSE
Tax-exempt · WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,461,278 | $1,531,049 | -$69,771 | $1,855,133 | $141,403 | $1,713,730 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,853,261 | $1,434,769 | $418,492 | $1,804,432 | $61,517 | $1,742,915 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,133,055 | $1,209,962 | -$76,907 | $1,333,431 | $43,735 | $1,289,696 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,485,360
- of which government grants
- $288,009
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $25,800
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $9,150
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$80,936
- Net income from gaming
- $11,400
- Other revenue
- -$49,882
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $104,191
- Other salaries and wages
- $873,582
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,197,637
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $23,800
- Occupancy
- $114,374
- Travel
- $26,832
- Depreciation
- $32,631
- Program services (functional)
- $1,281,255
- Management and general (functional)
- $184,845
- Fundraising (functional)
- $64,949
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,804,432
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,855,133
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $141,403
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,713,730
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $977,612
- Publicly traded securities
- $658,335
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,713,730
- Gross receipts
- $1,721,279
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESLIE DEEN | Executive Dir. Officer | 43 | $105,924 | $2,835 |
| TY SHERRELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRI WILSON LPC | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH CALVO | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMMY JACKSON | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA MOTT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID TUTTLE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ORTIZ | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH MOORE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY LAFITTE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA SMITH | OFF. AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS TEKELL | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID THOMAS | off. at large Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLIE WALLACE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA WALTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARL SMITH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESLIE DEEN | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 43 | $100,563 | $2,875 |
| TY SHERRELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRI WILSON LPC | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH CALVO | OFF. AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMMY JACKSON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE MCCASLAND | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD MERKEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ORTIZ | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH MOORE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN RINESS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA SMITH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS TEKELL | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID THOMAS | off. at large Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLIE WALLACE | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA WALTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL SMITH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESLIE DEEN | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $102,072 | $2,739 |
| LEE AUVENSHINE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRI WILSON LPC | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH CALVO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE MCCASLAND | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMMY JACKSON - THRU 112023 | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD MERKEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ORTIZ | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH MOORE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN RINESS | OFFICER AT LARG Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA SMITH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY TAYLOR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS TEKELL | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID THOMAS | OFFICER AT LARG Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID TUTTLE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLIE WALLACE | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA WALTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL SMITH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLIE WALLACE - FROM 122023 | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 425 E ROSS ST, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165-2636
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LESLIE DEEN, 425 E ROSS ST, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165
- Signed the 990
- LESLIE DEEN, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (972) 937-1870
- Website
- WWW.ELLISCOUNTYCAC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Sutton Frost Cary LLP
Mission
The mission of the Ellis County Childrens Advocacy Center is to provide justice, hope, and healing through a multi-disciplinary response to child abuse.
Program accomplishments
- The Ellis County Children's Advocacy Center (ECCAC) provides critical child and family advocacy, including court-ordered supervised visitation, forensic interviews, therapeutic services, and family support for victims of commercial sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and assault, physical abuse and neglect, violent crimes, domestic violence, and child death investigations. ECCAC offers prevention education to students and the community, coordinates medical examinations, and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of law enforcement, Child Protective Services, prosecutors, medical professionals, and mental health providers to ensure comprehensive, developmentally and culturally sensitive care and justice for children and their families.Expenses $1,281,255
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 75-2796594
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I72)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,855,133
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,721,279
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $1,461,278 | $1,531,049 | $1,855,133 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,853,261 | $1,434,769 | $1,804,432 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,133,055 | $1,209,962 | $1,333,431 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,054,323 | $1,053,428 | $1,327,011 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 75-2796594).
Questions about ELLIS COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER
- What is the EIN of ELLIS COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ELLIS COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER is 75-2796594.
- Is ELLIS COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to ELLIS COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ELLIS COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ELLIS COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ELLIS COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ELLIS COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names LESLIE DEEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of ELLIS COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $105,924 (LESLIE DEEN, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does ELLIS COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,461,278, expenses of $1,531,049 and total assets of $1,855,133 at year end.
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