Form 990 for tax year 2024

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 11 November 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue

$898,423 →changed to $852,426

Total expenses

$781,879 →changed to $785,698

Contributions and grants received

$898,423 →changed to $852,426

Total assets, end of year

$385,947 →changed to $402,257

Total liabilities, end of year

$143,106 →changed to $266,096

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$242,841 →changed to $136,161

Program services expenses

$264,271 →changed to $467,195

Management and general expenses

$510,070 →changed to $310,965

Program service expenses (Part III)

$264,271 →changed to $467,195

Totals

Total revenue

$852,426

Total expenses

$785,698

Contributions and grants received

$852,426

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$402,257

Total liabilities, end of year

$266,096

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$136,161

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$467,195

Management and general expenses

$310,965

Fundraising expenses

$7,538

Program service expenses (Part III)

$467,195

Program services were 59.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• READY TO LEARN EARLY CHILDHOOD COLLABORATION THE READY TO LEARN MOVEMENT IS A THREE-TIERED COMMUNITY PARENT SUPPORT SATURATION MODEL THAT LEVERAGES PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COMMUNITY TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, IMPROVE EARLY CHILDHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, AND PROMOTE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY RESOURCES. WE WORK ACROSS SYSTEMS TO ENGAGE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS, PROVIDERS, AND EDUCATORS IN NURTURING CHILDREN'S EARLY COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. OUR WORK INCLUDES FAMILY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING SPACES, TARGETED OUTREACH, AND POLICY ADVOCACY.

  Expenses $235,759

• WINNING START WINNEBAGO COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD AS PART OF THE READY TO LEARN INITIATIVE, ALIGNMENT ROCKFORD IS THE STRATEGIC PARTNER OF THE WINNEBAGO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR WINNING START WINNEBAGO, A UNIVERSAL, COUNTYWIDE PRE/NEONATAL SYSTEM OF SUPPORT IN CONVENING AND OVERSEEING THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD, A REQUIREMENT OF FAMILY CONNECTS INTERNATIONAL (FCI), THE HOME VISITING MODEL EMPLOYED THROUGH WINNING START WINNEBAGO WITH THE GOAL OF TRACKING OUTCOMES AND EFFICACY OF WINNING START WINNEBAGO EFFORTS AND SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM THROUGH COMMUNITY ALIGNMENT. EARLY DEVELOPMENT INSTRUMENT (EDI) ALIGNMENT ROCKFORD SERVES AS THE COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT INSTRUMENT (EDI) WINNEBAGO COUNTY. THIS POPULATION-BASED TOOL CAPTURES DATA ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACROSS FIVE KEY DOMAINS AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL, HELPING LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFY STRENGTHS AND GAPS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SUPPORT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, THE EDI HELPS INFORM STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AND PROGRAM DESIGN TO BETTER SERVE FAMILIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN. STRONG SCHOOLS ROOTED IN THE SCIENCE OF RESILIENCE, THE STRONG SCHOOLS PROGRAM COMBINES COMMUNITY SCHOOL PRINCIPLES WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A HEALING-CENTERED FRAMEWORK FOR RPS 205. STRONG SCHOOLS UNDERSTANDS AND RESPONDS TO THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA ON OUR YOUTH, RECOGNIZING THAT BETTER OUTCOMES IN BOTH ACADEMIC AND LIFELONG PURSUITS REQUIRE HOLISTIC SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THAT HELP STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BUILD RESILIENCE, TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY, AND FEEL A SENSE OF AGENCY AS THEY PURSUE THEIR VARIOUS GOALS. AT THE HEART OF THIS WORK IS A SIMPLE PROMISE TO EVERY CHILD: YOU WILL BE SEEN AND HEARD, PUSHED TO GROW, AND MADE READY TO SUCCEED.

  Expenses $231,436

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

4 April 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202641059349302359

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