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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

Totals

Total revenue
$481,526
Total expenses
$514,838
Contributions and grants received
$481,488
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$38
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$78,687
Total liabilities, end of year
$23,736
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$54,951
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$472,915
Management and general expenses
$41,923
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$472,915

Program services were 91.9% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $2,500

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $378,610

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $100,378

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $38 · excluded $38

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $65,640 · program services $58,683 · management and general $6,957

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $177,485 · program services $177,485

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $51,111 · program services $42,492 · management and general $8,619

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $18,329 · program services $17,916 · management and general $413

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $73,093 · program services $55,198 · management and general $17,895

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,420 · program services $6,298 · management and general $122

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13,568 · program services $11,892 · management and general $1,676

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,949 · program services $2,830 · management and general $119

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,595 · program services $1,424 · management and general $2,171

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $39,147 · program services $35,196 · management and general $3,951

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM PURCHASED SUPPLIE

    total $34,707 · program services $34,707

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM PURCHASED SERVICE

    total $27,934 · program services $27,934

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $860 · program services $860

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $84,132 · end of year $35,402

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $35,362 · end of year $38,330

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $4,955

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $31,231 · end of year $23,736

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $88,263 · end of year $54,951

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OUR MISSION IS THAT EVERY SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD WILL ARRIVE AT KINDERGARTEN READY TO SUCCEED.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SECTION 59-152-10 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE ESTABLISHED THE SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM, WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE, RESULTS-ORIENTED INITIATIVE FOR IMPROVING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING, THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDS, AND SUPPORT FOR HIGH- QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONS SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES' EFFORTS TOWARD ENABLING THEIR CHILDREN TO REACH SCHOOL READY TO SUCCEED.

  • FAMILY STRENGTHENING-FIRST STEPS WORKS TO INCREASE PARENTS' ABILITY TO STIMULATE THEIR CHILD'S INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITATION AND PARENTING PROGRAMS SUCH AS PARENTS AS TEACHERS, PARENTS ARE FIRST AND PARENT TRAINING.

    Expenses $274,163

  • HEALTHY START-FIRST STEPS RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY START IN MAXIMIZING BOTH SCHOOL READINESS AND THE LONG-TERM WELL BEING OF THE STATE'S CHILDREN. THE INITIATIVE PARTNERS WITH FAMILIES, THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO LEVERAGE RESROURCES FOR- AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF- THE HEALTHCARE, NUTRITION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF THE STATE'S YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS THROUGH THE EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRAL PROGRAM.

    Expenses $125,130

  • SCHOOL TRANSITION-DEVELOPED BY SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS - AND IDENTIFIED AS A PROMISING STATE PRACTICE BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION IN 2005 - COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN IS A HOME VISITATION PROGRAM PAIRING THE FAMILIES OF HIGH-RISK RISING KINDERGARTNERS WITH THEIR FUTURE TEACHERS DURING THE SUMMER BEFORE SCHOOL ENTRY. TEACHERS COMPLETE SIX VISITS WITH EACH FAMILY,CENTERED UPON CLASSROOM AND CONTENT EXPECTATIONS.

    Expenses $32,609

  • INDIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES

    Expenses $41,013

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Howard Nettles

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Lucretia Bellamy

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Linda George

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Brittney Scott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Shaunya Miller Bright

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Rudell Evans Dubose

    BOARD MEM-AP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Dr Lilkenya Jenkins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Lakisa Joye

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Albert Wingate

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Thomas Tc Sawyer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Robert Stucks Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Barbara Carraway

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Carl Days

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Darnell Byrd McPherson

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $65,640
    From this org
    $65,640
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
3 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401369349303340

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