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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by START AT ZERO.

Totals

Total revenue
$800,047
Total expenses
$830,940
Contributions and grants received
$615,032
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$183,779
Investment income
$1,236
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$440,689
Total liabilities, end of year
$27,658
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$413,031
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$587,190
Management and general expenses
$78,544
Fundraising expenses
$165,206
Program service expenses (Part III)
$587,190

Program services were 70.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $144,750

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $470,282

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SITE HOST FEES

    total $183,779 · related or exempt $183,779

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,236 · excluded $1,236

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $85,252 · program services $59,676 · management and general $12,788 · fundraising $12,788

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $287,955 · program services $259,160 · management and general $5,759 · fundraising $23,036

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $255 · program services $191 · management and general $28 · fundraising $36

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $40,644 · program services $34,141 · management and general $2,439 · fundraising $4,064

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,517 · program services $2,517

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $77,853 · program services $77,853

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $149 · program services $149

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $40,969 · program services $5,736 · management and general $35,233

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $402 · program services $402

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,211 · program services $5,994 · management and general $2,217

  • 24a · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING

    total $125,282 · fundraising $125,282

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPORT

    total $102,625 · program services $102,625

  • 24c · Other expenses: GENERAL AND ADMINISTRAT

    total $20,080 · management and general $20,080

  • 24d · Other expenses: MILEAGE AND PROGRAM EXP

    total $17,348 · program services $17,348

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $21,398 · program services $21,398

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $193,205 · end of year $265,344

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $188,431 · end of year $174,541

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,062

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,258

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,206 · end of year $804

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $84,497 · end of year $27,658

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $298,345 · end of year $413,031

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION: PARTNERING WITH PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Activities or mission (Part I)

START AT ZERO'S MISSION IS PARTNERING WITH PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.

  • FAMILY VISITING: A CERTIFIED PARENT EDUCATOR CERTIFIED IN THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS CURRICULUM VISITS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES 0-5 TO COACH PARENTS ON HOW TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND MAKE CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES THAT LEAD TO INCREASED PARENT EMPOWERMENT, FAMILY STABILITY, AND WELL BEING.FAMILY VISITS ARE COMPLETED AT SCHOOLS, HOMES, CLINICS, AND/OR IN OTHER COMMUNITY LOCATIONS AND THE PROGRAM IS MODELED TO RETAIN FLEXIBILITY TO IDENTIFY WHERE PARENTS ARE IN THE PARENTING CONTINUUM AND TAYLOR SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. FAMILY VISITING HAS A MENU OF AVAILABLE SERVICES, INCLUDING SHORT AND LONG-TERM HOME VISITING, DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS, AND EXTENSIVE GUIDED REFERRAL AND RESOURCE CONNECTIONS. FAMILY VISITS CAN BE COMPLETED VIRTUALLY OR IN-PERSON.

    Expenses $440,393 · Revenue $183,779

  • GROUP CONNECTIONS: GROUP CONNECTIONS ARE ONE OF THE FOUR COMPONENTS OF THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAM. FAMILIES WILL LEARN CHILD DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION, MEET OTHER FAMILIES WITH SIMILAR AGED CHILDREN AND ENGAGE IN AND LEARN MORE ABOUT CAREGIVER/CHILD INTERACTION.

    Expenses $88,079

  • DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS: PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS CAN COMPLETE A FREE ONLINE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING FOR THEIR CHILD AND RECEIVE THE RESULTS OF THE SCREENING FROM A PARENT EDUCATOR WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS. THE SCREENING IS CALLED THE AGES AND STAGES QUESTIONNAIRES (ASQS) AND IT EVALUATES 6 DOMAINS: LANGUAGE, GROSS MOTOR (USING ARMS AND LEGS), FINE MOTOR (USING FINGERS AND HANDS), PROBLEM-SOLVING, PERSONAL-SOCIAL AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SKILLS. DEPENDING ON THE SCREENING RESULTS, CONNECTIONS CAN BE MADE TO EARLY INTERVENTION, HEALTHCARE, OR OTHER RESOURCES.

    Expenses $58,718

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ariel Griffin

    PRESIDENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Linda Adeniji

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Stephanie Boydston

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Reshida Rone

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Karl Phares

    PRESIDENT EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Bryan Love

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Donta Goodwin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Anna Jordan-Douglass

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Yani Vazquez-Cruz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Catricia Tilford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jumesha Wade

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $85,251
    From this org
    $85,251
    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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541349349309889

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