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Form 990 for tax year 2023

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

Totals

Total revenue
$623,758
Total expenses
$636,142
Contributions and grants received
$623,696
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$62
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$90,880
Total liabilities, end of year
$23,374
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$67,506
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$606,063
Management and general expenses
$30,079
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$606,063

Program services were 95.3% 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

    $57,412

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $181,150

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $385,134

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $371,272

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $62 · excluded $62

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $50,000 · program services $42,083 · management and general $7,917

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $835 · program services $835

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,889 · program services $3,283 · management and general $606

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $6,000 · program services $4,000 · management and general $2,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,199 · program services $734 · management and general $1,465

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,806 · program services $1,553 · management and general $253

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,409 · program services $2,409

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,061 · management and general $2,061

  • 24a · Other expenses: DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION

    total $371,272 · program services $371,272

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM PURCHASED SERVICE

    total $95,153 · program services $95,153

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM PURCHASED SUPPLIE

    total $77,859 · program services $72,308 · management and general $5,551

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $22,659 · program services $12,433 · management and general $10,226

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $100,975 · end of year $86,132

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $18,310

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,388 · end of year $4,748

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $42,783 · end of year $23,374

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $79,890 · end of year $67,506

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

  • CHILD CARE QUALITY-FIRST STEPS ASSISTS CHILD CARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE PROGRAM QUALTIY BY FUNDING TARGETED UPGRADES TO MEET DSS LICENSING OR ABC- ENHANCED REQUIREMNENTS, AND TO FURTHER ENHANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.

    Expenses $23,617

  • 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.

    Expenses $166,100

  • 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 $24,254

  • OTHER INDIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES

    Expenses $392,092

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Vanessa Earle

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Breanne Alexander

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ashley Robertson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alice Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Sharon Jenkins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Nivia Miranda

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Reg Tatum

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Lacey Moore

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Blair Hinson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Daby Snipes

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $50,000
    From this org
    $50,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kaylee Osbon

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $0

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
2023
Filed
1 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501329349302650

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