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← SMART START PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SMART START PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,071,167
Total expenses
$1,948,960
Contributions and grants received
$2,052,290
Grants paid
$1,332,441
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$5,659
Other revenue
$13,218
Total assets, end of year
$412,090
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,911
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$407,179
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,816,697
Management and general expenses
$126,971
Fundraising expenses
$5,292
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,816,697

Program services were 93.2% 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)

    $1,153,028

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $899,262

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,659 · excluded $5,659

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $15,002

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,056

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $9,946 · excluded $9,946

  • 11a · Other revenue: SALES TAX RECEIPTS

    total $3,272 · excluded $3,272

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,272

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,271,103 · program services $1,271,103

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $61,338 · program services $61,338

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $97,729 · program services $72,319 · management and general $22,478 · fundraising $2,932

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $301,335 · program services $244,098 · management and general $58,134 · fundraising -$897

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $24,188 · program services $19,374 · management and general $4,696 · fundraising $118

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,501 · program services $3,763 · management and general $714 · fundraising $24

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $33,177 · program services $26,561 · management and general $6,436 · fundraising $180

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $905 · management and general $905

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $47,491 · program services $43,184 · management and general $4,307

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $580 · program services $535 · management and general $45

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,373 · program services $6,951 · management and general $3,422 · fundraising $1,000

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,613 · program services $600 · management and general $4,778 · fundraising $235

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $51,258 · program services $42,007 · management and general $8,854 · fundraising $397

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,040 · program services $9,074 · management and general $965 · fundraising $1

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $402 · program services $402

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,859 · program services $5,859

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,614 · program services $2,207 · management and general $5,397 · fundraising $10

  • 24a · Other expenses: EMPLOYEE TRAINING

    total $4,116 · program services $3,358 · management and general $758

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES

    total $3,723 · program services $3,723

  • 24c · Other expenses: SALES TAX EXPENSE

    total $3,371 · management and general $3,371

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMPUTER EQUIPMENT MISC

    total $1,744 · management and general $1,744

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,500 · program services $241 · management and general -$33 · fundraising $1,292

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $115,618 · end of year $241,193

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $150,758 · end of year $156,417

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

    $45,088

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

    $30,608

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $18,596 · end of year $14,480

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $4,911

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $137,124 · end of year $171,065

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $147,848 · end of year $236,114

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO SUPPORT, EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY.

  • FAMILY SUPPORT - FOR OVER 25 YEARS, SMART START HAS HELPED CHILDREN SUCCEED BY EQUIPPING PARENTS WITH THE TOOLS AND CONNECTIONS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT. THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROVIDES OVER 4500 YOUNG CHILDREN IN HENDERSON COUNTY WITH A BOOK EACH MONTH, ENCOURAGING DAILY READING HABITS. KINDERGARTEN READINESS TOOLS AND ACTIVITIES HELP CHILDREN FEEL CONFIDENT AND PREPARED TO LEARN WHEN THEY BEGIN SCHOOL. SMART START ALSO STRENGTHENS RESILIENCE IN INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND ORGANIZATIONS BY SUPPORTING POSITIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND RELATIONSHIPS AND STRENGTHING RESILIENCE SKILLS IN INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $738,060 · Grants $515,029

  • CHILD CARE QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY - SMART START SUPPORTS, EDUCATES, AND ADVOCATES TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE IN HENDERSON COUNTY. SMART START SCHOLARSHIPS HELP FAMILIES AFFORD HIGH-QUALITY CARE WHILE PARENTS WORK OR FINISH THEIR EDUCATION. SMART START ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION THROUGH EDUCATOR TRAININGS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, BY PROVIDING A SCHOOL NURSE FOR OUR LOCAL EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION COMMUNITY, AND THROUGH A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS EARLY EDUCATORS IN EARNING DEGREES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

    Expenses $957,340 · Grants $817,412

  • BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - BUILDING A STRONG INTERCONNECTED COMMUNITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. BY WORKING TOGETHER - ACROSS SECTORS AND ROLES - COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN AMPLIFY THEIR COLLECTIVE IMPACT, ENSURING THAT ALL CHILDREN RECEIVE THE CARE, EDUCATION AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE. SMART START COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND BUSINESSES TO CREATE STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES THAT FOSTER A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, HELPING EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZE THE ROLE THEY PLAY IN SUPPORTING THE WELL-BEING AND FUTURE SUCCESS OF OUR YOUNGEST RESIDENTS.

    Expenses $121,297

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • SONIA GIRONDA

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $103,732
    From this org
    $97,729
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,003
    Hours/week
    35

  • JESSICA BENTLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KIM BERRY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JULIA BUCHANAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HONEY BURRELL

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL BURRELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARSHA JUSTICE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JENNIFER KINNEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELIZABETH LEE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TERRY MAYBIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AMBER MCFEE-BLANCO

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LACI OTT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHERRY PRIDMORE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • REBECCA REID

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUMMER STIPE

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HEATHER TAYLOR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CYNTHIA WILCOX

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
9 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501299349300740

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