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← BEGINNINGS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BEGINNINGS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,482,431
Total expenses
$1,382,244
Contributions and grants received
$1,456,763
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$10,533
Investment income
$4,993
Other revenue
$10,142
Total assets, end of year
$905,717
Total liabilities, end of year
$132,753
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$772,964
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,329,247
Management and general expenses
$47,127
Fundraising expenses
$5,870
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,329,247

Program services were 96.2% 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)

    $1,093,004

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $363,759

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU

    total $10,533 · related or exempt $10,533

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,993 · excluded $4,993

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $21,600

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $11,458

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $10,142

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $10,142 · unrelated business $10,142

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $113,429 · program services $101,360 · management and general $12,069

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $771,052 · program services $762,432 · management and general $6,839 · fundraising $1,781

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $90,674 · program services $87,144 · management and general $3,530

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $69,422 · program services $67,309 · management and general $1,980 · fundraising $133

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,646 · program services $15,403 · management and general $209 · fundraising $34

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $85,421 · program services $85,421

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,748 · program services $11,298 · management and general $1,450

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $32,882 · program services $28,584 · management and general $4,199 · fundraising $99

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $36,884 · program services $34,904 · management and general $1,945 · fundraising $35

  • 17 · Travel

    total $58,736 · program services $58,736

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,830 · program services $1,428 · management and general $399 · fundraising $3

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,897 · program services $8,697 · management and general $182 · fundraising $18

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,736 · program services $18,333 · management and general $393 · fundraising $10

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $65,887 · program services $48,198 · management and general $13,932 · fundraising $3,757

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $272,258 · end of year $270,401

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $109,660 · end of year $176,564

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,895 · end of year $14,815

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

    $532,539

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

    $213,842

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $330,675 · end of year $318,697

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $120,514 · end of year $125,240

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $30,834 · end of year $40,653

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $79,500 · end of year $52,018

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $65,891 · end of year $40,082

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $672,777 · end of year $772,964

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF BEGINNINGS, INC. IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND EMPOWER FAMILIES BY PROVIDING "THE BEST START A CHILD CAN HAVE" AS WE WORK TO ENABLE CHILDREN TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTALLY AND HELP FAMILIES GROW STRONG THROUGH EARLY INTERVENTION AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF BEGINNINGS, INC. IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND EMPOWER THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING "THE BEST START A CHILD CAN HAVE" AS WE WORK TO ENABLE CHILDREN TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTALLY AND HELP FAMILIES GROW STRONG THROUGH EARLY INTERVENTION AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

  • HOME BASED EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM PROVIDING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS AND/OR DISABILITIES.

    Expenses $868,015

  • COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM ADVOCATES FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN BY RECRUITING, SCREENING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO REPORT TO THE COURT AND WORK WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM TO ASSURE THAT THE CHILDREN'S NEEDS ARE BEING MET AND TO ENSURE TIMELY PLACEMENT IN A SAFE, PERMANENT, NURTURING HOME.

    Expenses $104,634

  • PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROMOTES HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN BIRTH TO THREE YEARS OF AGE. SERVICES OFFERED BY THE PROGRAM INCLUDE HOME VISITS BY A CERTIVIED PARENT EDUCATOR WITH AN EVALUATION OF THE CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. PARENTS RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILDCARE, PARENTING AND NUTRITION AND, AS NECESSARY, REFERRALS TO OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY SERVICES. PARENT EDUCATORS SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN DEVELOP.

    Expenses $181,146

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS

    Expenses $175,452

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

Listed in Part VII

  • David Raho Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Elaine Confer MD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David Gates

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Julie Katz Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Donna Meinecke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Cindy Blough

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Elizabeth Dunmore MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Elaine Wilson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Leanne Zdravekcy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kaitlyn Shultz

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Pam Evans-Hartland

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Nicole Norton

    FISCAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $23,247
    From this org
    $23,247
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jessica Phillippi

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $55,042
    From this org
    $55,042
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Catherine McDonald

    FISCAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $47,648
    From this org
    $47,648
    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
2024
Filed
24 September 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202542819349301509

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