Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $362,557
- Total expenses
- $344,544
- Contributions and grants received
- $362,513
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $44
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $83,205
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $27,639
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $55,566
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $326,921
- Management and general expenses
- $17,623
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $326,921
Program services were 94.9% 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.
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1d · Related organizations
$362,513
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3 · Investment income
total $44 · excluded $44
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $59,040 · program services $52,704 · management and general $6,336
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $29,778 · program services $29,778
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $3,068 · program services $2,773 · management and general $295
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $7,497 · program services $7,002 · management and general $495
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,904 · program services $660 · management and general $2,244
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14 · Information technology
total $3,798 · program services $2,614 · management and general $1,184
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17 · Travel
total $4,981 · program services $3,323 · management and general $1,658
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23 · Insurance
total $1,412 · management and general $1,412
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM PURCHASE SERVICES
total $195,239 · program services $195,239
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM PURCHASE SUPPLIES
total $31,314 · program services $31,314
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $3,557 · program services $1,514 · management and general $2,043
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24d · Other expenses: FUNDING ADJUSTMENT-PY
total $1,956 · management and general $1,956
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $42,965 · end of year $83,205
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $14,456
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $19,868 · end of year $27,639
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $37,553 · end of year $55,566
Mission and programs · 2024
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.
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CHILD CARE QUALITY-FIRST STEPS ASSISTS CHILD CARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE PROGRAM QUALITY BY FUNDING TARGETED UPGRADES TO MEET DSS LICENSING OR ABC- ENHANCED REQUIREMENTS, AND TO FURTHER ENHANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. ALSO, FIRST STEPS PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN AND INCREASES THE NUMBER OF CHILD CARE SLOTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Expenses $130,474
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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 $142,366
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EARLY EDUCATION: EARLY HEAD START-A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION, PARENTING AND FAMILY SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY-LEVEL SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME PREGNANT WOMEN WITH CHILDREN AGE 3 AND UNDER, YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. FAMILIES RECEIVE WEEKLY HOME VISITS BY EARLY HEAD START STAFF AND TWO GROUP MEETINGS ARE HELD MONTHLY FOR ENROLLED PARENTS AND FAMILIES.
Expenses $41,503
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INDIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES
Expenses $12,578
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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TIFFANY JENKINS
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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YOLANDA BRADFORD
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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SHANNA M SCOTT
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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TRACEY ANTLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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SANDRA CRUZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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JOSEPH ENOCH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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DONALD GILLIARD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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TAWANNA GRANT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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SHANNON HAZEL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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ERNEST FLAGLER MITCHELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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QUENTIN LANCE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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DIANE OWENS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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DESMOND PHILLIPS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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SHEILA SULLIVAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.3
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AYESHA Y SMITH
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $59,040
- From this org
- $59,040
- 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.
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SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOO
501C3 · STATE OFFI · SC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202601359349313080
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