Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$5,262,883

Total expenses

$5,315,349

Contributions and grants received

$5,255,457

Grants paid

$3,340,366

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$5,176

Other revenue

$2,250

Total assets, end of year

$1,238,392

Total liabilities, end of year

$593,247

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$645,145

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$4,890,382

Management and general expenses

$381,940

Fundraising expenses

$43,027

Program service expenses (Part III)

$4,890,382

Program services were 92.0% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• QUALITY CHILD CARE: TO PREPARE ALL CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN AND IN RESPONSE TO STATE LAW, VIRGINIA HAS DEVELOPED THE UNIFIED VIRGINIA QUALITY BIRTH TO FIVE SYSTEM (VQB5) TO MEASURE AND HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ALL PUBLICLY-FUNDED BIRTH-TO-FIVE CLASSROOMS AND SUPPORT FAMILIES TO CHOOSE QUALITY PROGRAMMING ACROSS PROGRAM TYPES. OUR ORGANIZATION ADMINISTERS TWICE ANNUAL OBSERVATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS USING A NATIONAL TOOL CALLED CLASS REQUIRED BY THE VA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. OBSERVATIONS ARE FOLLOWED BY INDIVIDUALIZED FEEDBACK. EDUCATORS AND LEADERS HAVE ACCESS TO SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND RESOURCES TO HELP IMPROVE TEACHER-CHILD INTERACTIONS. CONSUMERS (PARENTS) CAN THEN ACCESS INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ON VDOE PUBLISHED QUALITY PROFILES ONLINE.

  Expenses $1,240,775

• ACCESS TO QUALITY CHILD CARE: BY ADMINISTERING THE MIXED DELIVERY PROGRAM IN THE REGION, THE ORGANIZATION HELPS PARENTS LEARN ABOUT AND ACCESS ECCE SERVICES THAT MEET THEIR NEEDS AND PREFERENCES, WHILE HELPING ECCE PROVIDERS CONNECT WITH AND SERVE MORE FAMILIES. BY COORDINATING ENROLLMENT ACROSS PUBLICLY FUNDED PROGRAMS IN THE REGION, SUCH AS CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY DAY HOMES, HEAD START, VIRGINIA PRESCHOOL INITIATIVE, AND OTHERS, PARENTS EASILY LEARN WHERE THERE ARE AVAILABLE SPOTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, WHAT THEY QUALIFY FOR, AND INFORMATION SUCH AS COST, HOURS, AND LOCATION. DOING THIS ALSO HELPS PROVIDERS KEEP ENROLLMENT NUMBERS STEADY, COMMUNICATE SLOT AVAILABILITY AND TO GROW IN SECURING THE RESOURCES FOR DELIVERY OF QUALITY SERVICES.

  Expenses $3,402,149 · Grants $3,340,366

• EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE INSTRUCTION: TRAINING INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORTS ARE PROVIDED FOR CHILD CARE PROGRAMS OF ALLTYPES TO BUILD A STRONG BASE OF KNOWLEDGE IN ALL DOMAINS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SO CHILDREN ARE READY TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. TRAINING IS ALIGNED WITH CRITERIA ON THE CLASS ASSESSMENT AND VIRGINIA'S EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

  Expenses $57,417

• RESOURCING EXPECTANT MOTHERS: WHEN BABIES ARE BORN HEALTHY THEY HAVE A STRONG START FOR OPTIMAL CHILD GROWTHAND DEVELOPMENT. WORKING WITH OB-GYNS, CLINICS AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES, A PRENATAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST TALKS ONE-ON-ONE WITH PREGNANT WOMEN ABOUT THEIR NEEDS AND CONCERNS. A VDHS VERIFIED, COMPREHENSIVE SCREENING IS CONDUCTED AND WOMEN ARE CONNECTED TO HOME VISITATION AND MANY OTHER PRENATAL AND PARENT EDUCATION SERVICES.

  Expenses $189,319

• CONVENING FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT: BY BRINGING TOGETHER BUSINESS, PHILANTHROPY, POLICYMAKERS, SCHOOLS, CHILD CARE PROVIDES, AND PARENTS AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR READY REGION CHESAPEAKE BAY, AWARENESS IS RAISED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF 0-5 ISSUES. COMMUNITY-LED GROUPS EXPLORE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO PRIORITIZE AREAS FOR BETTER SYSTEMS COORDINATION AND LONG-TERM IMPACT ON CHILD WELL-BEING. THIS IS DONE USING REGIONAL DATA TO CREATE A COMMON AGENDA BY THESE CROSS-SECTOR GROUPS.

  Expenses $722

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

Listed in Part VII

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

• PEAKE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

  $590,972

  CHILD CARE SLOT PAYMENT/OUTDOOR LEARNING

• PRECIOUS JEWELS LLC

  $422,958

  CHILD CARE SLOT PAYMENT

• GRAND KIDS CHILD CARE CENTER

  $313,039

  CHILD CARE SLOT PAYMENT

• WARWICK KIDS ACADEMY OPERATED BY DEE CARE LLC

  $263,785

  CHILD CARE SLOT PAYMENT

• TICK TOCK AROUND THE CLOCK LLC

  $262,080

  CHILD CARE SLOT PAYMENT

• HAMPTON ROADS INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL - JEFFERSON

  $229,320

  CHILD CARE SLOT PAYMENT

• HORIZONS UNLIMITED EARLY LEARNING CENTER

  $206,267

  CHILD CARE SLOT PAYMENT

• RF WILKINSON YMCA PRESCHOOL

  $203,840

  CHILD CARE SLOT PAYMENT

• ARMS OF THE KING

  $189,279

  CHILD CARE SLOT PAYMENT

• HAMPTON ROADS INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL - HAMPTON

  $166,227

  CHILD CARE SLOT PAYMENT

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

15 January 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202530219349300208

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