Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$3,494,204

Total expenses

$3,519,523

Contributions and grants received

$3,464,658

Grants paid

$1,296,209

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$29,546

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$3,427,596

Total liabilities, end of year

$564,331

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,863,265

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$3,327,266

Management and general expenses

$192,257

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$3,327,266

Program services were 94.5% 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

• THE COALITION IS AN ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL RESIDENTS IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA AND WAS ENACTED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITH THE GOAL TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES, AND IMPROVE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES FOR ALL CHILDREN. THE COALITION WORKS WITH, AND THROUGH, MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND AGENCIES TO ENSURE A STRONG MATERNAL AND CHILD SYSTEM OF CARE IS PRESENT IN ALL COUNTIES AND THERE IS A FOCUS ON CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. LOCAL FUNDS ENHANCE AND SUPPORT ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS TO REDUCE TEEN PREGNANCY RATES, EDUCATE TEENS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ABSTINENCE AND OTHER SAFE SEX PRACTICES AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO BECOME ROLE-MODELS FOR THEIR PEERS. THE COALITION PROVIDED SERVICES FOR OVER 8,900 WOMEN AND INFANTS IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA THIS YEAR.

  Expenses $1,413,661

• HEALTHY START HOME VISITING SERVICES PROGRAM: A FREE HOME VISITING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION AND CARE COORDINATION TO PREGNANT WOMEN AND FAMILIES OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF THREE. THE GOAL IS TO LOWER RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PRETERM BIRTH, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, INFANT MORTALITY, AND POOR DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH, PREPARE CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, ENHANCE FAMILIES' ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, AND CONNECT FAMILIES TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

  Expenses $1,296,209 · Grants $1,296,209

• FEDERAL MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) PROGRAM: TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. THE PROJECT WORKS WITH FAMILIES RESIDING IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY TO EQUIP PARENTS AND OTHER CAREGIVERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TOOLS THEY NEED TO ASSIST THEIR CHILDREN IN BEING HEALTHY, SAFE AND READY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL.

  Expenses $304,094

• FATHERHOOD - TEAM DAD PROJECT: IN AMERICA NEARLY 18.5 MILLION CHILDREN GROW UP WITHOUT THEIR FATHERS. THIS PROJECT OFFERS EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO HELP MEN BECOME THE RESPONSIBLE, ENGAGED, AND EMPOWERED FATHERS THEIR CHILDREN NEED THEM TO BE. IT FOLLOWS THE "24:7 DAD NATIONAL FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE" PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM CURRICULUM. OUR "TEAM DAD" COACH WORKS WITH FATHERS ONE-ON-ONE TO COMPLETE THE COURSE WORK AND PROVIDE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL TOOLS NECESSARY TO BE A GREAT DAD.

  Expenses $123,709

• TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION ALLIANCE (TPPA) PROGRAM: THE TPPA PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1994 AS AN ACTION GROUP OF THE HEALTHY START COALITION OF HARDEE, HIGHLANDS & POLK COUNTIES. OUR MISSION IS TO IDENTIFY AND REDUCE THE RISK OF PREGNANCY IN POLK COUNTY THROUGH THE COLLABORATION OF AGENCIES AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF OUR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY. LOCAL FUNDS ENHANCE AND SUPPORT THE TPPA PROGRAM TO REDUCE TEEN PREGNANCY RATES, EDUCATE TEENS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ABSTINENCE AND OTHER SAFE SEX PRACTICES, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO BECOME ROLE MODELS FOR THEIR PEERS. ANNUALLY, THE TPPA HOSTS THE FESTIVAL OF FAITH AND TEEN SUMMIT. THE FESTIVAL OF FAITH EVENT PROVIDES FAITH LEADERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OTHER FAITH LEADERS AND TO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION NECESSARY TO SPEAK WITH THEIR CONGREGATION ABOUT TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION. OUR 2024 TEEN SUMMIT EVENT WAS HELD IN LAKE WALES. THE TEEN SUMMIT INCLUDED WORKSHOPS, GAMES, EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND WELLNESS CHECKS FOR PARTICIPANTS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, BI-MONTHLY "LET'S TALK" VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS WERE ALSO HELD WHERE TEENS AND PARENTS PARTICIPATE. THEY FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN THAT ENCOURAGES OPEN COMMUNICATION AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS TO PREVENT TEEN PREGNANCY AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS.

  Expenses $105,556

• BEDS 4 BABIES PROGRAM: DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF ACCIDENTAL INFANT SUFFOCATION DEATHS, THE HEALTHY START COALITION OF HARDEE, HIGHLANDS & POLK COUNTIES INITIATED OUR BEDS 4 BABIES PROJECT. OUR B4B PROJECT FOCUSES ON PUBLIC AWARENESS, DISTRIBUTION OF PORTABLE CRIBS, AND "SAFE SLEEP" EDUCATION. OUR B4B PROJECT PROVIDES RESIDENTS OF HARDEE, HIGHLANDS, AND POLK COUNTIES WHO CANNOT AFFORD A SAFE PLACE FOR THEIR BABIES TO SLEEP WITH A PORTABLE CRIB, TWO CRIB SHEETS, A HALO SLEEP SACK SWADDLE, A CHILDREN'S BOARD BOOK TITLED "SLEEP BABY, SAFE AND SNUG, AND SAFE SLEEP EDUCATION. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF OUR PROJECT IN 2006, HSCHHP HAS EDUCATED AND DELIVERED APPROXIMATELY 6,679 CRIBS.

  Expenses $12,927

• FETAL INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW (FIMR) PROGRAM: FIMR IS A COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, AND MULTISYSTEM REVIEW OF THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER A PREGNANCY WHICH LED TO A FETAL DEATH OR THE DEATH OF AN INFANT. FIMR DESCRIBES AND DEFINES THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH, BUILDS KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEALTHY START SERVICE DELIVERY PLAN, IMPROVES COMMUNICATION, IDENTIFIES GAPS IN SERVICES, AND IMPLEMENTS CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO IDENTIFIED NEEDS. THE FLORIDA FETAL INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW PROJECTS ARE ORGANIZED UNDER FLORIDA STATUTES 766.101. THE SUBCOMMITTEES WITHIN THE FIMR PROJECT ARE THE CASE REVIEW TEAM AND COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP. THESE COMMITTEES COULD USE YOUR VALUABLE EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE. THE FIMR CASE REVIEW TEAM IS A TEAM OF EXPERT MEMBERS FROM THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR AND OTHER SYSTEMS OF CARE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO REVIEW A SUMMARY OF THE CASE INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY ISSUES WITHIN THE SYSTEMS OF CARE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMUNITY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE TO IMPROVE THE SERVICE TO MOTHERS, BABIES, AND FAMILIES. THE FIMR COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP IS A DIVERSE GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS, ASSESS THEIR IMPORTANCE, AND DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE TO ENSURE THAT MOTHERS AND INFANTS RECEIVE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE.

  Expenses $71,110

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

• POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

  $976,855

  HEALTHY START PROGRAM

• HARDEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

  $161,227

  HEALTHY START PROGRAM

• HIGHLANDS COUNTY COMMUNITY COALITION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE REDUCTION INC

  $158,127

  HEALTHY START PROGRAM

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

16 January 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202540179349301414

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