Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,567,072
- Total expenses
- $5,071,895
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,067,644
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $304,226
- Investment income
- $86,122
- Other revenue
- $109,080
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,859,120
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $941,373
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,917,747
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,868,338
- Management and general expenses
- $958,211
- Fundraising expenses
- $245,346
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,868,338
Program services were 76.3% 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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1a · Federated campaigns
$80,109
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,044,338
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$943,197
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2a · Program service revenue: FEES
total $304,226 · related or exempt $304,226
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3 · Investment income
total $85,943 · excluded $85,943
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $179
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $179
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $179 · excluded $179
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$141,522
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$95,801
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $45,721 · excluded $45,721
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $63,359 · excluded $63,359
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11e · Other revenue, total
$63,359
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $133,589 · program services $93,175 · management and general $30,422 · fundraising $9,992
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,846,717 · program services $1,288,038 · management and general $420,552 · fundraising $138,127
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $9,239 · program services $6,757 · management and general $1,731 · fundraising $751
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $227,788 · program services $166,587 · management and general $42,683 · fundraising $18,518
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $159,043 · program services $111,788 · management and general $35,674 · fundraising $11,581
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11a · Fees: management
total $262,763 · program services $148,529 · management and general $85,578 · fundraising $28,656
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11b · Fees: legal
total $12,251 · program services $5,141 · management and general $6,440 · fundraising $670
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $16,782 · program services $7,043 · management and general $8,822 · fundraising $917
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11g · Fees: other
total $115,778 · program services $48,587 · management and general $60,863 · fundraising $6,328
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $20,102 · program services $3,375 · management and general $900 · fundraising $15,827
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13 · Office expenses
total $178,353 · program services $164,191 · management and general $12,274 · fundraising $1,888
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14 · Information technology
total $56,644 · program services $32,019 · management and general $18,448 · fundraising $6,177
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16 · Occupancy
total $464,276 · program services $328,803 · management and general $134,495 · fundraising $978
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17 · Travel
total $14,349 · program services $3,737 · management and general $9,547 · fundraising $1,065
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20 · Interest
total $33,839 · program services $31,143 · management and general $2,696
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $171,371 · program services $171,371
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23 · Insurance
total $42,379 · program services $29,755 · management and general $9,431 · fundraising $3,193
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24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE
total $631,500 · program services $631,500
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24b · Other expenses: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TRAN
total $562,629 · program services $562,629
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24c · Other expenses: PREFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN
total $74,953 · program services $9,711 · management and general $64,564 · fundraising $678
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24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICES
total $14,450 · program services $14,413 · management and general $37
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24e · All other expenses
total $23,100 · program services $10,046 · management and general $13,054
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $357,086 · end of year $372,257
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,806,157 · end of year $2,121,356
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,366,268 · end of year $545,050
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $3,475
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $86,440 · end of year $23,216
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$5,610,432
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,831,134
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,840,976 · end of year $2,779,298
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $14,468 · end of year $14,468
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $146,669 · end of year $102,583
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $910,703 · end of year $838,790
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,891,709 · end of year $4,799,279
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $522,314 · end of year $118,468
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
EARLYSTART CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION "BUILDING BRIDGES. INSPIRING MINDS. IMPACTING FUTURES." THROUGH THE EARLYSTART CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. HIGHLY-TRAINED FACULTY UTILIZE A PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUM IN AN ARTS-INFUSED ENVIRONMENT TO TEACH PRESCHOOL STUDENTS. EARLYSTART CENTERS ARE LICENSED BY THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
Activities or mission (Part I)
EARLYSTART CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION - "BUILDING BRIDGES. INSPIRING MINDS. IMPACTING FUTURES." THROUGH THE EARLYSTART CHILD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER. HIGHLY TRAINED FACULTY IMPLEMENT A PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUM WITHIN AN ARTS-INFUSED ENVIRONMENT TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS. EARLYSTART IS LICENSED BY THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION- THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE QUALITY AFFORDABLE EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE INCLUDING NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR CHILDREN IN THE INNER CITY THAT ARE PRE-SCHOOL AGE.
Expenses $3,623,764 · Revenue $304,226
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SOCIAL SERVICES- THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING RENT, UTILITIES AND FOOD, TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.
Expenses $244,574
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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Joni WickhamJONI WICKHAM
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Matthew OatesMATTHEW OATES
PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Theodis WatsonTHEODIS WATSON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jessica AnnJESSICA ANN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tarold DavisTAROLD DAVIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lara KrugLARA KRUG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alexis KerrALEXIS KERR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tyjuan LeeTYJUAN LEE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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June McDanielJUNE MCDANIEL
CEO
- Total calculated
- $143,398
- From this org
- $133,589
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,809
- 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
- 22 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202522969349300317
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