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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MOM STARTS HERE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$235,254
Total expenses
$232,453
Contributions and grants received
$235,254
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$38,925
Total liabilities, end of year
$64,742
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$25,817
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$194,480
Management and general expenses
$28,969
Fundraising expenses
$9,004
Program service expenses (Part III)
$194,480

Program services were 83.7% 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)

    $95,380

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $139,874

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $76,568 · program services $57,426 · management and general $11,485 · fundraising $7,657

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $45,068 · program services $45,068

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,038 · program services $2,401 · management and general $382 · fundraising $255

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,445 · program services $4,075 · management and general $222 · fundraising $148

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $9,661 · program services $8,141 · management and general $912 · fundraising $608

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,907 · program services $5,944 · management and general $3,963

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $626 · program services $626

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $131 · program services $131

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,906 · program services $2,180 · management and general $581 · fundraising $145

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,344 · program services $8,520 · management and general $824

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,276 · program services $21,162 · management and general $1,114

  • 17 · Travel

    total $788 · program services $788

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,383 · management and general $6,383

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,314 · program services $2,657 · management and general $2,657

  • 24a · Other expenses: BABY SUPPLIES

    total $33,743 · program services $33,743

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $2,255 · program services $1,618 · management and general $446 · fundraising $191

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $11,590 · end of year $33,925

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,629 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $5,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $207

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $10,902 · end of year $21,524

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $36,936 · end of year $43,011

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year -$28,618 · end of year -$25,817

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MOM STARTS HERE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING ALBANY, RENSSELAER, AND SCHENECTADY COUNTIES. WE CONNECT WOMEN IN UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES, YOUNG MOMS, AND FAMILIES IN NEED TO THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM. WE LOOK TO MEED THEIR NEEDS, EMPOWER THEM, AND ASSIST THEM IN THEIR PARENTING JOURNEY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CONNECT WOMEN IN UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES, YOUNG MOMS, AND FAMILIES IN NEED TO THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM.

  • DIAPER ASSISTANCE: FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED A MONTHLY SUPPLY OF DIAPERS FOR EACH DIAPER-WEARING CHILD, DELIVERED IN THE MAIL ONCE A MONTH. DURING 2021, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED OVER 100,000 DIAPERS FOR 370 FAMILIES. THE DIAPER PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY AT CAPACITY.

    Expenses $5,266

  • BABY ITEMS: PARENTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SAFE SLEEPING (PACK N PLAY) AND TRAVEL (CAR SEAT) ESSENTIALS ARE PROVIDED WITH THEM. THEY ALSO RECEIVE BABY ITEMS AND ACCESSORIES SUCH AS GENTLY USED CLOTHING, BLANKETS, HATS, SOCKS, SHOES, CHAIRS, SWINGS, NURSING ESSENTIALS, BOTTLES, AND MORE. DURING 2021, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED $6,000 WORTH OF BABY CLOTHING AND GENTLY USES BABY ITEMS AND OVER $12,000 WORTH OF CAR SEATS AND PACK N PLAYS.

    Expenses $27,934

  • COACHING & RESOURCE NAVIGATION: CLIENTS MEET WITH A CARE COORDINATOR TO DISCUSS NEEDS, GOALS, AND SETBACKS. COACHING IS DONE WITH THE CLIENT TO SET ACTIONABLE STEPS TOWARDS GOALS, PROVIDE REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND EMPOWER CLIENTS WITH MINDSET SHIFTS. CARE COORDINATORS WORK TO GET A HOLISTIC VIEW OF CLIENT NEEDS AS INDIVIDUALS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.PARENT EDUCATION: PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES ARE CONDUCTED IN FAMILY, WOMEN AND CHILDREN SHELTERS, AS WELL AS ONE ON ONE FOR INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS. COURSES AVAILABLE ARE INFANT 101 (NEWBORN-2 YEARS), TODDLER BASICS (2-4 YEARS), AND EARLY CHILDHOOD (5-7 YEARS).COMMUNITY BABY SHOWERS: BABY SHOWERS ARE HELD IN ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY LOCATIONS WITHIN ALBANY, RENSSELAER, AND SCHENECTADY COUNTIES. SHOWERS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WHERE EXPECTANT MOTHERS AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN 0-5 ARE PROVIDED WITH GENTLY USED BABY CLOTHES AND BABY ITEMS.

    Expenses $161,280

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Kyla Schmidt

    FORMER VICE CHAIR/EXECUTIV

    Total calculated
    $76,576
    From this org
    $76,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Maureen Nicholson

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Laurie Ballard

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Victoria Hostig

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Annie Finn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Angelica De La Cruz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Alissa Ballard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jenniger Massey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Yolanda Kirby

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503179349309130

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