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← LUZERNE COUNTY HEAD START INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by LUZERNE COUNTY HEAD START INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$17,861,882
Total expenses
$18,059,375
Contributions and grants received
$17,850,582
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$10,368
Other revenue
$932
Total assets, end of year
$4,995,410
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,222,886
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,772,524
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,639,358
Management and general expenses
$2,420,017
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,639,358

Program services were 86.6% 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)

    $17,700,373

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $150,209

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,368 · excluded $10,368

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $38,493

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $37,561

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $932 · excluded $932

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $252,193 · management and general $252,193

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,819,273 · program services $8,893,349 · management and general $925,924

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $541,546 · program services $471,429 · management and general $70,117

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,077,229 · program services $1,882,831 · management and general $194,398

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $844,780 · program services $656,142 · management and general $188,638

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $106,662 · program services $7,680 · management and general $98,982

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $13,897 · program services $2,267 · management and general $11,630

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $210,765 · program services $191,742 · management and general $19,023

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $156,005 · program services $139,761 · management and general $16,244

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $799,140 · program services $681,480 · management and general $117,660

  • 17 · Travel

    total $53,334 · program services $34,446 · management and general $18,888

  • 20 · Interest

    total $30,982 · management and general $30,982

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $262,171 · management and general $262,171

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $126,153 · program services $1,494 · management and general $124,659

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD FOR CHILDREN

    total $1,038,227 · program services $1,038,227

  • 24b · Other expenses: CHILDREN'S TRANSPORTATI

    total $538,451 · program services $538,127 · management and general $324

  • 24c · Other expenses: CLASSROOM SUPPLIES

    total $444,986 · program services $444,747 · management and general $239

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $258,891 · program services $322,007 · management and general -$63,116

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $484,690 · program services $333,629 · management and general $151,061

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,093,151 · end of year $1,215,519

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $972,625 · end of year $1,153,875

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $47,426 · end of year $73,107

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $7,260,636

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $4,865,681

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,588,721 · end of year $2,394,955

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $251,865 · end of year $157,954

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,412,693 · end of year $1,289,543

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $317,706 · end of year $761,899

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $12,788

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $253,372 · end of year $158,656

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,970,017 · end of year $2,772,524

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

AS PROVEN LEADERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, LUZERNE COUNTY HEAD START, INC. IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOW INCOME CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN LUZERNE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. OUR KNOWLEDGEABLE AND CARING STAFF ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION BY: PROVIDING EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN BIRTH TO FIVE, EMPHASIZING HEALTHY OUTCOMES AND SCHOOL READINESS PROMOTING FAMILY SELF SUFFICIENCY AND PARTNERING WITH INDIVIDUALS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OUR COMMUNITY.

  • HEAD START PROGRAMS DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN CORE AREAS OF LEARNING, HEALTH, AND FAMILY WELL-BEING, WHILE ENGAGING PARENTS AS PARTNERS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. DURING THE YEAR, THE PROGRAM SERVED 848 THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN ALONG WITH 232 PREGNANT WOMEN AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UP TO THREE YEARS OF AGE. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP THE SKILLS THEY WILL NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. LCHS 2025 ENROLLMENT: FEDERAL HEAD START PRESCHOOL 345, PA HSSAP PRESCHOOL 272, PA PRE-K COUNTS 231, EARLY HEAD START 222, UNITED WAY EHS 10.

    Expenses $15,639,358

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stacey Kile

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrea L Caladie CPA

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angela Mariotti

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Phyllis Mundy

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ahmad Ali

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Schweizer-Cebrick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lori Cooper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Phil Gelso Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mainet Mejia-Arroyo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carl Goeringer Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fran Langan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Langley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Teri Ooms

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Tomalis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Rable

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth White

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $149,517
    From this org
    $129,918
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,599
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Maureen Zaboski

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $102,676
    From this org
    $92,816
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,860
    Hours/week
    37.5

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
2025
Filed
11 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202631629349300108

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