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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EARLY CHILDHOOD CONNECTIONS.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,025,773
Total expenses
$1,679,378
Contributions and grants received
$1,927,637
Grants paid
$521,039
Program service revenue
$69,622
Investment income
$31,679
Other revenue
-$3,165
Total assets, end of year
$1,608,485
Total liabilities, end of year
$68,845
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,539,640
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,305,053
Management and general expenses
$372,754
Fundraising expenses
$1,571
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,305,053

Program services were 77.7% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $44,167

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $4,689

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $888,538

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $990,243

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ENRICHMENT FEES & TUIT

    total $69,622 · related or exempt $69,622

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $31,679 · excluded $31,679

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,382

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $4,689

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $9,350

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$3,968 · excluded -$3,968

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS

    total $780 · excluded $780

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $23 · related or exempt $23

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $803

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $509,402 · program services $509,402

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $11,637 · program services $11,637

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $89,588 · management and general $89,588

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $495,416 · program services $371,562 · management and general $123,854

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,491 · program services $2,217 · management and general $1,274

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $77,741 · program services $49,377 · management and general $28,364

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $46,039 · program services $29,241 · management and general $16,798

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,157 · management and general $40,157

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $43,901 · program services $37,495 · management and general $6,406

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,571 · fundraising $1,571

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $108,053 · program services $81,040 · management and general $27,013

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,223 · program services $6,917 · management and general $2,306

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $69,233 · program services $51,925 · management and general $17,308

  • 17 · Travel

    total $27,514 · program services $20,636 · management and general $6,878

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $81,277 · program services $81,277

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,411 · management and general $4,411

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,786 · program services $14,839 · management and general $4,947

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,638 · program services $8,729 · management and general $2,909

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $13,101 · program services $13,101

  • 24b · Other expenses: HONORARIUM

    total $9,500 · program services $9,500

  • 24c · Other expenses: PARENT RELATIONS

    total $4,536 · program services $4,536

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $2,163 · program services $1,622 · management and general $541

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,828 · end of year $73,315

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,197,746 · end of year $1,469,076

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

    $165,517

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

    $99,476

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $46,745 · end of year $66,041

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $150 · end of year $53

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $51,854 · end of year $36,756

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $4,370 · end of year $32,089

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $96,525 · end of year $387,128

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,096,720 · end of year $1,152,512

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO INCREASE CHILD CARE PROVIDERS' (HOME AND CENTER) AND PARENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO ENABLE THEM TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN BY WORKING WITH THE ADULTS WHO AFFECT THEIR LIVES.

  • EARLY CHILDHOOD CONNECTIONS PROVIDES TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADULTS WHO CARE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN IN HOMES, CHILD CARE CENTERS, PRESCHOOLS, AND HEAD START PROGRAMS. IN 2023 EARLY CHILDHOOD CONNECTIONS IMPACTED 1,147 INDIVIDUAL CHILD CARE PROVIDERS THROUGH TRAINING OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. EARLY CHILDHOOD CONNECTIONS PROVIDED 958.5 HOURS OF EDUCATION THROUGH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE CLASSES FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2023. MANY PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED MORE THAN ONE CLASS.

    Expenses $784,014 · Revenue $69,645

  • THE RAPID CITY STARTING STRONG INITIATIVE SEEKS TO PROVIDE A VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY-BASED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO HELP 3-AND 4-YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN POVERTY ACCESS QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH QUALIFIED PROGRAM PROVIDERS OF THE PARENT'S CHOICE. THE PROGRAM RECEIVED $1,047,755 IN DONATIONS IN 2023. $509,002 WAS USED IN 2023 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EARLY EDUCATION.

    Expenses $521,039 · Grants $521,039

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • MARCIA BARNES

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SHARON KALLEMEYN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JUDY DUHAMEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RICK STRACQUALURSI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • AUTUMN GREGORY

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $89,588
    From this org
    $86,918
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,670
    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

  • FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG.

  • FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG.

  • FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG.

  • FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG.

  • FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG.

  • FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG.

  • FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202442919349300244

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