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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GROWING FUTURES EARLY EDUCATION CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,278,200
Total expenses
$5,271,151
Contributions and grants received
$4,797,929
Grants paid
$1,796
Program service revenue
$378,256
Investment income
$34,831
Other revenue
$67,184
Total assets, end of year
$3,297,731
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,972,132
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,325,599
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,308,430
Management and general expenses
$701,350
Fundraising expenses
$261,371
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,308,430

Program services were 81.7% 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

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $51,980

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,833,660

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $912,289

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $113,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Wrap Around Care Fees

    total $378,256 · related or exempt $378,256 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $34,831 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $34,831

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $119,034

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

    $51,980

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $54,519

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $64,515 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $64,515

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $2,669 · related or exempt $2,669 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,669

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,796 · program services $1,796

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $285,002 · program services $0 · management and general $285,002 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,038,419 · program services $2,611,907 · management and general $239,699 · fundraising $186,813

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $255,644 · program services $233,514 · management and general $6,942 · fundraising $15,188

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $245,880 · program services $193,485 · management and general $37,977 · fundraising $14,418

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $43,642 · program services $2,830 · management and general $40,812 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $112,560 · program services $112,560 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $36,815 · program services $25,179 · management and general $11,570 · fundraising $66

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $51,412 · program services $21,637 · management and general $24,019 · fundraising $5,756

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $612,939 · program services $578,598 · management and general $34,341 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $45,405 · program services $40,421 · management and general $0 · fundraising $4,984

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $53,684 · program services $42,380 · management and general $0 · fundraising $11,304

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,988 · program services $3,588 · management and general $6,400 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $66,770 · program services $58,666 · management and general $7,148 · fundraising $956

  • 24a · Other expenses: Nutrition

    total $178,853 · program services $178,853 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: InKind Expenses

    total $113,000 · program services $113,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Program Supplies

    total $51,913 · program services $51,605 · management and general $91 · fundraising $217

  • 24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $54,257 · program services $38,411 · management and general $7,349 · fundraising $8,497

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,172 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $13,172

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $188,949 · end of year $654,314

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,063,538 · end of year $673,065

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $332,499 · end of year $337,507

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,865 · end of year $4,167

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,074 · end of year $8,398

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

    $125,564

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

    $106,292

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,260 · end of year $19,272

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,681,799 · end of year $1,601,008

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $225,711 · end of year $306,804

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $24,140 · end of year $8,398

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,226 · end of year $3,953

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,723,357 · end of year $1,652,977

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,139,219 · end of year $1,035,953

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $179,331 · end of year $289,646

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To nurture children and strengthen families to enrich our community.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To provide quality early learning and comprehensive family services to vulnerable families.

  • Extended Day - serves children in five (5) classrooms for a six-hour day, Monday-Thursday, for 170 days per year. The extended day program serves low-income preschool aged children providing a high-quality Center based early childhood education and comprehensive family services for the whole family. The program is free to eligible families. Children must reside within the Shawnee Mission school district boundaries, be 3 or 4 years of age by August 31, and have family incomes that meet the Federal poverty guidelines.

    Expenses $2,021,142 · Grants $1,796 · Revenue $2,021,142

  • The Early Head Start program is delivered both in the home and Center setting providing early childhood education and comprehensive family support services. Eligible participants are children birth to three years of age and pregnant women. Families enrolled in our Early Head Start Home Visitation Program (term from KS EHS grants) receive weekly home visits by Family Educators certified through the Parents As Teachers Born to Learn Curriculum in addition to delivering services using the High Scope and Florida State University Curriculum For Prevention and Early Intervention. Early Head Start Center Based services are provided in four classrooms at Growing Futures and in one classroom at a contracted child care provider. All Children enrolled in our Kansas Early Head Start Partner must meet Head Start eligibility requirements. Parents submit their subsidy directly to the child care partner. In addition, Growing Futures pays our current child care provider a weekly quality dollar fee per enrolled child to assist with the purchase of developmentally appropriate learning supplies, tools and training. Growing Futures' current contracted child care provider is Kids At Heart.

    Expenses $1,898,640 · Revenue $1,898,640

  • Wrap Around Care - serves children in two (2) classrooms from 7:00am - 5:30pm Monday-Friday, year-round. It is designed to combine the preschool program with an extended day for parents who are working or in school at least 30 hours a week. For the 2023-2024 program year the cost is $160 a week. Children enrolled in our preschool programming must reside within the Shawnee Mission school district boundaries, be 3 or 4 years old by August 31, and have family incomes that meet the Federal poverty guidelines.

    Expenses $356,654 · Revenue $356,654

  • Other Program Services

    Expenses $31,994 · Revenue $31,994

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Larry Lewis

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $150,616
    From this org
    $140,358
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,258
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,485
    Bonus
    $1,873
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,258
    Filer's total
    $150,616

  • David Harrold

    Former Finance Director

    Total calculated
    $66,808
    From this org
    $66,787
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $66,787
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21
    Filer's total
    $66,808

  • Kathleen Kane

    Finance Director

    Total calculated
    $9,351
    From this org
    $9,351
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kate Allen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Davis

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Goodger

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beauty Henecke

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Miller

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anne Mills

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Nolett

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Antoinette Redmond

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marc Shaffer

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tarena Terry

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Zickefoose

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Machaela Whelan

    Former Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Russell

    Former Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Sutherland

    Former Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jake Barnes

    Board President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Scott Campbell

    Board Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Debra Peterson

    Board Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kendall Burr

    Board Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Paul Stephens

    Board Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Nick Ong

    Former Board Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511359349311076

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