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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHILDREN FIRST COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,498,455
Total expenses
$1,722,709
Contributions and grants received
$1,445,447
Grants paid
$16,342
Program service revenue
$46,536
Investment income
$6,472
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$920,902
Total liabilities, end of year
$137,397
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$783,505
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,319,041
Management and general expenses
$303,105
Fundraising expenses
$100,563
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,319,041

Program services were 76.6% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $32,000

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $13,518

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $838,686

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $561,243

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Service Fees

    total $46,536 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,976 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $5,976

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $496

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $496

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $496 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $496

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

    $13,518

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,000 · program services $4,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $12,342 · program services $12,342

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $85,960 · program services $66,189 · management and general $12,894 · fundraising $6,877

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,105,429 · program services $891,642 · management and general $148,823 · fundraising $64,964

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $133,124 · program services $103,912 · management and general $19,397 · fundraising $9,815

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $94,202 · program services $75,471 · management and general $12,338 · fundraising $6,393

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $54,768 · program services $0 · management and general $54,768 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $374 · program services $0 · management and general $374 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $31,854 · program services $17,215 · management and general $13,630 · fundraising $1,009

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $42,558 · program services $27,190 · management and general $12,158 · fundraising $3,210

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $23,817 · program services $952 · management and general $16,196 · fundraising $6,669

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $31,603 · program services $26,258 · management and general $5,345 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,381 · program services $19,420 · management and general $322 · fundraising $639

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,391 · program services $3,131 · management and general $171 · fundraising $89

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,438 · program services $4,438 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $29,309 · program services $23,753 · management and general $4,705 · fundraising $851

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Expenses

    total $26,643 · program services $25,881 · management and general $753 · fundraising $9

  • 24b · Other expenses: Training and Education

    total $18,516 · program services $17,247 · management and general $1,231 · fundraising $38

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $196,099 · end of year $544,698

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $241,252 · end of year $143,123

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $545,556 · end of year $97,976

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $22,694 · end of year $8,134

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,285 · end of year $14,738

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

    $101,634

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

    $80,894

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $25,179 · end of year $20,740

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $60,837 · end of year $91,493

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $82,137 · end of year $89,404

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $19,424 · end of year $47,993

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $633,218 · end of year $448,187

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $372,123 · end of year $335,318

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To empower children and their families to reach their full potential through advocacy, education and services. As Communities In Schools, we surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To empower children and their families to reach their full potential through advocacy, education and services.

  • Overall Organizational Highlights: -We served over 3,189 children with our direct services, academic supports, and through our AmeriCorps program. -Last year 5 community members volunteered their time at our Learning Centers, and the Family Resource Center, totaling 791 hours. List of Major Programs: (1)Project POWER/Americorps Project Power/AmeriCorps is a national service program that recruits members to strengthen communities, get things done, build leaders and expand horizons. The primary objective of this program is to provide increased academic and cultural enrichment services to vulnerable youth in the city and county through a)Tutoring

    Expenses $1,319,041 · Grants $16,342 · Revenue $43,536

  • and academic assistance, b)Providing a liason between school, afterschool and home for students, c)Engaging youth in service learning projects to instill the ethic of service, d)Teaching students non-violent conflict resolution skills and e)Empowering community members to provide tutoring and mentoring assistance to youth. In FY 2024, Americorps members served 768 youths recruited 1,295 volunteers who performed a total 12,624 hours of service to the community. (2)Communities In schools (CIS) Student Support Specialist: Children First/(CIS) student support specialist programs at Claxton, Johnston, Hall Fletcher and Oakley (Elementary Schools), Estes and Emma Elementary Schools and Eblen Intermediate School empowers students to stay in school and achieve in life. A school-based student support specialist connects students and their families to critical community resources that are tailored to their needs. They accomplish this by working with a site team (principal, counselor, social workers, and teachers) to develop a comprehensive

  • site plan. The plan includes services that address identified school-wide needs, or build and reinforce student assets. It also identifies services for specific students at high risk of eventually dropping out of school. 100% of the student enrollent at Emma Elementary School qualify for the Free & Reduced Lunch program. (3) Children First/Communities In Schools (CIS) Learning Centers are safe Children First/Communities In Schools (CIS) learning centers are safe haven afterschool programs that provide academic assistance, healthy snacks and enrichment activities for up to 21 at-risk elementary aged children. 12 students also participated in a 6 week summer camp that offers a variety of enrichment and education opportunities. The Learning Centers strengthen the connection between student, school, parent and community, which is a key element in helping an at-risk child succed in school and prepare for life. We had a 100% promotion rate for our 238 case managed students. (4)Family Resource Centers Family Resource Centers provide support and improve the financial stability of families by providing emergency assistance for rent, utilities, and medical expenses and ongoing case management, parenting classes and holiday assistance to families served through agency programs and who reside in the greater Emma Community. In FY24, the Family Resource Centers served 172 individuals with food boxes, 27 individuals received emergency fiancial assistance and 82 families received gifts during Holiday Giving. (5) Public Policy Advocacy In addition to direct service, Children First/Communities In Schools engages in Public Policy Advocacy campaigns to build opportunity for children and families. Through education and outreach, Children First/CIS builds a community advocacy voice for our vulnerable children, youth and their families. When our leaders create policies that are good for children, it leads to better health, education and safety for our whole community. In order to address emerging needs, our public policy advocacy work is designed to be dynamic and flexible. The agenda, created by our Success Equation Team, includes campaigns that we believe can impact priority issues. Children First/CIS Advocacy also partners with statewide organizations/coalitions to move shared interests forward and increase our effectiveness and reach. We currently have 977 subscribers for our Advocacy List We advocate for 100% of Buncombe Countys children.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Natasha Adwaters

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $83,452
    From this org
    $81,899
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,553
    Hours/week
    40

  • Dr Patrick Bahls

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lee Anne Mangone

    President Elect

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carla Trull

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adarrell Gadsden

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Machelle Cathey

    Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Priester

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jean Lawler

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathleen Hargrove

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Knepshield

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Paula Pinkerton

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim Robinson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anya Robyak

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2023
Filed
4 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530949349301208

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