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← SEWALL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SEWALL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,513,814
Total expenses
$7,760,166
Contributions and grants received
$2,677,458
Grants paid
$4,523
Program service revenue
$4,683,775
Investment income
$22,510
Other revenue
$130,071
Total assets, end of year
$6,570,883
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,762,122
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,808,761
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,865,160
Management and general expenses
$647,827
Fundraising expenses
$247,179
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,865,160

Program services were 88.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $81,146

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,660,721

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $935,591

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CHILDCARE

    total $1,193,459 · related or exempt $1,193,459

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HEADSTART PROGRAM

    total $1,041,524 · related or exempt $1,041,524

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PRESCHOOL

    total $995,409 · related or exempt $995,409

  • 2d · Program service revenue: THE ZONE

    total $797,205 · related or exempt $797,205

  • 2e · Program service revenue: HEALTHY FOOD DENVER KI

    total $470,220 · related or exempt $470,220

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $185,958 · related or exempt $185,958

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,510 · excluded $22,510

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $55,200

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $55,200

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $55,200 · excluded $55,200

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $43,059

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

    $81,146

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $40,676

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $2,383 · excluded $2,383

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $72,488 · related or exempt $72,488

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $72,488

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,523 · program services $4,523

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $141,604 · program services $129,250 · management and general $8,225 · fundraising $4,129

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,478,592 · program services $5,023,877 · management and general $290,218 · fundraising $164,497

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $314,577 · program services $262,702 · management and general $44,055 · fundraising $7,820

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $474,667 · program services $431,676 · management and general $30,005 · fundraising $12,986

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,000 · management and general $22,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $100,142 · program services $61,121 · management and general $26,365 · fundraising $12,656

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $44,709 · program services $1,635 · management and general $35,433 · fundraising $7,641

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $82,166 · program services $5,603 · management and general $63,867 · fundraising $12,696

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $193,880 · program services $176,964 · management and general $11,262 · fundraising $5,654

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,289 · program services $7,211 · management and general $1,078

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,451 · program services $512 · management and general $1,939

  • 20 · Interest

    total $183,432 · program services $167,428 · management and general $10,655 · fundraising $5,349

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $133,760 · program services $122,089 · management and general $7,770 · fundraising $3,901

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $71,359 · management and general $71,359

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $335,460 · program services $335,460

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $105,714 · program services $104,369 · management and general $1,345

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT/RECRU

    total $56,794 · program services $29,315 · management and general $18,024 · fundraising $9,455

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $5,660 · program services $1,425 · management and general $3,840 · fundraising $395

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $387 · management and general $387

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,272

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $436,713 · end of year $403,469

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $78,421 · end of year $287,675

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,921 · end of year $33,816

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

    $6,744,167

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

    $1,114,857

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,763,069 · end of year $5,629,310

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $655,904 · end of year $216,613

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $466,380 · end of year $435,271

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $3,293,177 · end of year $3,040,823

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $131,957 · end of year $94,153

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $74,473 · end of year $191,875

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,652,296 · end of year $2,472,491

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $337,017 · end of year $336,270

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEWALL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROVIDES INCLUSIVE AND JOYFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEWALL PROVIDES JOYFUL EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN OF ALL LEARNING ABILITIES.

  • PRESCHOOL - CHILDREN, AGES TWO AND ONE-HALF TO FIVE, WITH AND WITHOUT SPECIAL NEEDS, ARE TAUGHT IN PRESCHOOL CLASSES BASED ON AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION MODEL. SESSIONS ARE FOUR DAYS WEEKLY FOR HALF A DAY AT EIGHT LOCATIONS. THERAPIES ARE INTEGRATED INTO CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES IN THE MOST NATURAL WAY POSSIBLE. THE "READ, PLAY AND LEARN" CURRICULUM PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR SEWALL'S EARLY INTERVENTION IN PRESCHOOL, AND IS IMPLEMENTED IN A TRANS-DISCIPLINARY, PLAY-BASED APPROACH. THE TRANS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH ENCOMPASSES COGNITIVE, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, SENSORIMOTOR, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE PERSPECTIVES. DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING IS ENCOURAGED ACROSS DOMAINS. THE CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON INCORPORATING ACTIVITIES THAT MOTIVATE EACH CHILD, AND AS A RESULT OF THE TEACHERS' ROLE AS FACILITATOR, EACH CHILD HAS INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. THE TEAM, INCLUDING AN EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER, TEACHING ASSISTANT, EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATOR, OCCUPATIONAL OR PHYSICAL THERAPIST, SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST AND MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST, PLAN THE CURRICULUM ON A WEEKLY BASIS. USING FAMILIAR STORIES, THE TEAM PROVIDES A THEME-BASED APPROACH TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT EACH CHILD'S GROWTH DEVELOPMENT. THE STORYBOOKS REFLECT FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. CHILDREN ENGAGE IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES SUITED TO THEIR DEVELOPMENTAL ABILITIES AND ALL RELATING TO THE SAME CONCEPT. REPETITION OF THESE CONCEPTS ACROSS NUMEROUS AND DIVERSE SITUATIONS ENCOURAGES THE GENERALIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.

    Expenses $2,076,410 · Revenue $995,409

  • HEAD START DISABILITY SERVICES - SEWALL PROVIDES DISABILITY SERVICES TO CHILDREN ENROLLED IN HEAD START CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT DENVER. SEWALL'S TEAM OF SPECIALISTS CARRIES OUT ACTIVITIES NEEDED TO CONDUCT OBSERVATIONS, SCREEN AND ASSESS CHILDREN AS WELL AS DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL PLANS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN ALL DENVER HEAD START SITES. AFTER THEIR ASSESSMENT, THE TEAM CREATES AN APPROPRIATE PLAN OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS FOR THE CHILD.

    Expenses $1,713,992 · Revenue $1,041,524

  • CHILDCARE - SEWALL'S ACCREDITED CHILDCARE PROGRAM OFFERS FULL-DAY, "WRAPAROUND" CARE FOR TODDLERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF ONE-AND-A-HALF TO THREE, AND PRESCHOOLERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF TWO-AND-A-HALF AND FIVE. THE CHILDCARE PROGRAM IS A MODEL FOR INCLUDING CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT SPECIAL NEEDS IN CLASSROOMS AT THREE SITES. LEARNING IS STRENGTHENED AND REINFORCED AS THE CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL PLAN AND CLASS CURRICULUM ARE COMMUNICATED BETWEEN TODDLER/PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE STAFF.

    Expenses $2,535,952 · Revenue $1,193,459

  • INFANT/TODDLER - CHILDREN, FROM BIRTH TO AGE THREE, HAVING IDENTIFIED SPECIAL NEEDS, AND THEIR PARENTS ARE PROVIDED EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING HOME AND CHILDCARE. THE CHILD'S POTENTIAL IS DEVELOPED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF TYPICAL DAILY ACTIVITIES. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS CONSIDER PLAY A CHILD'S WORK. BEGINNING AT AGE TWO, PARENTS MAY ENROLL THEIR CHILD IN A TRANSITIONAL TODDLER/PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AT SEWALL FOR CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT SPECIAL NEEDS.

    Expenses $367,915 · Revenue $78,666

  • DISABILITY P&L - KEPT FULL TEAM OF SPECIALISTS TO CONDUCT OBSERVATIONS, SCREEN AND ASSESS CHILDREN AND DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS AS APPROPRIATE IN ALL DENVER HEAD START SITES. STAFF ALSO PROVIDE CONSULTATION, ACTIVITIES, AND SUPPORT STAFF IN ALL CLASSROOM INTERVENTIONS.

    Expenses $170,891 · Revenue $107,292

  • Grants $4,523 · Revenue $1,339,913

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Heidi Heissenbuttel

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $117,566
    From this org
    $116,374
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,192
    Hours/week
    40

  • Barbara Bieber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Conroy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charon Earnest

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tyler Gomes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kali Handford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jonathan Lurie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Weinberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Julia Lazure

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Solano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Theresa Dupart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lynn Stambaugh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William C Holland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Toni Linder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barney Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Roddrick Marshall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Steve Holloway

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chuck Fish

    BUILDING CHAIRPERSON/ FINANCE CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Randall Sylvan

    FINANCE CO-CHAIR

    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
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521359349314317

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