Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$595,168

Total expenses

$715,930

Contributions and grants received

$595,101

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$67

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$151,753

Total liabilities, end of year

$94,237

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$57,516

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$691,123

Management and general expenses

$24,807

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$691,123

Program services were 96.5% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• CHILD CARE QUALITY-FIRST STEPS ASSISTS CHILD CARE PROVIDERS THROUGH TRAINING PROGRAMS CERTIFIED THROUGH SC ENDEAVORS AND INCLUDE TOPICS IN THE AREAS OF NUTRITION, HEALTH AND SAFETY, CURRICULUM, CHILD GUIDANCE, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHILD CARE QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AIMS TO PRODUCE MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED TO YOUNG CHILDREN. ALSO, FIRST STEPS PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES SO THEIR FAMILIES CAN RETURN TO WORK OR SCHOOL.

  Expenses $288,284

• FAMILY STRENGTHENING- HOME INSTRUCTION FOR PARENTS OF PRESCHOOL YOUNGSTERS (HIPPY) IS A HOME VISIT PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS PARENTS IN THEIR ROLE AS THEIR CHILD'S FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER. HIPPY PARTNERS WITH PARENTS TO PREPARE THEIR CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL. PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT) IS A HOME VISITING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES, THRIVING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO ARE HEALTHY, SAFE AND READY TO SUCCEED. PAT SERVICES INCLUDE: PERSONAL VISITS FROM PARENT EDUCATOR, MONTHLY GROUP CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER PAT FAMILIES, SCREENINGS AND ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY DEVELOPMENTAL CONCERNS, AND CONNECTIONS TO OUTSIDE RESOURCES THAT FAMILIES MAY NEED TO SUCCEED.

  Expenses $185,700

• SCHOOL TRANSITION-DEVELOPED BY SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS - AND IDENTIFIED AS A PROMISING STATE PRACTICE BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION IN 2005 - COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN IS A HOME VISITATION PROGRAM PAIRING THE FAMILIES OF HIGH-RISK RISING KINDERGARTNERS WITH THEIR FUTURE TEACHERS DURING THE SUMMER BEFORE SCHOOL ENTRY. TEACHERS COMPLETE SIX VISITS WITH EACH FAMILY, CENTERED UPON CLASSROOM AND CONTENT EXPECTATIONS.

  Expenses $155,853

• INDIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES

  Expenses $61,286

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOO

  501C3 · STATE OFFI · SC

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

14 May 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202401369349319195

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