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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EARLY CONNECTIONS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,128,791
Total expenses
$3,323,375
Contributions and grants received
$2,156,939
Grants paid
$197,610
Program service revenue
$960,291
Investment income
$7,509
Other revenue
$4,052
Total assets, end of year
$2,574,816
Total liabilities, end of year
$708,970
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,865,846
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,874,941
Management and general expenses
$448,378
Fundraising expenses
$56
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,874,941

Program services were 86.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,528,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $628,939

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $824,260 · related or exempt $824,260

  • 2b · Program service revenue: GOVERNMENT FOOD PROGRA

    total $136,031 · related or exempt $136,031

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,509 · excluded $7,509

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $4,052 · related or exempt $4,052

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,052

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $197,610 · program services $197,610

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $163,400 · management and general $163,400

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,647,582 · program services $1,508,973 · management and general $138,609

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $156,536 · program services $156,156 · management and general $380

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $85,329 · program services $62,871 · management and general $22,458

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $131,153 · program services $119,939 · management and general $11,214

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,225 · management and general $35,225

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $179,667 · program services $163,641 · management and general $16,026

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,123 · program services $9,764 · management and general $359

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $35,644 · program services $23,370 · management and general $12,218 · fundraising $56

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $224,035 · program services $202,477 · management and general $21,558

  • 17 · Travel

    total $17,309 · program services $16,157 · management and general $1,152

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,675 · program services $2,941 · management and general $4,734

  • 20 · Interest

    total $19,556 · program services $19,459 · management and general $97

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $81,491 · program services $80,431 · management and general $1,060

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,633 · program services $17,238 · management and general $4,395

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $180,573 · program services $180,573

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $89,033 · program services $86,157 · management and general $2,876

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET

    total $24,072 · program services $18,177 · management and general $5,895

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $12,169 · program services $5,488 · management and general $6,681

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,560 · program services $3,519 · management and general $41

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $565,137 · end of year $198,531

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $594,634 · end of year $937,702

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $423,339 · end of year $288,813

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $29,386 · end of year $29,937

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

    $2,277,111

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

    $1,338,267

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,017,547 · end of year $938,844

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $152,673 · end of year $180,989

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $298,393 · end of year $287,473

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $410,366 · end of year $381,055

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $23,603 · end of year $40,442

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,528,364 · end of year $1,324,559

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $521,990 · end of year $541,287

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION IS A LEADING ORGANIZATION IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FOR QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICE AS WELL AS TRAINING AND PLANNING LEADERSHIP FOR A WIDE GEORAPHIC REGION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EARLY CONNECTIONS, INC. (ORGANIZATION) IS A LEADING ORGANIZATION IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FOR QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICE AS WELL AS TRAINING AND PLANNING LEADERSHIP FOR A WIDE GEOGRAPHIC REGION.

  • EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION - TO SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES THROUGH DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION, FAMILY PROGRAMS, OUTREACH, AND INTEGRATION (OR REFERRAL) OF AVAILABLE SERVICES THROUGHOUT ERIE COUNTY TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.

    Expenses $2,638,004 · Revenue $828,312

  • ERIE'S FUTURE FUND - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES TO ATTEND A HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM IN ERIE COUNTY.

    Expenses $236,810 · Grants $197,610

  • FOOD PROGRAM - TO PROVIDE BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND A SNACK TO ALL CHILDREN WHO ATTEND THE ORGANIZATION'S CHILDCARE FACILITIES AT NO COST TO THEIR FAMILIES; THIS HELPS ENSURE THAT CHILDREN GET THE NUTRITION THEY NEED FOR HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING.

    Expenses $127 · Revenue $136,031

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • MATTHEW ZINNA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALICIA PELKOWSKI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RACHEL LOPER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEVIN SEEKER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL VISNOSKY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALIVIA HAIBACH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANIEL PERTL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATIE JONES

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATHRYN RUFFA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN VAN TASSEL

    VICE PRESIDENT - THROUGH NOV. 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL PLAZONY

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHELLE HARKINS

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $80,818
    From this org
    $74,821
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,997
    Hours/week
    40

  • HANNAH COWAN

    VP OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $72,040
    From this org
    $62,985
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,055
    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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202402749349300015

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