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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CATHERINE HERSHEY SCHOOLS FOR EARLY LEARNING.

Totals

Total revenue
$99,251,064
Total expenses
$40,005,339
Contributions and grants received
$99,077,304
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$173,760
Total assets, end of year
$169,387,915
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,181,159
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$155,206,756
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$27,202,017
Management and general expenses
$12,803,322
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$27,202,017

Program services were 68.0% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $99,077,304

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $173,760 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $173,760 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $173,760 · excluded $173,760

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $842,176 · program services $258,972 · management and general $583,204 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $14,801,248 · program services $10,655,665 · management and general $4,145,583 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $491,823 · program services $355,699 · management and general $136,124 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,853,609 · program services $3,405,134 · management and general $1,448,475 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $997,431 · program services $814,161 · management and general $183,270 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $432,142 · program services $37,615 · management and general $394,527 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $275,868 · program services $0 · management and general $275,868 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,939 · program services $2,622 · management and general $317

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $597,101 · program services $139,930 · management and general $457,171 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $467,457 · program services $349,835 · management and general $117,622 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $659,829 · program services $342,288 · management and general $317,541 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $199,188 · program services $156,703 · management and general $42,485 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $73,712 · program services $46,194 · management and general $27,518 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $215,009 · program services $133,140 · management and general $81,869 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,949,857 · program services $3,947,877 · management and general $1,980 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,075,872 · program services $48,968 · management and general $1,026,904 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES/CONSULTING

    total $8,024,129 · program services $5,451,052 · management and general $2,573,077 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD CLOTHING & HOUSEHOLD

    total $511,446 · program services $460,713 · management and general $50,733

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $401,194 · program services $404,937 · management and general -$3,743 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROPERTY DISMANTLED OR SOLD

    total $310,671 · program services $0 · management and general $310,671

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $822,638 · program services $190,512 · management and general $632,126

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,407,877 · end of year $1,411,964

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,470 · end of year $3,471

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $26,432 · end of year $32,020

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $266,899 · end of year $293,497

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

    $172,600,385

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

    $5,276,885

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $103,371,938 · end of year $167,323,500

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $88,200 · end of year $69,706

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,048,413 · end of year $253,757

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,192,319 · end of year $13,942,435

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,059,879 · end of year $238,724

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $95,961,031 · end of year $155,206,756

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CATHERINE HERSHEY SCHOOLS FOR EARLY LEARNING (CHS) CREATES HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING COMMUNITIES THAT NURTURE, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL NEED TO LEAD FULFILLING AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES. THROUGH THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SIX EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTERS IN PENNSYLVANIA, CHS SERVES CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 5 FROM UNDER-RESOURCED AND OVER-BURDENED BACKGROUNDS WITH ALL COSTS COVERED. THE YEAR-ROUND, NON-RESIDENTIAL, FULL-DAY WEEKDAY PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE WHOLE CHILD BY GIVING CHILDREN THE SKILLS, VALUES, AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT THEY NEED TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. THROUGH OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE WHOLE CHILD, CHS PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION, NUTRITIOUS MEALS, DIAPERS, AND OTHER ESSENTIALS. CHS FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED BY A DEDICATED STAFF MEMBER WHO KEEPS THEM INFORMED AND HELPS CONNECT THEM TO TOOLS AND RESOURCES. CHS PROGRAMMING IS SUPPORTED BY A TEAM OF UP TO 80 EMPLOYEES AT EACH CENTER.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE SEVERAL EARLY CHILDHOOD RESOURCE CENTERS THROUGHOUT PA TO BENEFIT CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 5 FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED & AT-RISK BACKGROUNDS.

  • DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS - PRESENTATION OF A CORE EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM THROUGH THE FORMAL INSTRUCTION OF AN ESTABLISHED CURRICULUM TAUGHT BY A REGULAR FACULTY.

    Expenses $27,202,017

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Peter G Gurt

    BOARD CHAIR/PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $978,736
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $837,613
    Other
    $141,123
    Hours/week
    20 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $621,335 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $200,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $16,278 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $52,095 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $89,028 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $978,736 related

  • Elliott H Robinson

    TREASURER & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $514,897
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $403,434
    Other
    $111,463
    Hours/week
    10 + 53 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $369,150 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $34,284 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $52,095 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $59,368 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $514,897 related

  • Freda Martine

    VICE CHAIR & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $442,229
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $385,641
    Other
    $56,588
    Hours/week
    15 + 55 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $380,481 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $5,160 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,004 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $39,584 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $442,229 related

  • Andrew C Clark Esq

    SECRETARY & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $418,240
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $332,768
    Other
    $85,472
    Hours/week
    10 + 55 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $330,171 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $2,597 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $41,182 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $44,290 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $418,240 related

  • Renee Holloman

    CHAIR GOV COM/DIR

    Total calculated
    $365,094
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $295,686
    Other
    $69,408
    Hours/week
    5 + 55 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $293,368 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $2,318 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $22,453 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $46,955 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $365,094 related

  • Shaun Turner

    Dir Enroll Mgmt THRU 6/30

    Total calculated
    $259,407
    From this org
    $131,486
    From related orgs
    $77,928
    Other
    $49,993
    Hours/week
    30 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,411 + $77,852 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $75 + $76 related
    Deferred
    $7,141 + $6,338 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,053 + $15,461 related
    Filer's total
    $159,680 + $99,727 related

  • Senate Alexander

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $235,208
    From this org
    $188,080
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,128
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,446
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $134
    Deferred
    $10,683
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,445
    Filer's total
    $235,208

  • Chad Leese

    IT Manager

    Total calculated
    $180,154
    From this org
    $131,429
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,725
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,853
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $76
    Deferred
    $7,566
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,159
    Filer's total
    $180,154

  • Rebekah Benedum

    Sr Director Programs

    Total calculated
    $179,363
    From this org
    $130,211
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,152
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,116
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $95
    Deferred
    $3,329
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,823
    Filer's total
    $179,363

  • Elizabeth Kroutch

    HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $146,856
    From this org
    $136,647
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,209
    Hours/week
    50

  • Luanne Dohner

    Center Director ETN

    Total calculated
    $146,289
    From this org
    $124,323
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,966
    Hours/week
    50

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

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7
PROVISION OF NON-FIXED PAYMENTS CATHERINE HERSHEY SCHOOLS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROVIDES DISCRETIONARY BONUS AND/OR INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.

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.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • CHS FOR EARLY LEARNING - HERSHEY

    EDUCATION · PA · income $8,813,529 · assets $29,807,994

    Directly controlled by CHS

  • CHS FOR EARLY LEARNING - HARRISBURG

    EDUCATION · PA · income $12,364,762 · assets $36,023,860

    Directly controlled by CHS

  • CHS FOR EARLY LEARNING - MIDDLETOWN

    EDUCATION · PA · income $24,708,569 · assets $31,599,818

    Directly controlled by CHS

  • CHS FOR EARLY LEARNING - New Danville

    EDUCATION · income $11,293,437 · assets $19,476,232

    Directly controlled by CHS

  • CHS FOR EARLY LEARNING - LANCASTER CITY

    EDUCATION · income $19,365,525 · assets $27,502,977

    Directly controlled by CHS

  • CHS FOR EARLY LEARNING - ELIZABETHTOWN

    EDUCATION · income $5,708,138 · assets $14,279,200

    Directly controlled by CHS

  • CHS FOR EARLY LEARNING - CENTRAL OFFICE

    EDUCATION · income $16,763,344 · assets $10,716,422

    Directly controlled by CHS

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • FRANKLIN TEMPLETON EMERGING MK DEBT OPP

    INVESTMENTS · CA

    Directly controlled by NA

  • SANDS CAPITAL INTL GROWTH FEEDER

    INVESTMENTS · VA

    Directly controlled by NA

  • EATON VANCE PARAMETRIC COMMODITY FUND

    INVESTMENTS · MA

    Directly controlled by NA

  • INDUSTRY VENTURES PRIMARY VII LP

    INVESTMENTS · CA

    Directly controlled by NA

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • HERSHEY TRUST COMPANY

    C CORP · STATE TRUST C · PA

    Directly controlled by HTC TRUSTEE

  • HERSHEY ENTERTAINMENT & RESORTS CO

    C CORP · ENTERTAINMENT · PA

    Directly controlled by HTC TRUSTEE

  • THE HERSHEY CO

    C CORP · CONFECTIONARY · PA

    Directly controlled by HTC TRUSTEE

  • MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL BLK TRUST

    TRUST · INVESTMENTS · CA

    Directly controlled by MHS TRUST

  • HERSHEY WEST END LAND CONDO ASSOC INC

    C CORP · CONDO ASSOCIATION · PA

    Directly controlled by HTC TRUSTEE

  • THE ORCHARD AT HERSHEY CONDO ASSOC INC

    C CORP · INACTIVE · PA

    Directly controlled by HTC TRUSTEE

  • MS FOUNDATION BLK TRUST

    TRUST · INVESTMENTS · CA

    Directly controlled by MSH FDN TRUST

  • 14 EAST CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION

    C CORP · CONDO MGMT · PA

    Directly controlled by MHSST

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
22 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202611329349303366

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