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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

Totals

Total revenue
$785,744
Total expenses
$800,512
Contributions and grants received
$785,691
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$53
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$65,970
Total liabilities, end of year
$23,296
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$42,674
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$729,738
Management and general expenses
$70,774
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$729,738

Program services were 91.2% 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

    $749,703

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,586

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $34,402

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $53 · excluded $53

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $67,248 · program services $32,638 · management and general $34,610

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $317,124 · program services $317,124

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $29,926 · program services $27,310 · management and general $2,616

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $161,164 · program services $147,977 · management and general $13,187

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,106 · program services $16,025 · management and general $6,081

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,762 · program services $7,762

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $21,781 · program services $15,248 · management and general $6,533

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,556 · program services $8,415 · management and general $1,141

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,665 · program services $2,439 · management and general $1,226

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM PURCHASED SUPPLIE

    total $73,374 · program services $73,209 · management and general $165

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM PURCHASED SERVICE

    total $58,114 · program services $58,114

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $26,380 · program services $21,803 · management and general $4,577

  • 24d · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $2,012 · program services $1,409 · management and general $603

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $300 · program services $265 · management and general $35

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $96,998 · end of year $64,470

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $26,778

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,827 · end of year $1,500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $70,161 · end of year $23,296

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $57,442 · end of year $42,674

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS THAT EVERY SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD WILL ARRIVE AT KINDERGARTEN READY TO SUCCEED.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SECTION 59-152-10 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE ESTABLISHED THE SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM, WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE, RESULTS-ORIENTED INITIATIVE FOR IMPROVING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING, THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDS, AND SUPPORT FOR HIGH- QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONS SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES' EFFORTS TOWARD ENABLING THEIR CHILDREN TO REACH SCHOOL READY TO SUCCEED.

  • CHILD CARE QUALITY-FIRST STEPS ASSISTS CHILD CARE PROVIDERS TO IMRPOVE PROGRAM QUALITY BY FUNDING TARGETED UPGRADES TO MEET DSS LICENSING OR ABC- ENHANCED REQUIREMENTS, AND TO FURTHER ENHANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.

    Expenses $278,807

  • EARLY HEAD START-A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION, PARENTING AND FAMILY SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY-LEVEL SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME PREGNANT WOMEN WITH CHILDREN AGE 3 AND UNDER, YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. FAMILIES RECEIVE WEEKLY HOME VISITS BY EARLY HEAD START STAFF AND TWO GROUP MEETINGS ARE HELD MONTHLY FOR ENROLLED PARENTS AND FAMILIES.

    Expenses $128,252

  • HEALTHY START-FIRST STEPS RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTH START IN MAXIMIZING BOTH SCHOOL READINESS AND THE LONG-TERM WELL BEING OF THE STATE'S CHILDREN. THE INITIATIVE PARTNERS WIHT FAMILIES, THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES FOR- AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF- THE HEALTHCARE, NUTRITION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF THE STATE'S YOUNG CHILDREN.

    Expenses $238,319

  • EARLY EDUCATION, SCHOOL TRANSITION AND CORE FUNCTIONS

    Expenses $84,360

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Lynn Doyle

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.19

  • Latonya Vareen

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.12

  • Debi Coburn

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.08

  • Angela Grissett

    VICE CHAIRPE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.08

  • Sabrenia Long

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.08

  • Jennifer Cusack

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.08

  • Shanta Dixon-Kindle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.08

  • Stacy Locasio

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.08

  • Kim Inman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.08

  • Amy Breault

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $67,248
    From this org
    $51,199
    From related orgs
    $16,049
    Other
    $0
    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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202601349349307475

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