Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$4,053,155

Total expenses

$4,067,964

Contributions and grants received

$4,023,762

Grants paid

$2,055,251

Program service revenue

$7,273

Investment income

$248

Other revenue

$21,872

Total assets, end of year

$100,962

Total liabilities, end of year

$24,244

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$76,718

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$3,586,175

Management and general expenses

$460,444

Fundraising expenses

$21,345

Program service expenses (Part III)

$3,586,175

Program services were 88.2% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION QUALITY - QUALITY SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO 256 DIRECTORS/TEACHERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME PROVIDERS TO ENCOURAGE HIGH QUALITY CARE. 11 FACILITIES RECEIVED CONSULTATION TO INCREASE OR MAINTAIN THEIR STAR-RATED LICENSE, IMPACTING 1,118 CHILDREN. CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SERVED 192 FAMILIES WITH CHILD CARE REFERRALS AND 686 FAMILIES WITH COMMUNITY REFERRALS.EARLY LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDED ACTIVITIES AND MATERIALS TO 449 PARENTS AND CHILD CARE PROVIDERS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN.

  Expenses $918,189 · Grants $74,720

• NC PRE-K COORDINATION - DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY PREKINDERGARTEN SERVICES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE KINDERGARTEN READINESS. 19 CLASSROOMS PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR 359 CHILDREN.

  Expenses $2,173,475 · Grants $1,954,851

• FAMILY SUPPORT - PROVIDED COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY EARLY LEARNING EXPERIENCES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING. 26 COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS WERE CONDUCTED. FAMILY NAVIGATION ASSESSES THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN 0-5 AND CONNECTS THEM TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. 467 PARENTS WITH 646 YOUNG CHILDREN RECEIVED 2,293 PACKS OF DIAPERS AND WIPES. 1,356 REFERRALS WERE MADE.KALEIDOSCOPE PLAY & LEARN SUPPORTS PARENTS/CAREGIVERS WITH CHILDREN 0-5 TO SUPPORT THEM IN PREPARING THEIR CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. 160 PARENTS/CAREGIVERS WITH 168 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY PLAYGROUPS.DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROMOTES EARLY LITERACY BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, AGE-APPROPRIATE, BOOKS TO CHILDREN EACH MONTH. 966 NEW CHILDREN ENROLLED IN 2024-2025. 70,152 BOOKS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED.RAISING A READER SUPPORTS FAMILIES AND CHILDREN AGES 3-4 TO BUILD, PRACTICE, AND GROW READING ROUTINES WITH THEIR CHILDREN WHILE DEVELOPING A LONGLIFE LOVE OF READING. 164 PARENTS/GUARDIANS WITH 178 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. IREDELL SAFE SEATS PROVIDES CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS BY CERTIFIED PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIANS, PARENTS/CAREGIVERS EDUCATION ON CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY, AND HANDS-ON ASSISTANCE WITH PROPER INSTALLATION AND USE OF CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND SEAT BELTS. 135 CAR SEAT WERE CHECKED AND 72 CAR SEATS WERE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN IN IMMEDIATE NEED.

  Expenses $494,511 · Grants $25,680

As filed on the 2024 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

• IREDELL STATESVILLE SCHOOLS

  $623,472

  NC PRE-K

• MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $357,120

  NC PRE-K

• LIFESPAN CIRCLE SCHOOL

  $323,550

  NC PRE-K

• KIDDIE KOLLEGE EARLY LEARNING CENTER

  $179,750

  NC PRE-K

• J BEAR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

  $129,420

  NC PRE-K

• SMALL BEGINNINGS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER LLC

  $129,420

  NC PRE-K

• FAITH CHILD ENRICHMENT CENTER INC

  $107,850

  NC PRE-K

• CLINE LEARNING CENTERS INC

  $100,660

  NC PRE-K

• CHILD CARE CONNECTIONS OF BURKE COUNTY INC

  $22,823

  DCD CHILDCARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL

• CHILDREN'S COUNCIL OF WATAUGA COUNTY

  $16,958

  DCD CHILDCARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

13 January 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202610139349300536

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