Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$7,442,272

Total expenses

$7,965,620

Contributions and grants received

$7,177,424

Grants paid

$526,630

Program service revenue

$2,120

Investment income

$17,985

Other revenue

$244,743

Total assets, end of year

$5,498,427

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,693,550

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,804,877

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$6,744,139

Management and general expenses

$1,221,481

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$6,744,139

Program services were 84.7% 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

• THE PROVIDING A SURE START PROGRAM PROVIDES EARLY CHILDHOOD PREVENTION SERVICES FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE. THIS EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BETTER PREPARE CHILDREN AND PARENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. THIS PROGRAM IS HOME AND CENTER BASED AND USES THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS MODEL. STAFF ASSIST PARENTS WITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE SKILLS.

  Expenses $1,540,713

• THE AMERICORPS PROGRAM RECRUITS AND TRAINS VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE GREATER EAST ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY WHICH INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY, TUTORING, COMPUTER TEACH TRAINING, AND OTHER SUPPORTS IN DISTRICT 189 AND THE COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEERS WORK AT 50 DIFFERENT SITES IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE AGENCY'S TEEN REACH PROGRAM, FOOD PANTRY, AND MEALS ON WHEELS.

  Expenses $1,465,481 · Grants $458,414

• THE SEASON CIRCLE CAFE OFFERS PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR SENIORS WHO WANT TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT IN THEIR OWN HOME. BREAKFAST AND LUNCH ARE SERVED EACH WEEKDAY GIVING SENIORS A NUTRITIOUS MEAL. MEALS ON WHEELS ARE ALSO SERVED FROM THE CAFE, AS WELL AS CALL CHECK-IN PROGRAM AND TRANSPORTATION.

  Expenses $1,338,739 · Grants $2,879 · Revenue $2,120

• DAYCARE - AT RISK INFANT/TODDLER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A CHILD WITH OPTIMAL SUBSTITUTE PARENTAL CARE IN AN EFFORT TO ENABLE PARENTS TO COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION OR TRAINING.

  Expenses $557,607 · Grants $100

• PRESCHOOL FOR ALL PROVIDES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AGE 3-4. THE CLASSROOMS SERVE AS A SOUND FOUNDATION IN LEARNING TO BETTER PREPARE CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN.

  Expenses $485,985

• PRE-KINDERGARTEN - AN EARLY CARE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR "AT-RISK" PRESCHOOL AGED CHILDREN DESIGNED TO OFFER SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IDENTIFIED THROUGH A DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING PROCESS. CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SCREENINGS TO IDENTIFY SPEECH DELAYS AND ON-GOING ASSESSMENTS THAT WILL BE USED TO MEASURE, ADJUST/IMPROVE, AND REPORT STUDENT PROCESS.

  Expenses $386,551

• TEEN REACH - THE PROGRAM PROVIDES RECREATION, FIELD TRIPS AND AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR AREA CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT LOCAL SCHOOLS.

  Expenses $286,562

• REIMAGINE - THE REIMAGINE PUBLIC SAFETY ACT (RPSA) IS A STATE INITIATIVE AIMED AT REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING GRANTS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR HIGH-RISK YOUTH.

  Expenses $276,489 · Grants $64,705

• YOUTH INVESTMENT PROGRAM - THE ILLINOIS YOUTH INVESTMENT PROGRAM (IYIP) IS A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO YOUTH EMPLOYMENT THAT INVESTS IN THE FUTURE OF ILLINOIS' AT-RISK TRANSITION-AGE YOUTH (16-24). THIS APPROACH ACCOUNTS FOR THE YOUTH'S EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS AND THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS WHILE HELPING THE YOUTH SECURE AND SUSTAIN LONG-TERM AND/OR CAREER EMPLOYMENT TO ENSURE THE GREATER LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

  Expenses $161,377

• USDA FOOD - GOVERNMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM PROVIDING MEALS FOR CHILDREN IN THE CHILD CARE PROGRAM AND AT THE TEEN REACH SITES. DEPENDING ON THE PROGRAM, THE PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND A SNACK IN THE CHILDCARE PROGRAM AND LUNCH OR DINNER AND A SNACK AT THE TEEN REACH SITES. ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.

  Expenses $145,962

• TANF JOB PLACEMENT AND RETENTION SEEKS TO PROVIDE JOB SKILLS TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT AND JOB RETENTION SERVICES TO PERSONS RECEIVING BENEFITS THROUGH TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH ORIENTATION, EMPLOYABILITY ASSESSMENTS, EMPLOYMENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL SCREENING, JOB READINESS TRAINING, JOB SKILLS TRAINING, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, JOB PLACEMENT AND JOB RETENTION SERVICES.

  Expenses $91,060 · Grants $532

• FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER - THE CENTER PROVIDES A VARIETY OF ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, ARTS & CRAFTS, RECREATION, YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. IT ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION OF SERVICES LOCATED IN HOUSING PROJECTS OF THE ST. CLAIR HOUSING AUTHORITY'S BUILDINGS FOR YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING.

  Expenses $7,613

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

17 February 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202640489349300719

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