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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by READY FOR SCHOOL READY FOR LIFE.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,283,178
Total expenses
$14,211,428
Contributions and grants received
$14,166,043
Grants paid
$7,851,849
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$117,135
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,602,594
Total liabilities, end of year
$398,273
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,204,321
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,274,069
Management and general expenses
$814,365
Fundraising expenses
$122,994
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,274,069

Program services were 93.4% 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

    $1,450,989

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $707,688

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $12,007,366

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $117,135 · excluded $117,135

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $7,822,799 · program services $7,822,799

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $29,050 · program services $29,050

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $328,032 · program services $265,707 · management and general $45,925 · fundraising $16,400

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,155,557 · program services $936,001 · management and general $161,778 · fundraising $57,778

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $46,221 · program services $37,439 · management and general $6,472 · fundraising $2,310

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $193,869 · program services $157,033 · management and general $27,140 · fundraising $9,696

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $109,670 · program services $88,833 · management and general $15,354 · fundraising $5,483

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $25,153 · management and general $25,153

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,800 · program services $5,338 · management and general $10,462

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $317,513 · program services $90,605 · management and general $197,296 · fundraising $29,612

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $70,404 · program services $47,655 · management and general $22,749

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53,838 · program services $20,047 · management and general $33,791

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $84,976 · program services $40,734 · management and general $44,242

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $72,582 · program services $665 · management and general $71,917

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,369 · program services $6,722 · management and general $13,647

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $55,996 · program services $22,104 · management and general $33,892

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,586 · management and general $5,586

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,412 · management and general $2,412

  • 24a · Other expenses: INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEM

    total $3,431,619 · program services $3,431,619

  • 24b · Other expenses: HIGH QUALITY EARLY CARE

    total $150,084 · program services $150,084

  • 24c · Other expenses: RECRUITING EXPENSES

    total $56,280 · management and general $56,280

  • 24d · Other expenses: FAMILY SUPPORT AND PART

    total $42,095 · program services $42,095

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $121,523 · program services $79,539 · management and general $40,269 · fundraising $1,715

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,379,327 · end of year $252,856

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,424,412 · end of year $1,230,144

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $362,721

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,482,989

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $27,269

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

    $35,792

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

    $22,626

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,536 · end of year $13,166

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $294,751 · end of year $233,449

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $376,357 · end of year $159,991

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $407,688 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $296,410 · end of year $238,282

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,027,571 · end of year $2,841,600

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $105,000 · end of year $362,721

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF READY FOR SCHOOL, READY FOR LIFE IS TO CREATE, DESIGN, AND IMPLEMENT A COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM OF CARE FOR GUILFORD COUNTY'S YOUNGEST CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, FOSTERING NOT ONLY THEIR ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT BUT ALSO THEIR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL GROWTH. OUR ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF CARE THAT SUPPORTS ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN GUILFORD COUNTY, ENSURING THEY HAVE ACCESS TO PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS AND PROVIDE EVERY BABY WITH AN EQUITABLE AND STRONG START IN LIFE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO BUILD A CONNECTED, INNOVATIVE SYSTEM OF CARE OF GUILFORD COUNTY'S YOUNGEST CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES

  • THE GET READY GUILFORD INITIATIVE REPRESENTS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN READY FOR SCHOOL, READY FOR LIFE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THIS COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOR HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN EXPANDING ITS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY NAVIGATION SERVICES WITHIN OB/GYN AND PEDIATRIC PRACTICES THROUGHOUT GUILFORD COUNTY. THE INITIATIVE PROUDLY INTRODUCED ITS 'ROUTES TO READY' BRAND FOR PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL NAVIGATION SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, THE ROUTES TO READY INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED, INCORPORATING ALL RELEVANT PROGRAMS SEAMLESSLY. IN 2022, READY READY EXTENDED ITS SERVICES TO BENEFIT 16,000 INDIVIDUALS. IT HAS ALSO CULTIVATED PARTNERSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 100 ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH ITS DEDICATED WORK IN CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI), OUR ORGANIZATION HAS EFFECTIVELY TRAINED AND PROVIDED ONGOING SUPPORT TO 28 PARTNER PROGRAMS WITHIN GUILFORD COUNTY.

    Expenses $6,233,659 · Grants $2,114,302

  • THE BASICS GUILFORD ARE FIVE EVIDENCE-BASED PARENTING AND CAREGIVING PRACTICES THAT CAN BE USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE TO BENEFIT YOUNG CHILDREN OF ALL BACKGROUNDS. THROUGH THE BASICS GUILFORD PROGRAM, READY READY CONDUCTED 22 COMMUNITY AND PARTNER TRAINING SESSIONS, INVOLVING 771 INDIVIDUALS, AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN 16 COMMUNITY EVENTS, DISPENSING 450 BASICS KITS, FURNISHING 1,000 WELCOME BABY BAGS TO HIGH POINT MEDICAL CENTER, AND DISTRIBUTING OVER 15,000 BOOKS. IN ADDITION, READY FOR SCHOOL, READY FOR LIFE'S EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM ORCHESTRATED LITERACY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS ACROSS GUILFORD COUNTY, EFFECTIVELY BROADENING THE REACH OF THE BASICS GUILFORD PROGRAM WHILE DISTRIBUTING BOOKS TO CHILDREN AND PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES.

    Expenses $6,541,673 · Grants $5,737,547

  • READY FOR SCHOOL, READY FOR LIFE OPERATES THE GUILFORD PARENT LEADER NETWORK (GPLN), WHICH EMPOWERS PARENT LEADERS TO SERVE AS CONSULTANTS, PARTNERS, AND CHANGE AGENTS. GPLN COLLABORATES WITH STAFF TO ENSURE FAMILY VOICES SHAPE KEY DECISIONS, WITH TEN REPRESENTATIVES ON THE READY READY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND VARIOUS COMMITTEES. PARENT LIAISONS AND GPLN MEMBERS ALSO ENGAGE ON NONPROFIT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES COUNTYWIDE, INCLUDING, NEIGHBORHOOD/HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS IN UNDER-RESOURCED GUILFORD COUNTY ZIP CODES.

    Expenses $498,737

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Harold Martin

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10.5
  • Mindy Oakley

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10.5
  • Curtis Holloman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Dr James Hoekstra MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Dr Allison Blosser

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Robin Britt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Carly Cooke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Pat Danahy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Alan Duncan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Dr Daniel Erb

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Barbara Frye

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Kevin Gray

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Michael Halford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Cyril Jefferson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Maria Layne-Stevens

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Brian Maness

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Dr Valerie Jarvis McMillan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Dr Whitney Oakley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Dr Martin Portillo MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Meka Sales

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Dr Terri Shelton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • J Edward Kitchen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Susan S Schwartz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Erika Tart

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Ryan Blackledge

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Yolanda Ikazoboh

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Elizabeth Bostian

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Victor Isler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Katina Allen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Charrise Hart

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $202,284
    From this org
    $186,318
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,966
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,318
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,453
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,513
    Filer's total
    $202,284
  • Kelly McKee

    VP OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $39,644
    From this org
    $33,938
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,706
    Hours/week
    50
  • Joan Ward

    VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $86,104
    From this org
    $78,947
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,157
    Hours/week
    50
  • Heather Adams

    VP OF PUBLIC WILL BUILDING

    Total calculated
    $115,296
    From this org
    $107,247
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,049
    Hours/week
    50
  • Jacqueline McCracken Wall

    VP OF STRATEGIC IMPACT

    Total calculated
    $155,851
    From this org
    $141,625
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,226
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,625
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,665
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,561
    Filer's total
    $155,851

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART II
THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION ("PEO") TO HANDLE ALL HUMAN RESOURCES AND PAYROLL REPORTING ACTIVITY FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE PEO PROVIDES W-2S TO THE EMPLOYEES. AMOUNTS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II INCLUDE AMOUNTS PAID BY THE PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION.

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

  • CHS HEALTHYSTEPS 2023 DELIVERABLES (2023 GRANT AGREEMENT, EXECUTED 4/20/2023)

  • GUILFORD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    $1,467,495

    2023 FAMILY CONNECTS DELIVERABLES (2023 GRANT AGREEMENT, EXECUTED 6/2023) - PAYMENT # 2

  • NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP 2023 DELIVERABLES (2023 GRANT AGREEMENT, EXECUTED 4/20/2023) - PAYMENT # 1

  • 2023 DELIVERABLES IN SUPPORT OF GUILFORD HEALTHYSTEPS AT CHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA (2023 GRANT AGREEMENT, EXECUTED 4/20/2023) - PAYMENT # 2

  • COMMUNITY NAVIGATION PROGRAM MANUAL PROJECT (2023 GRANT AGREEMENT, EXECUTED 4/20/2023) - PAYMENT # 1

  • AGES 3-5

  • MILESTONES #1-3 DELIVERABLES FOR SOW # 2

  • COHORT III TDE GRANT 22-11-SGO-L

  • REACH OUT AND READ 2023 DELIVERABLES (2023 GRANT AGREEMENT, EXECUTED 4/20/23-PMT #2)

  • UNCG CONTRACT & GRANT ACCOUNTING

    $54,672

    PROJECT: BEST PRACTICES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD WORK ENVIRONMENTS 11/1/2022-11/30/2022 (INV. 225784-30)

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

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.

  • GET READY GUILFORD

    501(C)(3) · SCHOOL READINESS · NC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by READY FOR SCHOOL READY FOR LIFE

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.

  • GUILFORD TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC

    CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION DATA BASE · NC

    Directly controlled by READY FOR SCHOOL READY FOR LIFE INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531349349305648

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