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.
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1d · Related organizations
$1,450,989
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$707,688
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$12,007,366
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3 · Investment income
total $117,135 · excluded $117,135
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $7,822,799 · program services $7,822,799
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $29,050 · program services $29,050
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $328,032 · program services $265,707 · management and general $45,925 · fundraising $16,400
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,155,557 · program services $936,001 · management and general $161,778 · fundraising $57,778
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $46,221 · program services $37,439 · management and general $6,472 · fundraising $2,310
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $193,869 · program services $157,033 · management and general $27,140 · fundraising $9,696
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $109,670 · program services $88,833 · management and general $15,354 · fundraising $5,483
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11b · Fees: legal
total $25,153 · management and general $25,153
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $15,800 · program services $5,338 · management and general $10,462
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11g · Fees: other
total $317,513 · program services $90,605 · management and general $197,296 · fundraising $29,612
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $70,404 · program services $47,655 · management and general $22,749
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13 · Office expenses
total $53,838 · program services $20,047 · management and general $33,791
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14 · Information technology
total $84,976 · program services $40,734 · management and general $44,242
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16 · Occupancy
total $72,582 · program services $665 · management and general $71,917
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17 · Travel
total $20,369 · program services $6,722 · management and general $13,647
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $55,996 · program services $22,104 · management and general $33,892
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $5,586 · management and general $5,586
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23 · Insurance
total $2,412 · management and general $2,412
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24a · Other expenses: INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEM
total $3,431,619 · program services $3,431,619
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24b · Other expenses: HIGH QUALITY EARLY CARE
total $150,084 · program services $150,084
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24c · Other expenses: RECRUITING EXPENSES
total $56,280 · management and general $56,280
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24d · Other expenses: FAMILY SUPPORT AND PART
total $42,095 · program services $42,095
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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.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,379,327 · end of year $252,856
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,424,412 · end of year $1,230,144
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $362,721
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,482,989
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0 · end of year $27,269
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$35,792
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$22,626
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $14,536 · end of year $13,166
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $294,751 · end of year $233,449
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $376,357 · end of year $159,991
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $407,688 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $296,410 · end of year $238,282
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,027,571 · end of year $2,841,600
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Dr Harold MartinDR HAROLD MARTIN
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10.5
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Mindy OakleyMINDY OAKLEY
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10.5
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Curtis HollomanCURTIS HOLLOMAN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Dr James Hoekstra MDDR JAMES HOEKSTRA MD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Dr Allison BlosserDR ALLISON BLOSSER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Robin BrittROBIN BRITT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Carly CookeCARLY COOKE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Pat DanahyPAT DANAHY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Alan DuncanALAN DUNCAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Dr Daniel ErbDR DANIEL ERB
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Barbara FryeBARBARA FRYE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Kevin GrayKEVIN GRAY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Michael HalfordMICHAEL HALFORD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Cyril JeffersonCYRIL JEFFERSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Maria Layne-StevensMARIA LAYNE-STEVENS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Brian ManessBRIAN MANESS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Dr Valerie Jarvis McMillanDR VALERIE JARVIS MCMILLAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Dr Whitney OakleyDR WHITNEY OAKLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Dr Martin Portillo MDDR MARTIN PORTILLO MD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Meka SalesMEKA SALES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Dr Terri SheltonDR TERRI SHELTON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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J Edward KitchenJ EDWARD KITCHEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Susan S SchwartzSUSAN S SCHWARTZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Erika TartERIKA TART
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Ryan BlackledgeRYAN BLACKLEDGE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Yolanda IkazobohYOLANDA IKAZOBOH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Elizabeth BostianELIZABETH BOSTIAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Victor IslerVICTOR ISLER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Katina AllenKATINA ALLEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Charrise HartCHARRISE 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
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Kelly McKeeKELLY MCKEE
VP OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $39,644
- From this org
- $33,938
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,706
- Hours/week
- 50
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Joan WardJOAN 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
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Heather AdamsHEATHER 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
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Jacqueline McCracken WallJACQUELINE 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
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CHS HEALTHYSTEPS 2023 DELIVERABLES (2023 GRANT AGREEMENT, EXECUTED 4/20/2023)
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GUILFORD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
$1,467,495
2023 FAMILY CONNECTS DELIVERABLES (2023 GRANT AGREEMENT, EXECUTED 6/2023) - PAYMENT # 2
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$1,451,266
NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP 2023 DELIVERABLES (2023 GRANT AGREEMENT, EXECUTED 4/20/2023) - PAYMENT # 1
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$181,437
2023 DELIVERABLES IN SUPPORT OF GUILFORD HEALTHYSTEPS AT CHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA (2023 GRANT AGREEMENT, EXECUTED 4/20/2023) - PAYMENT # 2
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$160,000
COMMUNITY NAVIGATION PROGRAM MANUAL PROJECT (2023 GRANT AGREEMENT, EXECUTED 4/20/2023) - PAYMENT # 1
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FAMILY SERVICE OF THE PIEDMONT
$127,500
AGES 3-5
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$94,504
MILESTONES #1-3 DELIVERABLES FOR SOW # 2
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$88,498
COHORT III TDE GRANT 22-11-SGO-L
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REACH OUT AND READ 2023 DELIVERABLES (2023 GRANT AGREEMENT, EXECUTED 4/20/23-PMT #2)
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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.
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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.
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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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