Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$3,680,218

Total expenses

$4,615,224

Contributions and grants received

$3,580,524

Grants paid

$3,579,166

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$41,938

Other revenue

$57,756

Total assets, end of year

$1,078,139

Total liabilities, end of year

$40,681

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,037,458

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$4,212,406

Management and general expenses

$402,818

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$4,212,406

Program services were 91.3% 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

• NC PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM:A STATE-FUNDED COMMUNITY BASED VOLUNTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO PREPARE AT-RISK 4 YEAR OLDS IN NORTH CAROLINA FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL. ALL NCPK CLASSROOMS PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS USING CREATIVE CURRICULUM WHICH FOCUSES ON PREPARING CHILDREN IN DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE WAYS TO BE SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS. 379 4 YEAR OLDS WERE PROVIDED A FREE HIGH QUALITY PRE-KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS A HIGH QUALITY PROGRAM TO BE PREPARED FOR KINDERGARTEN.

  Expenses $2,461,592 · Grants $2,306,249

• HEALTH AND SAFETY:EARLY INTERVENTION AND HEALTH ARE ESSENTIAL FOR CHILDREN AND TIMING IS CRITICAL IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: CHILD CARE HEALTH CONSULTANTS - PROVIDED TRAINING & ON-SITE ASSISTANCE TO 63 CHILD CARE FACILITIES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE. ASSURING BETTER HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT - IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IN PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL PRACTICES BY ENHANCING DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AND REFERRAL FOR CHILDREN 0-5 WHEN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MEDICAL HOME. 20,471 CHILDREN AGES 0-5 WERE IN 10 MEDICAL PRACTICES PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM. EMERGENCY DENTAL SERVICES - PROVIDED EMERGENCY DENTAL TREATMENT AND FOLLOW-UP FOR 8 CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES HAD NO MEANS TO PAY. INCLUSIVE CHILDCARE WHICH PROVIDED ON-SITE CONSULTATIONS TO 15 CHILDCARE FACITLITIES.

  Expenses $770,664 · Grants $488,698

• FAMILY SUPPORT:PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH EDUCATION, INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT SO THEIR CHILDREN CAN HAVE THE BEST START IN LIFE. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY 89,572 BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED. PUBLIC EDUCATION & OUTREACH ATTENDED 42 OUTREACH EVENTS FOR FAMILIES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD ISSUES. SAFE KIDS COALITION PROVIDED 330 FAMILIES WITH CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS. SOCIAL EMOTIONAL INTERVENTION PROVIDED 13 CHILD CARE FACILITIES WITH 586 CONSULTS. PARENTS AS TEACHERS - 21 FAMILIES RECEIVED AN INTENSIVE HOME VISITING PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO GIVE THEIR CHILDREN THE BEST POSSIBLE START IN LIFE BY PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE AGES AND STAGES OF EARLY DEVELOPMENT.

  Expenses $347,337 · Grants $179,066

• OTHER PROGRAMS:PROGRAM PLANNING, COORDINATING AND EVALUATION - SERVICES INCLUDE REVIEW OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS, MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING OF OUTPUTS/OUTCOMES AND FINANCIAL/PROGRAMMATIC MONITORING. CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION QUALITY - IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN IN LOCAL CHILD CARE FACILITIES, NCPK PROGRAMS, HEAD START PROGRAMS, PUBLIC SCHOOL AND CHURCH PRESCHOOLS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: EARLY EDUCATION LIAISON WHICH PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR 196 EARLY EDUCATORS. CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE PROVIDED TRAINING TO 54 STAFF IN 10 CHILD CARE CENTERS. CABARRUS SHARE PROVIDED PARTIAL CHILDCARE TUITION FOR 37 CHILDREN. CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION AFFORDABILITY - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAID ON A DIRECT PER CHILD BASIS FOR THE PURCHASE OF PART OR FULL-DAY CARE AND/OR RATE ENHANCEMENT FOR FAMILIES ELIGIBLE FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) OR THE CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT FUND (CCDF). FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED THROUGH A STATE-LEVEL CONTRACT FOR SUBSIDY SERVICES. WAGE$ SALARY SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED FOR 132 ELIGIBLE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS. CABARRUS TEACHER ON CALL PROVIDED 42 SUBSTITUTES FOR CHILDCARE CENTERS. ADDITIONAL PRESCHOOL SLOTS PROVIDED 18 CHILDCARE SLOTS.

  Expenses $632,813 · Grants $605,153

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

• CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS

  $978,600

  CONTRACT TO PROVIDE NC PRE-KINDERGARTEN

• PURE EXCELLENCE

  $548,875

  CONTRACT TO PROVIDE INCLUSIVE CHILDCARE PROGRAM

• KANNAPOLIS CITY SCHOOLS

  $401,100

  CONTRACT TO PROVIDE NC PRE-KINDERGARTEN

• KIDS R KIDS

  $261,521

  CONTRACT TO PROVIDE NC PRE-KINDERGARTEN

• FAMILIES FIRST IN CABARRUS COUNTY

  $258,840

  CONTRACT TO PROVIDE NC PRE-KINDERGARTEN

• ROWAN CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  $199,405

  CONTRACT TO PROVIDE EARLY EDUCATION LIAISON PROGRAM

• ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES

  $162,779

  CONTRACT TO PROVIDE PARENTS AS TEACHERS

• KIDS INTERACTIVE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INC

  $140,020

  CONTRACT TO PROVIDE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM

• KIDS KORNER

  $130,820

  CONTRACT TO PROVIDE NC PRE-KINDERGARTEN

• SMART KIDS

  $129,420

  CONTRACT TO PROVIDE NC PRE-KINDERGARTEN

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

3 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202513099349302471

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