- Revenue 2023
- $3,283,282
- Expenses 2023
- $3,235,156
Program services were 86.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- P33Z
- Classification
- 1250
- Street
- 5 ODANA CT
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION THROUGH INTEGRATED SUPPORT AND EQUITABLE PRACTICES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EARLY CARE & EDUCATION THROUGH INTEGRATED SUPPORT & EXPERTISE.
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CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFIED PROVIDERS SO NUTRITIOUS MEALS CAN BE OFFERED TO CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE. THE PROGRAM'S STAFF OFFERS DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON A VARIETY OF CONCERNS. SPECIALISTS ALSO PROVIDE NUTRITION WORKSHOPS AND CREATE ARTICLES AND OTHER INFORMATIONAL HANDOUTS. THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO LICENSED AND CERTIFIED FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS IN OVER 20 COUNTIES. THIS USDA FUNDED PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 4-C IS ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM IN WISCONSIN.
Expenses $1,506,524 · Grants $1,275,571
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CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL: ASSISTS PARENTS, AS INFORMED CHILD CARE CONSUMERS, IN THEIR SEARCH FOR EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THE REFERRAL DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS A DATABASE OF REGULATED CHILD CARE BUSINESSES. REFERRAL SPECIALISTS PROVIDE CONSULTATIONS FOR PARENTS WHEN EVALUATING PROGRAMS AND COSTS AND PROVIDES THEM WITH A CURRENT LIST OF REGULATED CARE PROFESSIONALS FROM THE DATABASE. ENHANCED REFERRALS ARE PROVIDED FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS SUCH AS INDIVIDUALS ENTERING AODA TREATMENT. EMPLOYER SERVICES OFFER A BROAD RANGE OF OPTIONS THAT ENABLE EMPLOYERS TO ADDRESS THE WORK/FAMILY NEEDS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES. DATA FROM THE PROVIDER DATABASE IS USED TO DEVELOP DATA REPORTS FOR THE 4-C SERVICE AREA AND IS PROVIDED TO THE CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL NETWORK FOR STATEWIDE DATA REPORTS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE. COMMUNITY OUTREACH/PUBLIC RELATIONS INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES AND ISSUES. ADVOCACY EFFORTS, INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION OF CHILD CARE POLICIES AND ISSUES ARE A MAIN FOCUS OF THE OUTREACH AND PUBLIC RELATION STAFF. THE OUTREACH STAFF ASSISTS ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO ACCESS CHILD CARE SUBSIDY INFORMATION AND SERVICES AND PROVIDE OTHER INFORMATION TO PARENTS AT A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS. SPECIALIZED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE HISPANIC/LATINO COMMUNITIES IN DANE COUNTY THAT ASSIST WITH STARTUP TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR LATINO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.
Expenses $512,614 · Grants $10,120
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CHILD CARE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PROVIDES SERVICES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE PROVIDERS/EDUCATORS. HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS OFFERED TO FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, CHILD CARE CENTER DIRECTORS AND STAFF, NON-PROFIT BOARD MEMBERS, AND PARENTS. THE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT COORDINATES THE SERVICES OF THE RESOURCE ROOM. A LARGE VARIETY OF MATERIALS, RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT ARE AVAILABLE FOR 4-C MEMBERS, TO BORROW OR USE, FROM THE RESOURCE ROOM.
Expenses $485,675 · Revenue $101,820
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FAMILY CHILD CARE CERTIFICATION: THE PROGRAM IS REQUIRED FOR PROVIDERS CARING FOR WISCONSIN SHARES (W-2) CHILD CARE CLIENTS AND VOLUNTARY FOR OTHER PROVIDERS. CERTIFIED FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS MEET THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY. PARENT/PROVIDER COMMUNICATION IS INTEGRAL TO THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. 4-C PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CONNECTS CERTIFIED PROVIDERS WITH RESOURCES TO HELP THEM IN THEIR CHILD CARE BUSINESS. THIS IS A CONTRACTED SERVICE WITH DANE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND COLUMBIA COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, WHICH MEETS THE STATE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATION OF FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES SERVING FEWER THAN 4 CHILDREN.
Expenses $286,076
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Ashley MatthysASHLEY MATTHYS
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Pajtim RushitiPAJTIM RUSHITI
VICE CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Elizabeth StinebaughELIZABETH STINEBAUGH
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jacob PetersJACOB PETERS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Delechia JohnsonDELECHIA JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Paul LangPAUL LANG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Delisa ScottDELISA SCOTT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bob DavisBOB DAVIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stephanie CapannaSTEPHANIE CAPANNA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amanda SchaubAMANDA SCHAUB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joe BroadfootJOE BROADFOOT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christine WittlederCHRISTINE WITTLEDER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marlo Mielke-BarnesMARLO MIELKE-BARNES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $133,759
- From this org
- $108,822
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,937
- Hours/week
- 40
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2023
- Revenue
- $3,283,282
- Expenses
- $3,235,156
- Contributions
- $3,159,840
- Grants paid
- $1,285,691
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2022
- Revenue
- $4,017,722
- Expenses
- $3,932,693
- Contributions
- $3,952,728
- Grants paid
- $1,426,846
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,171,483
- Expenses
- $3,831,346
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,495,159
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,100,312
- Expenses
- $7,096,645
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,220,103
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,743,709
- Expenses
- $3,667,537
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,087,072
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,617,094
- Expenses
- $3,632,934
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,999,966
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,046,078
- Expenses
- $3,971,690
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,083,243
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,277,490
- Expenses
- $4,243,721
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,053,895
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,480,416
- Expenses
- $4,452,620
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,007,693
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,566,450
- Expenses
- $4,485,086
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,035,071
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,244,809
- Expenses
- $4,216,406
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,900,971
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $4,347,601
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,900,577
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$1,309,261
2022 ASSIST IN THE CHILD CARE/DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM THAT ENRICHES THE LIVES OF CHILDREN
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$848,293
2023 ASSIST IN THE CHILD CARE/DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM THAT ENRICHES THE LIVES OF CHILDREN
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$673,189
2024 ASSIST IN THE CHILD CARE/DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM THAT ENRICHES THE LIVES OF CHILDREN
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$148,500
2022 COLLECT AND ANALYZE CHILD CARE DATA
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$81,504
2023 Program Operating Cost/Donor Designation for General Support
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$80,914
2022 Program Operating Cost/Donor Designation for General Support
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$39,828
2024
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$27,200
2024 CHILD CARE FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING
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$19,804
2024 Program Operating Cost/Donor Designation for General Support
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2023 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.