- Revenue 2023
- $12,357,423
- Expenses 2023
- $12,808,506
Program services were 93.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B21Z
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 6001 EUCLID AVE STE 200
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
PREPARING CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN EARLY EDUCATION AND BEYOND. STARTING POINT IS THE LEADING EXPERT IN QUALITY CHILDCARE, EARLY EDUCATION, AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME RESOURCES IN NORTHEAST OHIO.
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PROGRAM SERVICES - STARTING POINT WORKS TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUTH 0-12 IN ASHTABULA, CUYAHOGA, GEAUGA AND LAKE COUNTIES TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND SUPPLY OF CHILDCARE, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME ACTIVITIES; AND BY PROVIDING EARLY CHILDHOOD AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME RESOURCES TO FAMILIES, PROFESSIONALS AND THE COMMUNITY. STARTING POINT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE CHILDCARE CRISIS THROUGH THE PROJECT CAPACITY FOR CARE: REBUILDING THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SYSTEM.
Expenses $8,836,393 · Revenue $9,910,549
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OTHER SERVICES:FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME PROFESSIONALS - STARTING POINTGIVES EARLY CHILDHOOD AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME PROFESSIONALS THE TOOLS THEYNEED TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS THROUGH TRAINING,EDUCATION AND CONSULTATION; START-UP AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE; GUIDANCEIN OBTAINING CREDENTIALS; CAPITAL LOANS AND GRANTS; A JOB BANK; RESOURCELIBRARY AND ASSISTANCE IN ACCOMMODATING CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL, HEALTH OR EMOTIANAL DISABILITIES.FOR THE COMMUNITY - STARTING POINT ENHANCES THE EARLY LEARNING AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME EXPERIENCES OF OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH, PREPARING THEM TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE, CONTRIBUTING CITIZENS. THE ORGANIZATION SHAPES EFFECTIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME POLICIES; ASSESS NEEDS AND RESOURCES; EDUCATE AND CONSULT WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OFFICIALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES; RESEARCH BEST PRACTICES AND ADVOCATE FOR GOOD LEGISLATION AND SUFFICIENT RESOURCES.
Expenses $2,591,566
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FAMILY SERVICES - STARTING POINT SERVES AS AN INFORMATION HUB FOR FAMILIES. IT HELPS FAMILIES TO 1) FIND CONVENIENT CHILDCARE CENTERS, FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES AND OUT-OF SCHOOL-TIME ACTIVITIES; 2) LEARN HOW TO CHOOSE QUALITY CHILD CARE AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME ACTIVITIES; 3) ACCESS SUBSIDIES OR SCHOLARSHIPS IF ELIGIBLE AND 4) SECURE CHILD CARE AND RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN.
Expenses $497,362
As filed on the 2023 return.
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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Nancy MendezNANCY MENDEZ
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $176,474
- From this org
- $158,357
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,117
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $158,357
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $18,117
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $176,474
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Nancy WellenerNANCY WELLENER
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kathryn HexterKATHRYN HEXTER
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Matthew HanculakMATTHEW HANCULAK
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amy WilleyAMY WILLEY
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jessica RobinsonJESSICA ROBINSON
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sara Steines NewsteadSARA STEINES NEWSTEAD
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Art TreuhaftART TREUHAFT
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Adam MunsonADAM MUNSON
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Erin DeimlingERIN DEIMLING
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Terri PurcellTERRI PURCELL
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Andrew R HertzANDREW R HERTZ
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Zulma ZabalaZULMA ZABALA
BOARD 1ST VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Susannah MuskovitzSUSANNAH MUSKOVITZ
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lisa FuentesLISA FUENTES
BOARD TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Henry WestHENRY WEST
BOARD SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2023
- Revenue
- $12,357,423
- Expenses
- $12,808,506
- Contributions
- $2,422,710
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $12,314,022
- Expenses
- $10,814,828
- Contributions
- $3,393,310
- Grants paid
- $0
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
- $11,522,146
- Expenses
- $10,721,194
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,221,997
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,433,761
- Expenses
- $11,040,160
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,563,967
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,196,032
- Expenses
- $11,164,096
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,247,158
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,196,032
- Expenses
- $11,164,096
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,235,619
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,714,692
- Expenses
- $10,711,720
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,481,005
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,251,711
- Expenses
- $10,435,650
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,925,898
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,345,652
- Expenses
- $10,396,065
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,040,138
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,612,090
- Expenses
- $10,574,997
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,287,283
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,187,031
- Expenses
- $10,045,348
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,259,849
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $9,957,260
- Expenses
- $9,798,550
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,992,741
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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$1,168,999
2024 ADVANCING OUT-OF- SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND HEALTHY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN CLEVELAND
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$1,000,900
2022 MYCOM LEAD AGENCY - STRENGTHENING THE INTERMEDIARY
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$949,500
2023 SUPPORTING THE CAPACITY OF STARTING POINT TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT AND EMERGING NEEDS OF THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SYSTEM
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UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND FUND
$210,000
2022 ECONOMIC MOBILITY
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$45,000
2023 BUILDING RESILIENCE IN UNDERSERVED YOUTH
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2023 JOB PREPARATION
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2024 JOB ACCESS
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$22,500
2022 CHILD CARE SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION
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$17,500
2023 PROGRAM SUPPORT
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$15,800
2022 PROGRAM SUPPORT
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 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.