SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
EIN 57-1097785 GREENWOOD, SC
- Revenue 2023
- $333,534
- Expenses 2023
- $366,862
Program services were 93.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B012
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- PO BOX 429
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).
Group exemption
A subordinate covered by the group exemption of SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS BOARD OF TRUSTEES (EIN 57-1087576). matched by us
The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
SECTION 59-152-10 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE ESTABLISHED THE SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM, WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE, RESULTS-ORIENTED INITIATIVE FOR IMPROVING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING, THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDS, AND SUPPORT FOR HIGH- QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONS SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES' EFFORTS TOWARD ENABLING THEIR CHILDREN TO REACH SCHOOL READY TO SUCCEED. OUR MISSION IS THAT EVERY SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD WILL ARRIVE AT KINDERGARTEN READY TO SUCCEED.
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FAMILY STRENGTHENING-FIRST STEPS WORKS TO INCREASE PARENTS' ABILITY TO STIMULATE THEIR CHILD'S INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITATION AND PARENTING PROGRAMS SUCH AS PARENTS AS TEACHERS.
Expenses $232,574
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CHILD CARE QUALITY-FIRST STEPS ASSISTS CHILD CARE PROVIDERS THROUGH TRAINING PROGRAMS CERTIFIED THROUGH SC ENDEAVORS AND INCLUDE TOPICS IN THE AREAS OF NUTRITION, HEALTH AND SAFETY, CURRICULUM, CHILD GUIDANCE, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHILD CARE QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AIMS TO PRODUCE MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED TO YOUNG CHILDREN. ALSO, FIRST STEPS PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES SO THEIR FAMILIES CAN RETURN TO WORK OR SCHOOL.
Expenses $69,485
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SCHOOL TRANSITION-DEVELOPED BY SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS - AND IDENTIFIED AS A PROMISING STATE PRACTICE BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION IN 2005 - COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN IS A HOME VISITATION PROGRAM PAIRING THE FAMILIES OF HIGH-RISK RISING KINDERGARTNERS WITH THEIR FUTURE TEACHERS DURING THE SUMMER BEFORE SCHOOL ENTRY. TEACHERS COMPLETE SIX VISITS WITH EACH FAMILY, CENTERED UPON CLASSROOM AND CONTENT EXPECTATIONS.
Expenses $15,727
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CORE FUNCTIONS
Expenses $25,593
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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Dorothy PriesterDOROTHY PRIESTER
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $71,632
- From this org
- $71,632
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Lisa BlantonLISA BLANTON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Arthur BrewtonARTHUR BREWTON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Lydia CooperLYDIA COOPER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Sigourney DavidsonSIGOURNEY DAVIDSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Monita DawkinsMONITA DAWKINS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Verlene EakerVERLENE EAKER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jennifer HumphriesJENNIFER HUMPHRIES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sharon JefferiesSHARON JEFFERIES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jw Sanders JrJW SANDERS JR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ben LoftinBEN LOFTIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Lakesha LoganLAKESHA LOGAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Kabie MasseyKABIE MASSEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Audrey McClaryAUDREY MCCLARY
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Marina ShimanskiMARINA SHIMANSKI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Renee SmithRENEE SMITH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.5
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Heath WardHEATH WARD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Linda WilsonLINDA WILSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Cliffietta CochranCLIFFIETTA COCHRAN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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
- $333,534
- Expenses
- $366,862
- Contributions
- $333,464
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $733,228
- Expenses
- $712,869
- Contributions
- $733,168
- 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
- $575,289
- Expenses
- $568,430
- Assets (EOY)
- $132,608
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $574,461
- Expenses
- $527,935
- Assets (EOY)
- $98,846
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $529,305
- Expenses
- $528,531
- Assets (EOY)
- $50,524
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $521,976
- Expenses
- $504,100
- Assets (EOY)
- $54,047
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $489,102
- Expenses
- $500,233
- Assets (EOY)
- $31,002
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $443,904
- Expenses
- $456,620
- Assets (EOY)
- $55,424
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $432,289
- Expenses
- $452,591
- Assets (EOY)
- $79,783
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $214,531
- Expenses
- $209,282
- Assets (EOY)
- $86,669
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $221,379
- Expenses
- $210,121
- Assets (EOY)
- $72,476
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $212,035
- Assets (EOY)
- $61,267
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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2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2022 PROGRAM OPERATIONS
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2022 EDUCATION ACTIVITY
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2023 return
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SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOO
501C3 · STATE OFFI · SC
Declared as related by
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SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
On its 2023 return
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
Not present in the most recent drop.
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.