- Revenue 2024
- $7,785,969
- Expenses 2024
- $7,251,198
Program services were 76.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B012
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- PO BOX 2325
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 · 2024
Mission
TO PROVIDE EVERY CHILD BIRTH THROUGH FIVE WITH ACCESS TO QUALITY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND OTHER SERVICES THAT WILL BETTER PREPARE THE CHILD TO ENTER SCHOOL HEALTHY AND READY TO LEARN THROUGH THE USE OF COMMUNITY AND OTHER CLEVELAND COUNTY RESOURCES.
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CHILD CARE & EDUCATION AFFORDABILITY: LEAP YEARS CLASSROOMS SERVED 35 AT-RISK AND DISABLED THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN 6 INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS. PURCHASE OF CARE/SUBSIDY ADMINSTRATION PROVIDED SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE FOR 41 LOW INCOME CHILDREN IN REGULATED CHILD CARE HOMES OR LICENSED CHILD CARE FACILITIES HAVING A MINIMUM RATING OF 4 STARS AND FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED WITH STAR RATING INFORMATION. EARLY HEAD START PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE CHILDCARE, EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR 134 LOW-INCOME/AT-RISK CHILDREN AGED BIRTH THROUGH THREE.
Expenses $2,225,381 · Grants $2,225,381
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NC PRE-K PROGRAM: PROVIDED PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS FOR CHILDREN WHO WILL BE FOUR YEARS OF AGE ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 31, 2024 BASED ON ESTABLISHED CRITERIA INCLUDING SPECIAL NEEDS, FAMILY INCOME OR DEVELOPMENTAL CONCERNS IN ORDER TO PREPARE PROGRAM CHILDREN FOR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS BEGINNING IN KINDERGARTEN. 509 CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS AND 429 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO NCPK CLASSROOMS.
Expenses $2,890,950 · Grants $2,523,190
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CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION QUALITY: INCLUDES EARLY HEAD START, CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL, CHILD CARE QUALITY SUSTAINABILITY, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SPECIALISTS, AND EDUCATION-BASED SALARY SUPPLEMENTS. THROUGH CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL, 48 FAMILIES RECEIVED CHILD CARE REFERRALS; 82 FAMILIES RECEIVED CONSUMER EDUCATION ABOUT CHILD CARE; 177 DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS PARTICIPATED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO 30 CHILD CARE CENTERS/HOMES. QUALITY SUSTAINABILITY SUPPLEMENTS WERE PROVIDED TO 15 ELIGIBLE FOUR AND FIVE STAR CHILD CARE FACILITIES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR CURRENT STAR RATING. 40 LICENSED CHILD CARE FACILITIES PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATION-BASED SALARY SUPPLEMENTS TO 74 CHILD CARE PROFFESSIONALS. EARLY HEAD START PROVIDED EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR 36 CHILDCARE CENTER TEACHERS, DIRECTORS AND STAFF AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FOR 7 CHILD CARE CENTER FACILITIES.
Expenses $391,466 · Grants $302,012
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FAMILY SUPPORT - THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROVIDED OVER 30,000 BOOKS FOR 3,016 ELIGIBLE CHILDREN IN ORDER TO INCREASE FAMILY LITERACY IN CLEVELAND COUNTY.
Expenses $47,504
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 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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Tonya ArringtonTONYA ARRINGTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bonnie BeamBONNIE BEAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Will CaldwellWILL CALDWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Leslie CobbLESLIE COBB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Meredith DieboldMEREDITH DIEBOLD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Heather HortonHEATHER HORTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Betty Crow KennedyBETTY CROW KENNEDY
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Andrea Leslie-Fite JDANDREA LESLIE-FITE JD
SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Thomas McGhee IITHOMAS MCGHEE II
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Kerri MeltonKERRI MELTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Hugh SandoeHUGH SANDOE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Katie SwansonKATIE SWANSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robin SmithROBIN SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michelle JarosinskiMICHELLE JAROSINSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brandon RuppeBRANDON RUPPE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Katrine Wray-SmithKATRINE WRAY-SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Shannon WhiteSHANNON WHITE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $161,765
- From this org
- $141,879
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,886
- Hours/week
- 61
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $141,879
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $18,295
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,591
- Filer's total
- $161,765
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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2024
- Revenue
- $7,785,969
- Expenses
- $7,251,198
- Contributions
- $7,764,722
- Grants paid
- $5,050,583
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2023
- Revenue
- $6,911,638
- Expenses
- $7,102,336
- Contributions
- $6,878,964
- Grants paid
- $5,401,119
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2022
- Revenue
- $6,292,822
- Expenses
- $6,428,559
- Contributions
- $6,276,131
- Grants paid
- $4,835,126
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
- $6,517,681
- Expenses
- $6,421,221
- Assets (EOY)
- $261,662
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,139,348
- Expenses
- $6,344,275
- Assets (EOY)
- $125,732
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,982,563
- Expenses
- $5,709,209
- Assets (EOY)
- $330,659
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.
Grants made
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CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS
$1,933,201
2023 NC PRE-K
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CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS
$1,880,880
2024 NC PRE-K
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CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS
$1,864,944
2022 PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS, NC PRE-K
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CONNECTED KIDS
$860,784
2024 NC PRE-K, EARLY HEAD START
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CONNECTED KIDS
$536,421
2022 NC PRE-K
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MAMA LISSA'S TINY TOT UNIVERSITY LLC
$528,257
2024 EARLY HEAD START
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MAMA LISSA'S TINY TOT UNIVERSITY LLC
$521,441
2023 EARLY HEAD START
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RESTORATION LEARNING ACADEMY
$396,765
2023 NC PRE-K; EARLY HEAD START
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2023 CHILD CARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL, CHILD CARE QUALITY ENHANCEMENT & SUSTAINABILITY, EDUC. BONUSES
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2022 CHILD CARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL, CHILD CARE QUALITY ENHANCEMENT & SUSTAINABILITY, EDUC. BONUSES
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Grants received
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NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC
$1,500,764
2024 NC YOUNG CHILDREN
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NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC
$1,412,602
2023 NC YOUNG CHILDREN
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NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC
$1,090,130
2022 NC YOUNG CHILDREN
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 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.