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SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EIN 57-1097809 GREENWOOD, SC

Largest nonprofits in South Carolina

Revenue 2023
$247,333
Expenses 2023
$256,715

Program services were 90.7% 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

OUR MISSION IS THAT EVERY SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD WILL ARRIVE AT KINDERGARTEN READY TO SUCCEED.

Activities or mission (Part I)

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.

  • EARLY EDUCATION- EDGEFIELD COUNTY FIRST STEPS SUPPORTS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN UNDER 4 THROUGH A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A HIGH- QUALITY EARLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT USING RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULA AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT SCHOOL READINESS. PROGRESS MONITORING AND ASSESSMENTS OF ENROLLED CHILDREN ARE CONDUCTED. EDGEFIELD COUNTY FIRST STEPS ALSO COLLABORATES WITH THE EDGEFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR 4K AND 5K STUDENTS IN TWO OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE STUDENTS ARE IDENTIFIED BASED ON ASSESSMENTS AND NOTED AS IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO MASTER SKILLS. WE OFFER THESE SERVICES IN SMALL GROUP OR ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS WITH A TUTOR WHO WORKS WITH THE CHILDREN DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

    Expenses $83,717

  • 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 $69,528

  • 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 $52,608

  • OTHER INDIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES

    Expenses $26,937

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.

  • Constance Candi Lalonde

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $52,046
    From this org
    $52,046
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Margaret Childress

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02
  • Carla Dorn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Emanuel Gilchrist

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.12
  • Catina Gordon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02
  • Christa Harris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.02
  • Gail Jackson

    CHAIRWOMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.37
  • Jill Jolly

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.18
  • Phyllis Lott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.16
  • Averie Morris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.13
  • Liz Posey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.07
  • Jennifer Satterwhite

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.14
  • Moronda Talley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.12
  • Lisa Tillman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.14
  • Heather Trotter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.19
  • Stephanie Wallace

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.13
  • Renee Williams

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.18

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

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $247,333
    Expenses
    $256,715
    Contributions
    $247,279
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $246,903
    Expenses
    $230,519
    Contributions
    $246,853
    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

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $235,902
    Expenses
    $238,904
    Assets (EOY)
    $75,089
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $211,388
    Expenses
    $235,389
    Assets (EOY)
    $88,226
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $207,114
    Expenses
    $199,111
    Assets (EOY)
    $87,828
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $218,900
    Expenses
    $226,712
    Assets (EOY)
    $103,872
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $218,032
    Expenses
    $213,296
    Assets (EOY)
    $108,935
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $211,764
    Expenses
    $193,981
    Assets (EOY)
    $105,580
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $155,848
    Expenses
    $147,887
    Assets (EOY)
    $75,176
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $150,520
    Expenses
    $155,467
    Assets (EOY)
    $66,377
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $170,680
    Expenses
    $163,117
    Assets (EOY)
    $74,727
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $219,270
    Assets (EOY)
    $66,430

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

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

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.