Holy Cross Head Start INC

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Buffalo, NY501(c)(3)Since 1969EducationEIN 22-2659648Revenue $7.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSholycrossheadstart.org150 Maryland Street, 14201-1885 · Buffalo, NYTax-exempt since Mar 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide comprehensive educational opportunities for eligible families and their children birth to five in collaboration with community partnerships in a safe, diverse environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 106 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $119K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$262K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.4M
138% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 138% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.3M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$7.5M
To programs
87%
Net assets
−$648K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$7.3M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$7.7M
FY2025$7.3M
Expenses
$7.5M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$7.5M
Net assets
−$648K
FY2025▼ -35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$14K
FY2022−$47K
FY2023−$100K
FY2024−$478K
FY2025−$648K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending February 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1986.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $6.5M Management & general 13% · $980K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $262K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$153,672Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$108,820Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cortland Purks’s $154K as Executive Director is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Cortland Purks$153,672$163,331
Janice Crews-Dearing—$151,823
Angela Rizzo$108,820—
Ariel Riddick—$107,531
Ann B Kostyniak—$104,079
Mariette Wall—$103,232

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers early childhood education and support to families and young children.

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2 programs · $6.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Head Start, Universal Pre-K and Even Start Programs

Provide education and childhood to approximately 500 students within the surrounding community

$6.1Mprogram expense
02

New York State Department of Health

Division of nutrition child and adult care food program to eligible children who participate in the head start program

$378Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$7.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.5M
Managementcol C$980K
Owns and owesPt X
−$648K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$7.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$88K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$88K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$349K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32−$648K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5106
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$241K$88K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$549K$349K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32−$478K−$648K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$154K$141K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.1M$3.8M$331K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$232K$209K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$539K$486K$52K
Payroll taxesLn 10$574K$518K$56K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$828$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$74K$3K$71K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$208K$208K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$37K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$486K$87K$399K
OccupancyLn 16$468K$468K$286
TravelLn 17$35K$26K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$43K$43K
InterestLn 20$364$364
InsuranceLn 23$75K$64K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$388K$376K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.5M$6.5M$980K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.3M$7.5M−$170K−$648K 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.7M$8.1M−$378K−$478K 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.0M$8.1M−$54K−$100K 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.9M$5.9M−$33K−$47K 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.5M$5.5M$38K−$14K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,288,266 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,720,625$7,280,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $724$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,151$8,266
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,732,500$7,288,266
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,376,651$5,639,201
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,734,086$1,818,659
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,110,737$7,457,860
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$378,237−$169,594
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,288,266 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$7,280,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,280,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,266$8,266
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,266 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,288,266
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,457,860 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $141,387 · Management $12,285$153,672
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,810,629 · Management $331,093$4,141,722
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $208,967 · Management $22,537$231,504
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $486,329 · Management $52,450$538,779
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $517,691 · Management $55,833$573,524
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $828 · Management $2,317$3,145
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,404 · Management $70,872$74,276
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $208,225$208,225
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $37,141$37,141
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $87,013 · Management $399,390$486,403
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $467,833 · Management $286$468,119
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,933 · Management $9,177$35,110
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $42,802$42,802
IX-20 InterestManagement $364$364
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $63,679 · Management $11,796$75,475
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $375,843 · Management $11,756$387,599
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,477,704 · Management $980,156 · Fundraising $0$7,457,860
Part X · Balance sheet $1,726,036 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $241,229$88,398
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $388,102$1,170,051
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,570$3,465
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $54,946$115,287
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $548,695$348,835
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,235,542$1,726,036
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $408,569$1,276,398
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $278,440$278,440
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $24,576$24,576
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $445,892$445,892
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,713,913$2,374,001
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$478,371−$647,965
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$478,371−$647,965
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,235,542$1,726,036
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$647,965 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,288,266
XI-2 Total expenses$7,457,860
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$169,594
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$478,371
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$647,965

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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