Pennsylvania Head Start Association

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Harrisburg, PA501(c)(3)Since 1993Human ServicesEIN 23-2727439Revenue $471K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpaheadstart.orgPo Box 6445, 17112-0445 · Harrisburg, PATax-exempt since Nov 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Uniting our members to create lasting impact for Head Start children and families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 3 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 86% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $38K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$471K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$441K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$510K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$471K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$349K
FY2021$521K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$496K
FY2024$480K
FY2025$471K
Expenses
$441K
FY2025-0.05%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$393K
FY2021$527K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$434K
FY2024$441K
FY2025$441K
Net assets
$510K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$479K
FY2021$473K
FY2022$368K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$469K
FY2025$510K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1996.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $374K Management & general 15% · $67K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$99,231Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kara McFalls’s $99K as Executive Di is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kara McFalls$99,231$95,749$85,002———
Blair Hyatt——$52,837$90,572$87,967$82,403

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

Improves children's futures by providing leadership, training, information, and advocacy.

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1 program · $374K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To provide training and education for members.

$374Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$38K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $10K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$471K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$396K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$441K
Ln 25
Programscol B$374K
Managementcol C$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$510K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$406K
Total assetsLn 16$538K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$396K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$471K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$204K
SavingsLn 2$201K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$406K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$112K
Total assetsLn 16$538K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$510K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$529K$406K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$112K
Total assetsLn 16$554K$538K
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$469K$510K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$93K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$89K$81K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$16K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$14K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$747
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$37K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$4K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$5K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$17K$2K
TravelLn 17$27K$25K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$42K$37K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$441K$374K$67K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $471K$441K$30K$510K 990 PDF
FY2024 $480K$441K$39K$469K 990 PDF
FY2023 $496K$434K$62K$431K 990 PDF
FY2022 $369K$473K−$104K$368K 990 PDF
FY2021 $521K$527K−$6K$473K 990 PDF
FY2020 $349K$393K−$44K$479K 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
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Part I · Summary $470,921 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $37,851$41,224
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $420,346$396,388
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,322$11,489
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,558$21,820
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $480,077$470,921
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$1,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $232,773$222,451
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $207,381$217,465
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $441,154$440,916
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $38,923$30,005
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $470,921 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$41,224
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$41,224
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $396,388$396,388
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,695$9,695
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,794$1,794
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $21,820$21,820
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $420,002 · Excluded from tax $9,695$470,921
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $440,916 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,027 · Management $8,254$101,281
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $81,446 · Management $7,227$88,673
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,057 · Management $1,425$17,482
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,790 · Management $1,225$15,015
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,548 · Management $747$2,295
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $36,642 · Management $17,683$54,325
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,016$4,016
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,977 · Management $1,920$5,897
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,515$2,515
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,181 · Management $11,189$16,370
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,563 · Management $1,505$18,068
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,703 · Management $2,563$27,266
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $36,750 · Management $5,635$42,385
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,583$3,583
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,745$40,745
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $373,944 · Management $66,972 · Fundraising $0$440,916
Part X · Balance sheet $537,945 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $365,270$204,221
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $163,500$201,302
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,960$1,450
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,586$18,484
X-11 Publicly traded securities$112,488
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $554,316$537,945
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,372$14,615
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $30,485$12,872
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $84,857$27,487
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $437,695$476,578
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $31,764$33,880
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $469,459$510,458
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $554,316$537,945
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $510,458 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$470,921
XI-2 Total expenses$440,916
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,005
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$469,459
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,994
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$510,458

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