To provide education and support services to strengthen young children and their families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$130K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$130K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<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 · $19K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$161K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.3M
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$553K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$6.2M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$6.0M
FY2025$6.5M
Net assets
$553K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$553K
FY2022$541K
FY2023$709K
FY2024$525K
FY2025$429K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · 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 Jun 1979.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $4.5M Management & general 11% · $585K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $130K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$90,484Pt VII · Sec A
Fiscal Manager
$39,030Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jill Eickhoff’s $80K as Executive Director (started 8/24) is at the 19th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Linda Earl———$91,839$90,484
Mary Mackedanz$64,560$80,011$78,261——
Jill Eickhoff$80,011————
Theresa Doll$47,479$47,479$54,984$39,857$39,030
Rod Runge$16,800————
Karla Voigt$14,301————

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

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

Programs and updates

Strengthens young children and families through education and support services.

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3 programs · $4.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Head Start Part-Day and Part-Year, Center Based

A PART-DAY/PART-YEAR early childhood program provides children and parents with a learning environment in which to grow. Reach-up, inc. Currently has 7 center based sites that operate four to five days a week, eleven months a year.

$3.4Mprogram expense
02

Early Head Start

The early head start program works with pregnant women and families with children ages birth to three, including children with disabilities. The early head start program offers family centered activities that promote child growth and development, parent participation and social support FOR:1.

$955Kprogram expense
03

Food Service Expenses

Reach-up, inc. Participates in united states department of agriculture child adult care food program administered by the minnesota department of EDUCATION.EACH day the head start child eats nutritious meals. Depending on the number of hours the child is in the program, they receive breakfast, lunch and snack at the center based programs.

$77Kprogram 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$19K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.5M
Managementcol C$585K
Owns and owesPt X
$553K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K
Total assetsLn 16$715K
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$440
SavingsLn 2$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$405K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$715K
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
Net assetsLn 32$553K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5108
VolunteersI 659
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K$24K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$241K$405K
Total assetsLn 16$644K$715K
LiabilitiesLn 26$278K$161K
Net assetsLn 32$366K$553K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$196K$196K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.5M$198K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$142K$125K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$438K$396K$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$250K$226K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$892$892
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$607$10K
Office expensesLn 13$394K$386K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$576K$537K$39K
TravelLn 17$13K$12K$486
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$85K$85K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$256K$235K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$61K$60K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$4.5M$585K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.2M$6.5M−$223K$429K 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.8M$6.0M−$184K$525K 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.5M$5.3M$167K$709K 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.3M$5.3M−$12K$541K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $5.3M$5.1M$187K$553K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,298,079 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,072,961$5,228,419
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $72,779$37,894
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,364$10,780
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,066$20,986
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,156,170$5,298,079
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 $3,581,207$3,677,218
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,647,236$1,433,864
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,228,443$5,111,082
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$72,273$186,997
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $5,298,079 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$21,331
VIII-1e Government grants$5,105,643
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$101,445
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,861
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,228,419
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,894$37,894
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14$14
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $10,766$10,766
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $20,986$20,986
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,894 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,766$5,298,079
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,111,082 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $196,193$196,193
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,452,827 · Management $197,794$2,650,621
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $125,160 · Management $17,319$142,479
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $396,139 · Management $42,167$438,306
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $225,771 · Management $23,848$249,619
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $892$892
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,640$15,640
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $607 · Management $10,327$10,934
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $385,544 · Management $8,216$393,760
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $536,904 · Management $39,102$576,006
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,031 · Management $486$12,517
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,917$1,917
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $85,310$85,310
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,758 · Management $10,140$19,898
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $234,843 · Management $21,316$256,159
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $59,561 · Management $1,270$60,831
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,526,372 · Management $584,710 · Fundraising $0$5,111,082
Part X · Balance sheet $714,622 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $440$440
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $138,042$23,987
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $222,624$171,370
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,197$14,735
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,240$88,941
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $241,160$405,453
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,604$9,696
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $644,307$714,622
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $228,683$159,339
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,668
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $49,200$194
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $277,883$161,201
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $366,424$553,421
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $366,424$553,421
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $644,307$714,622
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $553,421 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,298,079
XI-2 Total expenses$5,111,082
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$186,997
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$366,424
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$553,421

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