Smart Start Central Oklahoma INC FY2021 filing

Oklahoma City, OKUnknown exempt organization EIN 42-1593360Revenue $1.1M in FY2021

On file with the IRSsmartstartcentraloklahoma.orgPo Box 21505 · Oklahoma City, OK

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The organization's mission is to build a community that supports parents and caregivers as a child's first and most influential teacher.

77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$168K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$168K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $585K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$959K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$959K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$486K
FY2024$416K
Expenses
$959K
FY2021▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$909K
FY2021$959K
FY2022$844K
FY2023$899K
FY2024$478K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$901K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$118K
FY2024$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $743K Management & general 11% · $103K Fundraising 12% · $113K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $168K 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
Former Executive Director
$86,607Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Executive Director
$81,363Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sandra Cotton$168,467$136,653———
Sandy Cotton——$115,836——
Stacy Dykstra———$86,607$100,438
Shannon Dennis———$81,363—

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

Supports parents and caregivers as children's first and most influential teachers.

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3 programs · $522K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Early birds is a free school readiness program for parents of children pre-birth to five years, provided in partnership with school districts and community partners in oklahoma. Parents attend classes three times per year where they learn about their child's health and development, discipline strategies, and opportunities for everyday…

$320Kprogram expense
02

The mark twain elementary parent resource room (PRR) provides educational resources and programs for parents of mark twain students. A coordinator helps lead school readiness programming and other activities for parents and their young children. Ssco also operates a community room at the harbison education center next door to mark twain.

$160Kprogram expense
03

The community connector is a position funded by a contract with the oklahoma state department of health to improve the coordination of home visiting services in oklahoma county. Ssco conducts regular outreach to recruit families and to inform all members of the community about the availability and benefits of home-based family support…

$42Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$724K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$377K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$959K
Ln 25
Programscol B$743K
Managementcol C$103K
Fundraisingcol D$113K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$842K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$724K
Government grantsLn 1e$108K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$513
Fees for servicesLn 2g$377K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$578K
SavingsLn 2$264K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$842K
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$645K$842K
Total assetsLn 16$947K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$901K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$191K$135K$26K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$225K$151K$32K$41K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$16K$2K$462
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$14K$529
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$21K$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$8K$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$167K$116K$25K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$27
Office expensesLn 13$806$282$515$9
OccupancyLn 16$4K$3K$828$144
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$368$17
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K$209$52
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$1K$195
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$265K$259K$3K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$40$40
Total functional expensesLn 25$959K$743K$103K$113K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $416K$478K−$62K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $486K$899K−$413K$118K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$844K$211K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.1M$959K$148K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $959K$909K$50K$901K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,107,211 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $704,684$723,501
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $248,414$377,440
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,724$3,868
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$2,402
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $958,822$1,107,211
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 $514,888$479,336
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $394,089$479,679
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $908,977$959,015
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $49,845$148,196
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $1,107,211 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$107,786
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$615,715
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$513
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$723,501
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $377,440$377,440
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,868$3,868
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,402$2,402
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $379,842 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,868$1,107,211
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $959,015 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $135,149 · Management $25,930 · Fundraising $29,627$190,706
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $151,360 · Management $32,433 · Fundraising $41,259$225,052
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,685 · Management $2,223 · Fundraising $462$18,370
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,839 · Fundraising $529$14,368
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,842 · Management $4,990 · Fundraising $5,008$30,840
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,118 · Management $6,346 · Fundraising $6,491$20,955
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $116,254 · Management $25,109 · Fundraising $25,684$167,047
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,801 · Fundraising $27$3,828
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $282 · Management $515 · Fundraising $9$806
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,628 · Management $828 · Fundraising $144$3,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,072 · Management $368 · Fundraising $17$4,457
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,127 · Management $209 · Fundraising $52$7,388
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,135 · Management $1,170 · Fundraising $195$6,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $258,837 · Management $3,075 · Fundraising $3,146$265,058
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $40$40
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $743,169 · Management $103,196 · Fundraising $112,650$959,015
Part X · Balance sheet $1,112,207 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $380,720$578,060
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $264,452$263,779
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,353$14,291
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $264,842$230,811
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,046$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,818$25,266
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $947,231$1,112,207
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,694$43,093
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,880$18,980
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,574$62,073
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $732,294$917,211
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $168,363$132,923
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $900,657$1,050,134
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $947,231$1,112,207
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,050,134 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,107,211
XI-2 Total expenses$959,015
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$148,196
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$900,657
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,281
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,050,134

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