Kansas Head Start Association

Tax-deductible

Lawrence, KS501(c)(3)EducationEIN 48-1195593Revenue $179K in FY2025

On file with the IRSksheadstart.orgPo Box 13, 66044-0013 · Lawrence, KSTax-exempt since May 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To strengthen early learning programs through advocacy, education and leadership.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 21 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $35K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Concern: 50% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 75% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$71K
60% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 60% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$179K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$252K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$47K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$179K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$174K
FY2024$185K
FY2025$179K
Expenses
$252K
FY2025▼ -1.0%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$249K
FY2024$255K
FY2025$252K
Net assets
$47K
FY2025▼ -61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$399K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$293K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$47K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2000.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $125K Management & general 50% · $127K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $108K 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
$85,013Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Manager
$23,367Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Schrotberger’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Peggy Kelly————$65,508$86,220
Heather Schrotberger$85,013$75,750$24,985———
Jennifer Adhima——$52,589$75,350$16,779—
Claudia Kressig$23,367—————
Latoya Mothershed———$2,520——

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

Advocates for, educates, and develops leaders to strengthen early learning programs.

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1 program · $125K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2025, kansas head start association continued the organizational mission of strengthen leadership, learning, partnership, andadvocacy opportunities for head start families, staff, and programs.

$125Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K
Grants paid · 24 grants · $3.6M · 2019–2021
Topeka Public Schools Usd 501FY2021$271,074
Liberal Usd 480FY2021$208,421
Usd 349 Stafford ScksecFY2021$151,783
Hartford Usd 252FY2021$150,360
Nkesc Early Head StartFY2021$103,777
Kaw Valley Usd 321FY2021$98,703
Usd 102 Cimarron-EnsignFY2021$34,835
Community Action INCKS · FY2021$30,672
Hartford Usd 252FY2020$324,117
Topeka Public Schools Usd 501FY2020$311,844
Liberal Usd 480FY2020$215,040
Kaw Valley Usd 321FY2020$146,643
Usd 349 Stafford ScksecFY2020$134,706
Nkesc Early Head StartFY2020$121,402
Community Action INCKS · FY2020$46,989
Usd 102 Cimarron-EnsignFY2020$39,009
Hartford Usd 252FY2019$274,047
Topeka Public Schools Usd 501FY2019$257,636
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$179K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$252K
Ln 25
Programscol B$125K
Managementcol C$127K
Owns and owesPt X
$47K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K
Total assetsLn 16$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$179K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$111K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$111K
Total assetsLn 16$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
Net assetsLn 32$47K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$172K$111K
Total assetsLn 16$172K$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K$71K
Net assetsLn 32$120K$47K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$44K$58K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$28K$12K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$3K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$2K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$4K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$52K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$5K$9K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$138$138
InsuranceLn 23$3K$58$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$252K$125K$127K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $179K$252K−$73K$47K 990 PDF
FY2024 $185K$255K−$70K$120K 990 PDF
FY2023 $174K$249K−$76K$189K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.3M−$71K$293K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.7M−$29K$390K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.6M$108K$399K 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 $179,475 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $94,481$147,180
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $72,429$28,215
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,237$4,080
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,833$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $184,980$179,475
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 $151,059$154,404
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $103,566$97,714
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $254,625$252,118
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$69,645−$72,643
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $179,475 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$67,563
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$79,617
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$147,180
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28,215$28,215
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,080$4,080
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,215 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,080$179,475
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $252,118 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,095 · Management $58,346$102,441
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,207 · Management $16,042$28,249
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,349 · Management $9,702$13,051
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,057 · Management $8,606$10,663
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,205$1,205
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,329 · Management $17,619$21,948
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,320$52,320
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,249 · Management $9,261$14,510
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,111$4,111
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $138$138
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $58 · Management $3,424$3,482
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $124,869 · Management $127,249 · Fundraising $0$252,118
Part X · Balance sheet $118,157 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $171,768$110,629
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $211$6,832
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$696
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $171,979$118,157
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,283$11,344
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $38,875$59,635
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,158$70,979
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $113,990$47,178
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,831$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $119,821$47,178
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $171,979$118,157
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $47,178 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$179,475
XI-2 Total expenses$252,118
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$72,643
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$119,821
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$47,178

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

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