Grow Early Learning Corp: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 52-1020023)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$50.6M
FY2021	$60.6M
FY2022	$76.1M
FY2023	$83.4M
FY2024	$79.5M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$49.7M
FY2021	$58.6M
FY2022	$73.9M
FY2023	$79.3M
FY2024	$79.8M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$11.2M
FY2021	$13.3M
FY2022	$15.5M
FY2023	$19.6M
FY2024	$21.4M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1982.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

86%

14%

Program services 86% · $50.5M Management & general 14% · $8.1M

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

21 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Maria Garza

Chief Executive Director

$195,635Pt VII · Sec A

Steven C Mayne CPA, MBA

Chief Financial Director

$192,994Pt VII · Sec A

John Menditto

Chief Legal Officer

$188,496Pt VII · Sec A

Christine L Alvarado

Chief Information Director

$158,566Pt VII · Sec A

Javier Gonzalez

Chief Operating Director

$141,022Pt VII · Sec A

Angel J Casiano

Director of Program Operat

$127,670Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Kingery

Head Start Administrator

$114,308Pt VII · Sec A

Loretta N Jones

Head Start Administrator

$111,994Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Maria Garza	$207,095	$188,911	$173,055	$195,635	$161,731
Steven C Mayne CPA MBA	—	$133,140	$176,791	$192,994	$187,089
John Menditto	$177,872	$169,446	$165,472	$188,496	$187,089
Jose Villa PHD	—	—	—	—	$180,305
Patricia Martinez	$162,734	$153,443	$130,641	—	—
Christine L Alvarado	$156,790	$151,345	$138,741	$158,566	$150,145
Javier Gonzalez	$148,171	$138,076	$125,852	$141,022	$130,784
Sondra a McDonald	$133,194	—	—	—	—

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

Provides early childhood education and support to children and families of migrant farm workers.

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2 programs · $50.5M · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Ecmhsp provided high-quality and comprehensive head start services to several thousand children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers from lake okeechobee, florida, to lake erie, pennsylvania, and since january 1, 2021, west to indiana and oklahoma.

$49.8Mprogram expense

02

Ecmhsp also is funded to provide training and technical assistance to staff of ecmhsp and its delegate agencies. Training and technical assistance is accomplished through a variety of activities, including on-site training and technical assistance, cluster training, and annualconference activities.

$664Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Foundation for FarmworkersFY2024$160K

UnidosusFY2024$65K

Smart Start Partnership for Children INCFY2024$20K

Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$253K

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Grants paid · 6 grants · $9.8M · 2020–2021

Pathstone CorporationNY · FY2021$3,846,300

Benedictine Sisters of Erie INCPA · FY2021$609,769

Yadkin Valley Economic Development District INCNC · FY2021$352,180

Pathstone CorporationNY · FY2020$3,912,340

Benedictine Sisters of Erie INCPA · FY2020$648,614

Yadkin Valley Economic Development District INCNC · FY2020$406,730

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$60.6M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60.6M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Money outPt IX

$58.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$50.5M

Managementcol C$8.1M

Owns and owesPt X

$13.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M

Total assetsLn 16$15.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

21

listed · VII A

PaidVII A10

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$60.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Total revenueLn 12$60.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.4M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.1M

Other assetsLn 15$123K

Total assetsLn 16$15.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M

Net assetsLn 32$13.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5954

VolunteersI 61,851

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.2M	$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$10.6M	$13.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$14.3M	$15.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3.1M	$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$11.2M	$13.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$4.9M	$4.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.2M		$1.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$27.3M	$24.6M	$2.7M
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$6.8M	$6.8M
Payroll taxesLn 10	$2.8M	$2.8M
OccupancyLn 16	$2.5M	$1.9M	$644K
TravelLn 17	$511K	$26K	$485K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$862K		$862K
InsuranceLn 23	$438K	$4K	$434K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$6.1M	$6.1M	$34K
All other expensesLn 24e	$5.2M	$3.4M	$1.8M
Total functional expensesLn 25	$58.6M	$50.5M	$8.1M	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$79.5M	$79.8M	−$369K	$21.4M	990 PDF
FY2023	$83.4M	$79.3M	$4.2M	$19.6M	990 PDF
FY2022	$76.1M	$73.9M	$2.2M	$15.5M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$60.6M	$58.6M	$2.1M	$13.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$50.6M	$49.7M	$903K	$11.2M	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 $60,635,891 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,384,746$60,572,876

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $243,166$61,814

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$26,659$1,201

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $50,601,253$60,635,891

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,967,684$4,874,978

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $33,668,216$38,068,895

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,062,370$15,608,886

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $49,698,270$58,552,759

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $902,983$2,083,132

Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members11

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 $60,635,891 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$60,275,199

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$297,677

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$60,572,876

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $61,814$61,814

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,201$1,201

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,015 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$60,635,891

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $58,552,759 across 11 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,874,978$4,874,978

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,178,757$1,178,757

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,641,028 · Management $2,664,942$27,305,970

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,802,876$6,802,876

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,781,292$2,781,292

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,891,985 · Management $644,223$2,536,208

IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,102 · Management $485,264$511,366

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $862,337$862,337

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,610 · Management $434,363$437,973

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,068,551 · Management $34,410$6,102,961

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,379,282 · Management $1,778,759$5,158,041

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $50,469,704 · Management $8,083,055 · Fundraising $0$58,552,759

Part X · Balance sheet $15,412,919 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,232,926$1,399,561

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,929,670$228,313

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,740$11,118

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $601,222$538,018

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,570,267$13,113,171

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$122,738

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,347,825$15,412,919

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,433,817$1,994,163

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $689,971$0

X-19 Deferred revenue$111,587

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,123,788$2,105,750

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,122,704$13,257,155

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $101,333$50,014

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,224,037$13,307,169

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,347,825$15,412,919

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,307,169 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$60,635,891

XI-2 Total expenses$58,552,759

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,083,132

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,224,037

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,307,169

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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