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
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
23 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.
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.
See Grow Early Learning Corp executive salaries →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.
Questions for Grow Early Learning Corp
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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.
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.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.0M | $1.3M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $16.8M | $17.8M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $24.7M | $30.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $9.3M | $11.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $15.5M | $19.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $5.2M | $5.2M | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $51.0M | $46.4M | $4.6M | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $627K | $384K | $242K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $931K | $283K | $647K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $2.6M | $2.2M | $398K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3.3M | $3.3M | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $744K | $597 | $743K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $10.4M | $9.7M | $692K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $4.4M | $3.5M | $856K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $79.3M | $67.7M | $11.5M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 23, 2025 | $79.5M | $79.8M | −$369K | $21.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 22, 2024 | $83.4M | $79.3M | $4.2M | $19.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 26, 2023 | $76.1M | $73.9M | $2.2M | $15.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 29, 2022 | $60.6M | $58.6M | $2.1M | $13.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 8, 2021 | $50.6M | $49.7M | $903K | $11.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $83,424,741 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $83,424,741 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $79,266,745 across 9 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $30,577,889 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,621,336 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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