To provide quality Services and support to children, families, and the early childhood community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 193 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $559K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$192K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.7M
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.1M
-54% vs prior year
Spent
$15.5M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$5.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$16.1M
FY2025▼ -54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.1M
FY2021$16.9M
FY2022$32.6M
FY2023$29.9M
FY2024$34.7M
FY2025$16.1M
Expenses
$15.5M
FY2025▼ -54%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.1M
FY2021$17.0M
FY2022$31.9M
FY2023$29.0M
FY2024$33.4M
FY2025$15.5M
Net assets
$5.9M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$5.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Apr 1991.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $14.2M Management & general 9% · $1.3M

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

11 people listed on the 990; $192K 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
$104,807Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$87,246Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Candice Mullins’s $105K as Executive Director is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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
Candice Mullins$104,807$97,544$104,834———
Susan Brodof———$95,876$86,620$93,207
Corey Dorsey$87,246$68,990————
Karen Lyzenga—$25,109$62,188$79,288$10,215—
Marie Phillips—————$74,609

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 development services, family support programs, and administrative oversight for West Virginia's early intervention system for infants and toddlers with developmental delays.

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3 programs · $13.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Child Care Resource and Referral (ccr&r)

RVCDS oversees three childcare resource and referral (R&R) programs that work with families, childcare providers, and community organizations to promote quality childcare services in designated regions.

$7.5Mprogram expense
02

WV early childhood training connections and resources (wvectcr): a statewide program designed to provide professional development opportunities for the early care and education community. Through an extensive network of information, training and technical assistance, resources, and collaboration, wvectcr strives to improve the quality of…

$5.3Mprogram expense
03

WV birth to three (WVBTT) regional administrative units (rau's): RVCDS oversees two rau's for the WVBTT program. WV BTT is a statewide system of supports for children under age three, and their families, who have or are at risk or having developmental delays.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 1,502 grants · $47.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$410,095
Unitemized GrantFY2024$226,757
Wvu-ParkersburgFY2024$30,682
Concord UniversityFY2024$24,160
West Virginia UniversityWV · FY2024$12,336
Mother Goose Land Site 1FY2024$11,500
Imagination StationFY2024$11,213
Tiny Tots Day Care Center LLCFY2024$10,000
Little Bear DaycareFY2024$10,000
Marshall UniversityFY2024$8,312
Early Education Station INCFY2024$8,000
The Imagination Station CDC LLCFY2024$7,500
Little Feet Daycare & PreschoolFY2024$7,500
Hearts and HandsFY2024$7,500
Sunbeam Child Care Center LLCFY2024$7,063
A Place to Grow Childrens CenterFY2024$7,063
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$186K
Money outPt IX
$15.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.2M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$5.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$14.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$186K
Other incomeLn 4–11$67K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$16.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$637K
Other assetsLn 15$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5193
VolunteersI 63
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$576K$637K
Total assetsLn 16$9.9M$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M$5.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$797K$797K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$637K$637K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$198K$108K$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.7M$7.1M$553K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$340K$313K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$915K$176K
Payroll taxesLn 10$568K$523K$45K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$43K
Investment management feesLn 11f$473K$270K$203K
Office expensesLn 13$85K$83K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$703K$629K$75K
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$1.0M$59K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.1M$1.1M$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$56K$32K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$87K$72K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$546K$494K$53K
All other expensesLn 24e$728$728
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.5M$14.2M$1.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $16.1M$15.5M$573K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $34.7M$33.4M$1.3M$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $29.9M$29.0M$891K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $32.6M$31.9M$681K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $16.9M$17.0M−$79K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.1M$11.1M$13K$2.3M 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 $16,089,388 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $31,763,045$14,517,405
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,267,359$1,319,032
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $326,424$186,413
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,344,994$66,538
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $34,701,822$16,089,388
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $19,215,569$1,434,162
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,744,659$9,870,958
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,465,686$4,210,791
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $33,425,914$15,515,911
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,275,908$573,477
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $16,089,388 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$14,469,637
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$47,768
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,517,405
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,319,032$1,319,032
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $179,394$179,394
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,019$7,019
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $66,538$66,538
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,385,570 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $186,413$16,089,388
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,515,911 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $797,310$797,310
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $636,852$636,852
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $108,087 · Management $89,679$197,766
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,121,726 · Management $552,653$7,674,379
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $312,755 · Management $27,196$339,951
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $914,761 · Management $175,795$1,090,556
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $522,842 · Management $45,464$568,306
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $43,345$43,345
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $270,204 · Management $203,032$473,236
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $83,164 · Management $1,956$85,120
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $628,686 · Management $74,643$703,329
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,035,118 · Management $59,418$1,094,536
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,105,468 · Management $15,626$1,121,094
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $32,219 · Management $24,044$56,263
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $72,248 · Management $14,697$86,945
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $493,614 · Management $52,581$546,195
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $728$728
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,178,399 · Management $1,337,512 · Fundraising $0$15,515,911
Part X · Balance sheet $9,600,707 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,567,964$2,862,217
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,606,320$664,598
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $131,338$115,066
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $155,682$152,643
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $576,304$637,010
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,435,599$2,591,330
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,383,892$2,577,843
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,857,099$9,600,707
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,424,672$1,009,261
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $717,427$80,352
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,436,846$2,598,757
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,578,945$3,688,370
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,264,626$5,912,337
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,528$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,278,154$5,912,337
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,857,099$9,600,707
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,912,337 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,089,388
XI-2 Total expenses$15,515,911
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$573,477
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,278,154
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$60,706
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,912,337

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