To champion a strong two-generation system that teaches children and parents, trains early childhood professionals, and assists families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$748K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$748K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
18
named funders · $2.0M
Looks good: 18 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17.2M
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$41.1M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$39.3M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$7.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$41.1M
FY2023▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$28.4M
FY2021$29.7M
FY2022$34.7M
FY2023$41.1M
FY2024$39.7M
Expenses
$39.3M
FY2023▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$27.4M
FY2021$28.7M
FY2022$33.2M
FY2023$39.3M
FY2024$40.0M
Net assets
$7.7M
FY2023▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$7.4M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1942.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $35.7M Management & general 7% · $2.7M Fundraising 2% · $907K

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

34 people listed on the 990; $748K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$160,581Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Child Care Assistance
$128,981Pt VII · Sec A
VP Philanthropy/Communication
$122,719Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Early Childhood Programs
$116,861Pt VII · Sec A
CFO - Termed 7/14/23
$103,964Pt VII · Sec A
VP of People and Culture
$91,306Pt VII · Sec A
$23,374Pt VII · Sec A
Chair-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Victoria Mannes$246,711$160,581$188,546$188,919$179,804
Tammy Knapp$221,062$23,374———
Mark Browder——$101,199$169,543$162,512
Ernest Martinez$163,562$91,306—$113,643—
Kriston Jackson-Jones$154,384$116,861———
Carole West——$153,615——
Shari Anderson$151,177$128,981$114,420$108,024—
John Owen$139,254$122,719$105,314$109,324—

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

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Empowers families by teaching children and parents, training professionals, and providing support.

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3 programs · $35.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Head Start (hs) Early Childhood Education Centers

Operate head start programs for low income children ages 3-5. Have staff to counsel families, work with special needs children and provide health screenings. Early head start (ehs) early childhood education centers - operate early head start programs for low income children ages 0-3.

$17.9Mprogram expense
02

Child Care Assistance (cca)

See Schedule O.

$17.3Mprogram expense
03

Texas Rising Star Quality Initiatives

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$421Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$41.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Money outPt IX
$39.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$35.7M
Managementcol C$2.7M
Fundraisingcol D$907K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$24.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$38.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$835K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$285K
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Gains on assetsLn 7$36K
Total revenueLn 12$41.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.6M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M
Other assetsLn 15$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$24.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.2M
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5484
VolunteersI 61,000
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$892K$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$18.7M$24.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.9M$17.2M
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M$7.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$310K$55K$197K$58K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19.7M$18.1M$1.2M$316K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$323K$295K$21K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.6M$2.4M$162K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.5M$1.4M$98K$28K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$66K$43K$16K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$67K$44K$17K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$88K$57K$22K$9K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$742K$284K$113K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$290K$203K$57K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$123K$81K$31K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1.7M$1.5M$182K−$14K
TravelLn 17$146K$143K$419$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$621K$500K$32K$89K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$363K$266K$3K$95K
InsuranceLn 23$77K$72K$3K$706
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9.9M$9.5M$207K$102K
All other expensesLn 24e$381K$250K$129K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$39.3M$35.7M$2.7M$907K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $39.7M$40.0M−$336K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $41.1M$39.3M$1.9M$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $34.7M$33.2M$1.5M$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $29.7M$28.7M$1000K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $28.4M$27.4M$1.1M$3.3M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $41,146,959 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $34,720,912$41,105,186
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,169$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,835$80,598
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$60,347−$38,825
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $34,682,569$41,146,959
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 $23,252,944$24,373,924
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,954,271$14,901,754
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $33,207,215$39,275,678
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,475,354$1,871,281
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
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 $41,146,959 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$3,706
VIII-1c Fundraising events$284,536
VIII-1e Government grants$38,387,355
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,429,589
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$835,119
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$41,105,186
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44,732$44,732
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$35,866
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$86,936−$86,936
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $48,111$48,111
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $48,111 · Excluded from tax −$42,204$41,146,959
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $39,275,678 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,601 · Management $196,867 · Fundraising $58,415$309,883
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,095,714 · Management $1,248,199 · Fundraising $315,941$19,659,854
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $294,999 · Management $21,314 · Fundraising $6,191$322,504
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,399,004 · Management $161,736 · Fundraising $45,018$2,605,758
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,350,050 · Management $97,543 · Fundraising $28,332$1,475,925
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $42,774 · Management $16,348 · Fundraising $6,502$65,624
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $43,714 · Management $16,708 · Fundraising $6,644$67,066
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $57,236 · Management $21,876 · Fundraising $8,700$87,812
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $742,016 · Management $283,600 · Fundraising $112,786$1,138,402
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $202,801 · Management $56,816 · Fundraising $30,290$289,907
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $81,498 · Management $30,744 · Fundraising $10,842$123,084
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,522,120 · Management $181,919 · Fundraising −$14,009$1,690,030
IX-17 TravelPrograms $143,073 · Management $419 · Fundraising $2,305$145,797
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $499,634 · Management $32,388 · Fundraising $88,646$620,668
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $266,017 · Management $2,852 · Fundraising $94,609$363,478
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $72,450 · Management $3,355 · Fundraising $706$76,511
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,542,809 · Management $207,172 · Fundraising $102,361$9,852,342
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $249,527 · Management $129,004 · Fundraising $2,502$381,033
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $35,660,037 · Management $2,708,860 · Fundraising $906,781$39,275,678
Part X · Balance sheet $24,916,770 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,062,462$3,589,710
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $11,618,185$11,257,983
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,306,427$642,518
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $300,187$611,847
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $892,284$3,191,225
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $564,342$5,623,487
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,743,887$24,916,770
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,095,701$10,766,541
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $257,148$245,523
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,591,151$6,218,232
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,944,000$17,230,296
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,923,769$4,610,812
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,876,118$3,075,662
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,799,887$7,686,474
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,743,887$24,916,770
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,686,474 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$41,146,959
XI-2 Total expenses$39,275,678
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,871,281
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,799,887
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15,306
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,686,474

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