Child Start INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Missoula, MT501(c)(3)EducationEIN 81-0359400

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The mission of Child Start INC. Is to provide opportunities for education and growth of our children, families, staff, and our community in a nurturing and supportive environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$108K 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$256K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.2M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$742K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2022▼ -7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.4M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2022+0.04%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.6M
Net assets
$742K
FY2022▲ +0.6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$492K
FY2021$737K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$913K
FY2024$649K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1976.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $2.8M Management & general 13% · $404K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$107,617Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Isaac Triance’s $102K as Executive Dir. is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patricia Croghan—$86,447$107,617$90,613$84,652
Isaac Triance$102,240$84,346———
Jay Dewaters$97,519————

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

Programs and updates

Nurtures children, families, and communities through educational opportunities and growth.

Provided by the organization

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2 program services account for $2.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Head start is a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families.

$2.7Mprogram expense
02

The child and adult care food program (cacfp) plays a vital role in assuring the nutritional quality of meals and snacks served to eligible children and adults. The cacfp provides cash reimbursement for serving meals to enrolled participants that meet federal nutritional guidelines, outlined in the cacfp meal pattern.

$93Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$34
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$404K
Owns and owesPt X
$742K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$157K
Total assetsLn 16$998K
LiabilitiesLn 26$256K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$34
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$157K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$157K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$627K
Total assetsLn 16$998K
LiabilitiesLn 26$256K
Net assetsLn 32$742K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 563
VolunteersI 625
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K$157K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$620K$627K
Total assetsLn 16$999K$998K
LiabilitiesLn 26$262K$256K
Net assetsLn 32$737K$742K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$93K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.4M$221K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$369
Other employee benefitsLn 9$359K$331K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$226K$209K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$61K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$4K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$55K$43K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$149K$144K$5K
TravelLn 17$17K$14K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$72K$72K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$8K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$384K$330K$53K
All other expensesLn 24e$34K$33K$573
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.8M$404K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.4M$4.6M−$253K$649K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$4.0M−$26K$913K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $3.2M$3.2M$5K$742K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$3.2M$245K$737K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.4M$3.2M$247K$492K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $3,195,782 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,195,748
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,195,748
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34$34
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34$3,195,782
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,191,170 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,330 · Management $14,287$107,617
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,441,182 · Management $220,608$1,661,790
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,314 · Management $369$4,683
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $330,960 · Management $28,268$359,228
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $208,561 · Management $17,814$226,375
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $60,681 · Management $6,612$67,293
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,922 · Management $15,137$19,059
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $43,168 · Management $11,900$55,068
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $143,541 · Management $5,140$148,681
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,401 · Management $2,584$16,985
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $72,405$72,405
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,777 · Management $26,928$34,705
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $330,207 · Management $53,370$383,577
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $33,131 · Management $573$33,704
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,787,580 · Management $403,590 · Fundraising $0$3,191,170
Part X · Balance sheet $998,170 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,142$156,926
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $216,400$214,463
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $42$42
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $619,889$626,739
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $999,473$998,170
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $262,366$256,451
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $262,366$256,451
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $737,107$741,719
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $737,107$741,719
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $999,473$998,170
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $741,719 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,195,782
XI-2 Total expenses$3,191,170
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,612
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$737,107
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$741,719

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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