Head Start, INC. Provides comprehensive services for young children and their families to achieve school readiness and lifelong success.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $82K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$650K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.4M
-0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$4.3M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2021-0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.8M
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2021▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$5.4M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Dec 1982.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $3.6M Management & general 15% · $633K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janice M Bauwens-King’s $117K as Executive Director is at the 43rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Janice M Bauwens-King$117,098$114,002

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

Supports young children and families with services for school readiness and lifelong success.

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2 programs · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The head start program promotes the school readiness of young children from low-income families. The organization provided 360 children and their families with comprehensive services including education, health, nutrition, social and other services while being responsive to each child and family's ethnic, cultural, and linguistic…

$3.5Mprogram expense
02

The child and adult care food program promotes wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children through the provision of nutritious foods. The organization provided 88,171 meals to children in the program.

$162Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$288
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$633K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$482K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$650K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$288
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$4K
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$482K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$482K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$650K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5108
VolunteersI 6301
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$469K$482K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$843K$650K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.4M$2.0M$389K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$279K$233K$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10$358K$297K$62K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$18K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$7K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$136K$115K$21K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$693
InterestLn 20$24K$16K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$140K$140K
InsuranceLn 23$56K$46K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$713K$660K$53K
All other expensesLn 24e$87K$49K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M$3.6M$633K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.8M$5.4M−$643K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.6M$4.9M−$336K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.6M$4.4M$206K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.6M$4.5M$169K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.4M$4.3M$107K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.4M$4.4M$8K$2.0M 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 $4,359,353 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,971,508$4,357,515
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,056$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,159−$3,970
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $372,679$5,808
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,370,402$4,359,353
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 $2,965,991$3,062,238
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,396,896$1,189,771
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,362,887$4,252,009
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,515$107,344
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $4,359,353 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,234,158
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$123,357
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,357,515
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $288$288
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$4,258−$4,258
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,808$5,808
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$4,258 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,096$4,359,353
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,252,009 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,035,829 · Management $388,628$2,424,457
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $232,872 · Management $46,499$279,371
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $296,552 · Management $61,858$358,410
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,355 · Management $3,126$21,481
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,627 · Management $1,448$8,075
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $114,788 · Management $21,343$136,131
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,227 · Management $693$3,920
IX-20 InterestPrograms $15,524 · Management $8,910$24,434
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $140,267$140,267
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $45,652 · Management $10,022$55,674
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $659,702 · Management $52,889$712,591
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $49,178 · Management $38,020$87,198
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,618,573 · Management $633,436 · Fundraising $0$4,252,009
Part X · Balance sheet $2,736,808 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $469,398$482,174
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $264,565$4,012
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,812,335$2,250,622
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,822,160$2,736,808
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $320,072$152,545
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $522,803$497,634
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $842,875$650,179
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,932,077$2,033,063
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $47,208$53,566
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,979,285$2,086,629
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,822,160$2,736,808
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,086,629 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,359,353
XI-2 Total expenses$4,252,009
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$107,344
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,979,285
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,086,629

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