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Early Matters INC

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Promotes quality early childhood education for all families to close the opportunity gap. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $656K in revenue, $439K in expenses, and $379K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Dallas, TX
Filings
2 on file (2024–2025)
Revenue
$656KFY2025
Expenses
$439K
Net assets
$379K
People
4
Filings
2
Updates
0
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EIN  99-3066384 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Dallas, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes quality early childhood education for all families to close the opportunity gap.
Leadership
Wendy Uptain · Directorpresident · $180K
Money in and out
$656K revenue, $439K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$656K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$439K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$379K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $218K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs▼ -22% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -54% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+33%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -49% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$656K
FY2025▲ +166%
Expenses
$439K
FY2025▲ +409%
Total assets
$380K
FY2025▲ +137%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025
Total revenue
$656K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$439K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$379K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$218K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$380K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEarly Matters INC
EINHdr · item D99-3066384
Principal addressHdr · item CDallas, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2024

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Directorpresident
$180,000Pt VII · Sec A
Directorsecretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Directortreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Direcctorboard Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wendy Uptain’s $180K as Directorpresident is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Wendy Uptain$180,000$80,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $342K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

In 2025, Early Matters added 3 new regions to the statewide network, hosted a statewide summit for all regions, and launched strategic planning efforts for 3 existing regions. Early Matters also engaged in educating the public on early childhood education issues,collaborating with Early Matters communities to identify policy solutions…

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$648K · 99%
Investment income$9K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$648K
Investment income1%$9K
Total revenueLn 12$656K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.10
Program services78%$342K
Management & general12%$52K
Fundraising10%$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$439K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$380K
Total assetsLn 16$380K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$379K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $380K · Operating expenses/yr $439K
10.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $342K · Total expenses $439K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $52K · Total expenses $439K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $45K · Total expenses $439K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $23K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $447K
$0.05 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $648K · Total revenue $656K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $656K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $656K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $9K · Total revenue $656K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $439K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $656K · Prior year $247K
+166%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $379K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $656K · Expenses $439K
+33%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $380K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $379K · Total assets $380K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $380K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Wendy Uptain · Reported title DirectorPresident · Highest reported compensation $180K · Total expenses $439K
41%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $279K · Total expenses $439K
64%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth 166%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$335K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$656K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$247K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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