Children First Inc
Children First Inc
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About this organization
Mission
Strengthening children and families by improving the quality of their lives through a comprehensive approach to development, education, health, and well-being.
About
Head Start - Serving at-risk and economically vulnerable families with young children, Head Start is a program tailored for children three to five years of age which provides early education, health, dental, vision, hearing and developmental screenings, and coordination of appropriate therapies to address the individual child's needs. Services also include support for the entire family through family strengthening classes and individual family goal setting to achieve economic self sufficiency. 478 children were served during the 2019 calendar year (for the 2018-19 academic year - 302 children were served from Jan - June; 176 additional children were enrolled from August - December). This is an unduplicated count. Program of Excellence designation renewal obtained in 2019 designating Children First amongst the top 1% of Head Start / Early Head Start programs nationwide.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
According to the filing, the non-profit's mission is “Children first's mission is: strengthening children and families by improving the quality of their lives through a comprehensive approach to development, education, health and well-being.”.
When referring to its actions, they were described as: “In 2019, children first provided early childhood education and family strengthening services to 888 at-risk children, ages birth to 5, and their families. children receive high quality education to ensure healthy development and kindergarten readiness.”.
- According to the law, the state of operation reported by the non-profit is FL.
- As per the filing, the address of the non-profit for 2020 is 1723 North Orange Ave, Sarasota, FL, 34234.
- According to their form, the non-profit as of 2020 has a total of 266 employees.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $323,954.
- The CEO compensation plan of the organization is determined by an independent party's review and approval.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1961.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization's financial statements were compiled or reviewed by an accountant.
- The organization pays $8,090,615 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $737,392 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.