WAKE COUNTY SMARTSTART: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
WAKE COUNTY SMARTSTART (EIN 56-1949415)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2024-11-04
IRS object ID
202413099349302416
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-04T14:01:53-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN561304727PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLACKMAN & SLOOP ADVISORS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11414 RALEIGH ROAD SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityCHAPEL HILLCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27517ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN561949415EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WAKE COUNTY SMART START INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9198519550PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14901 WATERS EDGE DRIVE 101AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27606ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMATTHEW GLOVAPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone9198519550PhoneNum
Signature2024-10-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonELIZABETH MAUCHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01988953PTIN
Phone9199428700PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGAYLE E HEADENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14901 WATERS EDGE DRIVE 101AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$25,102,327GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WAKESMARTSTART.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWAKE COUNTY SMART START WORKS TO ENSURE THAT YOUNG CHILDREN, BIRTH TO 5, ARE PREPARED FOR SUCCESS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body21VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee47TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers158TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$22,833,408PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$24,873,868CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$78,125PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$195,894CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$4,423PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$32,565CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$22,907,110PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$25,102,327CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$17,616,661PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$19,563,939CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,338,172PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,779,166CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$53,520CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,468,108PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,685,522CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$22,422,941PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$25,028,627CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$484,169PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$73,700CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,304,569TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,982,549TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$797,083TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$401,363TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,507,486NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,581,186NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWAKE COUNTY SMART START WORKS TO ENSURE THAT YOUNG CHILDREN, BIRTH TO FIVE ARE PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ASSESS LOCAL NEEDS, FUNDS LOCAL PROGRAMS, ENSURES ACCOUNTABILITY AND LEVERAGES RESOURCES TO SUPPORT YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$14,715,527ExpenseAmt
Grant$13,701,367GrantAmt
DescNC PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMTHE NC PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO ENHANCE SCHOOL READINESS FOR ELIGIBLE FOUR-YEAR-OLDS. CHILDREN IN PRE-K ATTEND A FULL SCHOOL DAY IN A SCHOOL-YEAR PROGRAM. CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM ARE SERVED IN LICENSED CLASSROOMS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRIVATE CHILD CARE FACILITIES, OR HEAD START PROGRAMS. FOR THE 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR, 1,616 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WAS SUPPORTED BY A STATE GRANT AND A LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$4,458,209ExpenseAmt
Grant$3,262,048GrantAmt
DescFAMILY SUPPORT/HEALTH AND SAFETYWAKE COUNTY SMART START FUNDS FAMILY SUPPORT AND HEALTH AND SAFETY ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN WAKE COUNTY. FAMILY SUPPORT INCLUDES PARENTING SKILLS TRAINING, ONGOING PARENT EDUCATION, FAMILY LITERACY INITIATIVES, TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND FAMILY NAVIGATION. HEALTH AND SAFETY INCLUDES TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COUNSELING, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, AND REFERRALS TO ADDRESS HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, AND PREVENTATIVE SERVICES. APPROXIMATELY 1,026 CHILDREN DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM AT LEAST ONE WAKE COUNTY SMART START FAMILY SUPPORT OR HEALTH AND SAFETY ACTIVITY. PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY STATE AND PRIVATE GRANTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,974,733ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,491,921GrantAmt
DescWAKE THREESCHOOLTHIS PROGRAM PROVIDES EARLY EDUCATION TO YOUNG CHILDREN IN A PLAY-BASED, DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT, LIKE THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NC PRE-K PROGRAM. RESEARCH SHOWS WHEN THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN RECEIVE SUPPORT FOR LEARNING EARLY, THEY LEARN BETTER, GAIN STRONGER SKILLS, AND ARE BETTER PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN. THIS PROGRAM LEVERAGES THE RAPID BRAIN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THAT HAPPENS AT AGE THREE. THIS "FRAMEWORK" IS WHAT ALL FUTURE LEARNING IS BUILT UPON. CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM ARE SERVED IN LICENSED PRIVATE CHILD CARE FACILITIES. FOR THE 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR, 282 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,411,419ExpenseAmt
Grant$108,603GrantAmt
DescOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:CHILD CARE EDUCATION AND QUALITYIN WAKE COUNTY, 32 PERCENT OF THE BIRTH TO FIVE POPULATION ATTENDED REGULATED CHILD CARE. BECAUSE A CHILD'S EXPERIENCES IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS ARE OF SUCH A CRITICAL NATURE, WAKE COUNTY SMART START WORKS TO ENSURE THAT QUALITY CHILD CARE IS BOTH ACCESSIBLE AND AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES WHO NEED IT. WAKE COUNTY SMART START INVESTS IN COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO PROVIDE SUBSIDY PAYMENTS IN REGULATED CHILDCARE, WORK WITH LICENSED CHILD CARE FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE QUALITY, AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS TO INCREASE THEIR SKILLS. ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SUPPORT INCLUDE TRAINING, CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENTS AND MENTORING PROGRAMS. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 - 2024 APPROXIMATELY 32 CHILD CARE FACILITIES WERE SERVED. PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY A STATE GRANT AND PROGRAM SERVICE FEES. PROGRAM COORDINATION AND EVALUATIONWORK WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO ACHIEVE GOALS ARTICULATED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN; WORK WITH PARTNERS TO DEVELOP EVALUATION PLANS AND TRACK IMPLEMENTATION; ASSESS PROGRESS TOWARDS GOALS, PARTICIPATE IN STRATEGIC PLANNING; GATHER AND ANALYZE RELEVANT DATA; COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS; MANAGE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS. THE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY A STATE GRANT.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$108,603TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$23,559,888TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document35IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee47EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members21GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member20IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GAYLE E HEADENBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9198519550PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14901 WATERS EDGE DRIVE 101AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27606ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
GAYLE HEADON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$172,449$0$9,167
GARY CARR
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$149,291$0$16,552
CAROL C ORJI
DIRECTOR OF ECI40.00$105,171$0$14,435Yes (X)
KATHERINE WILLIAMS
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NIKIA COATES
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW ELLINWOOD
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW GLOVA
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE ALVARADO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEATHER DRENNAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN EVANS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERRY HEUSER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICKEY HOLT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLIE ANN JACKSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONYA KANGKOLO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE LASSITER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMELIA MUSE
DIRECTOR FR JULY 20231.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONETTA PEARSALL
DIRECTOR FR JULY 20231.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTONIA PEDROZA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLLEEN ROACHE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERYL STALLINGS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONYA VENABLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE WHITE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STACEY WILSON-NORMAN
DIRECTOR FR JULY 20231.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$426,911TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$40,154TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$24,563,102GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$310,766AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$24,873,868TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$195,894TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$195,894ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSALES TAX REFUNDSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$32,565ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$32,565OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$25,102,327TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$228,459ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,563,939TotalAmt
Program Services$19,563,939ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$367,570TotalAmt
Program Services$265,225ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,044ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,301FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,542,514TotalAmt
Program Services$1,822,715ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$696,234ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,565FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$267,579TotalAmt
Program Services$202,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,909ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,257FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$381,655TotalAmt
Program Services$307,377ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,696ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,582FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$219,848TotalAmt
Program Services$157,876ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,935ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,037FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$475TotalAmt
Management And General$475ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,754TotalAmt
Management And General$7,754ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$844,010TotalAmt
Program Services$695,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$145,439ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,276FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,599TotalAmt
Program Services$2,658ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,342ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$599FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,604TotalAmt
Program Services$55,698ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$896FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,131TotalAmt
Program Services$119,926ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,926ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,279FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$230,942TotalAmt
Program Services$157,489ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,289FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,705TotalAmt
Program Services$40,976ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,729ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,698TotalAmt
Program Services$61,989ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,360ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$349FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,312TotalAmt
Program Services$2,293ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,019ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SMALL EQUIP UNDER $500$89,968$85,574$4,304$90
OTHER REFUND$34,829$34,829
SALES TAX EXPENSE$30,048$0$30,048$0
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$15,745$7,743$8,002$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,702TotalAmt
Program Services$10,702ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,028,627TotalAmt
Program Services$23,559,888ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,415,219ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,520FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$149,571BOYAmt
EOY$238,391EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,043,344BOYAmt
EOY$3,680,539EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$111,654BOYAmt
EOY$63,619EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,304,569BOYAmt
EOY$3,982,549EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,268BOYAmt
EOY$1,336EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$795,815BOYAmt
EOY$400,027EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$797,083BOYAmt
EOY$401,363EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,004,560BOYAmt
EOY$2,174,146EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,502,926BOYAmt
EOY$1,407,040EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,507,486BOYAmt
EOY$3,581,186EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,304,569BOYAmt
EOY$3,982,549EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$73,700ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,397,891CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,078,107CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,627,355CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,833,408CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,873,868CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$105,810,629TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,397,891CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,078,107CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,627,355CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,833,408CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,873,868CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$105,810,629TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$105,810,629PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,860CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,575CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,767CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$78,125CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$195,895CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$295,222TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,975CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,522CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,126CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$25,161CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$32,565CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$118,349TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$106,224,200TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$49,525GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99610PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99790PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSALES TAX REFUND - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 16,975. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 16,522. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 27,126. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 25,161. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 32,565.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$23,554,888FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$23,559,888FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$5,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$2,500CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$2,500CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$5,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$15,000TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$25,102,327TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$25,102,327RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$25,102,327TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$25,028,627TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$25,028,627ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$25,028,627TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:WAKE COUNTY SMART START IS EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISION OF SECTION 501(C)3 OF THE IRC EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF TAXES ON ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. FASB ASC 740 PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR HOW UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED, MEASURED, PRESENTED AND DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FASB ASC 740 REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS ARE "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. WAKE COUNTY SMART START DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR COSTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2024.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 3B AND SCHEDULE D PART XI AND XIITHE SINGLE AUDIT HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED AT THE TIME THE 990 WAS FINALIZED.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (38 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtIRC SectionIRCSectionDesc
A SAFE PLACE CHILD ENRICHMENT CENTER INC
201 CLARENDON CRESCENTRALEIGHNC27610201187875$447,886$2,127COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK, WAKE THREESCHOOL, QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
ABC LAND INC II
55 LILES DEAN ROADWENDELLNC27591561239648$944,863$12,023COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK, WAKE THREESCHOOL
ACADEMICALLY BASED CHILD
916-107 ROCK QUARRY ROADRALEIGHNC27610562056643$765,692$5,997COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK, WAKE THREESCHOOL
BOOK HARVEST
2501 UNIVERSITY DRDURHAMNC27707452610533$132,341$0FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT501(C)3
BRIGHT BEGINNINGS OF CARY INC
123 BRIGHT BEGINNINGS WAYCARYNC27519562134126$1,217,951$13,820COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK, WAKE THREESCHOOL, QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF RALEIGH INC
715 NAZARETH STREETRALEIGHNC27606560529943$174,439$0FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT501(C)3
CHILDCARE NETWORK INC
6053 VETERANS PARKWAY BLDG 300COLUMBUSGA31909630986576$2,968,102$32,638COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK, WAKE THREESCHOOL
CREATIVE LEARNING ENTERPRISE
4309 TEN TEN ROADAPEXNC27539465078995$339,657$4,327COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK
CREATIVE SCHOOLS INC
4915 WATERS EDGE DRRALEIGHNC27606561469260$1,019,739$13,521COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK, WAKE THREESCHOOL
EARLY PRESCHOOL & LEARNING CENTER LLC
2614 FAIRWAY DRIVERALEIGHNC27603562222511$545,373$4,649COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK, WAKE THREESCHOOL
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER - SOUTH ATLANTIC
3825 BARRETT DR STE 104RALEIGHNC27609201257901$384,763$0FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT501(C)3
FRANKIE LEMMON SCHOOL & DEVELOPMENT CENTER
3311 CARL SANDBURG CTRALEIGHNC27610560931467$257,793$13,951COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK, WAKE THREESCHOOL501(C)3
GODDARD (AAN ENTERPRISES) HOLLY SPRINGS
801 EARP STHOLLY SPRINGSNC27540205349088$0$20,592COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTQUALITY ENHANCEMENT
HAPPY PLACE TO BEE
801 W GARNER ROADGARNERNC27529871970077$0$14,263COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTQUALITY ENHANCEMENT
IGLESIA FIESTA CRISTIANA
100 S HUGHES STAPEXNC27502561158859$101,651$0FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT501(C)3
KIDS FIRST ACADEMY INC
3308 POOLE RDRALEIGHNC27610271294274$565,313$6,655COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK, WAKE THREESCHOOL
KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER
650 NE HOLLADAY ST SUITE 1400PORTLANDOR97232474478313$454,166$23,158COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK, QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
LITTLE BELIEVERS ACADEMY II
309 HOLMAN STGARNERNC27529471308220$260,637$4,291COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK, WAKE THREESCHOOL
LITTLE DESTINY LITERACY & DISCOVERY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
3329 FORESTVILLE RDRALEIGHNC276168700463319443$274,006$475COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK
LITTLE HANDS 'N' FEET CHILD CARE CENTER INC
2906 BRENTWOOD RDRALEIGHNC27604208612696$250,852$8,184COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK
LITTLE MAKERS ACADEMY
2801 S WILMINGTON 103RALEIGHNC27603813139046$0$10,000COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTQUALITY ENHANCEMENT
LITTLE SPROUTS ACADEMY
535 W GANNON AVEZEBULONNC27597923116567$0$9,998COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTQUALITY ENHANCEMENT
LUCY DANIELS CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
9003 WESTON PARKWAYCARYNC27513581863104$633,163$0FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT501(C)3
METHOD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
900 TRAILWOOD DRIVERALEIGHNC27606560939512$219,731$710COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK501(C)3
PASSAGE HOME
PO BOX 28165RALEIGHNC27611561765360$55,930$0FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT501(C)3
PRESTON CHILDREN'S ACADEMY
551 JAMES JACKSON AVENUECARYNC27513203690113$230,555$0NC PREK
PRIMARY BEGINNINGS CHILD DEVELOPMENT
2100 NORTH HILLS DRIVERALEIGHNC27612562133291$793,311$14,088COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK
SAFECHILD INC
864 W MORGAN STREETRALEIGHNC27603561817816$119,360$0FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT501(C)3
SHAW UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
317 E LENOIR STREETRALEIGHNC27601560530235$252,895$28,835COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK501(C)3
SMART START ADVOCATES
PO BOX 10714RALEIGHNC27605274873512$5,000$0DONATION FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT501(C)3
STEP UP MINISTRY
1701 OBERLIN RDRALEIGHNC27608561655255$50,000$0FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT
TELAMON CORPORATION
5560 MUNFORD ROAD SUITE 201RALEIGHNC27612561022483$917,427$0NC PREK, WAKE THREESCHOOL501(C)3
THE HAPPY FACE PRESCHOOL
5010 FORT SUMTER ROADRALEIGHNC27606561836772$637,221$6,569COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK, WAKE THREESCHOOL
TRIANGLE AREA PARENTING SUPPORT
PO BOX 1454APEXNC27502813973425$141,805$0FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT501(C)3
WAKE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES
PO BOX 46833RALEIGHNC27620566000347$690,111$0FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACTGOVT
WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
3600 WAKE FOREST ROADRALEIGHNC27609561137759$2,831,115$0NC PREK/FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACTGOVT
WANDA'S LITTLE HANDS EDUCATIONAL CENTER
3400 POOLE ROADRALEIGHNC27610561999520$502,629$7,650COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTNC PREK, WAKE THREESCHOOL
VARIOUS CHILD CARE CENTERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
$30,515$89,426COSTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTVARIOUS PROGRAMS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org15Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org22TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL FUNDED ACTIVITIES ARE MONITORED TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PROPOSAL AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS WHICH INCLUDE PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS. PROGRAM SITES ARE VISITED TO DOCUMENT PROGRAM ACTIVITY AND COMPLIANCE, DELIVERY OF SERVICE, OUTPUTS, AND OUTCOMES. TECHNICAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED TO ACHIEVE GOALS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
GAYLE HEADON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$172,449$0$0$0$0$0$8,600$0$567$0$181,616$0$0$0
GARY CARR
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$149,291$0$0$0$0$0$7,512$0$9,040$0$165,843$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
A SAFE PLACE CHILD ENRICHMENT CENTER
FORMER BOARD MEMBER$447,186KIM SHAW, FORMER BOARD MEMBER, OWNS A SAFE PLACE CHILD ENRICHMENT CENTER WHICH CONTRACTS WITH WAKE COUNTY SMART START AS A NC PREK PROVIDER.0
LITTLE HANDS 'N' FEET
BOARD MEMBER$259,036RONETTA PEARSALL , BOARD MEMBER, OWNS LITTLE HANDS 'N' FEET WHICH CONTRACTS WITH WAKE COUNTY SMART START AS A NC PREK PROVIDER.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS COMPLETED BY A CPA FIRM. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE, AFTER REVIEW IT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD AND QUESTIONS ARE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE. AFTER THIS PROCESS IS COMPLETED, THE RETURN IS SIGNED BY A BOARD OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO ANNUALLY COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE. A SCHEDULE OF BOARD MEMBERS WITH CONFLICTS IS TAKEN TO THE FULL BOARD FOR ACTION. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ITEMS WHICH THEY HAVE A CONFLICT. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE THEIR CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST DISCLOSURE FOR ANY CHANGES DURING THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS CONDUCTED BY BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED USING INDEPENDENT COMPARABLE DATA. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONTRACT WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT WAS DONE IN 2022. THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARY STRUCTURE IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY AND ADJUSTED BASED ON MARKET DATA. THE NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN DEVELOPED A MANDATORY SALARY SCHEDULE FOR SMART START EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023 AS REQUIRED BY STATE LEGISLATION. THE WAKE COUNTY SMART START EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SALARY SCHEDULE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE CONTAINED IN A PUBLIC FILE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, WWW.WAKESMARTSTART.ORG.

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