CHILDS FIRST INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
CHILDS FIRST INC (EIN 81-4617064)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-08-27
IRS object ID
201832399349300508
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-08-27T08:44:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390974031PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEGNER CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12921 LANDMARK PL STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537134236ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN814617064EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHILD'S FIRST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHILBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6087520743PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1612 N RANDALL AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityJANESVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP535451958ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMAL BENNETTPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6087520743PhoneNum
Signature2018-08-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMIKE HABLEWITZ CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01259157PTIN
Phone6082744020PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Principal OfficerMAL BENNETTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1612 N RANDALL AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityJANESVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP535451958ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$591,227GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2017FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWE HAVE PROVIDED FAMILIES WITH QUALITY CARE TO THEIR CHILDREN THAT PROMOTES LEARNING THROUGH PLAY AND ALSO EMBODIES OUR MISSION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee33TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers11TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,266CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$586,961CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$591,227CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$440,698CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses$97,605CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$538,303CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$52,924CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets EOY$62,191TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$9,267TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$52,924NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionCHILD'S FIRST'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, NURTURING ATMOSPHERE WHERE ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN THROUGH PLAY IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$430,431ExpenseAmt
Revenue$586,961RevenueAmt
DescCHILD'S FIRST OFFERS A HIGH QUALITY, SAFE AND NURTURING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR FAMILIES WHO WORK OR ARE LOOKING FOR A JUMP START TO THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION. WE HAD ON AVERAGE 75 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE BUILDING IN 2017 AND PROVIDED CARE TO OUR FAMILIES 252 DAYS OF THE YEAR. WE HAD 3 LARGE PARENT EVENTS AND 2 FIELD TRIPS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$430,431TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee33EmployeeCnt
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
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMAL BENNETTPersonNm
Phone6087520743PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1612 N RANDALL AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityJANESVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP535451958ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LIZ EVANS
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY RICHARDS
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAITLIN DUNCAN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET DRINKWATER
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENDA EDEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES GALLUP
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY GOIKE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VINCE KESSENICH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTI REUTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURIE SHELDON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMBER YANYO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAL BENNETT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$46,604$0$0
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$46,604TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$4,266AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,266TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION AND REGISTRATI624410$585,341$585,341
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES900099$1,620$1,620
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$586,961TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$591,227TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$586,961RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,604TotalAmt
Program Services$35,350ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,254ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$332,967TotalAmt
Program Services$252,560ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,407ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,860TotalAmt
Program Services$21,938ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$922ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,267TotalAmt
Program Services$32,597ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,593TotalAmt
Management And General$1,593ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,485TotalAmt
Program Services$11,910ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,575ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,178TotalAmt
Program Services$24,178ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,334TotalAmt
Program Services$6,172ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$162ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$362TotalAmt
Program Services$362ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,578TotalAmt
Program Services$2,289ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,289ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
STUDENT MEALS$24,860$24,860
CLASSROOM$18,215$18,215

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$538,303TotalAmt
Program Services$430,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$107,872ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$52,496EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$4,622EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,435LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$362LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$5,073EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$62,191EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$9,267EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$9,267EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$52,924EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$52,924EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$62,191EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$52,924ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$4,266CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,266TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$4,266CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,266TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$4,266PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$4,266TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$586,961GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,435OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$362DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,073BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,073TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND IS PRESENTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR APPROVAL BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE INDEPENDENT MEMBERSHIP OF THE GOVERNING BODY ANNUALLY CONDUCTS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION USING DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES. THE GOVERNING BODY'S DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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