2025-12-10T09:26:14-05:00 2025-06-30 043147371 BRUCE D NORLING CPA PC 410 BOSTON POST RD STE 24 SUDBURY MA 01776 990 2024-07-01 043551406 STRATEGIES FOR CHILDREN INC STRA 6176424419 11 BEACON STREET SUITE 500 BOSTON MA 02108 AMY O'LEARY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6173307385 2025-12-09 false BRUCE D NORLING CPA PC P01012704 9784439114 2025-12-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AMY O'LEARY 11 BEACON STREET SUITE 500 BOSTON MA 02108 2159020 false X STRATEGIESFORCHILDREN.ORG X 2001 MA TO POSITIVELY IMPACT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH POLICY, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, CONSTITUENCY BUILDING, MONITORING, BEST PRACTICES IDENTIFICATION AND PROMOTION, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS. 11 11 6 0 1334880 2110488 3000 1550 23625 24829 22153 1361505 2159020 0 0 608349 650031 0 0 293168 233542 901517 883573 459988 1275447 1992539 3253671 88323 74008 1904216 3179663 X FOUNDED IN 2001, STRATEGIES FOR CHILDREN (SFC) IS A PRIVATELY FUNDED POLICY ORGANIZATION THAT LEVERAGES ITS CORE STRENGTHS IN POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING, CONSTITUENCY BUILDING AND PARTNERSHIPS, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATIONS/OUTREACH, AND PRACTICE AT BOTH THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS. SFC'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT MASSACHUSETTS INVESTS THE RESOURCES NEEDED FOR ALL CHILDREN, FROM BIRTH TO AGE FIVE, TO ACCESS HIGH-QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. false false 744680 SFC MADE NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND POLICY/ADVOCACY ADVANCES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: - LED ADVOCACY FOR MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE'S FY26 BUDGET APPROPRIATION, A HISTORIC HIGH OF 1.68 BILLION (A 180 MILLION, 12% INCREASE OVER THE FY24 BUDGET TWO YEARS PRIOR. - MONITORED FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION PROPOSALS AND POLICY CHANGES AND RESPONDED STRATEGICALLY BY SHARING TIMELY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES WITH OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY. - GREW SFC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO 10 MEMBERS, INCLUDING 9 NEW MEMBERS SINCE 2024. - COMPLETED A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS TO GUIDE THE NEXT 3 YEARS OF OUR WORK. - LAUNCHED A NEW STRATEGISFORCHILDREN.ORG WEBSITE. - CELEBRATED 5 YEARS OF "THE 9:30 CALL." - LAUNCHED THE NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY PATHWAYS FELLOWSHIP. - CONTINUED HOSTING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD AGENDA, EVOLVING ITS STRUCTURE FOR GREATER IMPACT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. - GRADUATED COHORT 4 OF OUR ADVOCACY NETWORK FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD. 744680 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 45 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MA X MARGARET MAHONEY 6176424419 11 BEACON STREET SUITE 500 BOSTON MA 02108 AMY O'LEARY EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 164670 0 17253 TITUS DOSREMEDIOS DEPUTY DIREC 40.00 X 118995 0 15883 MARIELA ABREU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FELICIA BILLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL BRODEUR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL DIXON CLERK 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SALLY FULLER CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 VALERIE GUMES TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE KANDILIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENISE KATALINA DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MARIANA KORSUNSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN PISANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KITT SAWITSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 283665 33136 2 false true false 2110488 2110488 CONTRACT REVENUE 1550 1550 1550 24829 24829 OTHER INCOME 22153 22153 22153 2159020 23703 24829 X 293550 241317 52233 260334 214011 46323 20167 18668 1499 33124 30663 2461 42856 39672 3184 11742 11742 158303 154639 3664 9666 7183 2483 16101 12525 3576 21076 17334 3742 8516 8097 419 4440 4440 LICENSES & FEES 2791 2791 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 545 571 -26 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 362 362 883573 744680 138893 0 776104 702661 544358 1055879 325000 1177000 21000 8826 10738 256268 263448 60983 43945 1992539 3253671 26203 28950 62120 45058 88323 74008 X 1237466 1407830 666750 1771833 1904216 3179663 1992539 3253671 1275447 X false true X true false X 611376 1180054 955768 1334880 2110488 6192566 611376 1180054 955768 1334880 2110488 6192566 6192566 4 4 5057 23625 24829 53519 6246085 165041 0.99140 0.99370 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2473 7683 10156 873417 883573 157536 39384 112504 115774 137895 157536 523709 785564 19730 9334 12860 10156 52080 28126 28944 34474 39384 130928 196392 4365 2318 3155 2473 12311 OPERATING LEASE 45058 45058 2159020 2159020 2159020 883573 883573 883573 X X X X false false false false false false false false false AMY O'LEARY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 164670 5024 12229 181923 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FOUNDED IN 2001, STRATEGIES FOR CHILDREN (SFC) IS A PRIVATELY FUNDED POLICY ORGANIZATION THAT LEVERAGES ITS CORE STRENGTHS IN POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING, CONSTITUENCY BUILDING AND PARTNERSHIPS, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATIONS/OUTREACH, AND PRACTICE AT BOTH THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS. SFC'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT MASSACHUSETTS INVESTS THE RESOURCES NEEDED FOR ALL CHILDREN, FROM BIRTH TO AGE FIVE, TO ACCESS HIGH-QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A SFC MADE NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND POLICY/ADVOCACY ADVANCES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: - LED ADVOCACY FOR MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE'S FY26 BUDGET APPROPRIATION, A HISTORIC HIGH OF 1.68 BILLION (A 180 MILLION, 12% INCREASE OVER THE FY24 BUDGET TWO YEARS PRIOR. - MONITORED FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION PROPOSALS AND POLICY CHANGES AND RESPONDED STRATEGICALLY BY SHARING TIMELY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES WITH OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY. - GREW SFC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO 10 MEMBERS, INCLUDING 9 NEW MEMBERS SINCE 2024. - COMPLETED A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS TO GUIDE THE NEXT 3 YEARS OF OUR WORK. - LAUNCHED A NEW STRATEGISFORCHILDREN.ORG WEBSITE. - CELEBRATED 5 YEARS OF "THE 9:30 CALL." - LAUNCHED THE NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY PATHWAYS FELLOWSHIP. - CONTINUED HOSTING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD AGENDA, EVOLVING ITS STRUCTURE FOR GREATER IMPACT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. - GRADUATED COHORT 4 OF OUR ADVOCACY NETWORK FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY MANAGEMENT AND THE CHAIR AND/OR TREASURER AND PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGN AN ANNUAL FORM INDICATING THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS (OR MORE IF REQUIRED), A DETERMINATION IS MADE IF THE POLICY HAS BEEN VIOLATED IN ANY WAY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A CHAIR AND THEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B CHAIR AND THEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH GUIDESTAR/CANDID AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS 154,639 460 0 PAYROLL PROCESSING 0 3,204 0 TOTAL 154,639 3,664 0