2026-04-30T14:30:45-05:00 2025-06-30 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD SUITE 302 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2024-07-01 454952663 SMART FROM THE START INC SMAR 6176355030 PO BOX 201051 ROXBURY CROSSING MA 02120 CHERIE CRAFT CEO 6176355030 2026-04-30 1 1 LINDA M SMITH CPA P00316105 5088717178 2026-04-23 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MONIKA WIRTZ PO BOX 201051 ROXBURY CROSSING MA 02120 2649339 0 X HTTP://SMARTFROMTHESTARTINC.ORG X 2012 MA A FAMILY SUPPORT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM THAT HAS AS ITS MISSION TO PREVENT THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GAP AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN LIVING IN THE LOWEST INCOME FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. SMART FROM THE START EMPOWERS FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WITH THE RESOURCES, TOOLS AND SUPPORT TO BREAK CYCLES OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY AND CHRONIC SCHOOL UNDERACHIEVEMENT. 11 10 50 73 0 0 5559644 2606158 0 0 23067 27587 -68985 15594 5513726 2649339 128091 277915 0 0 1987139 2530842 450 0 256962 1184095 1754506 3299775 4563263 2213951 -1913924 2770012 832737 463240 439889 2306772 392848 X TO PREVENT THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GAP AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN LIVING IN THE LOWEST INCOME FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. SMART EMPOWERS PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES WITH THE TOOLS, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BREAK CYCLES OF CHRONIC SCHOOL UNDERACHIEVEMENT AND GENERATIONAL POVERTY. 0 0 3166645 277915 TO EMPOWER AND PROVIDE LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WITH THE TOOLS, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT NECESSARY TO BREAK CYCLES OF CHRONIC UNDERACHIEVEMENT IN EDUCATION AND GENERATIONAL POVERTY THROUGH INITIATIVES, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO (I) PARENTING WORKSHOPS, (II) FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS, (III) ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY COURSES, AND (IV) SCHOOL READINESS ACTIVITIES. 149188 OVER THE LAST TWO SUMMERS, 50 OF OUR YOUTH, FAMILY LEADERS AND THEIR CHILDREN, ALONG WITH OUR STAFF TEAM AND SOME BOARD MEMBERS, EMBARKED ON A CIVIL RIGHTS SUMMER PILGRIMAGE. TOGETHER, WE JOURNEYED THROUGH 18 STATES FROM BOSTON ALL THE WAY DOWN TO LOUISIANA, ENDING OUR JOURNEY IN TENNESSEE. IT WAS NOTHING SHORT OF LIFE CHANGING FOR THE YOUTH AND FAMILY LEADERS. THEY RETURNED HOME WITH NEW PERSPECTIVES, IDEAS, ACTION PLANS AND ENTHUSIASM AND OUR YOUTH, IN PARTICULAR, WITH A NEW SENSE OF PATRIOTISM AND COMMITMENT. WE VISIT HISTORICALLY RELEVANT SITES; MEET PEOPLE WITH GREAT KNOWLEDGE TO SHARE; AND LEARN ABOUT THE STORIES, STRUGGLES, TRIALS, AND TRIUMPHS OF POWERFUL, BRILLIANT AND GIFTED ENSLAVED, OPPRESSED AND PERSECUTED AMERICANS WHO HELPED BUILD THIS COUNTRY WHILE STUDYING HOW THEIR FIGHT FOR EQUALITY INFORMS OUR OWN. 3315833 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA DC GA PA X X CHERIE CRAFT CEO 6176355030 141 STANDARD STREET MATTAPAN MA 02126 CHERIE CRAFT CEO 40.00 X X 232993 0 20323 MONIKA WIRTZ PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZIN BARTLEY CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KORI BARDIGE CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BEN SIEGEL MD CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN LIPPITT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIONDRA HICKS CLERK 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LEANDRIA STREETER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SOPHIA MICHEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GABI ALSTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 OBI OBIORA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SOPHIA GIRAULT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 158519 0 14505 DAVIS A DOUGLAS NATIONAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1.00 X 105804 0 11824 JANIYA GARRETT NATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 101222 0 11449 MARSHA GIRAULT-MACIAS NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL AND FAMILY SERVICES 1.00 X 106666 0 1373 705204 0 59474 5 0 1 0 0 1451856 1154302 2606158 27587 27587 OTHER INCOME 900099 15594 15594 15594 2649339 15594 0 27587 277915 277915 350095 40843 183802 125450 1776000 1398789 311165 66046 212970 144207 49581 19182 191777 129857 44647 17273 14687 14687 50475 50475 350657 284077 66580 217583 109010 94639 13934 167395 113348 38970 15077 283139 283139 124787 11881 112906 9258 9258 22423 22423 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 330452 330452 CIVIL RIGHTS PILGRIMAGE 149188 149188 STAFF TRAINING AND DEVE 33869 33869 MISCELLANEOUS 593 593 4563263 3315833 990468 256962 154350 153059 2016291 336107 412976 169431 23794 19683 94375 78488 15144 15887 147457 138570 2770012 832737 122194 223619 75497 341046 140773 463240 439889 X 2206772 392848 100000 0 2306772 392848 2770012 832737 -1913924 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2230092 2864732 3058351 5559644 2606158 16318977 458554 454804 441277 195723 188000 1738358 2688646 3319536 3499628 5755367 2794158 18057335 1225112 16832223 23067 27587 50654 15594 15594 18123583 0.92870 0.94620 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 15,594. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4563263 4563263 378163 94541 0 0 295360 301772 314998 378163 1290293 1935440 73840 75443 78750 94541 322574 483861 94375 78488 15887 15887 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 138570 138570 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 140773 140773 2957339 308000 308000 2649339 0 2649339 4871263 308000 308000 4563263 0 4563263 1 FOOD/MEALS PROVIDED TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS 2500 0 129873 FMV MEALS ARE PROVIDED AS PART OF THE BASIC PROGRAM ACTIVITY SCHOLARSHIP 6 23804 0 GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME PROGRAM 24 124238 0 PART III, COLUMN (B) THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO LONG-TIME PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS (UNDER THEIR NEWLY ESTABLISHED LEADERS IN TRAINING (LIT) PROGRAM. FOR FY 2025, THE ORGANIZATION CONSIDERED SIX SENIORS TO SEND SCHOLARSHIPS TO, ACROSS ITS DC, ATLANTA, PITTSBURGH AND BOSTON LOCATIONS. DURING FY 2025, THE ORGANIZATION PILOTED A GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME PROGRAM. THE GBI PROGRAM WILL RUN FOR THE 18-MONTH PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 2024 TO APRIL 2026. THE ORGANIZATION'S DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED GBI FAMILY NOMINATION GUIDELINES WHEREBY GBI IS A CASH PAYMENT PROVIDED REGULARLY TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED AND NO WORK REQUIREMENTS. IT IS INTENDED TO CREATE AN INCOME FLOOR BELOW WHICH THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS CANNOT FALL. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO BE AN ECONOMIC UPWARD MOBILITY PROJECT. IN THIS PILOT PROGRAM, SFS FOCUSES ON SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS IN ALL 4 CITIES ENROLLED IN AND OR COMPLETED SFS PROGRAMS, ENSURING THOSE WITH THE GREATEST NEED ARE PRIORITIZED FOR ASSISTANCE. SFS WILL SELECT 24 FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS GBI PILOT PROGRAM. THE BASIC GUIDELINES TO FOLLOW WHEN SELECTING FAMILIES FOR NOMINATION ARE AS: FAMILY MUST BE FULLY ENROLLED AND HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN PROGRAMMING AND TRAINING CONSISTENTLY WITH SFS FOR A MINIMUM OF 1 YEAR; THE CANDIDATE MUST BE THE PRIMARY CAREGIVER OF DEPENDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 0-17 YEARS OF AGE WHOM THEY ARE PROVIDING FOR, FINANCIALLY; THE CANDIDATE MUST BE FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; THE CANDIDATE MUST BE ACTIVELY EMPLOYED, A STUDENT, OR SEEKING EDUCATIONAL, EMPLOYMENT, OR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHERIE CRAFT CEO 232993 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20323 0 253316 0 0 0 SOPHIA GIRAULT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 158519 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14505 0 173024 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. THE FORM 990 WAS THEN AUTHORIZED AND SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES AN ANNUAL DECLARATION FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT AS TO THE EXISTENCE AND DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED BY THE DIS-INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS, WHILE THE PARTY IN POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE ROOM. BOARD MEETING MINUTES WILL DOCUMENT THE DISCUSSION AND DECISION MAKING PROCESS. IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, PROCEDURES TO OBTAIN COMPETITIVE BIDS AND DILIGENCE ON FAIR VALUE WILL BE ESTABLISHED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 SMART FROM THE START'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE KEY EXECUTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE MEETS AS NEEDED TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE BOARD, AS APPROPRIATE. A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS CONDUCTED AND REVIEWED IN THE SPRING OF EACH YEAR AND IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FALLS WITHIN A REASONABLE RANGE OF COMPETITIVE PRACTICES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AMONG SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES, FOR SELECTED KEY EXECUTIVES, BASE SALARIES AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITY ADJUSTMENTS, AND OBJECTIVES AND GOALS FORTH-UPCOMING YEAR'S ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD SALARY APPROVAL FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST