Luzerne County Head Start
Luzerne County Head Start reported $17.9 million in revenue and $18.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.60 went to program services, $13.40 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.9% of the total. Government grants made up 99.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $149,517 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 17% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.6% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.4% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.9% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 99.1% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $149,517 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.83% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.8 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHead Start programs deliver comprehensive services to children and families in core areas of learning, health, and family well-being, while engaging parents as partners every step of the way. During the year, the program served 848 three and four-year-old children along with 232 pregnant women and families with children up to three years of age. The goal of the program is to help children develop the skills they will need to succeed in school and to strengthen families in their daily lives. Lchs 2025 enrollment: federal Head Start preschool 345, pa hssap preschool 272, pa pre-k counts 231…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $129,918 | $0 | $19,599 | $149,517 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $92,816 | $0 | $9,860 | $102,676 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Luzerne County Head Start (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $252K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5312
- Volunteers Part I, line 660
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| WVW TRANPORT INC Child transportation | $980,647 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Luzerne County Head Start totaling $6,372 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Luzerne County Head Start's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Luzerne County Head Start, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Luzerne County Head Start spent in 2025, $86.60 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Luzerne County Head Start's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Luzerne County Head Start reported that 86.6% of its $18.1 million in expenses went to program services, 13.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Luzerne County Head Start pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Luzerne County Head Start reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $149,517, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Luzerne County Head Start get its money?
Of $17.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 99.9% came from contributions and grants (including 99.1% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Luzerne County Head Start a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-2038753 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202631629349300108 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543219349302164 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402549349300210 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202321359349313537 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202201649349300920 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142939349300704 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011839349300111 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-2038753: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.