Child Start
Child Start reported $13.9 million in revenue and $14.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.54 went to program services, $11.46 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.6% of the total. Government grants made up 98.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $160,079 (FINANCE DIRECTOR). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 15% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.5% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.6% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 98.7% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.4% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $160,079 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.14% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.5 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEarly childcare education:0-5 early childhood program: the 0-5 early childhood program serves parents, pregnant and parenting teens, and their children from birth until kindergarten-entry with prenatal support, parenting classes, home visits, group child care and education, preschool, and health care.our early head start program, which provides resources that help eligible parents support their children's development, enrolled 313 children aged newborn to three.our head start program assured preschool excellence for 457 disadvantaged children aged three to five
Early childhood connections program:Child Start has been delivering child care resource and referral (ccr&r) services for over five decades and currently delivers these services in five kansas counties: butler, cowley, harvey, sedgwick, and sumner. Services are available in both english and spanish by phone, on-line and in person. Locally, our goals for ccr&r services are: (1) to increase the quality of early learning programs to meet families and children's needs and (2) to increase the number of families who benefit from information about early education program choices and child…
Food programs:reimbursement for nutritious meals and snacks served to over 770 children enrolled in head start and early head start
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $152,924 | $0 | $7,155 | $160,079 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $141,089 | $0 | $5,636 | $146,725 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Child Start (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $313K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b13 · 13 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 5261
- Volunteers Part I, line 6926
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| TOP EARLY LEARNING & DAY CARE Childcare services | $429,386 |
| CONCO INC Minor improvements at two sites | $269,559 |
| CITY WIDE OF WICHITA Cleaning services | $221,623 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Child Start totaling $2,324 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 Child 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 Child Start, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Child Start's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, Child Start reported that 88.5% of its $14.1 million in expenses went to program services, 11.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Child Start pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Child Start reported for one person in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 was $160,079, for the role of FINANCE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Child Start get its money?
Of $13.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, 99.6% came from contributions and grants (including 98.7% from government grants) and 0.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Child Start a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 48-0637922 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, object 202610759349301391 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, object 202500759349300800 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023, object 202420729349301217 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2022, object 202320609349301507 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2021, object 202210679349301501 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020, object 202110629349301206 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 48-0637922: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.