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Smart Start Of Forsyth County

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Kindergarten, Preschool, Nursery School, Early Admissions (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$9.45M (2023)

Expenses
$9.69M (2023)

Total Assets
$455k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$326k (2023)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,447,237
Expenses
$9,690,275
Net Income
-$243,038
Net Assets
$128,542
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,437,477
99.9%
Program Services $1,300
0.0%
Investment Income $1,277
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,183
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $212,375
2.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,348,005
13.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $455,004
Total Liabilities $326,462
Net Assets $128,542
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Louis Finney (Chief Executive Officer) $121,621 $0 $6,039
Elizabeth Wallace (Chief Financial Officer) $28,905 $0 $4,818
Martha Wood (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Best (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Denise Hartsfield (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Theressa Stephens (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Vivien Stearns (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Effie Mc Millan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Mc Crory (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Linda Jackson Barnes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brian Hart (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dorothy Pearce Brady (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tonya Mc Daniel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Rector (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Shana Heilbron (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Ijames (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Takeisha Redd (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sabrina Hinton (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Reggie Mc Caskill (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tembila Covington (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bennett Bruff (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,865,432
Expenses
$9,532,139
Net Income
$333,293
Net Assets
$371,580
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,857,260
99.9%
Program Services $1,200
0.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,972
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $174,244
1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,113,746
11.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $812,037
Total Liabilities $440,457
Net Assets $371,580
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Louis Finney (Chief Executive Officer) $112,610 $0 $11,392
Sabrina Simpson (Chief Financial Officer Through 07.16.21) $61,624 $0 $0
Sabrina Hinton (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Doug Punger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Perkins Lee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anna Miller Fitzwater (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cleopatra Morrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Best (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Reynolds (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Denise Hartsfield (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Diana Santos Johnson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joan Troost (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Katrina Tucker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Theressa Stephens (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Vivien Stearns (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Wilson Weaver (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Effie Mc Millian (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Mc Crory (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Linda Jackson Barnes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brian Hart (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dorothy Pearce Brady (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tonya Mc Daniel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kristin Toruno (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Victor Isler (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Rector (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,124,286
Expenses
$8,455,464
Net Income
-$331,178
Net Assets
$38,287
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,123,309
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $977
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $106,106
1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $950,284
11.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $369,779
Total Liabilities $331,492
Net Assets $38,287
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Louis Finney (Chief Executive Officer) $91,299 $0 $11,366
Sabrina Simpson (Chief Financial Officer From Dec 2020) $1,798 $0 $0
Sabrina Hinton (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Doug Punger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Perkins Lee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anna Miller Fitzwater (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cleopatra Morrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Best (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Reynolds (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Denise Hartsfield (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Diana Santos Johnson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joan Troost (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Katrina Tucker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Theressa Stephens (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Vivien Stearns (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Wilson Weaver (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sheryll Strode (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Reggie Mc Caskill (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tembila Convington (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Bennett Bruff (Finance Committee Chair/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Effie Mc Millian (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Mc Crory (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Linda Jackson Barnes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brian Hart (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dorothy Pearce Brady (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,221,835
Expenses
$8,100,521
Net Income
$121,314
Net Assets
$369,466
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,962,384
96.8%
Program Services $4,287
0.1%
Investment Income $5,065
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$37
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $250,136
3.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $86,635
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $845,199
10.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $601,233
Total Liabilities $231,767
Net Assets $369,466
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lawrence D Vellani (Chief Executive Officer Former) $55,928 $0 $0
Jacqueline K Lofton (Chief Executive Officer) $53,937 $0 $0
Sabrina Hinton (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Doug Punger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bennett Bruff (Finance Committee Chair/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kelley Bendheim (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Jones (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Matt Britt (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Perkins Lee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anna Miller Fitzwater (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cleopatra Morrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Best (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Reynolds (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Denise Hartsfield (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Diana Santons Johnson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joan Troost (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Katrina Tucker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Susanne Wilkinson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Theressa Stephens (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Eric Sadler (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ginger Gallagher (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Heather Egan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Trey Howe (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Vivien Stearns (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Wilson Weaver (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,079,152
Expenses
$8,049,594
Net Income
$29,558
Net Assets
$248,152
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,043,539
99.6%
Program Services $7,342
0.1%
Investment Income $5,307
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $8,681
0.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,283
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $107,496
1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $896,112
11.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $256,906
Total Liabilities $8,754
Net Assets $248,152

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,019,927
Expenses
$7,957,379
Net Income
$62,548
Net Assets
$218,594
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,983,584
99.5%
Program Services $6,325
0.1%
Investment Income $109
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $12,354
0.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $17,555
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $101,228
1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $815,888
10.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $220,909
Total Liabilities $2,315
Net Assets $218,594

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,795,310
Expenses
$7,797,171
Net Income
-$1,861
Net Assets
$242,934
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,756,688
99.5%
Program Services $7,264
0.1%
Investment Income $135
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $17,473
0.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $13,750
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $112,111
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $778,616
10.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $244,587
Total Liabilities $1,653
Net Assets $242,934

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,576,569
Expenses
$7,502,951
Net Income
$73,618
Net Assets
$244,786
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,546,927
99.6%
Program Services $2,915
0.0%
Investment Income $123
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $16,307
0.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $10,297
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $111,209
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $622,500
8.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $245,250
Total Liabilities $464
Net Assets $244,786

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,265,526
Expenses
$7,224,451
Net Income
$41,075
Net Assets
$171,168
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,244,648
99.7%
Program Services $3,227
0.0%
Investment Income $248
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,000
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $16,403
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $102,848
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $569,955
7.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $174,747
Total Liabilities $3,579
Net Assets $171,168

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,950,355
Expenses
$7,967,571
Net Income
-$17,216
Net Assets
$130,093
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,934,694
99.8%
Program Services $4,393
0.1%
Investment Income $410
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $120
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $10,738
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $101,704
1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $591,551
7.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $130,414
Total Liabilities $321
Net Assets $130,093

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,425,886
Expenses
$7,505,905
Net Income
-$80,019
Net Assets
$147,309
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,412,259
99.8%
Program Services $3,348
0.0%
Investment Income $1,873
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $8,406
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $74,427
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $746,078
9.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $159,644
Total Liabilities $12,335
Net Assets $147,309

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,951,373
Expenses
$9,082,858
Net Income
-$131,485
Net Assets
$227,328
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,925,447
99.7%
Program Services $3,712
0.0%
Investment Income $3,502
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $18,712
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $112,068
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $944,427
10.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $231,948
Total Liabilities $4,620
Net Assets $227,328

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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