NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC

EIN 56-1850485 · Education (B012)

What they do

THE NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP for CHILDREN (NCPC) is THE LEAD ORGANIZATION and BACKBONE of THE SMART START NETWORK, SETTING STATEWIDE VISION, POLICY, and FUNDING PRIORITIES. WHILE LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS TRANSLATE THE STATEWIDE VISION INTO COMMUNITY ACTION, NCPC STRENGTHENS THAT WORK THROUGH GUIDANCE, COORDINATION, and SUPPORT. NCPC CONNECTS LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS to THE BROADER EARLY CHILDHOOD ECOSYSTEM and EQUIPS THEM WITH THE TOOLS, POLICIES, and RESOURCES to BE EFFECTIVE, ENSURING THAT CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM COORDINATED, HIGH-QUALITY CARE and SERVICES.AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION, NCPC STRENGTHENS THE SMART START NETWORK BY: SETTING POLICY and STRATEGIC DIRECTION to ENSURE SMART START DELIVERS MEANINGFUL OUTCOMES for CHILDREN and FAMILIES. MAINTAINING FISCAL and PROGRAMMATIC ACCOUNTABILITY and EFFECTIVENESS. EQUIPPING LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH DATA PORTAL and COUNTY-LEVEL DATA MEASURES AS WELL AS A CENTRALIZED ACCOUNTING and CONTRACTING SYSTEM.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $97.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

97.03%of revenue went to mission work97.3% of expenses · Program services

0.04%of revenue went to fundraising0.0% of expenses

$99.69spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

2.61%of revenue went to management and office costs2.6% of expenses

$0.09in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $171,808 for MS AMY CUBBAGE (PRESIDENT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$134,009,549

Mission workProgram services$130,034,37197.03% of revenue97.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,499,6292.61% of revenue2.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$58,8860.04% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$416,6630.31% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$133,592,88699.69% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 97.3% mission · 2.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.69% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 96.9% mission · 3.0% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.17% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 96.8% mission · 3.1% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.65% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 97.1% mission · 2.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.09% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 97.3% mission · 2.6% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.65% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 97.0% mission · 2.9% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.23% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 98.0% mission · 1.9% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.11% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 98.1% mission · 1.8% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.10% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$134,009,549

Expenses$133,592,886

Annual surplus $416,663 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$130,034,371 · 97.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,499,629 · 2.6% of expenses

Fundraising$58,886 · 0.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$134,009,549

Expenses$133,592,886

Assets$11,662,873

Income$134,009,549

Contributions$133,793,894

Mission work (program services)$130,034,371

Fundraising$58,886

Grants given$765,050,227

Average grant$1,371,058

Management and general$3,499,629

Accounting fees$520,065

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MS AMY CUBBAGEPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $171,808Base $150,004 · Other $21,804

MS SAFIYAH JACKSONVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $148,895Base $128,690 · Other $20,205

MR JOSEPH BROWNLEECFO/ASST TREAS · 40 hrs/week $102,812Base $97,534 · Other $5,278

MS JESSICA CARTERASST SECRETARY · 40 hrs/week $102,693Base $85,770 · Other $16,923

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (29)

MS AMY CUBBAGEPRESIDENT

MS SAFIYAH JACKSONVICE PRESIDENT

MR JOSEPH BROWNLEECFO/ASST TREAS

MS JESSICA CARTERASST SECRETARY

MS CASSANDRA BROOKSVICE CHAIR

REV RENEE B BETHEADIRECTOR

MS YVONNE COPELANDDIRECTOR

MS VICTORIA BROWNDIRECTOR

MS TINA SHERMANDIRECTOR

MS SHERRY HEUSERDIRECTOR

MS ROSA MARIA MATTHEWSDIRECTOR

MS PAGE IVES LEMELSECRETARY

MS MARY OLVERADIRECTOR

MS MADISON S DOWNINGDIRECTOR

MS LAURIE S URLANDDIRECTOR

MS FRANCESCA GARYDIRECTOR

MS ELIZABETH HOPE STARDIRECTOR

DR ANTHONY D JACKSONDIRECTOR

MS CANDACE WITHERSPOONDIRECTOR

MS BETTY CROW KENNEDYDIRECTOR

MS ASHLEY NEALDIRECTOR

MS AMY RHYNEDIRECTOR

MR SANDY WEATHERSBEEDIRECTOR

MR JOSEPH C PATTERSONDIRECTOR

MR CHARLES BOWMANCHAIR

DR REBECCA SIMPKINDIRECTOR

DR LAURIE STRADLEYTREASURER

DR KHADIJIA TRIBIE REIDDIRECTOR

DR EREKA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1994
Location: 1100 WAKE FOREST RD, RALEIGH, NC 27604-1354
County: Wake
In care of: AMY CUBBAGE
Primary officer: AMY CUBBAGE, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@smartstart.org Phone(919) 821-7999

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BLACKMAN & SLOOP ADVISORS INC
NTEE classification: Education (B012)
Grant-giving organization: Yes