Mary Johnson Children's Center
Mary Johnson Children's Center
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About this organization
Mission
Mary Johnson Children's Center will promote the health and happiness of children and respect for families.
About
Mary Johnson Children's Center administered a wide range of programs including: Mary Johnson Children's Center-Early Childhood Program, Middlebury Cooperative Nursery School, Orwell Early Education Program, Bristol, Middlebury, Monkton, New Haven, Salisbury, Starksboro, and Weybridge after school programs, Vergennes, Middlebury and Bristol summer programs, referral and subsidy services. Stars accreditation support services for the state of VT. Established a new infant program in the Barrera House with grant support from VB5. This included remodeling of the interior, new bathroom, sinks and other construction that was necessary. A portion of the Barrera House was reroofed. Established a new school age program at the Salisbury Elementary School. Made improvements to the Barrera House, including siding and insulation on the north side of the building. Hired seven new staff members. 63 Addison County children were enrolled in a high quality, nationally accredited early childhood program. 15 children received therapeutic childcare services for diagnosed mental health conditions. Each child's progress was tracked by pre and post assessments, resulting in 182 written assessments annually. In the early childhood program, 94 children received a warm breakfast, 63 children received a hot lunch and 94 received a nutritional snack for a grand total of 60,240 individual meals or snacks. 295 children were served in the center's after school and summer recreation programs. Breakfast, lunch and snacks were provided to all school age participants in the summer programs and snacks were provided to all participants in the school age programs. 15 children and their families received Head Start services. The center continued its work on establishing an early childhood program in Vergennes. Center staff attended the following meetings on a regular basis: Local Interagency Team Addison County Building Bright Futures Council, Addison County Directors Group, Stars Oversight Committee Town of Middlebury Planning Commission Vermont Community Loan Fund Business Development Committee, Building Bright Futures Early Learning and Development Committee. The referral specialist worked with over 156 families who were searching for childcare in Addison County. The Addison County Financial Assistance Program Specialist had a steady caseload of about 270 families receiving tuition assistance through the state of Vermont. The Step Ahead Recognition System continued to grow with new programs around the state participating in the Stars program. Two new Stars assessors were hired to do assessments in programs around the state. Fifth successful summer in the Middlebury Nourishes program that provided over 11,000 free lunches to children aged 2-18 in Middlebury during the summer of 2018. Fifth year of the RFD program, a summer outreach and meals program to three trailer parks in Starksboro for 8 weeks.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “Mary johnson children's center will promote the health and happiness of children and respect for familes.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Mary johnson children's center will promote the health and happiness of children and respect for familes.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of VT, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2019 as 81 WATER STREET, MIDDLEBURY, VT, 05753.
- The non-profit has a total of 219 employees, as reported on their form for 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$7,030.
- The CEO compensation strategy within the organization is determined through a review and approval process by a neutral party.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 9 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1986.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $2,313,742 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $8,491 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.