Kalamazoo County Ready 4 S
Kalamazoo County Ready 4 S
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About this organization
Mission
KC Ready 4s' mission is to advance fully accessible, high-quality pre-kindergarten education for every 3- and 4-year-old in Kalamazoo County through collaborative leadership with public and private providers.
About
To support high-quality learning environments, KC Ready 4s accomplished the following during the 2018-19 school year: provided tuition assistance for 281 4-year-olds and 30 3-year-olds who were enrolled in a pre-kindergarten program that was rated at 4 or 5 stars under Michigan's Great Start to Quality Improvement System (28 programs); conducted a kindergarten readiness research study (cohort of 808 children) to determine the impact of high-quality pre-k in preparing children for kindergarten; provided 2460 hours of training and classroom support; offered 39 professional development sessions; provided 760 hours of speech/language support; provided behavior support for 29 children; and connected with 816 family members who attended orientation meetings and workshops or participated in home visits.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as indicated in the filing, is “The mission of kalamazoo county ready 4s is to "advance fully accessible, high-quality pre-kindergarten education for every 3- and 4-year-old in kalamazoo county through collaborative leadership with public and private community partners."”.
When referring to its functions, they were specified as: “Kc ready 4s provides support to licensed pre-kindergarten providers in reaching standards of high quality under michigan's great start to quality system, and to encourage and support the importance of high-quality pre- kindergarten, offers tuition support to qualifying families based on income and family size.”.
- The non-profit has reported their operating state as MI, as required by law.
- As stated in the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 was 259 E MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 409, KALAMAZOO, MI, 49007.
- The non-profit's form reports a total of 21 employees as of 2020.
- 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 between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is -$496,169.
- The CEO's salary policy within the organization is established through a review process by an impartial entity.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 15 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2011.
- 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 $440,108 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $62,492 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization pays grants to individuals.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.