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Start Early

Start Early

Chicago, IL 60603
Tax ID36-3186328

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About this organization

Revenue

$66,571,328

Expenses

$70,063,369

Mission

Start Early advances quality early learning for families with children, before birth through their earliest years, to help close the opportunity gap.

About

The Ounce provides high-quality early childhood services for low-income children, birth to age five, and their families as well as services to pregnant women, through a multi-site network of early head start and head start directly-operated programs, and partner and delegate agencies, in high-needs communities throughout Chicago and surrounding suburbs. In fiscal year 2019, the Ounce directly operated two programs at the Educare Chicago School, and one program at the Hayes Center, and subcontracted with eight agencies at 15 geographically- and racially-diverse sites, serving more than 1,300 young children, pregnant women, and their families.

Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing

The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “The ounce of prevention fund gives children in poverty the best chance for success in school and in life by advocating for and providing the highest quality care and education from birth to age five.”.

When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “The ounce of prevention fund gives children in poverty the best chance for success in school and in life by advocating for and providing the highest quality care and education from birth to age five.”.

  • The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of IL, as reported.
  • The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2020 as 33 W MONROE SUITE 1200, CHICAGO, IL, 60603.
  • The non-profit has a total of 386 employees, as reported on their form for 2020.
  • Is not a private foundation.
  • Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
  • Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
  • Revenue less expenses is -$3,492,041.
  • The organization has 37 independent voting members.
  • The organization was formed in 1982.
  • The organization pays $29,584,796 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
  • The organization pays $2,267,596 in fundraising expenses.

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