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Way To Grow

Way To Grow

Minneapolis, MN 55405
Tax ID71-0956749

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About this organization

Revenue

$3,510,810

Expenses

$2,778,548

Website

waytogrow.org

Mission

Way to Grow’s mission is to work closely with parents and communities, ensuring that children within the most isolated communities are born healthy, stay healthy, and are prepared for school. We believe that the parent is the primary educator of their child, which is reflected in every element of our high-quality early and elementary education curriculum. Our goal is that every child has an opportunity to succeed in school and beyond, and our approach to family support programming is grounded in our evidence-based philosophy and research-informed home visiting model.

About

WAY TO GROW HAS BEEN WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN EDUCATION IN MINNEAPOLIS FOR 30 YEARS. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1989, WE HAVE SOUGHT TO REVERSE NEGATIVE EDUCATIONAL TRENDS BY BUILDING TRUSTED, COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS FOR PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. WE FORMALIZED OUR HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM IN 2005, LAUNCHED A FORMAL TEEN PARENT PROGRAM IN 2006, OPENED OUR NATIONALLY ACCREDITED, 4-STAR PARENT AWARE-RATED PRESCHOOL PALS PROGRAM IN 2007, AND IN 2009, LAUNCHED GREAT BY 8, WHICH IS NOW THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR WORK. GREAT BY 8 EXPANDED OUR EFFECTIVE AND STATISTICALLY PROVEN HOME VISITING MODEL TO INCLUDE CHILDREN FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OVER 40 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN 2014, WE OPENED A PARENT-CHILD PROGRAM FOR PRESCHOOL- AGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, PARENT CHILD ACTIVITIES LEAD TO SCHOOL READINESS (P.A.L.S.), WHICH RECEIVED 4-STAR PARENT AWARE ACCREDITATION IN 2017. BOTH OF WAY TO GROW'S PRESCHOOLS ARE ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (NAEYC). IN 2016 WE LAUNCHED AN ONSITE HUB FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING AT THE LUCY C. LANEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. OUR INNOVATIVE HOME VISITING MODEL HAS PROVEN TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND SCALABLE: IN 2018, WE PROVIDED 10,431 HOME VISITS TO 2,414 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 1,379 CHILDREN AND 1,035 ADULTS. WAY TO GROW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OUTCOME-BASED, YEAR-ROUND, CULTURE-TO- CULTURE, LANGUAGE-TO-LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING TO BEST SERVE OUR CLIENTS. WAY TO GROW'S HOME VISITING STAFF IS COLLECTIVELY FLUENT IN SEVEN LANGUAGES AND CULTURALLY REFLECTS THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WE SERVE. PROGRAMMING IS IMPLEMENTED PRIMARILY THROUGH HOME VISITS, AND WE EDUCATE FAMILIES ON LITERACY DEVELOPMENT, MATH, HEALTH AND NUTRITION. OUR HOLISTIC, INNOVATIVE APPROACH BEGINS WITH THE PARENTS TO STABILIZE THEIR FAMILY AND CONNECT THEM TO BASIC NEEDS SERVICES SO THAT FAMILIES CAN ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN OUR OTHER PROGRAM AREAS. WAY TO GROW IS SUCCEEDING IN STABILIZING THE HOMES OF DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND WORKING INTENSIVELY WITH FAMILIES TO OVERCOME THEIR CHALLENGES AND FOCUS ON THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. OUR FAMILIES ARE DEMONSTRATING STRONG RESULTS. IN 2018, 87% OF EARLY EDUCATION STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OUR PROGRAMMING WERE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN, AND 90% OF K-3 STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED GROWTH IN READING LEVEL ASSESSMENTS. AS A RESULT OF OUR PROGRAMMING, 92% OF PARENTS ATTENDED AT LEAST ONE OF THEIR CHILDREN'S PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES, AND 95% OF CHILDREN ATTENDED SCHOOL 90% OF THE TIME DURING THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR. 96% OF TEEN PARENTS DID NOT HAVE A REPEAT PREGNANCY.

Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing

The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “Working closely with parents and communities, we ensure that children within the most isolated families are born healthy, stay healthy, and are prepared for school.”.

When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Working closely with parents and communities, we ensure that children within the most isolated families are born healthy, stay healthy, and are prepared for school.”.

  • The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2019 as 125 WEST BROADWAY STE 110, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55411.
  • The non-profit has a total of 47 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 $732,262.
  • 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 24 independent voting members.
  • The organization has a professional fund raiser.
  • 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 J.
  • The organization is required to file Schedule O.
  • The organization pays $2,152,629 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
  • The organization pays $506,523 in fundraising expenses.
  • The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
  • The organization has minutes of its meetings.
  • The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
  • The organization has fundraising events.
  • The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.

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