New York State Head Start Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
161387777
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Albany, NY, USA
Phone
5184369742
Rating
97
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$173,714
Expenses
$200,987
Assets
$442,988
Liabilities
$133,444

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CAROLYN L WIGGINS (PRESIDENT)
  • DESIREE JACKSON-FRYSON (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • OUIDA FOSTER TOUTEBON (DIRECTOR)
  • ROSE DE LA CRUZ (DIRECTOR)
  • ROSEANN DUENO (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Charitable education organization.

What it reported doing in 2024

Statewide head start association - promote the professionalization of early childhood education and disseminate information on the same.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -15.7%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.2; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $201K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.