Surry County Early Childhood Partnership

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
561938073
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Mount Airy, NC, USA
Phone
3367861880
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,039,176
Expenses
$2,039,392
Assets
$155,869
Liabilities
$60,957

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Marty Westmoreland (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Marty Westmoreland (Executive Director): $100,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

For the future health and vitality of Surry County, the mission of the Surry County Early Childhood Partnership is to take action on behalf of the people of Surry County to support children 0 to 5 and their families through partnerships across the county.

What it reported doing in 2024

Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) - Supports high quality Pre-K services to at-risk four year olds to better prepare them for school success. Childcare services for 278 slots were provided free of charge for families through Elkin City Schools, Surry County Schools, Mount Airy City Schools, and Yadkin Valley Economic Development District Headstart. Elkin City Schools served 27 children and families. 89% of students demonstrated measurable improvement in cognitive and language skills and 22 parents attended workshop sessions. Surry County Schools served 205 children. 10 staff development sessions were offered. 89% of the children served showed improved DIAL 4 scores from pre-to-post tests. Provided 27 referrals to other agencies for intervention in which 100% received the referred services. Mt. Airy City Schools served 37 children and families throughout the year. 91% of children served showed improved DIAL assessment scores of at least 15 points. 82% of ESL students enrolled demonstrated improved language skills as measured by DIAL assessments. 100% of staff implemented at least one new practice in their classroom as a result of attending professional development. Yadkin Valley Economic Development District Headstart served 44 children.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 100% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 86% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 53
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 94%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 46.2%; rating input score 46; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.39; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.9%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94% of revenue deployed · 94% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 13 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $1.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $100K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 46/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 54/100.