EIN 57-1097820

SC First Steps - Lee County First Steps

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
Greenwood
Year formed
1999
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
SC First Steps - Lee County First Steps collaborates to ensure that all children start school ready to reach their highest potential with engaged support from their parents, caregivers, and communities. They provide early childhood development services through trained educators who visit homes at least twice a month for pregnant women and children from birth to age five. Additionally, they offer childcare training programs to support providers on advancing in the Center for Child Care Career Development career framework and ABC quality system while improving program quality.
Related structure
SC First Steps - Lee County First Steps is child organization, under the parent exemption from SC First Steps to School Readiness.
Also known as...
Lee County Office of First Steps To School Readiness; South Carolina First Steps To School Readiness Board of Trustees; South Carolina First Steps To School Readiness - Lee County; Lee County Office of First Steps; Lee County First Steps
Total revenues
$1,267,185
2023
Total expenses
$1,330,477
2023
Total assets
$408,708
2023
Num. employees
0
2023

Program areas at SC First Steps - Lee County First Steps

Family strengthening-first Steps works To increase parents' ability To stimulate their child's intellectual, social and physical development through evidence-based home visitation and parenting programs such as parents as teachers.
Child care quality-first Steps assists child care providers through training programs certified through sc endeavors and include topics in the areas of nutrition, health and safety,curriculum, child guidance, professional development and program administration. Additionally, the child care quality enhancement program aims To produce measurable improvements in the quality of care provided To young children. Also, First Steps provides scholarships To high quality child care programs for eligible families so their families can return To work or School.
School transition-developed by South Carolina First Steps - and identified as a promising state practice by the national governor's association in 2005 - countdown To kindergarten is a home visitation program pairing the families of high-risk rising kindergartners with their future teachers during the summer before School entry. Teachers complete six visits with each family, centered upon classroom and content expectations.
Other indirect program expenses

Who funds SC First Steps - Lee County First Steps

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Children's Trust of South CarolinaStrengthening Families Program$668,859
SC First Steps to School ReadinessGeneral Support$265,368
Save the Children FederationMultiple PRGM Actvy$162,314

Personnel at SC First Steps - Lee County First Steps

NameTitleCompensation
Sue WilliamsChief Executive Officer
Alexis D PipkinsExecutive Director$0
Matthew FergusonSuperintendent
Beth MooreCommunications Director
Mark BarnesDirector of Administration
...and 18 more key personnel

Financials for SC First Steps - Lee County First Steps

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,267,094
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$91
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,267,185

Form 990s for SC First Steps - Lee County First Steps

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-14990View PDF
2022-062023-08-28990View PDF
2022-062023-05-11990View PDF
2021-062022-05-12990View PDF
2020-062021-05-20990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

Organizations like SC First Steps - Lee County First Steps

OrganizationLocationRevenue
SC First Steps - Singletarys Tax ServiceGreenwood, SC$587,351
SC First Steps - Spartanburg County First StepsGreenwood, SC$5,377,241
SC First Steps - York County First StepsGreenwood, SC$1,672,378
SC First Steps - Clarendon County First StepsGreenwood, SC$339,557
SC First Steps - Orangeburg County First StepsGreenwood, SC$406,282
SC First Steps - Dorchester County First StepsGreenwood, SC$431,509
SC First Steps - Marion County First StepsGreenwood, SC$334,128
SC First Steps - Williamsburg County First StepsGreenwood, SC$402,609
SC First Steps - Lexington County First StepsGreenwood, SC$1,153,932
SC First Steps - Sumter County First StepsGreenwood, SC$449,964
Data update history
July 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $668,859 from Children's Trust of South Carolina
December 25, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 24 new personnel
September 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $391,262 from Children's Trust of South Carolina
July 5, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 2, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsChildhood education nonprofitsYouth service charitiesChapter / child organizationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
State / local levelTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
Post Office Box 429
Greenwood, SC 29648
County
Greenwood County, SC
Phone
(803) 484-5110
IRS details
EIN
57-1097820
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1999
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B21: Nursery School, Early School Admissions, Kindergarten
NAICS code, primary
624410: Child Day Care Services
Parent/child status
Child within group exemption
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