Program areas at RCFS
Early education: early head start-a comprehensive program designed To support high-quality early care and education, parenting and family support and community-level supports and services for low-income pregnant women with children age 3 and under, young children and their families. Families receive weekly home visits by early head start staff and two group meetings are held monthly for enrolled parents and families.
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.
Core functions/community partnerships/public awareness
Who funds SC First Steps - South Carolina First Steps To School Readiness Board of Trustees -- Richland County First Steps (RCFS)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at RCFS
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Marcia Bacon | Executive Director | $91,515 | 2024-05-15 |
| Lavinia Tejada | Director of Finance and Audit | | 2022-08-10 |
| Beth Moore | Communications Director | | 2022-08-10 |
| Mark Barnes | Director of Administration | | 2022-08-10 |
| Chelsea Richard | Director of Research and Strategy | | 2022-08-10 |
| ...and 14 more key personnel |
Financials for RCFS
| Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $3,565,766 | $3,130,433 | 13.9% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $305 | $30 | 916.7% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $3,566,071 | $3,130,463 | 13.9% |
Organizations like RCFS
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| SC First Steps - Lancaster County First Steps | 501(c)(3) | Greenwood, SC | $2,311,668 |
| SC First Steps - Charleston County First Steps | 501(c)(3) | Greenwood, SC | $1,500,020 |
| SC First Steps - Berkeley County First Steps | 501(c)(3) | Greenwood, SC | $980,249 |
| SC First Steps - Spartanburg County First Steps | 501(c)(3) | Greenwood, SC | $5,377,241 |
| SC First Steps - York County First Steps | 501(c)(3) | Greenwood, SC | $1,672,378 |
| Cook Inlet Native Head Start | 501(c)(3) | Anchorage, AK | $6,626,510 |
| SC First Steps - Lee County First Steps | 501(c)(3) | Greenwood, SC | $1,267,185 |
| Neighborhood Villages | 501(c)(3) | Jamaica Plain, MA | $8,301,163 |
| Baraga Houghton Keweenaw Child Development Board | 501(c)(3) | Houghton, MI | $7,077,858 |
| Malheur County Child Development Center | 501(c)(3) | Ontario, OR | $4,451,204 |
Data update history
August 10, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 25, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 9, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsChildhood education nonprofitsYouth service charitiesChapter / child organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationChildren
Characteristics
Political advocacyState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- Post Office Box 429
- Greenwood, SC 29648
- County
- Greenwood County, SC
- Website URL
- scfirststeps.org/Â
- Phone
- (803) 256-7237
- Facebook page
- RCFirstStepsÂ
- Twitter profile
- @rcfirststepsÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 57-1097865
- 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
- 624110: Child and Youth Services
- Parent/child status
- Child within group exemption
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