BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1990

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

NANCY LEWSON KURZ

Phone

2127509320

Tax Period

2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30

BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC, founded in 1990, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $7.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2022. Revenue surged 89% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $1.4M, a strong 19% operating margin.

Mission

TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES OF URBAN CHILDREN IN NY.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $4,314,449 Revenue: $6,297,726

BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION. INC. (BWCF) SUPPORTS ITS TWO PARTNER CHARTER SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING THE PROGRAMS AND PROFESSIONALS NECESSARY TO DELIVER THE BWCF MODEL WITH EFFICIENT BACK-OFFICE SUPPORT THAT ALLOWS EDUCATORS TO MAXIMIZE THEIR TIME FOCUSED ON PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION TO URBAN CHILDREN IN NEW YORK.THE PROGRAM REVENUE REPORTED ABOVE INCLUDES $2,355,387 FOR FUTURE YEAR RENT REVENUES THAT WERE REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED UNDER ASC 842.

Program 2

Expenses: $860,062

THE LEGACY NETWORK AND FAMILY OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDED ONGOING EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER GUIDANCE AND OUTREACH FOR GRADUATES OF ITS PARTNER SCHOOLS.

Program 3

Expenses: $228,418

THE OUTREACH, PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ENSURES THE START-UP OF NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THE ACCURATE PRESENTATION OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOL MODELS TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY...

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Trantor Score

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2022)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,047,833

Program Service Revenue $6,297,726

Investment Income $84,964

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $7,430,523

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $382,405

Salaries & Benefits $2,586,171

Fundraising Expenses $349,256

Program Expenses $5,402,929

Other Expenses $2,966,407

TOTAL EXPENSES $6,034,983

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2022	2021	Change
Revenue	$7,430,523	$3,924,650	+0.9%
Expenses	$6,034,983	$3,668,009	+0.6%
Net Income	$1,395,540	$256,641	+4.4%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$295,495

Total Directors

$39,114

Key Employees

$235,652

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
NANCY LEWSON KURZ	CHAIR AND CEO	40.00	Officer Director	$15,415	$23,699	$39,114
MARSHALL KING	VICE CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS GAULIN	CO-TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
KOFI KANKAM	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH GOLDFARB	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ERIC HOFFMAN	CO-TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE BROOKS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
TRAVIS BAIRD	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ERASMO MONTALVAN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GERALDEEN LICURSE	CFO	40.00	Officer	$228,358	$28,023	$256,381
AMY KOLZ	CHIEF OF SCHOOLS	40.00	Key Emp	$217,650	$18,002	$235,652
BRIAN STEMMER	CONTROLLER	40.00	Highest	$152,160	$17,241	$169,401
JENNELLA YOUNG	CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER	40.00	Highest	$145,741	$30,188	$175,929
PASCAL ARTAMIN	DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	40.00	Highest	$135,145	$31,123	$166,268
TAMARA TUCKER	DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT	40.00	Highest	$116,397	$23,434	$139,831

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$7,430,523	$6,034,983	$53,769,043	$1,395,540
2022	$3,924,650	$3,668,009	$16,575,990	$256,641
2021	$3,935,260	$3,674,618	$16,799,005	$260,642
2020	$3,363,653	$3,138,040	$16,067,246	$225,613
2019	$2,924,727	$2,735,849	$15,672,714	$188,878
2018	$11,923,352	$2,874,912	$15,402,943	$9,048,440

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