2025-05-15T13:31:28-07:00 2024-06-30 990 2023-07-01 480723044 GROWING FUTURES EARLY EDUCATION CENTER INC GROW 9136499714 8155 Santa Fe Drive Overland Park KS 662043607 Larry Lewis Executive Director 9136499714 2025-05-15 1 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Larry Lewis 8155 Santa Fe Drive Overland Park KS 662043607 5332719 0 X GrowingFuturesEEC.org X 1965 KS To provide quality early learning and comprehensive family services to vulnerable families. 16 16 88 450 0 0 4274863 4797929 377229 378256 11537 34831 9177 67184 4672806 5278200 13375 1796 0 0 3255089 3824945 0 0 261371 1325074 1444410 4593538 5271151 79268 7049 3292984 3297731 1974434 1972132 1318550 1325599 To nurture children and strengthen families to enrich our community. 0 0 2021142 1796 2021142 Extended Day - serves children in five (5) classrooms for a six-hour day, Monday-Thursday, for 170 days per year. The extended day program serves low-income preschool aged children providing a high-quality Center based early childhood education and comprehensive family services for the whole family. The program is free to eligible families. Children must reside within the Shawnee Mission school district boundaries, be 3 or 4 years of age by August 31, and have family incomes that meet the Federal poverty guidelines. 1898640 0 1898640 The Early Head Start program is delivered both in the home and Center setting providing early childhood education and comprehensive family support services. Eligible participants are children birth to three years of age and pregnant women. Families enrolled in our Early Head Start Home Visitation Program (term from KS EHS grants) receive weekly home visits by Family Educators certified through the Parents As Teachers Born to Learn Curriculum in addition to delivering services using the High Scope and Florida State University Curriculum For Prevention and Early Intervention. Early Head Start Center Based services are provided in four classrooms at Growing Futures and in one classroom at a contracted child care provider. All Children enrolled in our Kansas Early Head Start Partner must meet Head Start eligibility requirements. Parents submit their subsidy directly to the child care partner. In addition, Growing Futures pays our current child care provider a weekly quality dollar fee per enrolled child to assist with the purchase of developmentally appropriate learning supplies, tools and training. Growing Futures' current contracted child care provider is Kids At Heart. 356654 0 356654 Wrap Around Care - serves children in two (2) classrooms from 7:00am - 5:30pm Monday-Friday, year-round. It is designed to combine the preschool program with an extended day for parents who are working or in school at least 30 hours a week. For the 2023-2024 program year the cost is $160 a week. Children enrolled in our preschool programming must reside within the Shawnee Mission school district boundaries, be 3 or 4 years old by August 31, and have family incomes that meet the Federal poverty guidelines. 31994 0 31994 Other Program Services 31994 0 31994 4308430 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 88 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 KS X Larry Lewis 9136499714 8155 Santa Fe Drive Overland Park KS 66204 Larry Lewis Executive Director 40 0 X 140358 0 10258 David Harrold Former Finance Director 40 0 X X 66787 0 21 Kathleen Kane Finance Director 40 0 X 9351 0 0 Kate Allen Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Chris Davis Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Chris Goodger Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Beauty Henecke Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Miller Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Anne Mills Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jessica Nolett Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Antoinette Redmond Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Marc Shaffer Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Tarena Terry Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Brian Zickefoose Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Machaela Whelan Former Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Michael Russell Former Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Thomas Sutherland Former Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jake Barnes Board President 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Scott Campbell Board Past President 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Debra Peterson Board Vice President 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Kendall Burr Board Secretary 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Paul Stephens Board Treasurer 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Nick Ong Former Board Treasurer 5 0 X X 0 0 0 216496 0 10279 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 51980 0 3833660 912289 113000 4797929 Wrap Around Care Fees 624410 378256 378256 0 0 0 0 0 0 378256 34831 0 0 34831 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119034 51980 54519 64515 0 64515 Other Income 900099 2669 2669 0 0 0 0 0 0 2669 5278200 380925 0 99346 1796 1796 285002 0 285002 0 3038419 2611907 239699 186813 255644 233514 6942 15188 245880 193485 37977 14418 43642 2830 40812 0 112560 112560 0 0 36815 25179 11570 66 51412 21637 24019 5756 612939 578598 34341 0 45405 40421 0 4984 53684 42380 0 11304 9988 3588 6400 0 66770 58666 7148 956 Nutrition 178853 178853 0 0 InKind Expenses 113000 113000 0 0 Program Supplies 51913 51605 91 217 Miscellaneous 54257 38411 7349 8497 13172 0 0 13172 5271151 4308430 701350 261371 188949 654314 1063538 673065 332499 337507 3865 4167 8074 8398 125564 106292 14260 19272 1681799 1601008 3292984 3297731 225711 306804 24140 8398 1226 3953 1723357 1652977 1974434 1972132 X 1139219 1035953 179331 289646 1318550 1325599 3292984 3297731 7049 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 1 1 1 1 X 3374687 3504553 3847280 4277863 4797929 19802312 3374687 3504553 3847280 4277863 4797929 19802312 19802312 1494 550 348 11537 34831 48760 92 15 0 9177 2669 11953 19863025 1624669 0.99694 0.9985 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Miscellaneous Income RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000 5000 0 0 120564 101292 19272 0 0 0 0 19272 Operating Lease Right of Use 1585485 Deposits 15523 1601008 0 Operating Lease Liability 1652977 1652977 X 5332719 0 0 0 54519 54519 5278200 0 0 0 5278200 5325670 0 0 0 54519 54519 5271151 0 0 0 5271151 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The organization is generally tax exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision or liability for income taxes has been included in the accompanying financial statements. The organization recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant taxing authority. The organization is subject to income tax regulations in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain State jurisdictions. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply. With few exceptions, the organization is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the applicable tax authorities for years before 2021. If any were to be incurred, the Organization's policy is to record penalties and interest assessed by income tax authorities as operating expenses. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Other Revenue - Direct Fundraising Event expenses included on Part VIII, Line 8b Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Other Expenses - Direct Fundraising Event expenses included on Part VIII, Line 8b Harvesting Hope 127435 14580 112855 0 0 0 10148 5250 19733 PB&J 31400 31400 0 0 0 0 0 0 1068 1 12179 6000 6179 0 0 0 5760 2400 10160 171014 51980 119034 0 0 0 15908 7650 30961 54519 64515 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Larry Lewis Executive Directo 138485 0 1873 0 0 0 0 0 10258 0 150616 0 0 0 David Harrold Former Finance Director 66787 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 66808 0 0 0 X 5178 FMV X 3565 FMV X School Supplies and Toys 61 45336 FMV X Nutrition and Health 30 6956 FMV X Auction Items 60 6454 FMV X Other 21 45511 FMV 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Every Growing Futures Board member will view the Form 990 prior to submission. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Conflicts of Interest are reported as they arise. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Executive Director's salary is evaluated relative to performance, which is reviewed annually by the Board. Any changes in salary would be made based on the performance review and a comparison of other Executive Directors' salaries at comparable exempt organizations. Upper management salaries at time of hire are arrived at via wage comparisons of similar positions at Kansas Head Start programs and at other local agencies. Any changes in salary would be due to cost-of-living increases or a review of wage comparisons. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Form 990, financial statements, conflict of interest policy and governing documents are made available for public inspection upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Growing Futures has a Finance Committee that oversees the audit and the auditor selection. This process has not changed from the prior year. Due to the shifting of tax preparation duties between the auditing firm and the staff of Growing Futures, there was a misunderstanding regarding the filing of the extension, Form 8868. It was not discovered until after our original due date passed, that the extension was not filed. We respectfully request that this unusual circumstance meets the reasonable cause criteria for late filing and that any late filing penalties be waived.