Mission
THE MISSION OF CHILD START, INC. IS TO PROVIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THAT PREPARE CHILDREN FOR LIFELONG SUCCESS.
Public Charity
CHILD START INC
Based in WICHITA, KS, CHILD START INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $13.9M in revenue, $14.1M in expenses, $9.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 23 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.1M.
EIN: 480637922
WICHITA, KS
Child Day Care
NTEE: P33
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$13.9M
Total Expenses$14.1M
Total Assets$9.1M
Grant Records23
Funding Total$2.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Child Start Inc
How Child Start Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$90
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $90 for programs
$84
Early childcare education:0-5 early childhood program: the 0-5 early childhood program serves parents, pregnant and parenting teens, and their children from birth until kindergarten-entry with prenatal support, parenting…
$4
Early childhood connections program:Child Start has been delivering child care resource and referral (ccr&r) services for over five decades and currently delivers these services in five kansas counties…
$2
Food programs:reimbursement for nutritious meals and snacks served to over 770 children enrolled in head start and early head start
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GRANT AWARDS AND DESIGNATIONS; OFFICE SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT
$125,422
SUSTAINABILITY GRANT
$218,429
GRANT AWARDS AND DESIGNATIONS
$125,420
EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE COMMITMENT,
$15,000
SUSTAINABILITY GRANT
$390,600
Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Anndria O'beirne
DIRECTOR
Becky Tuttle
DIRECTOR
Candace Malone
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Candice Johnson
DIRECTOR
Damon Ward
VICE CHAIR
Dustin Redger
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13.9M | $14.1M | $9.1M |
| 2024 | $14.6M | $15.7M | $10.3M |
| 2023 | $13.4M | $13.1M | $12.3M |
| 2022 | $12.7M | $12.0M | $9.9M |
| 2021 | $11.6M | $11.7M | $5.8M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $11.6M to $13.9M (+20%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.