Mission
TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT HEALTHY PREGNANCIES, BABIES, AND FAMILIES, BY PROVIDING A MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SYSTEM OF CARE THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN HARDEE, HIGHLANDS, AND POLK COUNTIES.
Public Charity
HEALTHY START COALITION OF HARDEE HIGHLANDS AND POLK COUNTIES INC
HEALTHY START COALITION OF HARDEE HIGHLANDS AND POLK COUNTIES INC, of BARTOW, FL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.8M in revenue, $3.8M in expenses, $3.4M in total assets. 28 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $16.6M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 593167649
BARTOW, FL
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.8M
Total Expenses$3.8M
Total Assets$3.4M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$16.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Healthy Start Coalition of Hardee Highlands and Polk Counties Inc
How Healthy Start Coalition of Hardee Highlands and Polk Counties Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$95
Programs
the work itself
$5
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 $95 for programs
$38
The coalition is an advocate for improved maternal and child health services for all residents in the tri-county area and was enacted by the state of florida with…
$35
Healthy start home visiting services program
$9
Federal maternal, infant and early childhood home visiting (miechv) program: to improve health and developmental outcomes for at-risk children through evidence-based home visiting programs
Plus 5 more programs. 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
IMPROVE CHILD HEALTH
$1,688,130
IMPROVE CHILD HEALTH
$309,623
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,500
IMPROVE CHILD HEALTH
$1,550,924
IMPROVE CHILD HEALTH
$313,689
Showing up to 5 of 28 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Charlene Edwards
SECRETARY
Janet Kitchen
PAST PRESIDENT
Kathy Dobson
BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 3/2025)
Kaylee Webb
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 3/2025)
Lacey Webb
BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 5/2025)
Laquanda Burroughs
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.8M | $3.8M | $3.4M |
| 2024 | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| 2023 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $2.8M | $3.0M |
| 2021 | $3.0M | $2.6M | $2.9M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.0M to $3.8M (+24%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.