2025-10-08T11:37:50-04:00 2025-02-28 852083393 LAWRENCE & PHILIPPE CPAS PLLC 5564 WOODLAWN AVENUE LOWVILLE NY 13367 990 2024-03-01 161126178 LEWIS COUNTY HEAD START LEWI 3153767531 7671 NORTH STATE STREET LOWVILLE NY 133677531 REBECCA KELLY CHAIRPERSON 3153767531 2025-10-08 true false SCOTT A LAWRENCE P00758641 3156130145 2025-10-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z REBECCA KELLY 7785 N STATE STREET LOWVILLE NY 13367 1922870 false X WWW.LEWISCOUNTYNYHEADSTART.COM X 1979 NY TO IMPACT FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY, THROUGH STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERVICES, SO THAT FAMILIES ARE MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND CHILDREN ARE SCHOOL READY AND PREPARED FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. 9 9 55 123 0 1816964 1922867 0 306 3 0 1817270 1922870 0 0 1458579 1531459 0 0 417781 389461 1876360 1920920 -59090 1950 291582 264685 144196 115349 147386 149336 X TO IMPACT FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY THROUGH STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERVICES, SO THAT FAMILIES ARE MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND CHILDREN ARE SCHOOL READY AND PREPARED FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. false false 1679404 THE HEAD START PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM SERVES CHILDREN, BIRTH THROUGH FOUR YEARS OF AGE, AND PREGNANT MOTHERS. EDUCATIONAL, NUTRITIONAL, SOCIAL, AND HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN FIVE CENTERS AND HOME BASE OPTIONS. DURING THE 2024 - 2025 FISCAL YEAR, 74 CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN THE CENTER-BASED PROGRAM WITH 22 CHILDREN IN THE EARLY HEAD START HOME-BASED OPTION. 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THESE SERVICES ARE USED IN SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAM SERVICES. 119919 52194 67725 299440 217836 81604 149329 2425597 502727 502727 1922870 1922870 2423647 502727 502727 1920920 1920920 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO IMPACT FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY THROUGH STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERVICES, SO THAT FAMILIES ARE MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND CHILDREN ARE SCHOOL READY AND PREPARED FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. ANY DISCUSSION IS RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. THE FORM 990 IS SIGNED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C LEWIS COUNTY HEAD START REQUIRES THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY INTERESTS THAT COULD CREATE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AT THE FIRST MEETING IN THE FALL, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED. CONSISTENT MONITORING TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE OCCURS AT EACH MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A A WAGE COMPARABILITY STUDY IS COMPLETED EVERY THREE YEARS FOR ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THE HEAD START PROGRAM. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN DETERMINING WAGE FOR ALL STAFF. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B A WAGE COMPARABILITY STUDY IS COMPLETED EVERY THREE YEARS FOR ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THE HEAD START PROGRAM. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN DETERMINING WAGE FOR ALL STAFF. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 LEWIS COUNTY HEAD START MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH A WRITTEN ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE JOURNAL AND REPUBLICAN, THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER. AT THE CLOSE OF THE PROGRAM IN JUNE, HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND THE ANNUAL REPORT ARE COMPILED AND PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER. NOTICE IS THEN GIVEN OF THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY THE HEAD START ACT OF 2007 AND THE FORM 990 DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.