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Nonprofit · EIN 39-1418945

DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL INC

Tax-exempt · FITCHBURG, WI 53711

Financials

$22.1M$19.4M2023$20.2M$20.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$20,203,809$20,447,587-$243,778$20,452,571$4,501,383$15,951,188
December 31, 2023990$22,141,768$19,369,705$2,772,063$20,680,384$4,755,467$15,924,917
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$16,173,964
of which government grants
$15,656,853
Program service revenue
$3,817,263
Investment income
$212,582
Net gain from sales of assets
$39,473
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$312,626
Other salaries and wages
$11,199,801
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$15,088,701
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$13,208
Accounting fees
$86,822
Occupancy
$1,308,089
Travel
$313,297
Depreciation
$677,465
Program services (functional)
$19,461,902
Management and general (functional)
$946,982
Fundraising (functional)
$38,703

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$20,680,384
Total assets, end of year
$20,452,571
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,501,383
Net assets, end of year
$15,951,188
Land, buildings and equipment
$8,980,658
Publicly traded securities
$6,827,269
Net assets without donor restrictions
$15,289,345
Net assets with donor restrictions
$661,843
Gross receipts
$20,308,729
Employees
306
Volunteers
300
Year formed
1969
State of legal domicile
WI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JEN BAILEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO
Officer
40$143,174$32,153
CHARLES BRIDWELLCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$119,723$17,576
RICHELLE LADWIGPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHARA TAYLORVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JON STAEBELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELLE CONLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF KNUTSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUE WAGNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROXANA VEGABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JEN BAILEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO
Officer
40$139,855$23,039
CHARLES BRIDWELLCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$117,559$16,714
JONATHAN BADERPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RICHELLE LADWIGVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHARA TAYLORTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHELLE CONLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF KNUTSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JON STAEBELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUE WAGNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2096 RED ARROW TRL, FITCHBURG, WI 53711-4723
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JONATHAN BADER, 2096 RED ARROW TRAIL, MADISON, WI 53711
Signed the 990
JONATHAN BADER, BOARD PRESIDENT
Phone
(608) 275-6740
Return prepared by
WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC

Mission

DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL CHANGES THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • CHILD EDUCATION:HEAD START IS A COMPREHENSIVE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES THAT RESULT IN CHILDREN BEING READY FOR SUCCESS IN BOTH SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. THESE COMPONENTS INCLUDE CHILD HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION, EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH DIAGNOSED DISABILITIES, PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. THE GOAL OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM IS SOCIAL COMPETENCE AS THE PRIMARY FOUNDATION FOR SCHOOL READINESS. HEAD START PERFORMANCE STANDARDS DEFINE THE PROGRAM REGULATIONS AND COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM. HEAD START HAS BEEN A LEADER IN EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE LOCAL PROGRAM.DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL, INC. (DCPC) IS FUNDED TO SERVE 568 CHILDREN IN HEAD START. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED VIA HOME BASED, PART DAY CENTER BASED, AND FULL DAY CENTER BASED OPTIONS. IN ADDITION TO HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, CENTER BASED PROGRAMS MUST ALSO MEET STATE LICENSING AND CITY ACCREDITATION STANDARDS. THE FULL DAY PROGRAM OPTION SERVES EXCLUSIVELY WORKING FAMILIES WHO QUALIFY FOR A CHILD CARE SUBSIDY.DCPC IS ALSO A COMMUNITY PROVIDER OF 4K SERVICES IN THE MADISON, DEFOREST, SUN PRAIRIE, MONROE, AND VERONA SCHOOL DISTRICTS. ALMOST ALL OF THE FOUR YEAR OLD CHILDREN ENROLLED IN HEAD START ARE ALSO ENROLLED IN 4K.FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM (EHS) BEGAN IN RESPONSE TO EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. IT WAS CLEAR, FROM THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH, THAT THE EARLIER EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION OCCURS THE BETTER THE CHANCES A CHILD WILL HAVE FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE. DCPC BEGAN OFFERING EHS PROGRAM SERVICES IN 1999. EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM REGULATIONS ARE ALSO DEFINED BY THE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. HOWEVER, WHILE HEAD START IS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING A PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN, THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF EARLY HEAD START IS SUPPORTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP. DCPC IS FUNDED TO SERVE 188 EARLY HEAD START CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM OFFERS BOTH HOME BASED AND CENTER BASED PROGRAM OPTIONS.THE GREEN COUNTY EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM SERVES 20 CHILDREN THROUGH THE FAMILY FOUNDATIONS HOME VISITATION (FFHV) GRANT. THE FFHV PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY A FEDERAL GRANT AWARDED TO THE STATES AND DESIGNED TO EXPAND HOME VISITATION SERVICES THROUGH EVIDENCE BASED MODELS. CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE GREEN COUNTY FFHV PROGRAM RECEIVE SERVICES THROUGH THE EARLY HEAD START HOME VISITATION PROGRAM. THE FFHV GRANT ALSO HAS ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ABOVE AND BEYOND HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. GREEN COUNTY FFHV WAS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN MIHOPE, WHICH IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HOME VISITATION PROGRAM MODELS.
    Expenses $14,538,510 · revenue $947,300
  • CHILD CARE ACTIVITIES:DCPC SPONSORS CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IN FIVE LOCATIONS LICENSED TO SERVE 241 CHILDREN. MANY ARE IN RESPONSE TO THE CHILD CARE NEEDS OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES, OTHERS RESPOND TO NEIGHBORHOOD AND OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR CHILD CARE. ALL CITY INFANT/TODDLER PROGRAMS MUST MEET STATE CHILD CARE LICENSING AND CITY ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.THE SATELLITE PROGRAM PROMOTES QUALITY FAMILY CHILD CARE BY PROVIDING CITY OF MADISON ACCREDITATION SERVICES FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IN THE GREATER MADISON AREA. SATELLITE WORKS WITH FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS AND HELPS THEM ENHANCE THEIR INTERACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS, ENVIRONMENT AND MATERIALS, DAILY PROGRAMMING, SUPPORTING CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND NUTRITION, AND BUSINESS PRACTICES THROUGH THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS. SATELLITE SERVICES INCLUDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT GROUPS, CONSULTATION, REFERRALS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT TOOLS. SATELLITE ALSO PROVIDES SUBSTITUTE CARE IN PROVIDERS' HOMES AND LOANS TOYS AND EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDERS INCLUDING CRIBS, STROLLERS, TOYS AND MATERIALS. SATELLITE HAS A NETWORK OF ABOUT 110 HIGH QUALITY FCC PROVIDERS THAT CARE FOR OVER 600 CHILDREN FROM A VARIETY OF SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, CULTURES AND LOCATIONS. SATELLITE SERVICES AND TRAININGS ARE OFFERED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
    Expenses $2,616,346 · revenue $2,499,866
  • CORPORATE INITIATIVES
    Expenses $1,117,655 · revenue $370,097
  • CHILD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
    Expenses $816,632
  • FOOD PROGRAMS:THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM PROVIDES AID TO CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PROVISION OF NUTRITIOUS FOODS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO WELLNESS, HEALTHY GROWTH, AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN.
    Expenses $372,759

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
39-1418945
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1982
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B22Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$20,452,571
Income (IRS master file)
$20,308,729

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$20,203,809$20,447,587$20,452,571XML
990December 2023$22,141,768$19,369,705$20,680,384XML
990December 2022$18,773,868$17,907,187$17,144,067IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 39-1418945).

Questions about DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL INC

What is the EIN of DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL INC is 39-1418945.
Is DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
Are donations to DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JONATHAN BADER.
Who are the officers and directors of DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $143,174 (JEN BAILEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO).
How much revenue does DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $20,203,809, expenses of $20,447,587 and total assets of $20,452,571 at year end.

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