Riverbend Head Start & Family Services
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Riverbend Head Start & Family Services meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"To empower children and families to develop positive skills to meet life's challenges."
Year, State Incorporated:
1949, IL
Riverbend Head Start & Family Services' principal program service activities are early childhood education, parenting education, physical, dental and mental health services, nutrition education, and social services. Activities are provided through an Early Head Start, a Head Start program and ISBE Pre-school for All. . Riverbend Head Start & Family Services (RHSFS) is one of 1,800 Head Start grantees in the U.S. RHSFS is funded to enroll 793 children in its programs, 507 are three to five years old, 286 are birth to three years old or expectant parents. Families live in Madison County, Illinois and qualify for services because their income is below the federal poverty line of $25,100 for a family of four, or because the child has a diagnosed disability. RHSFS' primary goal is to prepare children for kindergarten by providing its program service activities as early in a child's life as possible.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, Riverbend Head Start & Family Services's program expenses were:
| Programs | $11,163,073 |
| Total Program Expenses | $11,163,073 |
Chief Executive
Eugene Howell, President/CEO
Compensation*
$185,439
Chair of the Board
Monica Bristow
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
Board Size
14
Paid Staff Size
196
* Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Riverbend Head Start & Family Services's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Source of Funds
| Fees and Grants | $13,147,415 |
| Contributions | $234,019 |
| In-Kind Matching Funds | $199,006 |
| United Way Allocations | $80,176 |
| Investment Income | $52,003 |
| Other Income | $12,498 |
| Total Income | $13,725,117 |
Programs: 82% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 18%
| Total Income | $13,725,117 |
| Total expenses: | $13,584,081 |
| Program expenses | $11,163,073 |
| Fundraising expenses | $31,934 |
| Administrative expenses | $2,389,074 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $141,036 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $3,206,168 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $3,347,204 |
| Total Liabilities | $2,240,674 |
| Total Assets | $5,587,878 |
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