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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: August 2024 Expires: August 2026

The Early Learning Partnership of York County

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
1 6
(803) 323-4961
Withers Building, Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC, 29733
https://elpofyorkcounty.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

The Early Learning Partnership of York County does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 1 (Oversight of Operations and Staff)
Organizations shall have a board of directors that provides adequate oversight of the charity's operations and its staff. Indication of adequate oversight includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled appraisals of the CEO's performance, evidence of disbursement controls such as board approval of the budget, fund raising practices, establishment of a conflict of interest policy, and establishment of accounting procedures sufficient to safeguard charity finances.

ELP York County does not meet this Standard because its board of directors does not:

  • Review the performance of the Chief Executive Officer at least once every two years.

Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

ELP York County does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

The Early Learning Partnership of York County meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
“to mobilize people, leverage resources, and empower social, emotional, and early literacy programs that help prepare children, from birth to age 5, for school success.”

Year, State Incorporated:
2005, SC

Also Known As:
Success by Six

The Early Learning Partnership of York County (ELP York County) reports it promotes early literacy and gives free books to children, from birth to age 5, in York County, South Carolina, through three main programs: Reach Out and Read, Wee Read, and community book giveaways. The organization’s Reach Out and Read program is part of a national initiative in which books are distributed at well visits at local pediatric practices, and parents are given guidance on the importance of reading and how it ties to early childhood development. ELP York County’s Wee Read program distributes books and baby blankets to promote bonding for parents and infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the Piedmont Medical Center. The organization states it also facilitates community book giveaways in collaboration with school-parent partnership programs, Little Free Libraries, other events in York County, and local nonprofits.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, The Early Learning Partnership of York County's program expenses were:

Reach Out and Read $119,375
Community book giveaways $14,779
Wee Read and other programs $8,795
Dolly Parton Imagination Library $4,390
Total Program Expenses $147,339

Chief Executive
Rachel Hui-Hubbard, Executive Director

Compensation*
$45,000

Chair of the Board
Lisa-Anne Williams

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Aperture Education

Board Size
19

Paid Staff Size
2

*2023 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Note 1: ELP York County Executive Director Rachel Rui-Hubbard was promoted in August 2023.
Note 2: According to ELP York County's IRS Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2023, the former Executive Director Teresa Creech received $45,000 in total compensation in 2022.

Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals, Internet, Membership appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

Fundraising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $162,489, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

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 The Early Learning Partnership of York County's IRS Form 990 for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions and grants $130,624
In-kind contributions $31,865
Investment income $1,880
Total Income $164,369

Programs: 76% Fundraising: 6% Administrative: 18%

Total Income $164,369
Total expenses: $194,114
  Program expenses $147,339
  Fundraising expenses $10,891
  Administrative expenses $35,884
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-29,745
Beginning Net Assets $273,981
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $246,620
Total Liabilities $0
Total Assets $246,620

Note: According to ELP York County’s IRS Form 990 for the year ended June 30, 2023, the organization received in-kind contributions of $31,865 in book credits.

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