INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC

Tax status: 501(c)(3) public charity, recognized by the IRS in 2010.

EIN: 27-1904900.

FY2024 Form 990: $8,439,712 total revenue, $6,461,498 total expenses, $5,623,757 total assets.

How Helpfund reads this organization

Public Activity — Solid

Published Content & Communications — Moderate Website content was successfully cataloged (mission, programs, links). We did not find a report linked from this organization's home page. We have not looked at the rest of the site, so this is not scored either way. Maintains a news or blog section, but it publishes no feed we could read — so we cannot confirm how recently it posted. No published posts in the last year.

Operating History & Continuity — Strong Granted tax-exempt status in 2010 — 16 years of operating history. Unbroken filing record across 3 years.

Web & Social Presence — Limited Website is reachable (Institute for Child Success). No official social accounts found on this organization's website. No own posts in the last 30 days. No platform activity in the last year.

Regulatory & Legal Compliance — Strong Most recent 990 covers tax year 2024 — current. Latest filing includes the full functional-expense breakdown. Reports a written conflict-of-interest policy. Reports a whistleblower policy. Reports a document-retention policy. Uses an independent process to set executive compensation. 100% of voting board members are independent. Listed in IRS Publication 78 as an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

Programs & Events — Strong 3 program service lines described on the latest 990. Program descriptions are substantive. Described programs account for 74% of reported expenses.

5 of 5 signals measured.

Sentiment — not yet scored

Independent Funder & Peer Validation — Strongly positive Received grants from 8 independent grantmakers, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization. 8 grantmakers funded it in the most recent filing years on record.

Media, Press & Legal, Social Chatter & Reach, Public Reviews & Community Voice: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

Third-Party Ratings & Watchdogs: The data exists but we are not licensed to publish it. This is a limit on us, not a finding about this organization.

1 of 5 signals measured.

Impact — not yet scored

Outcome Measurability & Disclosure — Moderate Publishes 3 outcome statements. 2 of 3 outcome statements include specific figures. 1 of 3 outcome statements are tied to a time period.

Cost-Effectiveness, Impact Scale & Growth: We can measure this and choose not to publish it.

Third-Party Impact Validation, Constituent-Verified Results: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

1 of 5 signals measured.

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Programs

POLICY, RESEARCH AND IMPACT BUSINESS SEGMENT - SEE SCHEDULE OPOLICY, RESEARCH AND IMPACT BUSINESS SEGMENTIN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 WE WORKED ON MULTIPLE MUNICIPAL, STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL EFFORTS IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SPACE. THESE INCLUDED RESEARCH ON HEALTH OUTCOMES, PROGRAMMATIC IMPROVEMENTS, INNOVATIONS FOR HEALTHCARE AND NUTRITION, AND OTHERS. ADDITIONALLY, WE COMPLETED OUR ANNUAL

HELLO FAMILY PROGRAM BUSINESS SEGMENT - SEE SCHEDULE OHELLO FAMILY PROGRAM BUSINESS SEGMENTTHE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY INVOLVED IN THE HELLO FAMILY PROGRAM, A COMPREHENSIVE MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM INITIATED IN 2022 BY THE CITY OF SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, TO CREATE AN OVERARCHING CULTURE OF HEALTH AND TO IMPROVE BIRTH, HEALTH, LE

COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA BUSINESS SEGMENT - SEE SCHEDULE OCOUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA BUSINESS SEGMENTON JULY 11, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION ENTERED INTO A MASTER TRANSFER AGREEMENT WITH COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA. COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA IS A NATIONAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT ENGAGES LAW ENFORCEMENT, RETIRED MILITARY, AND BUSINESS LEADERS, WHO PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED POLICIES AND PROGR

Leadership

JAMIE MOON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · BRYAN BOROUGHS, FORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · TYSON BARKER PHD, CHIEF SCIENCE & INNOVATION OFFICER · MARY GARVEY, CHIEF OF EQUITY, INNOVATIVE FINANCING & COMMUNICAT · JOHN CONCKLIN, VP OF STRATEGY & FINANCE · MEGAN CAROLAN, VP OF POLICY RESEARCH · MARI CARY PHD, VP OF EVALUATION & PRACTICE · DESMOND P KELLY MD, TRUSTEE

Reported on the organization's IRS Form 990, Part VII.

Funding received

Received grants from 8 independent grantmakers, totalling $1,656,288, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization.

ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION (2024)

SPARTANBURG COUNTY FOUNDATION (2024)

HOLLINGSWORTH FUNDS INC (2024)

UNITED WAY OF GREENVILLE COUNTY INC (2024)

LENA FOUNDATION (2023)

Funders of similar organizations

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Source: IRS Form 990 filings and other public records, republished by Helpfund. Placement is never sold.