North Carolina · Nonprofit
CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP
CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP (North Carolina) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,779,277 to it, the largest being NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC ($3,756,724). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $457k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $3.8M
- Net assets
- $45k
What Chowan Perquimans Smart Start Partnership does
Mission
The mission of the Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start Partnership is to bring people and organizations together to enhance early childhood development and school readiness through advocacy, parent, and child care provider support programs.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Childcare Subsidy / Subsidy Admin (PSC 2341) (PSC 2361) Scholarships provided to eligible parents to help with childcare costs * 19 children from 18 families funded in Chowan County * 38 children funded in Perquimans County
$76,004 spentof which $70,043 as grants24% of program spendingChildcare Resource and Referral (PSC 3125) / Child Care Health Consultant (PSC 3414) Provides assistance to childcare providers through training and technical assistance to maintain or raise star ratings and quality of care. *70 Technical Assistance Consultations in 17 facilities, 21 Trainings held with 229 attendees, 28 Childcare providers and 109 parents using Lending Library with 2,085 checkouts.
$71,846 spentof which $3,869 as grants22% of program spendingCommunity Outreach (PSC 5517) Builds relationships in the community through events and partnerships with other agencies to inform families of resources offered to prepare children for kindergarten. 24 Community Events participated in or hosted, 19 Community Presentations provided; 478 attendees to Week of the Young Child Children's Festival; 344 Children received Toys for Tots
$63,788 spentof which $1,143 as grants20% of program spendingProgram Coordination (5603): Ensures accountability of Partnership programs building capacity, monitoring, and evaluating all Partnership activities to assure progress towards goals, objectives, tracks and reports outcomes.
$55,107 spent17% of program spendingParenting Skills Training (PSC 5505): Positive Parenting Program to help parents with parenting tips and ways to resolve behavior issues. 19 Parents completed 82 short one-on-one sessions, 34 children impacted. Kaleidoscope Play & Learn: A program providing weekly play groups promoting early learning and healthy development in young children. 22 Parents served, 29 children participating. Parenting Skills training (PSC 5505): Lantern (Bright by Text): Provides parenting tips by text based on child's age. Provides clear, reliable, and timely information to families to help children thrive. 122 Parents/caregivers participating.
$15,787 spent5% of program spendingKindergarten Transitions (PSC 3122): A Summer program for rising Kindergarteners who have not been in a high-quality four-year-old program. Students were introduced to early literacy concepts, math fundamentals, social and emotional learning, and routines. A total of 26 children participated.
$15,000 spentof which $15,000 as grants5% of program spendingBABY (Birth and Beginning Years) (PSC 5512) Through a series of ten classes covering topics such as Labor, Breastfeeding, Postpartum Depression, and Child Development, parents are provided a platform to learn, gain support and receive resource information. 11 expectant mothers and 3 fathers attended the class, impacting 11 newborns and 15 siblings.
$7,985 spentof which $3,656 as grants2% of program spendingProject EDU (PSC 3105) Provides higher education advising in the field of Early Childhood Education *14 childcare professionals received coaching and advising for higher education * 9 childcare professionals enrolled in college * 4 childcare professionals received incentives for attending college
$8,215 spentof which $7,500 as grants3% of program spendingDolly Parton Imagination Library (5526): Mails a free book monthly to children from birth to fifth birthday * 878 children served
$5,195 spent2% of program spendingReach Out and Read (PSC 5523) Provides a free book to children at each well-child visit which opens up the conversation for medical providers to advise parents of how to improve their child's literacy. 2386 Books given out at well-child visits at two medical sites.
$3,453 spentof which $2,180 as grants1% of program spending
The 10 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $322,380.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $47k to $64k (+37%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 89% · 2018 92% · 2019 94% · 2020 94% · 2021 92% · 2022 93% · 2023 93% · 2024 92% · 2025 91%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Susan Nixon
Executive Director
Board chair
Dee Spruce
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 5 funders to 2 funders, grant income rose $459k → $471k.
1 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 6 of 7 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP leans on a few funders — its largest provides 99% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 96% · 2018 99% · 2019 99% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP's grant income comes from North Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $131 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP?
- CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP (North Carolina) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,779,277 to it, the largest being NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC ($3,756,724). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $3,779,277 in grants to CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP?
- NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC is the largest funder on record, with $3,756,724 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHOWAN PERQUIMANS SMART START PARTNERSHIP find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing