North Carolina · Nonprofit
COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC
COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,325,315 to it, the largest being NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC ($4,164,148). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $670k
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $4.3M
- Net assets
- $189k
What Columbus County Partnership for Children Inc does
Mission
To provide families with children ages birth to five with access to high quality affordable services to make sure all children are healthy and prepared to succeed when they enter kindergarten.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Community Outreach, Information and Resources provides printed materials including brochures and press releases for the Partnership's activities. This activity also maintains the organization's website and social media accounts. The staff presents information in the community. There were a total of 7 community presentations and 3 outreach events completed. A golf fundraiser, Magic on Main and summer literacy outreach events were hosted to promote literacy and awareness of the Partnership and Smart Start programs and services. 45 table displays were erected at community events, fairs and festivals. Staff made 604 posts to Facebook which reached 66,508 people. 15 articles were written for publication in local newspapers. 96% of parents and guardians participating in community presentations/events indicated on a post survey that they increased their knowledge of Partnership programs and services, as well as the importance of a child's early years.
$333,483 spentof which $8,487 as grants58% of program spendingSmart Start Early Learning & Family Resource Center (ELF) serves as a hub for activities for early childhood professionals, those planning a future in the field of child care, community members, and families. The ELF served 485 patrons including 328 children; 76 of the visitors were new to the facility. 42 story time sessions were presented in person with 285 children participating. Virtual story time sessions posted to YouTube received 5,710 views. 100% of family members surveyed indicated ways in which the resources and materials helped their children; 100% of child care providers surveyed indicated ways the resources and materials helped their child care programs.
$83,286 spent$218 earned by the program15% of program spendingQuality Enhancement Project helps licensed child care programs increase the level of star rated licensure and the level of provider education. Professional development services are also available for facilities that complete an Educational Facility Plan. 24 child care facilities had at least 1 staff member participating in one of the 13 quality related workshops that were conducted. Child care providers received 35 hours of technical assistance. 71 visits to child care facilities were made by the quality specialist.
$51,718 spentof which $466 as grants9% of program spendingProgram Coordination/Evaluation
$57,914 spent10% of program spendingParents As Teachers
$15,000 spentof which $15,000 as grants3% of program spendingRaising A Reader
$11,979 spentof which $1,096 as grants2% of program spendingDolly Parton Imagination Library
$7,754 spent1% of program spendingInclusive Child Care
$6,420 spent1% of program spendingLiteracy Programs
$3,208 spentof which $2,540 as grants1% of program spendingHealth Care Transportation
$2,031 spentof which $2,031 as grants0% of program spending
The 10 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $572,793.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 $91k to $229k (+153%).
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: 2021 89% · 2022 67% · 2023 70% · 2024 76% · 2025 76%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC’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. 1 of the last 5 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
Selena Rowell
Executive Director
Board chair
Natalie Hinson
Board Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $427k → $533k.
2 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 2% 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 COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 96% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% 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 COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 99% · 2018 100% · 2019 99% · 2020 95% · 2021 95% · 2022 91% · 2023 89% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
50% of COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 75% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
100% of COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC'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. $88k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states 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
COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC has grown faster than half of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC
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
82% 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 COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC?
- COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,325,315 to it, the largest being NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC ($4,164,148). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $4,325,315 in grants to COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC?
- NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC is the largest funder on record, with $4,164,148 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like COLUMBUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC 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 2021–2025), and the filings of 8 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