North Carolina · Nonprofit
THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC
THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,992,122 to it, the largest being NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC ($4,981,822). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $2.3M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $5.0M
- Net assets
- $32k
What The Halifax-Warren Smart Start Partnership for Children Inc does
Mission
Through collaborative efforts, opportunities will be made available for citizens to create nurturing & supportive environments in which young children can develop physically, socially, emotionallly & intellectually to their fullest potential. The primary emphasis will be on children ages 0-5 and their families.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Child care education quality: includes program child care resources and referral. Services to expand and increase the quality of child care in halifax and warren counties. 92 early childhood educators received training; 20 early childhood classrooms received technical assistance; 550 children and their families received kindergarten transition materials
$139,477 spentof which $241 as grants7% of program spendingHealth & safety:nutrition and physical education; child care health consultant; and car seat safty programs. Technical assistance for child care providers on nutrition, physical activity, outdoor learning enviroments, health and safety. 20 child care facilities received technical assistance. 92 early childhood educators received training.150 caregivers received car seat training and 209 child care seats were provided.
$173,941 spentof which $2,114 as grants8% of program spendingNc pre-k: nc pre-k-development and implementation of the nc pre k prekindergarten program for at-risk four-year-olds who are at risk of failure in kindergarten. The goal is to provide quality prekindergarten services in order to enhance kindergarten readiness. 305 children enrolled in nc pre-k and served through 22 ncpk classrooms in 13 different sites. 16 classrooms received non-cash grants of classroom supplies and materials, furniture and equipment.
$1,651,083 spentof which $1,553,102 as grants80% of program spendingFamily support: includes the parents as teachers, parenting network, and dolly parton imagination library. 8 families received home visiting services; 8 families participated in group parenting education classes; 24 parents participated in one time parenting training events; 1549 children enrolled in the dolly parton imagination library.
$97,326 spentof which $94,000 as grants5% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,061,827.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 2018 to 2019, from $138k to $346k (+150%).
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: 2018 95% · 2019 91% · 2020 79% · 2021 100% · 2022 99% · 2023 99% · 2024 100% · 2025 100%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 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
Magda Baligh
Executive director
Board chair
Stanley Lewis Jr
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $529k → $596k.
From the IRS filings of THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START 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
THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% 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 THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 99% · 2020 99% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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 THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START 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. 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
THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
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In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC?
- THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,992,122 to it, the largest being NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC ($4,981,822). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $4,992,122 in grants to THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC?
- NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC is the largest funder on record, with $4,981,822 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE HALIFAX-WARREN SMART START 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 2018–2025), and the filings of 2 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