INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC
Helping those who help children succeed
INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC
EIN: 27-1904900
as of September 2023
as of September 18, 2023
Mission
Launched in 2010, the Institute for Child Success (ICS) is an independent research and applied policy organization. ICS works to create a culture that facilitates and fosters the success of all children. ICS supports policymakers, service providers, government agencies, funders, and business leaders focused on early childhood development, healthcare, and education, with the goal of improving the lives of young children prenatal to age eight and their families. ICS helps young children succeed by working with stakeholders to seek holistic solutions to complex early childhood challenges.
Ruling year
2010
President
Jamie Moon
Main address
613 E. McBee Ave.
Greenville, SC 29601 USA
EIN
27-1904900
Early childhood education
Health care quality
Public policy
Child welfare
Social sciences
Population served
Families
Parents
Non-adult children
Caregivers
Ethnic and racial groups
NTEE code
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (V05)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reportsWhat we aim to solve
ICS serves as an incubator for new knowledge, a clearinghouse for the most up to date research, and a trusted advisor to governments, policy makers, foundations, and nonprofits seeking to improve outcomes for the children they serve. It also continues to provide innovative thought leadership and opportunities for professional development, training, and education to the field. ICS cultivates early childhood ecosystems by helping individuals and organizations co-create a better, brighter future for the next generation of children.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Pay for Success
ICS performs feasibility studies for counties, cities and states across the U.S. We complete landscape, market, and outcomes analyses.
Where we work
Awards
Outstanding Nonprofit Organization 2020
Riley Institute at Furman University
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Child well being
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Infants and toddlers, Children
Related Program
Pay for Success
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Child wellbeing is measured in numerous, intersecting and overlapping ways. It occurs when multiple entities are working together and interrelated outcomes are achieved.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
Learn more about Sustainable Development Goals.
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
At the Institute for Child Success, we cultivate early childhood ecosystems to ensure that all children can succeed, thrive, and reach their potential. As a successful cultivator of early childhood ecosystems, ICS has identified a roadmap for initiatives, based in its significant experience providing technical assistance to communities. The roadmap has three co-dependent parts that result in Child Success: Stakeholders, Values, and Process. ICS seeks to help communities move through this roadmap in order to cultivate their early childhood ecosystem.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our strategies are:
Facilitate/support research initiatives that promote the development and implementation of best practices and policies.
Collect and disseminate data and information that propels individual and collective action to improve the early childhood support system.
Provide evaluation services to organizations needing services to assess effectiveness of interventions and innovations.
Provide tools for statewide partners seeking to implement best practices.
Convene stakeholders to increase knowledge base, raise awareness, increase consensus and provide a vehicle for state solutions to strengthen the early childhood support system.
Facilitate and/or support efforts to scale initiatives that work.
Grow the leadership capacity to build a strong, effective early childhood system.
Develop/support innovations that facilitate strengthening the early childhood system.
Facilitate innovation in the early childhood arena.
Maintain a leadership presence in influencing state policy.
Encourage private sector engagement in developing strong, effective early childhood policy.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Institute for Child Success team brings together expertise from across many disciples, including public policy, evaluation, research, convening, and administration to support our strategic goal and priorities.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2021 info
1.78
Months of cash in 2021 info
10.1
Fringe rate in 2021 info
28%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
This snapshot of INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $498,111 | $2,466 | $72,293 | $55,854 | -$9,129 |
| As % of expenses | 28.2% | 0.2% | 4.9% | 3.8% | -0.4% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $498,111 | $2,466 | $72,293 | $55,854 | -$15,654 |
| As % of expenses | 28.2% | 0.2% | 4.9% | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $2,141,652 | $1,640,611 | $1,547,482 | $1,525,513 | $2,842,292 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 15.5% | -23.4% | -5.7% | -1.4% | 86.3% |
| Program services revenue | 10.8% | 11.0% | 12.8% | 6.1% | 6.5% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Government grants | 41.7% | 28.4% | 0.0% | 10.6% | 5.4% |
| All other grants and contributions | 47.3% | 59.0% | 87.2% | 83.2% | 88.1% |
| Other revenue | 0.1% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $1,763,616 | $1,638,145 | $1,475,188 | $1,469,659 | $2,042,532 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | -14.3% | -7.1% | -9.9% | -0.4% | 39.0% |
| Personnel | 56.5% | 45.7% | 60.6% | 71.0% | 57.4% |
| Professional fees | 28.0% | 36.0% | 24.0% | 3.8% | 35.6% |
| Occupancy | 2.8% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.6% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| All other expenses | 12.7% | 16.4% | 12.9% | 23.0% | 4.9% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $1,763,616 | $1,638,145 | $1,475,188 | $1,469,659 | $2,049,057 |
| One month of savings | $146,968 | $136,512 | $122,932 | $122,472 | $170,211 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $43,500 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $1,910,584 | $1,774,657 | $1,598,120 | $1,592,131 | $2,262,768 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Months of cash | 4.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 10.1 |
| Months of cash and investments | 4.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 10.1 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 3.9 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $607,414 | $259,469 | $464,010 | $469,088 | $1,718,464 |
| Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $182,535 | $430,956 | $225,813 | $369,850 | $152,000 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $43,500 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.0% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 31.2% | 21.3% | 10.4% | 19.6% | 41.6% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $545,568 | $548,034 | $620,327 | $676,181 | $660,527 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $808,889 |
| Total net assets | $545,568 | $548,034 | $620,327 | $676,181 | $1,469,416 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
President
Jamie Moon
Jamie Moon joined the Institute for Child Success (ICS) as President in 2012. He oversees the organization’s mission, operational, and strategic direction focusing on early childhood education, health and wellbeing. Originally from Upstate South Carolina, Jamie earned his bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston and master’s degree in International Affairs from The American University in Washington, DC.
Prior to joining ICS, Jamie was the Executive Director of the Center for Developmental Services (CDS) from 2009-2012. Jamie also served as a Foreign Service Officer with the United States Department of State, working as a consul and vice consul at several posts in Latin America. Earlier in his career, Jamie led the client relations efforts of Blackbaud, a technology solutions firm supporting philanthropic organizations.
Jamie serves as Board Chair of Together SC’s Advocacy Allies and on the advisory board of the Perinatal Awareness for Successful Outcomes (PASOs).
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC
Highest paid employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS INC
Board of directorsas of 06/09/2023
Board of directors data
Gary Glickman
G2 Advisory Services
Term: 2022 -
Susan Shi
Community Leader
Frances Ellison
Community Leader
Carolyn Ellis
Cliff & Carolyn Ellis Foundation
Desmond Kelly
Prisma Health - Upstate
William Schmidt, MD
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital - Upstate (Retired
Ann Robinson
Bank of America
Merl Code
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
Sylvia Echols
Board of Directors, Early Learning Partnership of York County
Dick Wilkerson
Michelin North America (Retired)
Neil Grayson
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Tami McKnew
Fox Rothschild
Calvin Calhoun III
Vice Chair, Truist
Loranne Ausley
Attorney and Member, Florida House of Representatives
Marion E. Broome
Duke University School of Nursing
JoKeitha Seabrook
3FG Consulting
Chris Story
City of Spartanburg, SC
Crystal Campbell
Dorchester County First Steps
Deb Long
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
Paul Dworkin
Help Me Grow National Center
Francis Rushton
Beaufort Pediatrics & University of South Carolina
Ben McAdams
former Congressman
Kelly Escobar, PhD
FUEL at Robin Hood
Shimica Gaskins
Grace/End Child Poverty
Francis Rushton, MD
ret. Beaufort Pediatrics & University of South Carolina
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 09/09/2021GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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