Carteret County Partnership for Children
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Carteret County Partnership for Children's mission is to inspire, support and advocate for young children and their families in the areas of health, education and child care.
- Income
- $774,007
- Spending
- $766,019
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 94%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 68
- Highest pay
- $82,962, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 67 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (9)
- $214,756 spent. RATIO REDUCTION SUBSIDY (2341): This activity includes subsidy rate enhancements available for facilities with a star rating of 4 or better for children under the age of six and may include best practice bonuses. Subsidize childcare for at risk children under the age of six in families eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy families (TANF) who are participating in the Home Based Family Therapy activity.
- $195,471 spent. CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL (3125;3105): This activity will coordinate and provide training on child care related topics, provide technical assistance to child care facilities, collect data and analysis for reporting and provide information to the public regarding early childhood issues. A resource library for parents and child care providers will be maintained.
- $35,787 spent. MONITORING AND EVALUATION (5603): Monitors each program to ensure programmatic and fiscal accountability and provides for the collection and reporting of data to ensure that the programs and the Partnership are meeting their expected goals and outcomes. The Partnership is accountable to the North Carolina Partnership for Children (Smart Start) and undergoes a biennial audit.
- $73,230 spent. HOME BASED FAMILY THERAPY (5415): Provides through Better Beginnings Inc. home-based family therapy and case management to those children with risk factors that have been associated with the development of negative outcomes later in life.
- $44,543 spent. ENHANCED RATIO REDUCTION QUALITY SUBSIDY ADMINISTRATION (2361):This activity will provide services to support the implementation of the Ratio Reduction Subsidy activity including program administration; family outreach and application; eligibility determination; payment processing; annual recertification; and reporting, etc.
- $13,910 spent. PUBLIC AWARENESS (5517) - Participating medical care providers will incorporate early literacy into young children's regular pediatric checkups or well-child visits by providing parents with new, culturally and developmentally appropriate books to take home and read to their children. The medical care providers will discuss the importance of reading, model reading a book aloud to the child, and encourage parent-child interactions as part of pre-literacy and language development with an emphasis on children growing up in low-income communities.
- $61,786 spent. BABY STEPS PROGRAM/BASICS INSIGHTS (5505; 5506) - This activity serves families of children from pre-natal to early preschool age. Intensive support is provided to the participating families through in-home visits using the research based/practice informed Partners for a Healthy Baby Curriculum developed by Florida State University Center for Prevention and Early Intervention.
- $8,000 spent. DPIL (5526): Families in Carteret County with children age 0-5 may register to receive a new book every month from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Parents will be encouraged to read to their child regularly promoting a successful future for their child.
- $520 spent. Fundraising (9200): This program is used to supplement additional funding for grant revenue.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Community Partnership for Children Inc (Daytona Beach, FL), EIN 59-3614241. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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