Head Starter Network
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE HEADSTARTER NETWORK IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CREATED TO PROVIDE A NIMBLE, INTERDISCIPLINARY, AND FORWARD-LOOKING ENGINE FOR DRIVING INNOVATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION. WE CONSTANTLY SEEK TO APPLY BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIONS FROM TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, AND ACADEMIA TO SHAPE NEW MODELS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
- Income
- $113,525
- Spending
- $119,214
- Reserves
- -2.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 87%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 6 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 111% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
- THE HEADSTARTER NETWORK SERVES AS A FORUM FOR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AMONG EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION PRACTITIONERS AS WELL AS WITH OTHER INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS. WE ARE KEEN TO TAKE THE BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIONS OF OTHER DISCIPLINES, ESPECIALLY THE DISRUPTIVE POTENTIAL OF EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES, AND COMBINE THEM WITH THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC INSIGHTS ON EARLY LEARNING.IN THE SPIRIT OF HEAD START'S BEGINNING AS A CROSS-SECTOR COLLANPRATION, THE HEADSTARTER NETWORK IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE FIELD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY THINKING AND DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION. OUR GOAL IS TO FACILITATE COLLABORATIONS, EXPERIMENTS, RESEARCH, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND VENTURES BETWEEN NETWORK MEMBERS - PRACTITIONERS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, ACADEMIA, VENTURE PHILANTHROPY, AND FOUNDATIONS.THE HEADSTARTER NETWORK IS A COMMUNITY FOR ANYBODY CURIOUS AND POISED TO EXPLORE AND IMPACT THE FUTURE OF EARLY LEARNING.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 November 6, 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 December 2016.
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 November 4, 2026.
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