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Start Early

Fiscal year ending 2023. Filed on March 19, 2024.

33 W Monroe Suite 1200
NW
Chicago, Illinois 60603

Start Early (EIN: 36-3186328) has filed an IRS Form 990 between fiscal years 2016 and 2024. In its fiscal year 2023 IRS Form 990 filing, Start Early, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 12 out of 451 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $284,385. The highest compensated employee at Start Early is Ms Sarah Rittling with fiscal year 2023 compensation of $347,604. Start Early changed its name from Ounce of Prevention Fund in 2021.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$120,133,044

Expenses

$108,099,164

Employee compensation

$49,475,753
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Ms Sarah Rittling
Executive Director, FFYF
$347,604
$283,862 No related comp$63,742
Ms Rebecca Berlin
Chief Learning Officer Until 12/22
$335,872
$270,008 No related comp$65,864
Mr Michael Hoffman
Chief Operating Officer
$310,688
$300,023 No related comp$10,665
Ms Donna Iwanski
Chief Financial Officer
$288,662
$261,067 No related comp$27,595
Mr Cynthia Jackson
Executive Director, ELN
$284,242
$256,534 No related comp$27,708
Ms Clare Dunham
Former Senior Vice President
$280,082
$276,311 No related comp$3,771
Ms Kristin Bernhard
Chief Policy and Research Officer
$279,859
$235,343 No related comp$44,516
Ms Johanna Vetter
Chief Advancement Officer
$269,464
$260,000 No related comp$9,464
Ms Valisa Smith
Executive Director
$265,973
$208,286 No related comp$57,687
Ms Daphne Logan
Senior Vice President
$258,406
$238,508 No related comp$19,898
Ms Diana McClarien
Vice President EHSN
$207,385
$199,730 No related comp$7,655
Ms Diana Rauner
President
$0

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Mr Bill Friend
Director
Mr Charles Matthews
Director
Mr Curt R Bailey
Director
Mr Dan O'Keefe
Director
Mr David Casper
Director
Mr Paul Metzger
Director
Mr Raul Raymundo
Director
Mr Richard Rothkopf
Director
Mr Sam Yagan
Director
Mr Suk Shah
Board Treasurer
Mr Tom Gimbel
Director
Ms Anne Tuohy
Director

Contractors

Winterbridge LLC
Advertising Consulting
$632,528
Thorn Run Partners
Government Relations
$256,000
Penta Group LLC
Public Affairs
$246,000
Advanced Security Solutions
Security
$210,622
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Legal
$208,440

Mission Statement

Start Early advances quality early learning for families with children, before birth through their earliest years, to help close the opportunity gap.

Revisions to this organization profile

March 26, 2025:
2024 Start Early 990 filed
March 19, 2024:
2023 Start Early 990 filed
May 3, 2023:
2022 Start Early 990 filed

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