EIN 72-1058157

Agenda for Children

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
42
Year formed
1986
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Agenda for Children is a thirty-one year old nonprofit advocacy and service organization that focuses on the well-being of children, from birth through eighteen years of age. Their mission is to make Louisiana a state in which all children can thrive.
Total revenues
$19,444,080
2023
Total expenses
$17,973,752
2023
Total assets
$20,290,257
2023
Num. employees
42
2023

Program areas at Agenda for Children

The city seats program increased access to 200 quality infant and toddler care seats in 20 childcare centers across the city. The city seats program paid for enrollment of 200 students at a rate of $1,000.00 per student per month, which amounted to $12,000 per student for 12 months. The program improved quality by providing educational coaching, mental health consultation, and professional development to participating child care centers. The program also provided wrap-around services to Children and families including developmental screening, hearing and vision screening, and social work. City seats maintained high enrollment and attendance supported working families (60% of families were working and/or in school shifted to virtual platforms to provide over 300 hours of coaching during the pandemic), provided high-quality professional development with emphasis on child social-emotional learning and staff self-care improved developmental screening and referral, resulting in increased enrollment of Children with special needs to 6%, and added social work services for parents and staff.agenda for Children played a key role in creating new seats at early learning sites for low-income Children birth to age 3 while improving the quality of early childhood education programming which lead to building the capacity of local communities to meet the needs of our youngest learners. Agenda dispersed funding that expanded high-quality preschool programs in high-need communities throughout our service area.
Agenda for Children provided differentiated coaching, which is high quality coaching for child care staff; group training that was developed and delivered by content experts; and acted as a centralized source of child care information and supported families and the industry within their communities. Agenda for Children and partners provide instructional coaches to each center participating in the program, who support and develop each teacher with noeen city seats students in their classroom; conduct assessments in the classrooms of the environment (iters) and of the interactions between the teachers and students (class). Agenda also played a major role in facilitating the provision of emergency respite care during hurricanes and the pandemic.

Grants made by Agenda for Children

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Preschool Learning CenterSeats for Early Care and Education To Children$981,191
Preschool Learning CenterSeats for Early Care and Education To Children$981,191
Kids of Excellence Learning CenterSeats for Early Care and Education To Children$774,953
...and 23 more grants made totalling $7,163,696

Who funds Agenda for Children

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Baptist Community Ministries (BCM)New Orleans Early Childhood Education Strategic$534,500
Third Sector New England (TSNE)Ece Workforce Task Force$350,000
Policy Institute for the Children of LouisianaTo Assist Child Care Centers Impacted By Hurricane Ida$339,500
...and 13 more grants received

Personnel at Agenda for Children

NameTitleCompensation
Jennifer RobertsChief Executive Officer$205,597
Nikki CousizanVice President , Accounting and Finance
Anna WilliamsonManaging Director , Ctr for Early Childcare / Managing Director , Ctr for Early Childhood / Managing Director , Center for Early Childhood Programs and Professional Development$118,752
Nicole CousizanDirector of Finance and Administration / Director of Finance and Accounting$114,810
Teresa FalgoustDirector , Judy Watts Center and Director of Data and Research / Director , Data Research and Analytics
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for Agenda for Children

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$19,295,937
Program services$20,232
Investment income and dividends$106,761
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$21,150
Total revenues$19,444,080

Form 990s for Agenda for Children

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-08-19990View PDF
2023-062024-05-17990View PDF
2022-062023-06-02990View PDF
2021-062023-03-02990View PDF
2021-062022-05-16990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s

Organizations like Agenda for Children

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Covenant House InternationalNew York, NY$88,308,947
West Michigan Partnership for ChildrenDorr, MI$31,121,065
Action for Children (AFC)Columbus, OH$15,950,626
South Ward Children's Alliance (SWA)Newark, NJ$10,895,093
National Children's AllianceWashington, DC$32,300,331
South Carolina Center for Fathers and FamiliesCleveland, OH$7,669,297
Tremont Monterey Day Care CenterBronx, NY$12,705,224
Community Advocates (CA)Milwaukee, WI$46,085,952
West Central Initiative (WCI)Fergus Falls, MN$9,220,682
Early Learning Indiana (ELI)Indianapolis, IN$91,790,951
Data update history
August 13, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 7, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
August 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $300,000 from W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF)
July 14, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
June 30, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsHuman service organizationsYouth service charitiesHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildren
Characteristics
Provides grantsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
8300 Earhart Blvd 201
New Orleans, LA 70118
Metro area
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
County
Orleans Parish, LA
Website URL
agendaforchildren.org/ 
Phone
(504) 586-8509
Facebook page
agendaforchildren 
Twitter profile
@agenda4children 
IRS details
EIN
72-1058157
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1986
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P30: Childrens and Youth Services
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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