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US nonprofit · EIN 593167649 · Bartow, FLiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 593167649)Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Healthy Start Coalition of Hardee Highlands and Polk Counties Inc's network

14 people2 organisationsi14 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Janet KitchenCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Kathy DobsonPast President2020
6 yrs
Kaylee WebbBoard Member (As of 3/2025)2025
1 yr
Lacey WebbBoard Member (Thru 3/2025)2023
3 yrs
Laquanda BurroughsBoard Member (As of 5/2025)2025
1 yr
Latrice MoorePresident (Pres.-Elect Thru 5/2025)2024
2 yrs
Maria PearsonBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Melanie Proteau Blake (also filed as Melanie Blake)Board Member2024
2 yrs
Nancy LozellTreasurer (Thru 5/2025)2022
4 yrs
Patricia WigginsVice President (As of 5/2025)2025
1 yr
Samara WalkerBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Stephanie SevereBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Theresa PrescottTreasurer (Board Member Thru 5/2025)2024
2 yrs
Tyiesha GhentBoard Member (As of 9/2024)2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 14 →

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Charlene EdwardsExecutive Directorsince 2019
Lyle DuncanFinance Director July - November 20182019
Maragretta DelgadoFinance Directorsince 2024
Margaretta DelgadoFinance Managersince 2019

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Charlene EdwardsExecutive Director40$126k$7k
Maragretta DelgadoFinance Director25$55k$4k
Kathy DobsonPast President1$0
Patricia WigginsVice President (As of 5/2025)1$0
Latrice MoorePresident (Pres.-Elect Thru 5/2025)1$0
Nancy LozellTreasurer (Thru 5/2025)1$0
Theresa PrescottTreasurer (Board Member Thru 5/2025)1$0
Janet KitchenSecretary1$0
Melanie Proteau BlakeBoard Member0.5$0
Laquanda BurroughsBoard Member (As of 5/2025)0.5$0
Tyiesha GhentBoard Member (As of 9/2024)0.5$0
Maria PearsonBoard Member0.5$0
Stephanie SevereBoard Member0.5$0
Samara WalkerBoard Member0.5$0
Kaylee WebbBoard Member (As of 3/2025)0.5$0
Lacey WebbBoard Member (Thru 3/2025)0.5$0

About

Legal name
Healthy Start Coalition of Hardee Highlands and Polk Counties Inc
EIN
593167649
Address
650 E Davidson St, Bartow, FL, 33830-4051
State
Florida
Mission
To promote and support healthy pregnancies, babies, and families, by providing a maternal and child health system of care through community partnerships in hardee, highlands, and polk counties. (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1992
Principal officer
Charlene Edwards (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1994
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsKathy Dobson
≥5years on the filingsJanet Kitchen
≥5years on the filingsMaria Pearson
≥4years on the filingsNancy Lozell

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.4m
Total liabilities
$639k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.8m
Contributions and grants received
$3.7m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$1.3m
Employees
32
Volunteers
309

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$3.5m$3.5mDeficit $25k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

3 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Polk County Health DepartmentHealthy start program$917k
Highlands County Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Reduction IncHealthy start program$203k
Hardee County Health DepartmentHealthy start program$149k