Community Development Institute Head Start
Donations deductibleRevenue
$37.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$37.3m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$2.2m
$926k liabilities
Net assets
$1.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
7.0 years on average
Staff
943
1,471 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
Community Development Institute Head Start's network
5 people3 organisationsi5 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (7) 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
5 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camarrah Morgan | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Deborah Sandquist | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mark Elliott | Exec. Director/President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Patricia Perry | CFO/Secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Suellen Hixon | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Janice Moore | Project Director | since 2022 |
| Jessica Anderson | HR/Legal Director | since 2022 |
| Jubal Raffety | Training and Development Manager | since 2022 |
| Monica Buhler | Accouting Manager | since 2023 |
| Nila Rinehart | Project Director | since 2022 |
| Patti Smith | Senior Transition Manager | 2022 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Elliott | Exec. Director/President | 10 | $0 | $192k | $43k |
| Patricia Perry | CFO/Secretary | 10 | $0 | $181k | $41k |
| Deborah Sandquist | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Suellen Hixon | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Camarrah Morgan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nila Rinehart | Project Director | 10 | $0 | $174k | $39k |
| Jessica Anderson | H/R Legal Director | 10 | $0 | $167k | $26k |
| Janice Moore | Project Director | 10 | $0 | $166k | $39k |
| Jubal Raffety | Training and Development Manager | 10 | $0 | $152k | $36k |
| Monica Buhler | Accounting Manager | 10 | $0 | $146k | $22k |
About
- Legal name
- Community Development Institute Head Start
- EIN
- 841548541
- Address
- 10065 E Harvard Ave Ste 700, Denver, CO, 80231-5915
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- Cdi is the national interim management contractor under dhhs, acf, office of head start. In the direct operation of head start programs, cdi has served 131,000 children and employed over 35,000 local head start staff as the nim contractor since 2000. Cdi has operated 269 head start/early head start programs in 48 states, including the district of columbia and puerto rico. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B21 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Mark L Elliott (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMark Elliott
≥8years on the filingsPatricia Perry
≥6years on the filingsDeborah Sandquist
≥6years on the filingsSuellen Hixon
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
- $2.2m
- Total liabilities
- $926k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $36.8m
- Program service revenue
- $355k
- Employees
- 943
- Volunteers
- 1,471
State registration
3 entitiesiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Community Development Institute Head Start likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 23 May 2000
- Registered agent
- Patricia Kay Hershfeldt Perry (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.
Community Development Institute Head Start likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, active business entities (data.oregon.gov tckn-sxa6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Oregon
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 22 April 2024
- Registered agent
- Corporation Service Company (city and state not held)
Community Development Institute Head Start likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 25 February 2002
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.