Organizations Filed Purposes:
VOICES FOR ILLINOIS CHILDREN, INC. WAS ORGANIZED TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS BY BRINGING ABOUT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN PUBLIC POLICIES AND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN THROUGH RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF ILLINOIS CHILDREN.
FISCAL POLICY CENTER - THE FISCAL POLICY CENTER PROVIDES TIMELY, CREDIBLE, AND ACCESSIBLE ANALYSES TO 1) IMPROVE ILLINOIS' TAX AND BUDGET SYSTEM SO THAT THE STATE RAISES ADEQUATE AND SUSTAINABLE REVENUE IN AN EQUITABLE MANNER TO FUND ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES; AND 2) STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC SECURITY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW - AND MODERATE-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.
KIDS COUNT - SINCE 1992, VOICES FOR ILLINOIS CHILDREN HAS LED THE ILLINOIS KIDS COUNT PROJECT TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CONDITION OF KIDS AND FAMILIES BY: 1) ANALYZE AND REPORT ON THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, AND 2) USING THAT INFORMATION CREATIVELY TO INFORM PUBLIC DEBATE AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC ACTION ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITHIN THE STATE.
EARLY CHILDHOOD - EARLY CHILDHOOD ENCOMPASSES A WIDE RANGE OF IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES DURING WHICH CRITICAL PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TAKES PLACE. THESE FIRST YEARS OF LIFE SERVE AS A VITAL FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LATER IN WORK AND LIFE. UNFORTUNATELY, TOO MANY ILLINOIS CHILDREN DON'T GET OFF TO A STRONG START, DUE TO ECONOMIC, LANGUAGE, AND OTHER BARRIERS. RESEARCH TELLS US THAT CHILDREN WHO START THEIR FORMAL YEARS OF EDUCATION LESS PREPARED THAN THEIR PEERS FALL FURTHER AND FURTHER BEHIND. EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES PROFOUNDLY INFLUENCE EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES LATER IN LIFE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Tasha Green Cruzat | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $137,641 |
| Curtis Tarver Ii | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Harold Rice Jr | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| John Rhine | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| John Miller | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Jones Blessman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Brian Dobbins | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Coulson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Wheeler Coleman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Marie Laporte | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Sue Swisher | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Bonnie Wheeler | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Christa Markgraff | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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