About Scus Head Start Programs
We give children in the U.S. and around the world a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm; we respond to emergencies and work to transform children’s lives so they grow up healthy, educated and safe.
Focus Areas
EducationHealthEmergency ResponseChild ProtectionEarly Childhood DevelopmentNutrition
Who They Fund
not specified in summary
Funding Style
project-based / activity-specific fundingdirect service / program deliveryshort-term or single-activity support
Topics
About Scus Head Start Programs
Scus Head Start Programs Inc’s recent giving is defined by education activity grants that reach schools, ministries, libraries, and child-serving nonprofits across several states. The largest recent award in the dataset went to Word Ministries in Eunice, Louisiana for $226,603 in 2024, followed closely by Calcasieu Parish School Board in Lake Charles, Louisiana at $225,898 the same year. Those awards sit alongside a broader pattern of support for direct service organizations working with children and families, including Boys and Girls Clubs, parish school boards, and community coalitions. The foundation’s stated purpose centers on helping children in the U.S. and around the world get a healthy start in life, learn, and be protected from harm. That mission aligns with a portfolio that includes education, health, emergency response, child protection, early childhood development, and nutrition. In the recent grants list, the work is highly activity-specific rather than open-ended, with many grants tied to education programming and school-based or community-based services. Recipients include organizations in Louisiana, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee, suggesting a wide service footprint even though the foundation itself is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut.
What Scus Head Start Programs Funds
Education activity is the clearest throughline in the recent grants list. Scus Head Start Programs Inc gave $107,895 in 2025 to Sandhills Moore Coalition for Human Care in Southern Pines, North Carolina, and $63,345 in 2024 to Kannapolis City Schools in Kannapolis, North Carolina. It also supported Stanly County Schools in Albemarle, North Carolina with $43,773 in 2024 and another $52,773 that year to City of Albemarle for the same activity type. The portfolio also reaches child- and family-facing community organizations. Boys & Girls Club of Drew County in Monticello, Arkansas received $49,661 in 2024, while Boys and Girls Clubs of Acadiana Inc in Lafayette, Louisiana received $36,844 in 2023. Louisiana recipients appear frequently in the list, including Word Ministries in Eunice and Casa of St Landry - Evangeline Inc in Opelousas, both funded for education activity. That pattern fits a direct-service approach focused on local program delivery rather than broad unrestricted support.
How Scus Head Start Programs Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$710K
Total Assets
$8.9M
Total Revenue
$52.2M
Total Expenses
$52.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $30K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
National5 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in AR.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ARVELIS BYRD
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