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← EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MARION COUNTY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MARION COUNTY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$24,222,786
Total expenses
$24,219,099
Contributions and grants received
$24,218,670
Grants paid
$1,720,718
Program service revenue
$237
Investment income
$3,879
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$4,626,528
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,050,747
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$575,781
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$23,454,667
Management and general expenses
$764,432
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$23,454,667

Program services were 96.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $24,153,698

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $64,972

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,221

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROVIDER TRAINING

    total $237 · related or exempt $237

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,610 · excluded $2,610

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,269

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,269

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,269 · excluded $1,269

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,238,619 · program services $1,238,619

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $482,099 · program services $482,099

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $189,515 · program services $73,079 · management and general $116,436

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,843,992 · program services $1,493,566 · management and general $350,426

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $84,477 · program services $64,522 · management and general $19,955

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $240,961 · program services $184,303 · management and general $56,658

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $147,762 · program services $111,486 · management and general $36,276

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,475 · management and general $10,475

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $52,175 · management and general $52,175

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $968 · program services $968

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $17,126,281 · program services $17,113,691 · management and general $12,590

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $84,054 · program services $73,974 · management and general $10,080

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $83,750 · program services $62,358 · management and general $21,392

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $109,306 · program services $90,031 · management and general $19,275

  • 17 · Travel

    total $29,191 · program services $24,917 · management and general $4,274

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $16,065 · program services $14,836 · management and general $1,229

  • 20 · Interest

    total $699 · program services $681 · management and general $18

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $44,087 · program services $31,411 · management and general $12,676

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $34,541 · program services $2,549 · management and general $31,992

  • 24a · Other expenses: QUALITY INITIATIVES

    total $2,361,038 · program services $2,359,955 · management and general $1,083

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $13,060 · program services $8,050 · management and general $5,010

  • 24c · Other expenses: PARENT EDUCATION

    total $11,307 · program services $11,307

  • 24d · Other expenses: IN-KIND

    total $10,221 · program services $10,221

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,456 · program services $2,044 · management and general $2,412

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $61 · end of year $61

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,084,528 · end of year $2,280,032

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,669,011 · end of year $1,657,708

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $226,742 · end of year $9,857

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,037,485

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $461,660

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $619,912 · end of year $575,825

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $94,265 · end of year $103,045

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,012,999 · end of year $3,986,886

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $115,376 · end of year $63,861

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$2,408 · end of year $117,831

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $568,552 · end of year $457,950

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS TO OPTIMIZE A QUALITY EARLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR CHILDREN THROUGH CHILD CARE, VOLUNTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND PARENT EDUCATION.

  • THE SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES FOR EARLY CHILD EDUCATION AND CARE SO FAMILIES CAN BECOME FINANCIALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT AND THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE. SERVING CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH THE AGE OF 12. SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAMS PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN AND REFERRALS TO HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS THE PROGRAM TAKES INTO ACCOUNT A CHILD'S PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT; INVOLVES PARENTS AS THEIR CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER; PREPARES CHILDREN TO BE READY FOR SCHOOL; AND GIVES PARENTS INFORMATION ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST. THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION PROVIDES SERVICES IN THE SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM TO 2,216 CHILDREN IN MARION COUNTY.

    Expenses $18,008,965 · Grants $1,720,718 · Revenue $237

  • THE VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION PROGRAM -- PREPARES EARLY LEARNERS FOR SUCCESS IN KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. VPK HELPS BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR SCHOOL USING EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL CORRESPONDING TO VARIOUS STAGES IN A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. TO BE ELIGIBLE, CHILDREN MUST LIVE IN FLORIDA AND BE 4 YEARS OLD ON OR BEFORE SEPT. 1 OF THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. THE COALITION SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 1,309 CHILDREN PER MONTH.

    Expenses $4,970,223

  • HELP ME GROW (HMG) IS A UNIQUE, COMPREHENSIVE, AND INTEGRATED STATEWIDE SYSTEM DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND/OR BEHAVIORAL CONCERNS, AND THEN TO LINK CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. THE COALITION SERVED 260 CHILDREN IN 240 FAMILIES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.

    Expenses $166,070

  • SUCCESS BY 6 PROGRAM AND OTHER PROGRAMS: SUCCESS BY 6 IS A PARENT EDUCATION INITIATIVE WHICH FOCUSES ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION THROUGH PARENT TRAININGS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PARENT RESOURCES.

    Expenses $309,409

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carrie Theall

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $136,334
    From this org
    $127,110
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,224
    Hours/week
    40
  • Maritza Alejandro

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.14
  • Jennifer Beck

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.14
  • Earlene Carte

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.16
  • Jennifer Chatterton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.06
  • Elizabeth Chryst

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.06
  • Brenda Ford

    FORMER VICE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.37
  • Richard Forrester

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.12
  • Marty Fuqua

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.13
  • Heather Gamble

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.13
  • Andrew Goberdhan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.16
  • Lola Gonzalez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.01
  • Jeanne Henningsen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.04
  • Mark S Lander

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.01
  • Thomas Lobianco

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.33
  • Jennifer McBride

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.16
  • Matthew McClain

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.06
  • Todd Panzer

    ACTING CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.37
  • Evan Pitts

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35
  • Kathy Robbins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.06
  • Michelle Stone

    EXITING BOAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.01
  • Cecil Wilson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.14
  • Susan Rose

    CFO EFF. JAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • BLESSED TRINITY ANGELS IN ARMS

    $94,514

    COVID ASSISTANCE

  • CREATIVE BEGINNINGS PRESCHOOL

    $46,978

    COVID ASSISTANCE

  • ABC ACADEMY CHILD CARE AND LEARNING

    $41,814

    COVID ASSISTANCE

  • COVID ASSISTANCE

  • COVID ASSISTANCE

  • CENTER FOR HOLISTIC LEARNING & DEVE DBA BUILDING BLOCKS OF OCALA PRE

    $36,516

    COVID ASSISTANCE

  • ALL STARS LEARNING ACADEMY LLC

    $35,372

    COVID ASSISTANCE

  • FUTURE STARS PRESCHOOL ACADEMY

    $34,422

    COVID ASSISTANCE

  • KIDS KAMPUS OF CALA HILLS INC

    $33,964

    COVID ASSISTANCE

  • ABC ACADEMY OF BELLEVIEW

    $32,031

    COVID ASSISTANCE

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541359349310194

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