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EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MARION COUNTY INC

EIN 59-3627759 OCALA, FL

Revenue 2023
$24,222,786
Expenses 2023
$24,219,099

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

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B032
Classification
1200
Street
2300 SW 17TH RD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

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.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $24,222,786
    Expenses
    $24,219,099
    Contributions
    $24,218,670
    Grants paid
    $1,720,718
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $37,400,656
    Expenses
    $37,492,315
    Contributions
    $37,381,985
    Grants paid
    $16,551,164

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,809,947
    Expenses
    $21,608,098
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,549,020
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $19,272,035
    Expenses
    $19,228,334
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,959,241
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,500,790
    Expenses
    $17,501,548
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,255,100
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,296,582
    Expenses
    $16,244,171
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,576,208
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,984,559
    Expenses
    $15,913,684
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,563,805
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $14,998,663
    Expenses
    $15,017,163
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,011,862
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,416,875
    Expenses
    $13,453,895
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,082,017
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,071,743
    Expenses
    $15,107,725
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,694,345
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,510,111
    Expenses
    $15,530,506
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,578,146
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $14,949,947
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,779,124

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

  • CREATIVE BEGINNINGS PRESCHOOL

    $463,065

    2022 COVID ASSISTANCE

  • FANTASTIKIDS ACADEMY 3 LLC

    $420,922

    2022 COVID ASSISTANCE

  • KIDS ACADEMY INC

    $374,601

    2022 COVID ASSISTANCE

  • ST PAUL'S CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

    $353,281

    2022 COVID ASSISTANCE

  • STEPPING STONES CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

    $351,253

    2022 COVID ASSISTANCE

  • ABC ACADEMY CHILD CARE AND LEARNING

    $341,465

    2022 COVID ASSISTANCE

  • 2022 COVID ASSISTANCE

  • KIDS KAMPUS OF CALA HILLS INC

    $324,003

    2022 COVID ASSISTANCE

  • BLESSED TRINITY ANGELS IN ARMS

    $320,292

    2022 COVID ASSISTANCE

  • FUTURE STARS PRESCHOOL ACADEMY

    $316,798

    2022 COVID ASSISTANCE

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.