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EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MANATEE COUNTY INC

EIN 65-0811318 PALMETTO, FL

Revenue 2024
$32,688,880
Expenses 2024
$32,938,401

Program services were 94.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B21
Classification
2000
Street
PO BOX 939

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 · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE AND COORDINATE THE SERVICES OF SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAMS, IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER, IN ORDER TO HELP ALL CHILDREN DEVELOP THE SKILLS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE FUTURE EDUCATION SUCCESS, TO SUPPORT THE ROLE OF PARENTS AS THEIR CHILD'S FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER AND TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

  • THE SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM (SR) OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES FOR EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE SO THEY CAN BECOME FINANCIALLY SELFSUFFICIENT, AND THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. SCHOOL READINESS CHILDCARE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO ASSIST THEM IN OBTAINING AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY CHILDCARE. CHILDREN ARE ELIGIBLE FROM BIRTH THROUGH 12 YEARS OF AGE. THE ELC PROVIDED FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDCARE FOR 4,116 CHILDREN AT 137 EARLY LEARNING PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT MANATEE COUNTY.

    Expenses $19,738,536

  • THE VPK PROGRAM IS A FREE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PREPARE FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS. THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINSTRATION OF THE VOLUTARY PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM. THE ELC SERVED 2,833 VPK CHILDREN IN 213 VPK EARLY LEARNING PROVIDERS. THROUGH OUTREACH AND AWARENESS, THE ELC PROMOTED THE VPK PROGRAM BY AIRING VPK PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, DISTRIBUTING INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS AND ADVERTISING THE PROGRAM THROUGH A VARIETY OF MARKETING OUTLETS.

    Expenses $7,782,364

  • COMPREHENSIVE CONSUMER EDUCATION COALITION STAFF CONDUCT ONE-ON-ONE EDUCATION IN THE OFFICE, PROVIDE LITERATURE IN THE LOBBY, AND PARTICIPATE IN MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS DAY OF HOPE, SAFE KIDS NIGHT, AND BACK-TO-SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS AT TITLE ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE COALITION'S FLEET, CONSISTING OF THE MOBILE LEARNING LAB, THE DREAM MACHINE, AND THE ELC EXPLORER ARE UTILIZED AT THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS TO DISTRIBUTE HIGH-QUALITY CHILDREN'S BOOKS, PROMOTE THE SCHOOL READINESS AND VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION'S ROLE AS A COMMUNITY PARTNER. THE COALITION ALSO MAINTAINS CONSUMER EDUCATION ON ITS WEBSITE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PAGE CONTAINS VALUABLE LINKS TO SCHOOL READINESS AND PARENT EDUCATION DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS THE FAMILY GUIDE FOR SELECTING QUALITY CHILD CARE AND QUALITY CHECKLIST. THE ELC CONTINUES TO PUBLISH ITS SEASONAL FAMILY MAGAZINE, NEXTGEN. THIS PUBLICATION IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MANATEE COUNTY CONTRACTED CHILDCARE PROGRAMS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN AND PROVIDES A VARIETY OF INFORMATIVE ARTICLES ON CHILD AND FAMILY-RELATED TOPICS. NEXTGEN ALSO INCLUDES A DIRECTORY OF ALL LEGALLY OPERATING CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN MANATEE COUNTY. IN ADDITION, OVER 45,000 HIGH QUALITY CHILDREN'S BOOKS WERE SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY. EARLY LEARNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: THE ELC PROVIDED 78 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS ON 41 INDIVIDUAL TOPICS WITH 1,744 STUDENT CONTACTS, AND 241.6 TRAINING HOURS. TOPIC INCLUDED LANGUAGE AND LITERACY, INCLUSION, MATHEMATICS, STEAM, BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NUTRITION, AND FIRST AID AND CPR. ADDITIONALLY, THE ELC PROVIDER COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 2,506 TEACHERS TOTALING 1,073 TECHNICAL OR COACHING HOURS, AND 789 SESSIONS PROVIDED IN CHILDCARE CENTERS ACROSS MANATEE COUNTY. EARLY LEARNING CLASSROOM QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS: THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MANATEE COUNTY BRINGS EDUCATIONAL CONTINUITY AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS TO NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THE COUNTY THROUGH OUR FLEET-BASED PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES AGES 3 TO VPK IN CHILDCARE CENTERS AROUND MANATEE COUNTY IN TRANSFORMED SCHOOL BUSES. FRAME THEIR LEARNING IS A TEACHING SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP TEACHERS IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE AND RAISE THEIR CLASS? INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT SCORES. THE TOOLS PROVIDED HELP TEACHERS ASK MORE THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTIONS AND IMPROVE THEIR EXCHANGES WITH STUDENTS TO SPUR HIGHER-QUALITY INTERACTIONS, LEARNING, AND RETENTION. ELC COMBINES FRAME THEIR LEARNING AND STEAM BY OFFERING ON-SITE SESSIONS WITH TEACHERS AND THEN A STEAM VISIT WITH THE BUS WHERE STUDENTS EXPLORE VARIOUS HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES SUCH AS NATURE, LIGHTS AND SHADOWS, AND BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES. AN AVERAGE OF 56 TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN FRAME THEIR LEARNING FROM 38 CLASSROOMS. READINGPALS COMPLETED 25-30 WEEKS OF READING WITH TEN CLASSROOMS AT NINE CHILDCARE SITES FOR A TOTAL OF 156 CHILDREN SERVED. EVERY CHILD RECEIVED A BOOK, TOTALING 3,113 BOOKS. WITH THE HELP OF OUR 92 VOLUNTEERS, READINGPALS MENTORS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING EARLY LITERACY SKILLS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND REINFORCING THE LOVE OF READING. SLEEP BABY SAFELY GOAL IS TO EQUIP AND EDUCATE ALL PEOPLE WHO COME INTO CONTACT WITH INFANTS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PREVENTABLE INFANT DEATHS DUE TO UNSAFE SLEEP ENVIRONMENTS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CLEAR CONSISTENT MESSAGING IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH SUPPORTED BY LOCAL DATA AND SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN FACTS. THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION OFFERS A VARIETY OF TRAININGS SPECIFIC TO THE AUDIENCE, WITH FLEXIBLE TIMES AND LOCATIONS. 39 CHILDCARE PROVIDER SITES IN MANATEE COUNTY HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN OUR SLEEP BABY SAFELY INITIATIVE. NEMOURS READING BRIGHTSTART IS AN INNOVATIVE, SUPPLEMENTAL EARLY INTERVENTION CURRICULUM SPECIFICALLY CREATED TO TEACH EARLY LITERACY AND FOUNDATIONAL READING SKILLS TO SMALL GROUPS OF THREE-FOUR AND FIVE-YEAR- OLDS SCREENED AND DEEMED AT RISK FOR READING FAILURE. 284 CHILDREN WERE DEEMED AT-RISK FOR READING FAILURE, USING THE NEMOURS READING BRIGHTSTART INTENSIVE LITERACY INTERVENTION SUPPLEMENTARY CURRICULUM, 177 ACHIEVED AGE-APPROPRIATE LITERACY SKILLS THAT WERE PREDICTIVE OF BEING READY TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL READERS IN KINDERGARTEN. THE ELC PARTNERED WITH THE MANATEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND STEP UP SUNCOAST TO HOST THE TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN EVENTS: BREAKFAST WITH A PURPOSE: START TOGETHER, GROW TOGETHER, KINDER(GARTEN) TOGETHER. THE EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER LOCAL PRE-K DIRECTORS, TEACHERS, AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STAFF TO CELEBRATE EARLY LEARNING AND COLLABORATION. THIS YEAR, WE FOCUSED ON CREATING A MORE COORDINATED REFERRAL PROCESS IN MANATEE COUNTY THAT INCLUDES REFERRAL INFORMATION FOR BIRTH TO 36 MONTHS AND THEN FROM 36 MONTHS TO KINDERGARTEN ENTRY. THE TEAM LED SCENARIOS FOR GROUP PRACTICE AND PLANNED BREAKOUT SESSIONS TO DIVE DEEPER. COORDINATED APPROACH TO CHILD HEALTH (CATCH) IS A NATIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM CREATED TO PROMOTE PRESCHOOLERS' PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. A VITAL GOAL OF THE CATCH PROGRAM IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT AT SCHOOL AND HOME THAT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES. THE ELC CATCH PROGRAM SERVED 9 SITES IN MANATEE COUNTY AND SERVED 230 CHILDREN. INCLUSION THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT STAFF COMPLETED 1,996 AGES AND STAGES QUESTIONNAIRE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS. OF THESE 1,996 DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS, 567 DEMONSTRATED POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, AND FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED WITH INDIVIDUALIZED EARLY CARE PLANS, WHICH INCLUDE AGE AND SKILL-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES TO USE AT HOME. THE FAMILIES OF 62 CHILDREN WERE IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING FURTHER EVALUATION AND WERE HELPED IN COORDINATING REFERRALS TO OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES. BATTELLE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS HELP DETERMINE HOW A CHILD IS DEVELOPING WITHIN THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT. A PRE-TEST IS GIVEN NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND THEN 6-12 MONTHS LATER, A POST-TEST IS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE PROGRESS OF THE CHILD AND TO MEASURE THE EFFECT A CLASSROOM IS HAVING ON THE POPULATION OF STUDENTS. 1,216 BATTELLE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS DURING THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR. THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION PROVIDES A VISION AND HEARING SCREENING TO CHILDREN OF AGES 18 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS IN OUR SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM WHICH AIMS TO DETECT EARLY SIGNS OF DIFFICULTIES A CHILD MAY HAVE SEEING OR HEARING. CHILD DEVELOPMENT STAFF CONDUCTED HEARING AND VISION SCREENINGS FOR 137 CHILDREN, 27 RECEIVING A REFERRAL FOR VISION AND 13 FOR HEARING. SPOT ON, SEEKS TO SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING OF PARTICIPATING CHILDREN BY OFFERING THEIR CAREGIVERS (AT SCHOOL AND AT HOME) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED ON COMMUNICATION, LIFE SKILLS, AND SELF-REGULATION STRATEGIES. SPOT ON WAS IMPLEMENTED IN SEVEN OF OUR CHILDCARE SITES AND SERVED OVER 30 CHILDREN, HELPING TO COORDINATE THERAPY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES.

    Expenses $3,343,343

  • NEXTGEN

    Expenses $119,756

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • DARRELL KING

    CEO/ED

    Total calculated
    $205,216
    From this org
    $205,216
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,216
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $205,216

  • GABRIELA MACIAS

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $132,139
    From this org
    $132,139
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • KERRY GAYLORD

    COO

    Total calculated
    $132,935
    From this org
    $132,935
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • ADAM MOHAMMADBHOY

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTINA RIGGIO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DENISE MARZULLO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELIDA MUJIC

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHEILA HALPIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES DISBRO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANASTASIA PEELE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NICOLE KAMMER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JENNIFER PASSMORE

    BOARD VICE C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATHY PATREKA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNETTE LARKIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SIRRNEST WEBSTER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RACHEL KENDZIOR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • XTAVIA BAILEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHANTAL PORTE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LESLIE WELLS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT BELL

    SECRETARY/TR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GARY SCOTT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL MACKIE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ZACK KALLIS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TIM PYE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MISTY RITCH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $32,688,880
    Expenses
    $32,938,401
    Contributions
    $32,233,568
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $36,108,292
    Expenses
    $35,467,929
    Contributions
    $35,870,011
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $49,937,811
    Expenses
    $50,042,711
    Contributions
    $49,439,712
    Grants paid
    $0

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

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $34,066,599
    Expenses
    $33,818,547
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,309,725

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $28,594,259
    Expenses
    $28,127,702
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,236,190

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $24,367,222
    Expenses
    $24,533,758
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,933,287

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,040,434
    Expenses
    $19,790,389
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,318,522

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $18,561,776
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,028,105

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

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 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.