Early Learning Coalition of North Florida Inc is a 501(c)(3) organization based in St Augustine, Florida, registered in 2001, with $41,930,899 in FY2024 revenue. CharityIndex grades it C+, and it directs about 99% of spending to programs.
Revenue (FY2024)
$41.9M
▼ 20.4% vs prior year
Education median: $200K
Expenses (FY2024)
$42.0M
Net assets
-$221K
Employees
8
Rated on 4 of 4 criteria.
Held down by its weakest criterion — a strong score on one criterion can't hide a weak one.
How the rating works →Measures how much of every dollar spent actually reaches programs, plus what it costs to raise $100 of donations. The worse of the two measures sets the letter (85%+ to programs is an A; under $15 to raise $100 is an A), averaged over the three most recent filings. For Early Learning Coalition of North Florida Inc: 99% to programs · $0 to raise $100 earns a C+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Measures whether the organization is built to last: how many months its reserves would cover expenses (3+ months earns an A-range score, but hoarding 5+ years of budget is capped) and whether it runs a surplus or a deficit. For Early Learning Coalition of North Florida Inc: 0 mo reserves · -0% margin earns a D on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Checks how the organization is run, from its own Form 990: an independent board majority, a board of five or more, conflict-of-interest, whistleblower and document-retention policies, and independently audited financials. The share of disclosed checks that pass sets the letter. For Early Learning Coalition of North Florida Inc: 6 of 6 checks met earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Counts five disclosure signals: a recent filing, a mission statement, program descriptions, a listed website, and the full expense breakdown. More disclosure, better letter. For Early Learning Coalition of North Florida Inc: 5 of 5 disclosure signals earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
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The organization's mission is to serve parents, caregivers and educators of children ages birth to pre-kindergarten by managing and evaluating early child care and early childhood education programs through a quality school readiness delivery systems in baker, bradford, clay, nassau, putnam & st. johns counties.
Voluntary pre-kindergarten (vpk) programs were implemented by the organization in august 2005. the florida vpk education standards were formally adopted by the state board of education in march 2005. this early learning guide describes what 4-year-old children should know and be able to do by the end of their pre-kindergarten year and is designed to guide instructors in developing and implementing appropriate early learning environments. the coalition served 310 children throughout the year in baker county, 226 children in bradford county, 1,702 children in clay county, 596 children in nassau county, 486 children in putnam county 2,872 children in st. johns county.
Description for coronavirus response and relief supplemental - grantees were eligible based on criteria developed by florida's department of education, division of early learning which required that the grantee was a legally operating child care program within either baker, bradford, clay, nassau, putnam or st. johns county, florida. the amounts of the awards were based on whether the child care was contracted to provide subsidized child care or voluntary pre-kindergarten, how many children they served, whether or not they agreed to use a certain percentage of the grant for increasing staff compensation or benefits and if they were located within a child care dessert. these grants were funded with crrsa funds received by the state of florida. grantees completed an application to qualify and the applications were verified and approved by early learning coalition of north florida..
Description for american rescue plan act -grantees were eligible based on criteria developed by florida's department of education, division of early learning which required that the grantee was a legally operating child care program within either baker, bradford, clay, nassau, putnam or st. johns county, florida. the amounts of the awards were based on whether the child care was contracted to provide subsidized child care or voluntary pre- kindergarten, how many children they served, whether or not they agreed to use a certain percentage of the grant for increasing staff compensation or benefits and if they were located within a child care dessert. these grants were funded with arpa funds received by the state of florida. grantees completed an application to qualify and the applications were verified and approved by the early learning coalition of north florida.
Revenue grew from $30.9M (FY2018) to $41.9M (FY2024) across 7 reported years.
Financial snapshot
Operating margin
-0.1%
Spent more than it raised in the latest fiscal year.
Total assets
$4.5M
Total liabilities
$4.7M
Net assets
-$221K
Salaries & benefits
$770K
2% of expenses
Board members
26
26 independent
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets | Total assets | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $41,930,899▼20.4% | $41,962,571▼20.3% | -$221,394▼16.7% | $4,474,895▲75.8% | 990 |
| 2023 | $52,676,650▼36.4% | $52,682,642▼36.4% | -$189,722▼3.3% | $2,545,442▼12.3% | 990 |
| 2022 | $82,849,511▲78.2% | $82,859,684▲78.2% | -$183,730▼5.9% | $2,903,996▲15.6% | 990 |
| 2021 | $46,500,622▲15.7% | $46,491,211▲15.7% | -$173,557▲5.1% | $2,511,056▲34.7% | 990 |
| 2020 | $40,183,953▲11.8% | $40,180,162▲11.8% | -$182,968▲2.0% | $1,864,086▼60.1% | 990 |
| 2019 | $35,952,921▲16.4% | $35,940,117▲16.4% | -$186,759▲6.4% | $4,676,347▲199% | 990 |
| 2018 | $30,898,861 | $30,869,450 | -$199,563 | $1,563,382 | 990 |
Original Form 990 PDFs (the Form column) are served by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, as filed with the IRS. Create a free account to download the CSV report.
Highest-paid: Dawn Bell — $151,637 (0.36% of total expenses)
| Name | Title | Hours/week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Bell | Ceo | 40 | $151,637 |
| Andrea Ramirez | Member | 1 | — |
| Ann Taylor | Member | 1 | — |
| Aubrie Simpson-gotham | Interim Chai | 1 | — |
| Bailey Steele | Member | 1 | — |
| Brian Graham | Member | 1 | — |
| Cassandra Bloom | Member | 1 | — |
| Dr Myrna Allen | Secretary | 1 | — |
| Jessica Stallings | Member | 1 | — |
| Joy Farris | Member | 1 | — |
| Kathleen Allen | Member | 1 | — |
| Leslie Barstow | Member | 1 | — |
| Lisa Koburger | Member | 1 | — |
| Makayla Buchanon | Member | 1 | — |
| Mala Ramoutar | Member | 1 | — |
| Marsha Peacock | Member | 1 | — |
| Mary Ann Holanchock | Member | 1 | — |
| Mary Ellen Hancock | Member | 1 | — |
| Meghan Deputy | Member | 1 | — |
| Michael Siragusa | Member | 1 | — |
1 grant to Early Learning Coalition of North Florida Inc totaling $175K, reported by foundations on their Schedule I filings.
| Grantmaker | Purpose | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episcopal Childrens Services Inc | Operational support | 2023 | $175,317 |
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Data for Early Learning Coalition of North Florida Inc (EIN 59-3691819) comes from the IRS Business Master File and e-filed Form 990 returns, via CharityIndex. Figures reflect what the organization reported to the IRS for each fiscal year.