Nonprofit · EIN 59-3691819
EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC
Tax-exempt · ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32086
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $41,930,899 | $41,962,571 | -$31,672 | $4,474,895 | $4,696,289 | -$221,394 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $52,676,650 | $52,682,642 | -$5,992 | $2,545,442 | $2,735,164 | -$189,722 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $82,849,511 | $82,859,684 | -$10,173 | $2,903,996 | $3,087,726 | -$183,730 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $41,930,151
- of which government grants
- $41,929,171
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $748
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $40,839,806
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $151,637
- Other salaries and wages
- $423,445
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $770,229
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $14,275
- Occupancy
- $43,032
- Travel
- $20,191
- Depreciation
- $1,638
- Program services (functional)
- $41,610,215
- Management and general (functional)
- $352,356
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,545,442
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,474,895
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,696,289
- Net assets, end of year
- -$221,394
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,282
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$221,394
- Gross receipts
- $41,930,899
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 26
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- FL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN BELL | CEO Officer | 40 | $151,637 |
| DR MYRNA ALLEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LESLIE BARSTOW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMELA BOCHER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON COLEMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VINA DELCOMYN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LISA KOBURGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN GRAHAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAKAYLA BUCHANON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ANN HOLANCHOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA RAMIREZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGHAN DEPUTY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOY FARRIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ELLEN HANCOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MALA RAMOUTAR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE JONIHAKIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THERESA LITTLE | MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARSHA PEACOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TATIANNA CAINES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUBRIE SIMPSON-GOTHAM | INTERIM CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SIRAGUSA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA STALLINGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BAILEY STEELE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN TAYLOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN ALLEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA BLOOM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RENEE WILLIAMS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN BELL | CEO Officer | 40 | $135,952 |
| DR MYRNA ALLEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LESLIE BARSTOW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA BLOOM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON COLEMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VINA DELCOMYN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA DORSEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN GRAHAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ANN HOLANCHOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBYN JERNIGAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTA JOSEPH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE JONIHAKIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THERESA LITTLE | EXEC COMM Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN MCELHONE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARSHA PEACOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON SHONTZ-PHILLIPS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUBRIE SIMPSON-GOTHAM | INTERIM CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SIRAGUSA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA STALLINGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA VIRGO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RENEE L WILLIAMS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN BELL | CEO Officer | 40 | $127,250 | $14,405 |
| AUBRIE SIMPSON-GOTHAM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RENEE L WILLIAMS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINA DELCOMYN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THERESA LITTLE | EXEC COMM Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MYRNA ALLEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE BARSTOW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON COLEMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA DORSEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE GAMMON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN GRAHAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELEANOR HOFFMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ANN HOLANCHOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTA JOSEPH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE JONIHAKIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN MCELHONE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER OVERLY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHA PEACOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON SHONTZ-PHILLIPS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SIRAGUSA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA STALLINGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA VIRGO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2450 OLD MOULTRIE RD STE 103, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32086-3100
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAWN BELL, 2450 OLD MOULTRIE ROAD RM/STE 103, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32086
- Signed the 990
- DAWN BELL, CEO
- Phone
- (904) 342-2267
- Website
- WWW.ELCNORTHFLORIDA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MKA ADVISORY LLC
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED THE SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM TO TARGET THE AT-RISK BIRTH TO KINDERGARTEN POPULATION TO STREAMLINE THE SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR ALL PUBLICLY FUNDED EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE. LEADERSHIP IS PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITIES OF BAKER, BRADFORD, CLAY, NASSAU, PUTNAM & ST. JOHNS COUNTIES IN PREPARING CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL BY ENHANCING EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS THROUGH A SEAMLESS DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH A FOCUS ON NURTURING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND PROVIDERS WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE. THE COALITION SERVED 310 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN BAKER COUNTY, 254 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN BRADFORD COUNTY, 1045 CHILDREN IN CLAY COUNTY, 234 CHILDREN IN NASSAU COUNTY, 970 CHILDREN IN PUTNAM COUNTY AND 1,077 CHILDREN IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY.Expenses $24,614,319 · grants $23,846,610
- 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.Expenses $16,993,196 · grants $16,993,196
- 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.Expenses $2,700
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-3691819
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B21)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,474,895
- Income (IRS master file)
- $41,930,899
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $41,930,899 | $41,962,571 | $4,474,895 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $52,676,650 | $52,682,642 | $2,545,442 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $82,849,511 | $82,859,684 | $2,903,996 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $46,500,622 | $46,491,211 | $2,511,056 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 59-3691819).
Questions about EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC
- What is the EIN of EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC is 59-3691819.
- Is EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DAWN BELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $151,637 (DAWN BELL, CEO).
- How much revenue does EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $41,930,899, expenses of $41,962,571 and total assets of $4,474,895 at year end.
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