EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MANATEE COUNTY INC

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

PO BOX 939, PALMETTO, FL 34220-0939

In care of

% PAMELA BEHR

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

DARRELL KING

Signed the 990

DARRELL KING, CEO/ED

Phone

(941) 757-2900

Website

WWW.ELC-MANATEE.ORG

Return prepared by

MKA ADVISORY LLC

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.

Program accomplishments

• 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

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Not required (state instrumentality). Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

65-0811318

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

2002

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Not required (state instrumentality)

Category (NTEE)

Education (B21)

Assets (IRS master file)

$7,455,288

Income (IRS master file)

$32,819,679

Filing history

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 65-0811318).

Questions about EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MANATEE COUNTY INC

What is the EIN of EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MANATEE COUNTY INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MANATEE COUNTY INC is 65-0811318.

Is EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MANATEE COUNTY INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.

Are donations to EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MANATEE COUNTY INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MANATEE COUNTY INC file?

Form Not required (state instrumentality).

When is the next return of EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MANATEE COUNTY 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 MANATEE COUNTY 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 MANATEE COUNTY INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DARRELL KING.

Who are the officers and directors of EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MANATEE COUNTY INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $205,216 (DARRELL KING, CEO/ED).

How much revenue does EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF MANATEE COUNTY INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $32,688,880, expenses of $32,938,401 and total assets of $7,455,288 at year end.

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