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EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF DUVAL
Using data as of: June 2016

Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMEND

About
Early Learning Coalition of Duval is an educational organization that seeks to prepare children to enter kindergarten ready to read and learn, emphasizing literary skills for children who may be at risk for future school failure.

They offer a variety of programs and resources that help families get their children into early learning care, provide child care financial assistance, and to engage parents to help improve the quality of a child’s early learning.

More information on the Early Learning Coalition of Duval can be found here:
http://www.elcduval.org/

ELC Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/earlylearningjax/



Our Analysis
Financial information comes from the latest public Form 990 filing.

Financial Overview

Early Learning Coalition of Duval relies exclusively on contributions to fund their operations. As of their latest report, they brought in $55.8 million in donations.


FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CURRENT YEAR
Contributions 55,779,925
Program Services 0
TOTAL REVENUE 55,779,925
Subcontracted Childcare 49,791,293
Salaries & Compensation 4,492,581
TOTAL EXPENSES 55,822,192
Revenue Minus Expenses -42,267
Totals may include items not listed above

END OF YEAR
Assets 4,864,829
Liabilities 4,586,880
NET ASSETS 277,949


Number of employees 92
Voting board members 23


Income Sources

Of the $55.8 million in contributions, $52.8 million came in the form of government grants while about $3.0 million came from public contributions.


INCOME SOURCES

TOTAL REVENUE
Contributions 2,985,355
Government Grants 52,794,570
Fundraising Events 0
Federated Campaigns 0
TOTAL 55,779,925
Program Services Income 0
TOTAL REVENUE 55,779,925
Totals may include items not listed above


Expenses and Philanthropic Spending

The Early Learning Coalition is extremely efficient with their spending, with just over 97% of spending going to their mission. We like to see a charity spend at least 75% on their mission, so their 97% is exceptional. They also have no fundraising expenses.


Program Spending
School Readiness Program 28,346,091
VPK Program 22,742,531
Other 3,135,171
TOTAL 54,223,793


EXPENSES

TOTAL EXPENSES PROGRAM EXPENSES ADMIN EXPENSES FUNDRAISING EXPENSES
Total expenses 55,822,192 54,223,793 1,598,399 0
Percentage of spending 97.1% 2.9% -


Note that of the $55.8 million in expenses, nearly $50 million of the funds they spend do not go to their own programs, but to subcontracted childcare expenses.

TOTAL EXPENSES
Subcontracted Childcare 49,791,293




Our Conclusion
The Early Learning Coalition of Duval is a good organization that does a lot to help the community in an important subject that can often be overlooked. It spends its money efficiently, earning them a HIGHLY RECOMMEND rating.


Contact:
Early Learning Coalition of Duval
8301 Cypress Plaza Drive, Suite 201
Jacksonville, FL 32256
904-208-2040


Form 990 Financial Information: LINK


Financial information comes from the latest Form 990 filing. This review is the opinion of Local Philanthropic and is provided for general information purposes only. Please conduct your own due diligence before donating to any nonprofit.