EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF BROWARD COUNTY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF BROWARD COUNTY INC

EIN 65-1060848 · Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Human Services (P12)

What they do

THE COALITIONS PURPOSE is to IMPLEMENT AN INTEGRATED, HIGH QUALITY, SEAMLESS SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM for PUBLICLY FUNDED EARLY EDUCATION and CARE PROGRAMS IN BROWARD COUNTY, SERVING CHILDREN FROM BIRTH to THIRTEEN YEARS of AGE. WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE for HELPING FAMILIES FIND and PAY for LOCAL CHILD CARE and for DEVELOPING PLANS to ADDRESS BROWARD COUNTYS EARLY LEARNING SYSTEM NEEDS.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $97.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

97.42%of revenue went to mission work97.2% of expenses · Program services

$100.22spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

2.80%of revenue went to management and office costs2.8% of expenses

$0.09in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $383,435 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $243,429 for RENEE JAFFE (CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$174,935,385

Mission workProgram services$170,423,21097.42% of revenue97.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$4,895,6102.80% of revenue2.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$175,318,820100.22% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 97.2% mission · 2.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.22% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 97.3% mission · 2.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.60% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 98.3% mission · 1.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.98% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 97.8% mission · 2.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.99% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 97.7% mission · 2.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.00% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 97.5% mission · 2.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.99% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 97.7% mission · 2.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.96% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 99.9% mission · 0.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.07% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$174,935,385

Expenses$175,318,820

Annual shortfall $383,435 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$170,423,210 · 97.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$4,895,610 · 2.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$174,935,385

Expenses$175,318,820

Assets$15,939,913

Income$174,935,385

Contributions$174,935,385

Mission work (program services)$170,423,210

Grants given$1,201,178,885

Average grant$227,582

Management and general$4,895,610

Executive compensation (total)$340,804

Accounting fees$51,330

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

RENEE JAFFECEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $243,429Base $216,038 · Other $27,391

CHRISTINE KLIMACHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC · 40 hrs/week $227,819Base $194,206 · Other $33,613

HOWARD BAKALARCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $209,024Base $178,145 · Other $30,879

JUDITH MERRITTCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $197,924Base $167,424 · Other $30,500

HUBERT CESARCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $184,069Base $169,367 · Other $14,702

SANDRA PAULSENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT · 40 hrs/week $128,676Base $111,178 · Other $17,498

FANI LANDREVILLECONTROLLER · 40 hrs/week $123,455Base $105,446 · Other $18,009

ALLISON METSCHSENIOR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & QUALITY INITIATIVES · 40 hrs/week $115,961Base $107,321 · Other $8,640

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (29)

RENEE JAFFECEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

CHRISTINE KLIMACHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC

HOWARD BAKALARCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

JUDITH MERRITTCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

HUBERT CESARCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

SANDRA PAULSENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT

FANI LANDREVILLECONTROLLER

ALLISON METSCHSENIOR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & QUALITY INITIATIVES

MARIA HERNANDEZDIRECTOR

JULIE WINBURNDIRECTOR

MICHAEL ASSEFFDIRECTOR

MONIA FIGUEROA KINGSECRETARY END 03/25

RENEE PODOLSKYDIRECTOR

RICHARD CAMPILLODIRECTOR END 03/25

SHARONDA DAVIS-BAILEYDIRECTOR

TRACI SCHWEITZERDIRECTOR

TWAN RUSSELLSECOND VICE CHAIR END 03/25

ZACHARY TALBOTDIRECTOR

LAURIE SALLARULOCHAIR

KRYSTIE CASTILLODIRECTOR

KIRK ENGLEHARDTDIRECTOR

ELLIE SCHROTSECRETARY

DR AMOY REIDDIRECTOR

DAWN LIBERTAFIRST VICE CHAIR

DANIEL FOGANHOLIDIRECTOR END 12/24

CINDY ARENBERG-SELTZERTREASURER

CAROL HYLTONDIRECTOR

BRENDA FAMDIRECTOR 02/25 TO 05/25

AMY HAUSERDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2001
Location: 1475 WEST CYPRESS CREEK RD SUITE 30, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309-1930
County: Broward
In care of: % CHARLES M HOOD III
Primary officer: CHRISTINE KLIMA, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@elcbroward.org Phone(954) 377-2188

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Human Services (P12)
IRS tax category: Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
Grant-giving organization: Yes