The Florida Center for Early Childhood
The Florida Center for Early Childhood reported $11.9 million in revenue and $12.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.95 went to program services, $2.11 to management and general costs and $4.94 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 82.7% of the total. Government grants made up 64.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $182,206 (CEO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 68% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.9% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.9% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 82.7% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 64.3% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 14.4% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $182,206 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.48% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.0 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHealthy families:healthy families is an award-winning evidence based program that promotes healthy child development, family stability, and self-sufficiency. This program prevents child abuse and neglect among high-risk families. Healthy families serves nearly 500 families annually in charlotte, desoto, hardee and sarasota counties, of which more than 95% of children in the program have no verified findings of abuse or neglect during the program or within 12 months of program completion
Early intervention services:early intervention services are provided by trained professionals that work hard to ensure children are reaching their goals for growth and development. Services include: developmental therapies (speech-language and occupational therapy) and our award-winning Early Childhood court program, which uses a specialized, team-based approach to help infants and toddlers in the child welfare system, with the goal of reducing the trauma they experience and ensure that they have a stable, permanent home more quickly than in traditional court proceedings. Early intervention…
Mental health/behavioral health therapies are available as both outpatient and school-based. The children receive therapies for a variety of issues that include aggression, grief of loss, exposure to a traumatic event, fear of anxiety and hyperactivity. Outpatient therapy is available at our sarasota and north port offices. The school-based component has therapists housed at 25 elementary schools in sarasota county. The mental health program serves over 1,600 children and 75 preschools annually. In addition, our teams are recognized nationally as experts in their field and train over 1,000…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $182,206 | $0 | $0 | $182,206 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $123,475 | $0 | $0 | $123,475 |
| CPO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $123,352 | $0 | $0 | $123,352 |
| CPO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,562 | $0 | $0 | $108,562 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Florida Center for Early Childhood (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $538K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 9 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5206
- Volunteers Part I, line 635
Private foundation grants it received
18 private foundations reported grants to The Florida Center for Early Childhood totaling $1.7M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from The Florida Center for Early Childhood's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Florida Center for Early Childhood, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Florida Center for Early Childhood spent in FY2025, $92.95 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Florida Center for Early Childhood's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Florida Center for Early Childhood reported that 92.9% of its $12.3 million in expenses went to program services, 2.1% to management and general and 4.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Florida Center for Early Childhood pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Florida Center for Early Childhood reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $182,206, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Florida Center for Early Childhood get its money?
Of $11.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 82.7% came from contributions and grants (including 64.3% from government grants) and 14.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Florida Center for Early Childhood a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 59-1947024 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202630419349300908 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531329349301883 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410459349300806 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311359349310476 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241329349303599 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110209349301501 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 59-1947024: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.