Le Jardin Community Center
Le Jardin Community Center reported $22.3 million in revenue and $19.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.87 went to program services, $11.13 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.8% of the total. Government grants made up 96.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $333,969 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 134% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $22M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$2.86 $638K
- Government grants$96.72 $22M
- Other revenue$0.42 $94,555
Investment income was negative: −$40,869. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.9% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.1% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.8% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 96.9% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $333,969 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.68% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.9 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseLe Jardin Community Center, inc. Is a private not for profit agency serving over 1100 children and pregnant women annually from ages birth to 5. Le jardin has over 38 years of experience providing early childhood educational services to the south miami dade communities of homestead, florida city and, the surrounding areas. Early head start/head start believes that every child, has the ability to learn and reach their full potential. Early learning and developmentally appropriate practices are provided to our children through individualized learning experience. Such experiences include…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $217,222 | $0 | $116,747 | $333,969 |
| CFO/COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $206,800 | $0 | $28,960 | $235,760 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Le Jardin Community Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $424K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b11 · 11 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 5379
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,584
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CAST DEVELOPMENT LLC Construction | $2,899,701 |
| GREATER MIAMI CATERERS INC Catered meals for children | $1,059,173 |
| CHILDCARE CAREERS LLC Substitute agency | $238,995 |
| KAPLAN EARLY LEARNING COMPANY Playground install | $154,443 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Le Jardin Community Center totaling $443 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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Of every $100 Le Jardin Community Center spent in 2025, $88.87 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Le Jardin Community Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Le Jardin Community Center reported that 88.9% of its $19.9 million in expenses went to program services, 11.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Le Jardin Community Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Le Jardin Community Center reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $333,969, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Le Jardin Community Center get its money?
Of $22.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 99.8% came from contributions and grants (including 96.9% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Le Jardin Community Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 59-2810036 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202640989349301204 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202531199349302563 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401309349303385 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202321609349300147 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202241669349302404 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101599349300305 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202021289349300732 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 59-2810036: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.