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Orange County School Readiness Coalition

EIN 31-1759186 · Orlando, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak34 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF ORANGE COUNTY IS TO PROVIDE EVERY CHILD WITH EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY LEARNING PROGRAMS BY SUPPORTING THOSE WHO HELP CHILDREN GROW AND DEVELOP.

Income
$130.2 million
Spending
$133.4 million
Spent on programs
96%
Reserves
0 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 97%
Employees
184
Volunteers
55
Highest pay
$214,911, ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 98% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 12% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    96% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    22 of 22 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $87.0 million spent. SCHOOL READINESS: SCHOOL READINESS HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR MORE THAN NINE THOUSAND FAMILIES TO AFFORD SAFE AND RELIABLE CHILD CARE. DURING THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR THE PROGRAM SERVED APPROX. 18,867 CHILDREN.
  2. $33.3 million spent. VOLUNTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN (VPK): VPK PREPARES FOUR YEARS OLD FOR KINDERGARTEN. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES THE CHILDREN WITH BOTH SELF-MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENT LITERACY SKILLS, SUCH AS LETTER AND SOUND RECOGNITION. APPROXIMATELY 12,739 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM IN THE YEAR.
  3. $5.8 million spent. ORANGE COUNTY PROGRAMS
  4. $2.3 million spent. OTHER PROGRAMS: -PARRAMORE KIDZ ZONE - BABY INSTITUTE (CITY OF ORLANDO) -FLORIDA BLUE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM -ORLANDO MAGIC YOUTH FOUNDATION -PROGRAM SERVICES AND MATCH DEVELOPMENT -UNRESTRICTED EXPENSES - FUNDED THROUGH UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS
  5. OTHER PROGRAMS: -PARRAMORE KIDZ ZONE - BABY INSTITUTE (CITY OF ORLANDO) -FLORIDA BLUE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM -ORLANDO MAGIC YOUTH FOUNDATION -PROGRAM SERVICES AND MATCH DEVELOPMENT -UNRESTRICTED EXPENSES - FUNDED THROUGH UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2001.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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