Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc
Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc is a public charity based in Tampa, Florida, formed in 2001. It supports early learning for children and families in Hillsborough County, including by locally administering Florida’s School Readiness program and coordinating access to childcare assistance.
Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc at a glance
In short: Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,625
- -100.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -99.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,625
- -75.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,625
- Total assets
- $20,886,092
- -11.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 6302 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL 33619
Phone: (813) 515-2340
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2,037 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1,250 grants of 2,037 (61%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization is based in Tampa and describes its services as serving Hillsborough County. Its 2025 filing reports that all grant dollars that year went to a recipient in California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc gives
- Giving fell 100% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2025) to $106.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $9,625 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $20,886,092 | $127,649,758 | $127,417,498 | $9,625 | 1 | $500 |
| 2024 | $23,581,345 | $153,889,449 | $153,815,621 | $19,719,336 | 498 | $500 |
| 2023 | $20,291,845 | $238,762,852 | $238,612,740 | $106,244,696 | 739 | — |
| 2022 | $14,802,375 | $130,761,950 | $129,996,084 | $26,309,684 | 411 | — |
| 2021 | $12,825,871 | $100,070,263 | $100,266,103 | $9,413,501 | 388 | — |
| 2020 | $17,875,982 | $98,959,370 | $96,163,279 | $162,684 | 17 | — |
| 2019 | $8,835,616 | $83,590,066 | $84,031,479 | $44,481,719 | 3 | $394,668 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to provide children from birth to age five with high-quality early learning experiences that prepare them for success in school and life, in collaboration with families, educators, and the community. Its website also describes a vision of a thriving community where every child has what they need to succeed from birth.
Its work includes administering and coordinating School Readiness childcare assistance for eligible families with children from birth through school age, and VPK for four-year-olds. The filing also describes a School Readiness Match Program intended to expand services for low-income families at or below 70% of state median income, subject to funding availability. The website offers professional development and other resources to early learning providers.
Grantmaking
The 2025 filing reports one grant totaling $9,625, with a median grant of $9,625. The grant went to an individual recipient in California for scholarships, stipends, and training for early learning providers’ professional development. The 2024 filing reports 498 grants totaling $19,719,336, and the 2023 filing reports 739 grants totaling $106,244,696.
The organization’s website describes School Readiness as tuition assistance for eligible families, with families paying a copayment based on income and household size and program funds covering the remainder up to an approved amount. This program assistance is distinct from the grant to an individual reported in the 2025 filing.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Aakash M Patel as board chair and Shawn H Robinson Esq as vice chair. It also lists Adam Giery, Alina Shaffer, Amanda Jae, Annette Eberhart, Ashley Porch, Beth Pasek, Brian Mays, and Chantal A Porte Med as board members. The organization’s filing states that its board includes a class of appointed directors selected by the Governor of Florida.
Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc is led by Frederick Hicks, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2023; 4 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Frederick Hicks
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$20K (2023) → $217K (2025)
Aakash M. Patel
Board Chair
Chair → Board Member & Chair, 2021
Board Member & Chair → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alison Fraga
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$115K (2022) → $142K (2025)
Gary Meyer
Former Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer → Former Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$112K (2022) → $158K (2025)
Ricardo Rampersad
Chief Information Officer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$69K (2022) → $144K (2025)
Jacquelyn Jenkins
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lise Fox
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawn H. Robinson Esq.
Vice Chair
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracye H. Brown
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Giery
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Jae
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Pasek
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gwen Myers
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Zieziula Mup
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annette Eberhart
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chantal A. Porte Med
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daira Avila Barakat
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gino Casanova
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larissa Baia
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Bacon
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alina Shaffer
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Porch
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Mays
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Felicia Thomas
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Ferro
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelley Flannery
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Hyde
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wynton Geary
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: Allison Nguyen Mph McHes (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jodi Marshall (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Derek Zitko (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Daphne Fudge (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Dianne Jacob (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gordon L. Gillette (2019–2023) — Former Chief Executive Officer · Filing note: Ended 8/2022
- Former: Kelley Parris (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Cynthia Chipp (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Carl Harness (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Dusin Portillo (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Luke A. Buzard (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Stephie Holmquist Johnson (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Whittington Lee Bowers (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sheila Rios (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Lorinda Toole Gamson (2022) — Former Chief Operations Officer
- Former: Candy Olson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Joseph N. McElroy (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Leslene Gordon (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: John Flanagan (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Commissioner Gwen Myers (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dean Sheila Rios (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Angela Chowning (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ginger Clark (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Luke A. Buzard Cpa Cia (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Sandra Murman (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Holmquist Johnson PhD (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Lee Bowers (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Hinson (2020) — Director of Finance
- Former: April May (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Carlos Del Castillo (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Daisy Cintron (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Douglas Holt (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jody Toner (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Lynne Thompson Hildreth (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Marie Caracciola (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Hancock (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Sandy Show (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $217K, to Dr Frederick Hicks (Chief Executive Officer). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc
How much does Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc give each year?
Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $19.7M across 498 grants.
How large is Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc?
Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc reported $20.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $127.6M.
What does Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to provide children from birth to age five with high-quality early learning experiences that prepare them for success in school and life, in collaboration with families, educators, and the community. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc?
Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc make grants?
The organization is based in Tampa and describes its services as serving Hillsborough County. Its 2025 filing reports that all grant dollars that year went to a recipient in California.
What is Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc's EIN?
Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3626765. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 16, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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