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The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler

Public charity · Grantmaker Daytona Beach, FL EIN: 59-3646549 Website

The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties, Inc. (ELCFV) is a public charity based in Daytona Beach, Florida. It administers School Readiness and Voluntary Prekindergarten programs in Flagler and Volusia counties, connecting families with child care, supporting early learning providers, and helping children prepare for school and life.

Key facts about The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler

In short: The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
59-3646549
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$6,750
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$6,750
Median grant
$6,750
Total assets
$4,650,085
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$4.7M

-12.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$7K

-99.8% YoY

Grant Count

1

-99.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

-75.3% YoY

How The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler gives

  • Giving fell 100% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization’s mission, stated in its 2024 filing, is “to create and cultivate learning opportunities that empower children and families to thrive.”

Its School Readiness program aims to prepare children for school, help providers offer high-quality programs, and involve parents in their children’s early education. The 2024 filing reports that the program served 6,048 children ages birth to 13 through 169 contracted providers in Flagler and Volusia counties. The filing also describes VPK as preparing children to learn when they enter kindergarten; that year, 4,082 four-year-olds received free prekindergarten through 192 contracted providers.

Other activities reported in the 2024 filing include child screenings and assessments, provider training, and Child Care Resource & Referral services. The filing reports 6,439 developmental and social-emotional screenings, 43 advanced speech and language screenings, and 282 hours of provider training.

Grantmaking

The 2025 filing reports one grant totaling $6,750, with a median grant of $6,750. The recipient was Learning Beyond Paper of West Palm Beach, Florida; the stated purpose was training materials. For comparison, the 2024 filing reports 142 grants totaling $3,874,702, and the 2023 filing reports 186 grants totaling $28,832,552.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The coalition’s programs serve Flagler and Volusia counties in Florida. The 2025 filing’s single reported grant went to a recipient in Florida.

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

DelandDaytona BeachDeltonaOrmond BeachPort OrangePalm CoastNew Smyrna BeachOrange CityBunnellEdgewaterHolly HillSouth DaytonaLake HelenDebaryEnterpriseFlagler BeachSanfordDeleon SpringsPortlandSeville

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10M$20M$30M0 grants2019 33 grants2020 163 grants2021 207 grants2022 186 grants2023 142 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2025) to $28.8M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Learning Beyond Paper: $7KLearning Beyond Paper$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Learning Beyond Paper ($7K).

Grant Size Distribution

699 grants across all recorded years

437<$50K114$50–100K110$100–250K32$250–500K5$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 437 grants of 699 (63%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Learning Beyond Paper West Palm Beach, FLTraining Materials$6,750

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants reported
2025 $4,650,085 $44,996,331 $45,026,256 $6,750 (1 grant)
2024 $5,327,647 $54,834,328 $54,877,133 $3,874,702 (142 grants)
2023 $4,883,598 $76,179,421 $76,140,577 $28,832,552 (186 grants)
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$25M$50M$75M$100M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,650,085$5,327,647$4,883,598
Revenue$44,996,331$54,834,328$76,179,421
Expenses$45,026,256$54,877,133$76,140,577
Net Investment Income$47,925$51,976$29,174

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 27, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The coalition’s website identifies DJ Lebo as chief executive officer, Heather DiRenzo as chief operating officer, and Allison Miller as chief program officer. Its 2025 filing lists John Birney as interim chair, Jennifer Overley as vice chair, Charles Puckett as treasurer, and Paul Schandel as secretary. The filing also lists Beverly Johnson as quality committee chair and Carol Court, Pat Patterson, John Endara, Valerie Uy, and Jeff Reaves as board members.

The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler is led by Dj Lebo, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2019; 7 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dj Lebo

    Chief Executive Officer

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $97K (2019) → $161K (2025)

  • John Birney

    Interim Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beverly Johnson

    Quality Committee Chair

    Board Member → Quality Committee Chair-Start, 2023

    Quality Committee Chair-Start → Quality Committee Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melanie Barclay

    Director of Administrator Services

    Director of Finance → Director of Budget & Audit Services, 2023

    Director of Budget & Audit Services → Director of Administrator Services, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $60K (2019) → $84K (2025)

  • Leonardo Almanza

    Director of Financial Services

    Director of Business Services → Director of Financial Services, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $10K (2023) → $84K (2025)

  • Heather Direnzo

    Chief Operating Officer

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $79K (2019) → $113K (2025)

  • Sandra Emery

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2025)

  • Kassandra Helland

    Board Member

    Board Member From → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2025)

  • Allison Miller

    Chief Program Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $99K (2025)

  • Andy Dance

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Endara

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen Perry

    Board Member

    Treasurer → Board Member From, 2024

    Board Member From → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Patterson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Court

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Obrien

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Overley

    Vice Chair

    Vice Chair → Vice Chair From, 2024

    Vice Chair From → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Schandel

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Puckett

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie Uy

    Board Member

    Board Member - Start → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Reaves

    Board Member

    Board Member From → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rabecka Collins

    Board Member

    Board Member From → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roosevelt Harris

    Board Member

    Board Member From → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Civitelli

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanya Stanton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Ziemann

    Board Member From

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Carney

    Board Member From

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Masters

    Board Member From

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (30)
  • Former: Catherine Twyman (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Dmitriy Shevchenko (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Joel Rosen (2019–2023) — Board Member -
  • Former: Piroska Pazaurek (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert Snyder (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Roger Thayer (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sharlene Barhoo (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Shane Carter (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Dona Butler (2022–2023) — Board Member -
  • Former: Desiree Rybinski (2023) — Board Member -
  • Former: Jessica Duncan (2023) — Board Member - Start
  • Former: Alex Szinegh (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Heidi Rand (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Jenn Hale (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Patricia Boswell (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Nancy Rizzo (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Wendy Reaves (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Janine Killmer (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Barry Whitaker (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Francesca Dopp (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Barbara Girtman (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Betsy Lewis (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Carol Pompa (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: David Batten (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Ed Kelley (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Julie Day (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Leticia Roman (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Slick (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Rachael Gilbert (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Tim King (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

DJ Lebo — Chief Executive Officer: $161KDJ LeboChief Executive Officer$161KHeather Direnzo — Chief Operating Officer: $113KHeather DirenzoChief Operating Officer$113KAllison Miller — Chief Program Officer: $99KAllison MillerChief Program Officer$99KMelanie Barclay — Director of Admin Services: $84KMelanie BarclayDirector of Admin Services$84KLeonardo Almanza — Director of Financial Services: $84KLeonardo AlmanzaDirector of Financial Services$84KKassandra Helland — Board Member: $2KKassandra HellandBoard Member$2KSandra Emery — Board Member: $2KSandra EmeryBoard Member$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $161K, to DJ Lebo (Chief Executive Officer). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 125 Executive Circle, Daytona Beach, FL 32114-1180
Phone: (386) 323-2400
Website: https://elcfv.org

Frequently asked questions about The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler

How much does The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler give each year?

The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.9M across 142 grants.

How large is The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler?

The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $45.0M.

What does The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler fund?

The organization’s mission, stated in its 2024 filing, is “to create and cultivate learning opportunities that empower children and families to thrive.” See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler?

The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check elcfv.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

Where does The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler make grants?

The coalition’s programs serve Flagler and Volusia counties in Florida. The 2025 filing’s single reported grant went to a recipient in Florida.

What is The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler's EIN?

The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3646549. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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