FREEDOM EARLY LEARNING CENTER
Freedom Early Learning Center's mission is to show God’s love by creating an environment that nurtures and supports the developmental needs of every child, inspiring growth in mind, body, and spirit through faith-based learning opportunities.
About FREEDOM EARLY LEARNING CENTER
Freedom Early Learning Center (Jenison, MI) is a faith-based early childhood education and child-care provider serving infants through school-age children with a range of programs including infant and toddler care, early preschool, GSRP Pre-K, and before/after-school care. The center emphasizes a Christian nurturing environment, child safety, and developmentally appropriate programming delivered by a multi-person teaching staff led by Director Sam (Samantha) Walcott.
The organization is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) (tax-exempt since 2003) and operates with an annual operating scale above $1 million in recent fiscal years, with most revenue derived from program service fees. In the last 2–3 years FELC has continued to file annual IRS Form 990s, maintain a high program expense ratio, and promote available GSRP Pre-K enrollment for the 2025–2026 school year.
FELC positions itself as a community-focused, donor-facing nonprofit with an active website, public staff listings, and regular financial filings; it continues to prioritize safety measures, staff training, and program continuity while serving families in the Jenison/Georgetown Township area.
Notable achievements
Sustained >$1M Annual Operations
Maintained annual revenues above $1 million across recent fiscal years (FY2023–FY2025), demonstrating sustained program scale and operational continuity.
High Program Spending Ratio
Consistently directs a large majority of expenses to program services (program expense ratio about 90%+ in recent filings), indicating that most resources are used for child-care and educational services.
Participation in Michigan GSRP Pre-K
Operates a GSRP Pre-K classroom and actively enrolled students for the 2025–2026 school year, expanding early-learning access for local families.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $1.3M
- Annual revenue
- $1.2M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 06-1643392
- Location
- Jenison, MI
- On Mahalo since
- May 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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