San Francisco, CA

SAN FRANCISCO EARLY LEARNING ALLIANCE

EIN 83-3523356

Education & Youth Development Early Childhood & Preschool Children & youth Low-income

Mission

To promote program quality in low-income child care centers by delivering efficient, high-quality shared back-office services so center leaders and staff can focus on children, families, and teachers.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About SAN FRANCISCO EARLY LEARNING ALLIANCE

The San Francisco Early Learning Alliance (SFELA) is a donor-facing 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2015 to provide shared back-office services—financial management, enrollment and subsidy billing, data management, and human resources—to community early-learning centers in San Francisco. SFELA was recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS in February 2020 and operates as a management/technical assistance organization that aggregates administrative functions for member child-care providers so those programs can focus on classroom quality and family services. The organization is led by Cheryl Garcia (founding executive director) and serves a network of member centers across the city. SFELA has maintained documented program activity and annual Form 990 filings in recent years; its reported revenues grew to approximately $583k in fiscal year 2024 while continuing to deliver enrollment, billing, and back-office supports to dozens of center sites serving primarily low-income children and families.

Notable achievements

Founded and launched shared-services model

Launched in 2015 to centralize administrative functions for community child-care centers, enabling participating programs to reduce administrative burden and focus staff time on children and families.

IRS recognition as 501(c)(3)

Secured federal tax-exempt status (recognized Feb 2020), formalizing the Alliance’s nonprofit structure and enabling tax-deductible contributions and philanthropic support.

Sustained program growth and fiscal scale

Reported annual revenue of roughly $582,000–$583,000 in fiscal year 2024 and expanded services to a network of member agencies operating multiple sites and serving several hundred children.

At a glance

Total assets: $297K
Annual revenue: $583K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 83-3523356
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: www.sfela.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Profiled in major nonprofit data services (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, CauseIQ, Charity Navigator profile), demonstrating regular public tax filings and financial transparency.

Initial start-up funding and early operating support from the Mimi & Peter Haas Fund, cited in organizational materials as an early funder of SFELA’s launch and first years of operations.

Featured in reporting on shared-services approaches to child care (media coverage describing SFELA’s model of centralized enrollment, billing and administrative supports for center quality).

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