Texas · Nonprofit
THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC
THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC (Texas) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $976,552 to it, the largest being Jewish Community Foundation of El Paso ($617,804). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $981k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $977k
- Net assets
- $1.1M
What The J Center for Early Learning Inc does
Mission
The j center for early learning is passionate about providing an innovative learning environment for el paso's youth ages 18 months thru 6 years old. The school embraces families from all backgrounds, while teaching core jewish values of community, tolerance, and respect. Teachers work collaboratively to create environments and experiences that spark wonder and creativity, build confidence skills, allow children to explore materials, and encourage questioning minds. We partner extensively with families and community members to enrich our school environment. We are caretakers of each other, our school community, our city, and our planet.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The j center for early learning is a jewish preschool open to people of all faiths and backgrounds and runs from august through may. The j center is a jewish reggio inspired preschool serving ages 18 months thru 6 years old that will provide a nurturing environment in which young children can grow and learn. Teachers engage children's minds each day through exploration of new ideas in math, science, literacy and social studies. As our students are preparing for kindergarten, they are preparing for life! Research has shown that strong communication and collaboration skils are crucial for later success in school and beyond, and these skills are developed during the early childhood years. We understand that children acquire skills and abilities along individual timetables, and we recognize that the role of the teachers is to carefully craft opportunities for discovery that allow children to reach their full potential. We are committed to enriching and educating the children through meaningful learning experiences that foster the development of the whole child. Because of our joint focus on strong pre-academics and collaboration, children who graduate from the j center will be…
$596,889 spent$609,213 earned by the program80% of program spendingCamp shamayim runs eight one-week camps during june and july for campers age 18 months thru kindergarten. The monday through friday camp focuses on different themes each week and always includes a friday splash day. Camp runs 8:30 a.m. To 2:30 p.m. With an early einstein's program at 7:00 a.m. And afternoon adventurers until 6:00 p.m.
$152,312 spent$170,374 earned by the program20% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $749,201.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $1.0M to $1.4M (+35%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
19% of THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income fell $173k → $58k.
4 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 63% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 72% · 2019 52% · 2020 38% · 2021 45% · 2022 45% · 2023 59% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $2k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Texas funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $975k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC?
- THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC (Texas) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $976,552 to it, the largest being Jewish Community Foundation of El Paso ($617,804). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $976,552 in grants to THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC?
- Jewish Community Foundation of El Paso is the largest funder on record, with $617,804 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE J CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing