The Pre-K tax credit allows individuals and corporations to direct their tax dollars towards something that matters to them and participate in the success of the ELC program. This credit also allows ELCs to receive matching funds that help them operate and provide high-quality early education to students across the state.
Individuals or corporations who contribute to support the local matching fund of an approved early learning collaborative (ELCs) may be eligible to receive a 1:1 state tax credit for the donated amount of up to $1 million. The Mississippi Department of Revenue can approve 1:1 tax credits up to the amount the legislature appropriates to the Early Learning Collaborative Act each year.
Securing the Tax Credit
Follow these steps to donate to a collaborative and receive the state tax credit.
Contact the lead partners for the collaborative to which you wish to donate. See the list below, along with contact information for the person responsible for collecting donations.
After you make a donation, the Mississippi Department of Education will issue a donation certificate documenting that you have contributed to the local matching funds of an approved collaborative.
Indicate your donation when you file your state taxes. Use form 80-401, which can be found on the Department of Revenue’s website.
Early Learning Collaborative Contact Information
Interested in donating to an ELC to receive the tax credit? Reach out directly to the ELC. The list includes all the current ELCs and their point of contact. Please contact us if you find an error.
| Early Learning Collaborative | Location | Point-of-Contact |
| Biloxi Early Learning Collaborative | Biloxi | Trenisha Weekley |
| Brookhaven Early Learning Collaborative | Brookhaven | Stacy Walker |
| Clarke County Early Learning Partnership | Clarke County | Blair Duvall |
| Cleveland Early Learning Collaborative | Cleveland | Patsy Clerk |
| Coahoma County Pre-K Collaborative | Clarksdale | Peggy Hemphill |
| Corinth-Alcorn-Prentiss Early Learning Collaborative | Corinth | Kate Killough |
| George County Early Learning Collaborative | George County | Kristi Kirkwood |
| Greenwood-Leflore County Early Learning Collaborative | Leflore County | Bridget Harper |
| Grenada Early Learning Collaborative | Grenada | Kim Ezelle |
| Hattiesburg Early Learning Collaborative | Hattiesburg | Hope Mikell |
| Hollandale Early Learning Collaborative | Hollandale | Shontelle Johnson |
| Holly Springs Early Learning Collaborative | Holly Springs | Tannya Sanders |
| Holmes County Early Learning Collaborative | Holmes County | Valerie Bankhead |
| Jackson Public Schools/Hinds County Early Learning Collaborative | Hinds County | Tiffany Cline |
| Jefferson County Early Learning Collaborative | Jefferson County | Yashica Suddeth |
| Kosciusko Early Learning Collaborative | Kosciusko | Connie Henderson |
| Lafayette-Oxford Early Learning Collaborative | Oxford | Cara Buffington |
| Lamar County Early Learning Collaborative | Lamar County | Nicole Register |
| Lee County Early Learning Collaborative | Lee County | Jodie Boyd |
| Leland Early Learning Collaborative | Leland | Faith Austin |
| Long Beach Early Learning Collaborative | Long Beach | Kelleigh Reynolds Broussard |
| Lowndes County Early Learning Collaborative | Lowndes County | Dr. Kristie W. Jones |
| Marion County and Columbia Early Learning Collaborative | Marion County | Haley Green |
| McComb Community Collaborative for Early Learning Success | McComb | Nekoshia Thompson |
| Monroe Early Learning Collaborative | Monroe County | Jennifer Calvert |
| Noxubee Early Learning Collaborative | Noxubee County | Helen Gilkey |
| Pascagoula-Gautier Early Learning Collaborative | Pascagoula | Kimberly Parker |
| Pass Christian Early Learning Collaborative | Pass Christian | Mandy Lacy |
| Petal Early Learning Collaborative | Petal School District | Jana Perry |
| Picayune School District Early Head Start | Picayune School District | Dr. Pamela Thomas |
| Pontotoc Pre-K Partners Early Learning Collaborative | Pontotoc | Felicia Pollard |
| Rankin County Early Learning Collaborative | Rankin County | Lakeisha Maxer |
| Scott County Early Learning Collaborative | Scott County | Nyisha Wells |
| Senatobia Early Learning Collaborative | Senatobia | Monica Mitchell |
| South Panola County Early Learning Collaborative | South Panola County | Lashunda Hamilton |
| Starkville Oktibbeha Early Learning Collaborative | Oktibbeha County | Mary Coleman |
| Tallahatchie Early Learning Collaborative | Tallahatchie County | Amy Donaldson |
| West Jasper Early Learning Collaborative | Bay Springs | Tony Keys |
| West Point Early Learning Collaborative | Clay County | Kim Taylor |
| Yazoo City Early Learning Collaborative | Yazoo City | Sametra Brown |