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Foundations that fund early childhood education research
15 private foundations with a record of paying for early childhood education, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.
JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION
3 grants · $30,000 · through 2023
Largest: $10,000 to CHARLOTTE BILINGUAL PRESCHOOL — to support the charlotte bilingual preschool's dual-language early childhood education program.
IRS filings for EIN 650464177POSEY FAMILY FOUNDATION
2 grants · $400,000 · through 2023
Largest: $200,000 to MI ESCUELITA PRESCHOOL — to support early childhood education and tuition assistance program
IRS filings for EIN 752768325ETTORE RICHARD DEROSA JR FOUNDATION
3 grants · $25,000 · through 2024
Largest: $10,000 to BLIND CHILDRENS CENTER — to prepare infants, toddlers, and preschoolers of all abilities to thrive through inclusive, family-focused early childhood education, with a specialized focus on children who are blind or visually impaired.
IRS filings for EIN 275551577HILLCREST FOUNDATION
1 grant · $25,000 · through 2021
Largest: $25,000 to MI ESCUELITA PRESCHOOL — mi escuelita preschool's early childhood education capital expenses for denton campus
IRS filings for EIN 756007565EARL B & LORAINE H MILLER FOUNDATION
1 grant · $25,000 · through 2022
Largest: $25,000 to EDUCATE ADVANCING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE) — 2022/23 annual grant award/un mundo de amigos preschool
IRS filings for EIN 952500545THE PITNEY BOWES FOUNDATION
1 grant · $10,000 · through 2022
Largest: $10,000 to MI ESCUELITA PRESCHOOL — the early childhood education program
IRS filings for EIN 200523317Rotary Foundation of the San Juan
1 grant · $4,200 · through 2023
Largest: $4,200 to Family Umbrella Group — scholarships for childing of san juan island, washington families needing assistance with preschool tuition and coordinate free educational programs on early childhood development and learning.
IRS filings for EIN 921055320KNIGHT FAMILY VISION INC
1 grant · $20,000 · through 2024
Largest: $20,000 to Fun Time Early Childhood Academy — preschool education and care for disadvantaged children.
IRS filings for EIN 821834653PUGET SOUND ENERGY FOUNDATION
1 grant · $5,000 · through 2022
Largest: $5,000 to LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE INC — clever sprouts early childhood education and assistance (eceap) preschool other
IRS filings for EIN 204863534I A O'SHAUGHNESSY FOUNDATION
1 grant · $55,000 · through 2022
Largest: $55,000 to FOCUS POINTS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER — early childhood education, parents as teachers, and home instructions for parents of preschool youngsters
IRS filings for EIN 416011524NOURISHING - A SCHNUCKS FOUNDATION
1 grant · $15,000 · through 2022
Largest: $15,000 to CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI SCHOOL — city garden montessori preschool expansion: providing access to high-quality early childhood education in st. louis
IRS filings for EIN 853363998Anschutz Family Foundation
1 grant · $7,500 · through 2022
Largest: $7,500 to Little Treasures Preschool — general operating support for an early childhood education center serving conejos county.
IRS filings for EIN 742132676QUEST FOUNDATION
1 grant · $50,000 · through 2021
Largest: $50,000 to SCHOOL OF IMAGINATION — to bring out the extraordinary in every child by offering groundbreaking early-childhood education programs, cutting-edge intervention services, and a full-inclusion preschool which empowers special needs children to excel along with their typical peers, giving all children the foundation for success in learning and life.
IRS filings for EIN 201844715THE CRAIL-JOHNSON FOUNDATION
1 grant · $15,000 · through 2023
Largest: $15,000 to EDUCATE ADVANCING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PARENTING AND LITERACY — general operating support to ensure that children in the underserved communities of central, north and downtown long beach have access to high-quality preschool education that builds a foundation for success in school and life
IRS filings for EIN 330247161Helen V Brach Foundation
1 grant · $5,000 · through 2023
Largest: $5,000 to Billings Catholic Schools Fdn — to renovate the st. francis early childhood education center for preschool children ages 3 to 5 including roof, electrical hvac
IRS filings for EIN 237376427
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Start with one paperSource: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 2019–2023. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.