Funding search · early childhood education · Indiana
Who funds early childhood education work in Indiana
15 funders have a record of paying for early childhood education work by Indiana recipients: 151 grants totaling $5.5M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Early Learning Indiana ($3.5M), Edgar and Roberta Mulzer Foundation ($40,000) and Ball Brothers Foundation ($190,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Indiana recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Early Learning IndianaIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
91 matching grants · $3.5M · through 2022Largest: $325,509 to IMAGINATION DAYCARE AND PRESCHOOL INC — build learn grow grant
Largest: $5,000 to TOTS LOTS PRESCHOOL — unrestricted charitable donation
Largest: $55,000 to DELAWARE CO BY5 EARLY CHILDHOOD — by5 early childhood education support & child care provider mini-grant
Largest: $5,000 to SMALL WORLD PRESCHOOL — preschool education
Largest: $425,000 to DEKALB CENTRAL FOUNDATION — dekalb central early learning - preschool programming
Largest: $80,000 to Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS Indiana) — support to hire additional teachers who will provide high-quality early intervention services to marion county's youngest children who are blind or visually impaired.
Community Foundation ofMarion, INCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $37,952 · through 2024Largest: $12,002 to I HAVE A DREAM PRESCHOOL ACADEMY — to further the exempt purpose of the organization
Northern Indiana CommunityRochester, INCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $42,136 · through 2022Largest: $6,493 to NORTH MIAMI PRESCHOOL — preschool support
Kosciusko County CommunityWarsaw, INCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $45,199 · through 2023Largest: $14,241 to LAKELAND YOUTH CENTER — preschool support
Largest: $200,000 to STRADA COLLABORATIVE INC — to support the council for adult and experiential learning (cael) to pilot caels regional support strategy in the pittsburgh area, expanding the early childhood education workforce…
United Way of Central IndianaIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $35,983 · through 2023Largest: $15,623 to MILES OF SMILES CHILDCARE & PRESCHOOL — program and/or operating support
Largest: $45,000 to BUTLER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION — donation of $45,000 in support of the early childhood educator certificate program that would provide pathways to address the shortage of qualified early childhood educators by pro…
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