Funding search · early childhood education · New York
Who funds early childhood education work in New York
15 funders have a record of paying for early childhood education work by New York recipients: 71 grants totaling $11.1M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Gs Humane Corp ($740,000), Laura and John Arnold Foundation ($6.4M) and Community Foundation of New Jersey ($106,194).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to New York recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $50,000 to EARLY CHILDHOOD PARTNERS NYC FUND AT NYCT — early childhood education
Largest: $250,000 to CHILDREN'S HEALTH FUND — trauma-sensitive trainings for early childhood educators
Largest: $3.2M to MDRC — to study the impacts of preschool, summer curricula, and enhanced teacher training on early childhood learning.
Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $106,194 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to STUDIO SCHOOL — secondary, primary, preschools
Largest: $30,000 to ARC OF MID HUDSON — preschool respite
Largest: $20,000 to RYE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL — early childhood education programs.
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
5 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2022Largest: $200,000 to PUBLIC POLICY AND EDUCATION FUND OF NY INC — build capacity of new york grassroots organizers for education equity via campaigns to increase state education funding and access to high-quality early childhood education in unde…
Largest: $50,000 to BRONXWORKS INC — in support of the home instruction for parents of preschool youngsters (hippy) program for families in the bronx.
Largest: $35,000 to ST PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH — to fund the hancock community preschool program and the loaves and fishes food pantry.
Largest: $25,000 to Hunts Point Alliance for Children — early childhood education
Largest: $75,000 to BROOKLYN KINDERGARTEN SOCIETY — to help support efforts to provide the highest quality early childhood education to low-income families in brooklyn
Largest: $225,000 to STUDIO IN A SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INC — core support for the studio nyc program to provide visual arts education residencies in new york city public schools and early childhood education centers most in need of quality a…
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