Funding search · EIN 201768874 · Omaha, NE

Buffett Early Childhood Fund

$128.2M
in grants paid: 151
grants: 87
recipients: 2022–2025
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$4.0M
Nebraska Children & Families Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
First five nebraska operating support, rooted in relationships, communities 4 kids, outdoor space exploration, data project, and changemakers program support
$4.0M
Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative · Omaha, NE · 2025
General operating support 2025
$3.7M
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2025
Educare learning network support, first five years fund and project support, and annual luncheon support
$3.7M
Educare of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2025
Quality early childhood program operating support
$3.6M
Early Childhood Impact Group · Omaha, NE · 2025
Educare learning network program support
$3.0M
Alliance for Early Success · Washington, DC · 2025
State based early childhood education support
$2.2M
Educare of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Quality early childhood program operating support
$1.8M
Early Futures Partnership · Lincoln, NE · 2025
General operations support
$1.0M
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Center for the developing child operating support
$860,000
Tsne · Boston, MA · 2025
Ecfc raising child care fund, eeic support, build conference sponsorship, rje program support
$772,679
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
Frank porter graham child development - eln evaluation
$711,866
Educare of Washington Dc · Washington, DC · 2025
Quality early childhood program operating support
$498,561
Project Harmony Child Advocacy Center · Omaha, NE · 2025
Impact from infancy project support, annual luncheon support
$425,000
Next Door Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Educare milwaukee quality early childhood program support
$300,000
Teachers College Columbia University · New York, NY · 2025
Ecpihe project support
$275,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Debra wisneski scholarship support, uno cehhs ec inclusive fund
$250,000
Vanderbilt University Peabody College · Nashville, TN · 2025
Pn-3 project support
$250,000
Impacting Futures · Inglewood, CA · 2025
General operations support
$243,466
Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Respect apprenticeship project support
$200,000
Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2025
Child care policy project support
$200,000
Lincoln Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Lincoln littles program support
$200,000
Comic Relief · New York, NY · 2025
Red nose day matching grant
$194,097
University of Nebraska Board of Regents · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Educare of lincoln evaluation
$156,912
University of Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha, NE · 2025
Kidsight project support, strategic advisor support
$150,000
Northern Illinois University Foundation · Dekalb, IL · 2025
Center for early learning funding equity general operations support
$130,000
Esu 3 Educational Foundation · La Vista, NE · 2025
Nebraska child development associate navigator project support
$100,000
Before Racism · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Young hearts, open minds program support
$100,000
Health Federation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
La, ca wildfires emergency support
$100,000
Institute for Child Success · Greenville, SC · 2025
Strong nation project support
$90,000
Partnership 4 Kids · Omaha, NE · 2025
Book buddy program support
$85,000
Let'S Grow Kids · Middlebury, VT · 2025
Sharing vermont's progress project support
$40,000
Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2025
Childcare initiatives project support
$10,000
Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation · Ashland, NE · 2025
Early childhood internship pilot project support
$10,000
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2025
Opportunities exchange project support
$5,000
Belmont Community Center · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Redevelopment plan project support
$2,500
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2025
Annual luncheon support
$2,500
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2025
Ecloc general support
$2,500
Voices for Children in Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2025
Raise your voice 2025 support
$2,000
Springfield Operations Ecs · Springfield, MA · 2025
Educare springfield genreral operations support
$1,000
Educare of West Dupage · West Chicago, IL · 2025
General operations support
$600
Foundation for Farmworkers · Raleigh, NC · 2025
General operations support
$300
Center for Law and Social Policy · Washington, DC · 2025
General operations support
$5.4M
Nebraska Children & Families Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
First five nebraska operating support, rooted in relationships program support, communities 4 kids program support, changemakers luncheon support, scaling up project support, data project support
$4.8M
Educare of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024
Quality early childhood program operating support
$4.7M
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2024
Educare learning network support, first five years fund support, and annual luncheon support
$3.1M
Educare Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Quality early childhood program operating support
$3.0M
Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative · Omaha, NE · 2024
General operating support 2025, general operating support 2024, professionals night at the museum
$3.0M
Alliance for Early Success · Washington, DC · 2024
State based early childhood education support
$1.3M
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Center for the developing child operating support
$880,214
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Frank porter graham child development - eln evaluation
$695,657
Educare of Washington Dc · Washington, DC · 2024
Quality early childhood program operating support
$565,000
Tsne · Boston, MA · 2024
Ecfc raising child care fund, ecfc membership, build conference sponsorship, ecfc meeting support, rje program support
$501,911
Project Harmony Child Advocacy Center · Omaha, NE · 2024
Impact from infancy project support, annual luncheon support
$455,537
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Thrive event support, ne ctr for research on children, youth, families, and schools fund, uno cehhs ec inclusive director fund
$450,000
Next Door Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Educare milwaukee quality early childhood program support
$335,515
University of Nebraska Board of Regents · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Educare of lincoln evaluation, vita program support
$300,000
Comic Relief · New York, NY · 2024
Red nose day - save the children matching grant
$280,000
Child Saving Institute · Omaha, NE · 2024
Kidsquad program support
$250,000
Vanderbilt University Peabody College · Nashville, TN · 2024
Pn-3 project support
$250,000
First Book · Washington, DC · 2024
Books for all coalition support
$200,000
Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2024
Child care policy project support
$150,000
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2024
Early childhood health & wellness program support
$150,000
Malone Community Center · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General operations support
$150,000
Lincoln Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Lincoln littles program support
$150,000
Foundations · Mt Laurel, NJ · 2024
Grade level reading program support
$125,000
Pubic Private Strategies Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Invest in america project support
$110,883
The Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha, NE · 2024
Kidsight project support
$100,000
North Mississippi Education Consortium · Oxford, MS · 2024
Center for ec policy & advancement support
$100,000
Reach Out & Read · Boston, MA · 2024
Nebraska affiliate support
$90,000
Southwest Human Development · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Reflective supervision project support
$85,700
Partnership 4 Kids · Omaha, NE · 2024
Book buddy program support
$85,000
Capita Social · Greenville, SC · 2024
Child care policy project support
$40,000
Society for Research in Child Development · Washington, DC · 2024
Conference support
$35,000
Educare of Winnebago · Winnebago, NE · 2024
Renovation project support
$25,000
National Workforce Registry Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
Early childhood workforce report support
$24,424
Lutheran Family Services · Omaha, NE · 2024
Early childhood handbook project support
$15,000
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2024
Opportunities exchange project support
$5,000
National Head Start Association · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Early childhood innovation summit & data support
$5,000
Dc Action · Washington, DC · 2024
General operations support
$3,000
Lincoln Children'S Museum · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Childcare provider night at the museum event support
$2,500
Voices for Children in Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2024
Convening sponsorship
$2,500
Holland Children'S Institute · Omaha, NE · 2024
Holland heroes event support
$1,000
Child Care Services Association · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Early years teach convening
$5.1M
Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative · Omaha, NE · 2023
General operating support 2023, general operating support 2024
$3.8M
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2023
Educare learning network support, first five years fund support, and annual luncheon support
$3.8M
Educare of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
Quality early childhood program operating support and omaha workforce initiative
$3.0M
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Boston, MA · 2023
Center for the developing child operating 22/23, center for the developing child operating 23/24
$3.0M
Alliance for Early Success · Shawnee Mission, KS · 2023
State based early childhood education support
$2.8M
Nebraska Children & Families Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
First five nebraska operating support, rooted in relationships program support, communities 4 kids program support, changemakers luncheon support
$1.6M
Educare Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Quality early childhood program operating support
$1.3M
Comic Relief · New York, NY · 2023
Red nose day - save the children matching grant
$1.0M
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Frank porter graham child development, cares support
$1.0M
Vanderbilt University Peabody College of Education & Human Dvlopmt · Nashville, TN · 2023
Prenatal-to-3 policy impact center support
$899,488
Board of Regents of University of Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Respect project support and educare lincoln evaluation
$700,000
Educare of Washington Dc · Washington, DC · 2023
Quality early childhood program operating support
$504,131
Project Harmony · Omaha, NE · 2023
Impact from infancy project support, annual luncheon support
$500,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Ascend fellowship program support
$475,000
Next Door Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Educare milwaukee quality early childhood program support
$156,206
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Thrive event support & leadership program support
$155,235
Tsnemissionworks · Boston, MA · 2023
Ecfc rcc landscape analysis, ecfc membership, build conference support, ecfc data meeting support

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