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Buffett Early Childhood Fund

Name: Buffett Early Childhood Fund grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

151
grants reported: $128.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $150,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

early childhood quality educare luncheon child first five

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

14 grants matching “luncheon” · $29.7M

$3.7M
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2025
Educare learning network support, first five years fund and project support, and annual luncheon support
$498,561
Project Harmony Child Advocacy Center · Omaha, NE · 2025
Impact from infancy project support, annual luncheon support
$2,500
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2025
Annual luncheon 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
$4.7M
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2024
Educare learning network support, first five years fund support, and annual luncheon support
$501,911
Project Harmony Child Advocacy Center · Omaha, NE · 2024
Impact from infancy project support, annual luncheon support
$3.8M
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2023
Educare learning network support, first five years fund support, and annual luncheon 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
$504,131
Project Harmony · Omaha, NE · 2023
Impact from infancy project support, annual luncheon support
$6,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
Annual luncheon support
$3.8M
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educare learning network support, first five years fund support, and annual luncheon support
$3.5M
Nebraska Children & Families Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
First five nebraska operating support, rooted in relationships program support, communities 4 kids program support, changemakers luncheon support
$505,000
Project Harmony · Omaha, NE · 2022
Impact from infancy project support, annual luncheon support
$6,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Annual luncheon support

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative4 grants · $21.8M
Start Early4 grants · $16.0M
Nebraska Children & Families Foundation4 grants · $15.7M
Educare of Omaha4 grants · $15.0M
Alliance for Early Success4 grants · $12.0M
Educare Lincoln3 grants · $7.1M
President & Fellows of Harvard College3 grants · $5.3M
Early Childhood Impact Group1 grant · $3.6M
Comic Relief4 grants · $3.0M
Educare of Washington Dc4 grants · $2.8M

Giving over time

$32.4M

2022

$30.6M

2023

$31.9M

2024

$33.4M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 151 grants.

$9.8M
Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative · Omaha, NE · 2022
General operating support 2022, general operating support 2023
$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
$5.1M
Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative · Omaha, NE · 2023
General operating support 2023, general operating support 2024
$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
$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
$3.8M
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2022
Educare learning network support, first five years fund support, and annual luncheon support
$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
$3.7M
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
$3.5M
Nebraska Children & Families Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
First five nebraska operating support, rooted in relationships program support, communities 4 kids program support, changemakers luncheon support
$3.1M
Educare Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Quality early childhood program operating support
$3.0M
Alliance for Early Success · Shawnee Mission, KS · 2022
State based early childhood education 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 · 2025
State based early childhood education support
$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 · Washington, DC · 2024
State based early childhood education support
$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
$2.7M
Educare of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Quality early childhood program operating support
$2.4M
Educare Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Quality early childhood program operating 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
$1.6M
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
$1.3M
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Center for the developing child operating support
$1.3M
Comic Relief · New York, NY · 2022
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
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Center for the developing child operating support
$1.0M
Vanderbilt University Peabody College of Education & Human Dvlopmt · Nashville, TN · 2023
Prenatal-to-3 policy impact center support
$976,060
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Frank porter graham child development
$899,488
Board of Regents of University of Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Respect project support and educare lincoln evaluation
$896,412
University of Nebraska - Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Educare lincoln evaluation & respect project support
$880,214
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Frank porter graham child development - eln evaluation
$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
$700,000
Educare of Washington Dc · Washington, DC · 2023
Quality early childhood program operating support
$700,000
Educare of Washington Dc · Washington, DC · 2022
Quality early childhood program operating support
$695,657
Educare of Washington Dc · Washington, DC · 2024
Quality early childhood program operating support
$600,000
Teachers College at Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022
Visioning early childhood policy project support
$565,000
Tsne · Boston, MA · 2024
Ecfc raising child care fund, ecfc membership, build conference sponsorship, ecfc meeting support, rje program support
$505,000
Project Harmony · Omaha, NE · 2022
Impact from infancy project support, annual luncheon support
$504,131
Project Harmony · Omaha, NE · 2023
Impact from infancy project support, annual luncheon support
$501,911
Project Harmony Child Advocacy Center · Omaha, NE · 2024
Impact from infancy project support, annual luncheon support
$500,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Ascend fellowship program support
$500,000
Next Door Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Educare milwaukee quality early childhood program support
$500,000
Vanderbilt University Peabody College of Education & Human Dvlopmt · Nashville, TN · 2022
Prenatal-to-3 policy impact center support
$498,561
Project Harmony Child Advocacy Center · Omaha, NE · 2025
Impact from infancy project support, annual luncheon support
$475,000
Next Door Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Educare milwaukee quality early childhood program 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
$425,000
Next Door Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
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
Teachers College Columbia University · New York, NY · 2025
Ecpihe project 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
$275,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Debra wisneski scholarship support, uno cehhs ec inclusive fund
$250,000
Impacting Futures · Inglewood, CA · 2025
General operations support
$250,000
Vanderbilt University Peabody College · Nashville, TN · 2025
Pn-3 project support
$250,000
First Book · Washington, DC · 2024
Books for all coalition support
$250,000
Vanderbilt University Peabody College · Nashville, TN · 2024
Pn-3 project support
$243,466
Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Respect apprenticeship project support
$200,000
Comic Relief · New York, NY · 2025
Red nose day matching grant
$200,000
Lincoln Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Lincoln littles program support
$200,000
Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2025
Child care policy project support
$200,000
Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2024
Child care policy project support
$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
$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
$150,000
Northern Illinois University Foundation · Dekalb, IL · 2025
Center for early learning funding equity general operations support
$150,000
Foundations · Mt Laurel, NJ · 2024
Grade level reading program support
$150,000
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2024
Early childhood health & wellness program support
$150,000
Lincoln Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Lincoln littles program support
$150,000
Malone Community Center · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General operations support
$150,000
Lincoln Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Lincoln littles program support
$150,000
Brazelton Touchpoints Project Inc Children'S Hospital Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
Eln breakthrough project support
$133,149
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Thrive event support & leadership program support
$130,000
Esu 3 Educational Foundation · La Vista, NE · 2025
Nebraska child development associate navigator project support
$125,000
Pubic Private Strategies Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Invest in america project support
$125,000
Lincoln Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Lincoln littles program support
$110,883
The Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha, NE · 2024
Kidsight 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
$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
$100,000
Common Sense · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Summit for america's kids and families support
$100,000
Health Federation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Home grown program support
$100,000
Pie for Providers · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
$100,000
Reach Out & Read · Boston, MA · 2023
Nebraska affiliate support
$100,000
Health Federation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Home grown program support
$100,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Family engagement program support
$100,000
Stanford University Center On Early Childhood · El Monte, CA · 2022
Rapid project support
$100,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Ascend fellowship program support
$90,000
Partnership 4 Kids · Omaha, NE · 2025
Book buddy program support

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