Funding search · EIN 460439068 · Rapid City, SD

Early Childhood Connections

Name: Early Childhood Connections grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

21
grants reported: $1.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $51,285
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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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.

13 grants matching “description” · $1.1M

$268,113
Ymca Rapid City · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$83,802
Open Bible Christian Center · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$70,415
St Elizabeth Seton Preschool · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$51,285
Banana Bunch Child Care · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$18,678
Dream Kids Preschool & Child Care Center · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$8,143
Kyra'S Kiddos · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$5,828
Green Team Llc · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$201,618
Ymca Rapid City · Rapid City, SD · 2022
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$179,582
Banana Bunch Child Care · Rapid City, SD · 2022
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$91,842
St Elizabeth Seton Preschool · Rapid City, SD · 2022
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$67,839
Dream Kids Preschool & Child Care Center · Rapid City, SD · 2022
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$15,218
Open Bible Christian Center · Rapid City, SD · 2022
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$10,050
Youth & Family Services · Rapid City, SD · 2022
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.

Grant history

All 21 reported grants, largest first.

$268,113
Ymca Rapid City · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$253,251
Ymca Rapid City · Rapid City, SD · 2024
For early education of children participating in the starting strong program and for program quality improvements
$201,618
Ymca Rapid City · Rapid City, SD · 2022
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$179,582
Banana Bunch Child Care · Rapid City, SD · 2022
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$91,842
St Elizabeth Seton Preschool · Rapid City, SD · 2022
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$83,802
Open Bible Christian Center · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$70,415
St Elizabeth Seton Preschool · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$67,839
Dream Kids Preschool & Child Care Center · Rapid City, SD · 2022
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$56,913
St Elizabeth Seton Preschool · Rapid City, SD · 2024
For early education of children participating in the starting strong program and for program quality improvements
$53,735
Every Child Is Special Childcare · Rapid City, SD · 2024
For early education of children participating in the starting strong program and for program quality improvements
$51,285
Banana Bunch Child Care · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$51,123
Banana Bunch Child Care · Rapid City, SD · 2024
For early education of children participating in the starting strong program and for program quality improvements
$41,274
Open Bible Christian Center · Rapid City, SD · 2024
For early education of children participating in the starting strong program and for program quality improvements
$19,994
Kyra'S Kiddos · Rapid City, SD · 2024
For early education of children participating in the starting strong program and for program quality improvements
$18,678
Dream Kids Preschool & Child Care Center · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$16,439
Lil Friends Learning Center · Rapid City, SD · 2024
For early education of children participating in the starting strong program and for program quality improvements
$15,218
Open Bible Christian Center · Rapid City, SD · 2022
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$11,516
Dream Kids Preschool & Child Care Center · Rapid City, SD · 2024
For early education of children participating in the starting strong program and for program quality improvements
$10,050
Youth & Family Services · Rapid City, SD · 2022
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$8,143
Kyra'S Kiddos · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.
$5,828
Green Team Llc · Rapid City, SD · 2023
For early education of children part of the starting strong program. See part iii for full description of starting strong.

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.