Funding search · EIN 481102008 · Salina, KS

Kansas Association of Child Care

Name: Kansas Association of Child Care grants, 2022–2024
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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.

1,379
grants reported: $142.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $60,676
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.

What they fund

sustainability incentive provider subsidy community care child partnership

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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.

Where the money goes

Child care community partnership grants to rural Kansas counties
Sustainability and provider subsidy payments to licensed child care operators
Shared services network hub payments to regional intermediaries
Patterson Family Foundation community capacity grants for local child care builds
Health and safety, start-up stipends, and program administration awards to providers

Typical grant

Median grant is about $60,700, with the middle half between $32,400 and $82,450. The very large checks, from several hundred thousand up to $4.7 million, went in 2023 to high-volume licensed operators and municipal or YMCA/Boys and Girls Club systems under sustainability and provider subsidy incentive payments; the small checks, $5,000 to $20,000, are start-up stipends, health and safety awards, and FPS/PAS payments to individual centers and LLCs. Recipients frequently repeat across years and stack multiple award types in a single year, so the relationship is ongoing rather than one-time.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“CHILD CARE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT”
“SHARED SERVICES NETWORK HUB PAYMENT”
“PATTERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION COMMUNITY CAPACITY GRANT”
“PROVIDER SUBSIDY INCENTIVE”
“SUSTAINABILITY GRANT”
“START UP STIPEND”

Positioning adjacent work

Anchor to the child care community partnership frame and name a specific Kansas county or school district partner.
Ask in the $30,000 to $85,000 band unless you operate licensed slots at scale.
Emphasize capacity built, slots added, and sustainability of the provider rather than research outputs.
Partner with an existing shared services hub or county economic development corporation as fiscal host.

Worth knowing: This is effectively a statewide child care intermediary: 1,353 of 1,379 grants went to Kansas recipients, and the handful of out-of-state checks went to multi-site operators serving Kansas children. Money moved sharply between years, with 2023 dominated by very large sustainability and provider subsidy payments to big urban operators and 2024 shifting toward smaller rural community partnership and Patterson Family Foundation capacity awards.

80 grants matching “stipend” · $13.0M

$20,650
Ymca of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Provider subsidy incentive, start up stipend
$11,750
Garden Academy Early Learning · Garden City, KS · 2024
Start up stipend, provider subsidy incentive
$6,250
Tomorrows Promises Llc · Wichita, KS · 2024
Provider subsidy incentive, start up stipend
$5,500
Angel Wings Learning Center Newton Llc · Newton, KS · 2024
Start up stipend, fps #1 award, fps #2 award
$165,300
Open Minds Child Development Center Llc · Olathe, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, start up stipend, pas grant # 1, pas grant # 2
$142,500
Salina Child Care Association · Salina, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive, cchc promotional video stipend
$136,650
Hays Area Children'S Center · Hays, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive, start up stipend, pas grant # 1, pas grant # 2
$121,700
Premier Learning Llc · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, start up stipend
$66,451
Grow & Learn Childcare Center · Leoti, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive, start up stipend, health & safety grant
$56,914
Unified School District No 336 · Holton, KS · 2023
Child care community partnership grant, patterson family foundation community capacity grant, start up stipend, provider subsidy incentive
$47,000
Bailey'S Learning Academy Llc · Wichita, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, provider subsidy incentive
$33,960
Grow at Eden Iola Llc · Cherryvale, KS · 2023
Provider subsidy incentive, start up stipend, health & safety grant
$25,000
Littles Early Learning 2 Llc · Benton, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, provider subsidy incentive
$23,460
Bennington Family Center · Bennington, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, child care community partnership grant, patterson family foundation community capacity grant
$22,900
Parkwood Day School Garnett · Garnett, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, provider subsidy incentive
$17,075
Precious Moments Kidz Academy Llc · Wichita, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, provider subsidy incentive
$15,167
Unified School District No 508 · Baxter Springs, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, health & safety, provider subsidy incentive
$11,750
Victory Life Church · Pittsburg, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, provider subsidy incentive
$10,420
Sunrise Day Care Llc · Concordia, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, health & safety grant
$10,000
Unified School District No 253 · Emporia, KS · 2023
Start up stipend
$9,743
Fellowship Baptist Church Liberal Kansas · Liberal, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, health and safety grant
$9,700
My Little Loves Daycare Center Llc · Leavenworth, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, provider subsidy incentive
$9,700
Bssy Entertainment Llc · Maize, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, provider subsidy incentive
$8,375
The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Independence · Independence, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, health and safety grant
$7,996
Stepping Stones Preschool Llc · Syracuse, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, pas grant # 1, pas grant # 2, provider subsidy incentive, technology grant
$6,800
Medicine Lodge Daycare · Attica, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, provider subsidy incentive
$6,250
Baby Buffaloes Brilliant Beginnings Llc · Onaga, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, provider subsidy incentive
$5,341
Lil' Hawks Village Daycare Llc · Grainfield, KS · 2023
Start up stipend, health & safety grant
$7.1M
Ymca of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$1.2M
Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$812,500
Cadence Education Llc · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$807,000
Boys & Girls Club of Scks · Wichita, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$326,500
Guidepost Montessori · Leawood, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$137,500
Lil Sprouts Playcare Llc · Richmond, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$119,500
Bailey'S Learning Academy Llc · Wichita, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$110,500
Camp Great Adventure · Bonner Springs, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$96,318
Bright Beginnings Child Development Center · Smith Center, KS · 2022
Health & safety grant, start up stipend, sustainability grant
$83,500
Little Hands Learning Childcare Llc · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$83,500
Little Huskies Childcare Co · White City, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$74,500
Angel Wings Learning Center Llc · Wichita, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$67,300
South Central Mental Health Counseling Center · Augusta, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$65,500
Dodge City Family Ymca · Dodge City, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$56,500
Information Station Learning Llc · Shawnee, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$51,100
Bizzy Beez Llc · Olathe, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$49,000
Doniphan Darlings · Highland, KS · 2022
Pas grant, start up stipend, sustainability grant
$45,700
Tongie Tykes Llc · Tonganoxie, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$42,993
Happy Kids Daycare & Preschool · Fort Scott, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, health & safety, pas grant, sustainability grant
$38,260
Erie Church of the Nazarene · Erie, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, health & safety, sustainability grant
$34,900
Ichiban Enterproses Llc · Lenexa, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$31,300
Kingdom Kids Christian Learning Center · Olathe, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$31,000
Play First Preschool · Salina, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, pas grant, sustainability grant
$29,500
Bright Skies Childcare · Topeka, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$29,500
Sunshine Learning Academy Llc · Wichita, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$24,100
Usd 454-Burligame · Burlingame, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$24,100
Kiowa District Hospital · Kiowa, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$23,000
Kids On the Go Learning · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$23,000
Littles Early Learning Center Llc · Benton, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$20,500
New Horizon Academy · Plymouth, MN · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$20,500
Kid'S Creative Corners Llc · Salina, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$20,500
Museum of Prairiefire Foundation · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$20,490
Foundations Early Learning Llc · Wichita, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, health & safety, sustainability grant
$19,600
Nikkis Little Geniuses Llc · Wichita, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, pas grant, sustainability grant
$18,700
Little Indians Daycare Llc · Oswego, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$18,402
Usd 272 Cawker City · Cawker City, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, health & safety grant, sustainability grant
$16,400
Little Jewels Llc · Gardner, KS · 2022
Child care quality stipend, sustainability grant
$16,165
Tc Ideas Llc · Holton, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, health & safety grant, pas grant, sustainability grant
$15,100
Little Sunflowers Daycare Llc · Topeka, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$14,300
St John'S Kid Kare · Salina, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, pas grant, sustainability grant
$13,800
Playhouse Kids Childcare Llc · McPherson, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, pas grant, sustainability grant
$13,300
Heritage Christian Academy of Hugoton · Hugoton, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$13,300
Little Explorers Llc · Silver Lake, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$13,300
Creekside Montessori School Llc · Leawood, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$11,500
Bluebird Montessori School Llc · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$9,700
Alter of Wichita · Goddard, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$9,700
Sunflower Care Homes Llc · Emporia, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$9,700
Greely County Health Services · Tribune, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$7,900
Usd 487-Herington · Herington, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$6,100
Little Oak Tree Child Care Llc · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$6,100
Timber Creek Veterinary Hospital Llc · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$6,100
Fundamentals Early Learning Center Llc · Topeka, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant

Top recipients

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

Johnson County Parks&Rec District2 grants · $16.2M
Ymca of Greater Kansas City3 grants · $9.1M
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence1 grant · $2.3M
Ymca of Wichita Ks2 grants · $1.7M
City of Wichita2 grants · $1.6M
Boys & Girls Clubs of Topeka1 grant · $1.5M
Kuehg Corp Kindercare Education Llc2 grants · $1.2M
Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan1 grant · $1.2M
Cadence Education Llc2 grants · $1.2M
Boys and Girls' Club of Lawrence Lawrence Kansas1 grant · $1.1M

Giving over time

$89.7M

2022

$49.1M

2023

$4.1M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,379 grants.

$11.5M
Johnson County Parks&Rec District · Shawnee Mission, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$7.1M
Ymca of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$4.7M
Johnson County Parks&Rec District · Shawnee, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$2.3M
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$2.0M
Ymca of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive, start upstipend
$1.5M
Boys & Girls Clubs of Topeka · Topeka, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$1.2M
Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$1.2M
Ymca of Wichita Ks · Wichita, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$1.1M
Boys and Girls' Club of Lawrence Lawrence Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant
$1.0M
Usd 259-Wichita Public Schools · Wichita, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$1.0M
City of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$812,500
Cadence Education Llc · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$810,000
Kuehg Corp Kindercare Education Llc · Portland, OR · 2022
Sustainability grant
$807,000
Boys & Girls Club of Scks · Wichita, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$794,200
Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant
$755,200
The Boys and Girls' Club of Topeka · Topeka, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant
$664,600
La Petite Academy · Topeka, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$648,000
City of Haysville · Haysville, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$545,968
City of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$544,200
Unified School District No 259 · Wichita, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$518,175
Ymca of Wichita Ks · Wichita, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$504,000
Nrc Clubhouse · Newton, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$504,000
Shawnee County · Topeka, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$419,000
Kuehg Corp Kindercare Education Llc · Lake Oswego, OR · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$414,000
Ymca of Salina Ks · Salina, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$408,800
Newton Recreation Commission · Newton, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$405,000
Jewish Community Center of Greater Kc · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$397,000
Cadence Education Llc · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Sustainability grant
$392,661
Northwest Kansas Economic Innovation Center · Norton, KS · 2024
Shared services network hub payment
$390,600
Child Start · Wichita, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$382,400
City of Haysville · Haysville, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$356,400
City of Olathe · Olathe, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$351,000
Open Minds Child Development Center Llc · Olathe, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$333,000
Young Women'S Christian Assoc of Topeka · Topeka, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$328,500
Tdc Learning Centers · Topeka, KS · 2022
Quality improvement grant, pas grant, sustainability grant
$326,500
Guidepost Montessori · Leawood, KS · 2022
Start up stipend, sustainability grant
$324,000
Church of the Resurrection United Methodist · Leawood, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$324,000
Derby Recreation Commission · Derby, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$324,000
Kriterion · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$324,000
Pulliam Properties Llc · Olathe, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$324,000
The Wee Workshop · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$324,000
Usd 260-Derby · Derby, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$322,200
Unified School District No 260 · Derby, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$280,619
The Family Conservancy · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Shared services network hub payment, child care community partnership grant
$275,400
Gouge Refurbishing · Wichita, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$252,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Sustainability grant
$244,800
Kiddi Kollege · Olathe, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$244,673
Community Children'S Center · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Shared services network hub grant, child care community partnership grant
$244,500
Most Pure Heart of Mary Church · Topeka, KS · 2022
Pas grant, quality improvement, sustainability grant
$244,500
State of Kansas Edna a Hill Cdc & P · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Pas grant, sustainability grant
$243,000
Abundant Heart Caycare Llc · Lansing, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$243,000
City of Manhattan · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$243,000
Clks 1 Llc · Olathe, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$243,000
First Christian Church Child Care Center · Topeka, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$243,000
Kiddy Kollege Llc · Plano, TX · 2022
Sustainability grant
$243,000
Kids Kampus · McPherson, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$243,000
Little Learners Early Childhood Ctr · Olathe, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$243,000
McPherson Family Ymca · McPherson, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$243,000
Parkwood Day School Llc · Leawood, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$243,000
Premier Learning Llc · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$243,000
Special Beginnings · Lenexa, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$243,000
Tree House Learning Center · Wichita, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$243,000
Trinity United Methodist Church · Hutchinson, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$226,800
Family Resource Center · Pittsburg, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$218,429
Child Start · Wichita, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant
$216,430
Ymca of Salina Ks · Salina, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$213,000
Shawnee County · Topeka, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$208,800
East Central Ks Economic Opportunity Corp · Ottawa, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$207,000
Kiddi Kollege · Leawood, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$207,000
Word of Life Ministries and Schools · Wichita, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$198,600
Jewish Community Center of Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant
$198,000
Clay County Child Care Center · Clay Center, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$196,239
Erc Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas · Topeka, KS · 2024
Shared services network hub payment
$194,400
Ascension Lutheran Church · Wichita, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$194,400
Usd 273-Beloit 2020 N Independence Ave · Beloit, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$190,800
Gps Kids Club · Hoisington, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$189,000
La Petite Academy Learning Care Group · Merriam, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$188,000
Tdc Learning Centers · Topeka, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$187,200
Ymca of Swks · Garden City, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$185,400
Creche Llc · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$182,100
McPherson Family Ymca · McPherson, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive, pas #1 grant
$182,000
Mulvane Recreation Commission · Mulvane, KS · 2022
Pas grant, quality improvement, sustainability grant
$180,800
Mulvane Recreation Foundation · Mulvane, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive, pas #1 grant
$180,000
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$179,800
Boys Clubs of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$179,800
Kriterion · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$178,200
Cool Care Club Llc · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$178,200
Usd 333 Concordia · Concordia, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$177,150
Family Resource Center · Pittsburg, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, provider subsidy incentive
$176,400
Kansas Children'S Service League · Wichita, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$175,075
City of Olathe · Olathe, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant
$171,000
Village Church Child & Family Dev Ctr · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$165,300
Open Minds Child Development Center Llc · Olathe, KS · 2023
Sustainability grant, start up stipend, pas grant # 1, pas grant # 2
$165,000
Eden Early Learning Academy · Cherryvale, KS · 2024
Child care community partnership grant, patterson family foundation community capacity grant, community grant
$165,000
St John'S Child Development Center Llc · Ellinwood, KS · 2022
Pas grant, sustainability grant
$164,500
Trinity Family of Faith Lutheran Church · Basehor, KS · 2022
Sustainability grant
$164,000
Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Quality improvement grant, sustainability grant
$164,000
Plymouth Congregational Church · Wichita, KS · 2022
Pas grant, quality improvement, sustainability grant
$164,000
Prince of Peace Catholic Church · Olathe, KS · 2022
Pas grant, sustainability grant
$164,000
Salina Child Care Association · Salina, KS · 2022
Pas grant, sustainability grant

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