Funding search · EIN 561859989 · Lexington, NC
Smart Start of Davidson County
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 96
- grants reported
- $10.6M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $36,144
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Top recipients
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- Davidson County Schools4 grants · $3.1M
- Lexington City Schools4 grants · $1.4M
- Thomasville City Schools4 grants · $972,631
- A Childs World4 grants · $926,901
- Vons Kids4 grants · $774,752
- The Learning Place4 grants · $606,104
- Mary Myers Childcare4 grants · $554,741
- Davidson-Davie Commuinty College4 grants · $313,398
- Brighter Horizons Child Development2 grants · $285,976
- Wallburg Academy4 grants · $208,490
Giving over time
Grant history
All 96 reported grants, largest first.
- $925,842
Davidson County Schools · Lexington, NC · 2023
Improve quality
- $892,234
Davidson County Schools · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $787,777
Davidson County Schools · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $493,768
Davidson County Schools · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $361,826
Lexington City Schools · Lexington, NC · 2023
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- $346,208
Lexington City Schools · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $331,824
Lexington City Schools · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $331,100
Lexington City Schools · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $266,298
A Childs World · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $264,776
Brighter Horizons Child Development · Thomasville, NC · 2024
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- $260,715
Thomasville City Schools · Thomasville, NC · 2023
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- $254,960
A Childs World · Lexington, NC · 2023
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- $246,264
Thomasville City Schools · Thomasville, NC · 2022
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- $236,500
Thomasville City Schools · Thomasville, NC · 2021
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- $231,270
Vons Kids · Lexington, NC · 2023
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- $229,152
Thomasville City Schools · Thomasville, NC · 2024
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- $221,638
Vons Kids · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $215,020
A Childs World · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $190,623
A Childs World · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $180,869
Mary Myers Childcare · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $171,092
The Learning Place · Thomasville, NC · 2024
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- $170,826
Vons Kids · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $151,849
The Learning Place · Thomasville, NC · 2022
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- $151,018
Vons Kids · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $148,771
The Learning Place · Thomasville, NC · 2023
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- $141,138
Davidson-Davie Commuinty College · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $136,151
Mary Myers Childcare · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $134,392
The Learning Place · Thomasville, NC · 2021
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- $124,311
Mary Myers Childcare · Lexington, NC · 2023
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- $124,239
Cradles 2 Crayons Development Cent · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $114,462
Little Bo Peep · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $113,410
Mary Myers Childcare · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $93,121
Davidson-Davie Commuinty College · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $77,610
Tyro Learning Center · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $73,696
Kids Only · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $68,543
Little Bo Peep · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $66,884
Kids Only · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $61,560
Weslyan Child Development Center · Denton, NC · 2024
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- $61,140
Wallburg Academy · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
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- $57,211
Honey Bunch Kids · Thomasville, NC · 2024
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- $49,950
Wallburg Academy · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
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- $49,602
Davidson-Davie Commuinty College · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $49,400
Wallburg Academy · Winstonsalem, NC · 2021
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- $48,000
Wallburg Academy · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
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- $42,729
Son Shine Day Care · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
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- $39,770
Baptist Childrens Home · Thomasville, NC · 2021
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- $36,688
Martha Best Child Care · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $36,323
Building Blocks Christian Academy · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $35,964
Baptist Childrens Home · Thomasville, NC · 2022
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- $34,965
Cradles To Crayons Development Cent · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $32,560
Baptist Childrens Home · Thomasville, NC · 2023
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- $31,608
Little Disciples of Joy · High Point, NC · 2024
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- $29,537
Davidson-Davie Commuinty College · Lexington, NC · 2023
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- $27,843
Kids Only · Lexington, NC · 2023
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- $27,840
Cradles 2 Crayons Development Cent · Lexington, NC · 2023
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- $27,170
Cradles To Crayons Development Cent · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $25,868
Kids Only · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $23,712
Tyro Learning Center · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $23,548
Evans Child Development Center · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $21,590
Laurel Oak · High Point, NC · 2021
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- $21,200
Brighter Horizons Child Development · Thomasville, NC · 2023
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- $20,477
Tyro Learning Center · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $19,863
Martha Best Child Care · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $19,812
Son Shine Day Care · Winstonsalem, NC · 2021
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- $19,380
Tyro Learning Center · Lexington, NC · 2023
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- $17,646
Honey Bunch Kids · Thomasville, NC · 2022
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- $16,560
Honey Bunch Kids · Thomasville, NC · 2023
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- $16,520
Son Shine Day Care · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
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- $15,840
Weslyan Child Development Center · Denton, NC · 2023
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- $15,824
Martha Best Child Care · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $15,583
Martha Best Child Care · Lexington, NC · 2023
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- $15,048
Honey Bunch Kids · Thomasville, NC · 2021
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- $14,532
Coggins Memorial Baptist Church · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $13,494
Weslyan Child Development Center · Denton, NC · 2022
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- $13,208
Weslyan Child Development Center · Denton, NC · 2021
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- $12,520
Son Shine Day Care · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
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- $12,446
Coggins Memorial Baptist Church · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $11,937
Lexington Day Care · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $10,668
Evans Child Development Center · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $10,659
Laurel Oak · High Point, NC · 2022
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- $10,328
First Baptist Development Center · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $9,823
Elizabeth'S Playhouse · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $9,160
Coggins Memorial Baptist Church · Lexington, NC · 2023
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- $9,103
Kid City Daycare · Thomasville, NC · 2024
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- $9,072
First Baptist Child Development Cen · Lexington, NC · 2023
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- $8,514
Lexington Day Care · Lexington, NC · 2023
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- $8,492
Kid City Children Center · Thomasville, NC · 2022
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- $8,382
Lexington Day Care · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $8,372
First Baptist Development Center · Lexington, NC · 2021
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- $7,953
Child Care Center One · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $7,822
First Baptist Child Development Cen · Lexington, NC · 2024
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- $6,747
Evans Child Development Center · Lexington, NC · 2022
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- $6,480
Evans Child Development Center · Lexington, NC · 2023
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- $5,760
Kid City Daycare · Thomasville, NC · 2023
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- $4,253
Childcare Center One · Lexington, NC · 2022
- $3,960
Child Care Center One · Lexington, NC · 2023
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