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Buffett Early Childhood Fund: all 151 grants

Largest first · $128.2M across 2022–2025 · back to the overview

• $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