Funding search · EIN 561859989 · Lexington, NC

Smart Start of Davidson County

Name: Smart Start of Davidson County grants, 2021–2024
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.

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.

What they fund

improve quality

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Funding pattern

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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

$2.6M

2021

$2.7M

2022

$2.6M

2023

$2.8M

2024

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
Improve quality
$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
Improve quality
$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
Improve quality
$49,602
Davidson-Davie Commuinty College · Lexington, NC · 2024
Improve quality
$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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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.