Funding search · EIN 562092325 · Hendersonville, NC
Smart Start Partnership for Childre
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 83
- grants reported
- $5.4M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $23,413
- 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
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Smart Start of Transylvania County3 grants · $1.3M
- Children & Family Resource Center4 grants · $1.2M
- Blue Ridge Partnership for Children3 grants · $482,656
- Little Blessings Christian Academy3 grants · $432,030
- Nessa'S Young'Uns Natural Play Cent4 grants · $320,834
- Alice'S Playground4 grants · $184,408
- Steps To Hope Academy4 grants · $177,157
- Love and Learning4 grants · $146,600
- Little Bright Minds4 grants · $131,615
- Little Blessings1 grant · $111,899
Giving over time
Grant history
All 83 reported grants, largest first.
- $562,465
Smart Start of Transylvania County · Brevard, NC · 2022
Grant partner
- $392,465
Smart Start of Transylvania County · Brevard, NC · 2021
Grant partner
- $391,735
Children & Family Resource Center · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
Service provider
- $359,008
Smart Start of Transylvania County · Brevard, NC · 2023
Grant partner
- $318,619
Children & Family Resource Center · Hendersonville, NC · 2021
Service provider
- $256,614
Children & Family Resource Center · Hendersonville, NC · 2023
Service provider
- $243,727
Children & Family Resource Center · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Service provider
- $175,446
Blue Ridge Partnership for Children · Burnsville, NC · 2023
Grant partner
- $169,109
Nessa'S Young'Uns Natural Play Cent · Flat Rock, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $166,605
Blue Ridge Partnership for Children · Burnsville, NC · 2021
Grant partner
- $153,375
Little Blessings Christian Academy · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $141,016
Little Blessings Christian Academy · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $140,605
Blue Ridge Partnership for Children · Burnsville, NC · 2022
Grant partner
- $137,639
Little Blessings Christian Academy · Hendersonville, NC · 2023
Child care subsidy
- $111,899
Little Blessings · Hendersonville, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $103,079
Nessa'S Young'Uns Natural Play Cent · Flat Rock, NC · 2023
Child care subsidy
- $72,894
Alice'S Playground · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $60,463
Steps To Hope Academy · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $53,707
Steps To Hope Academy · Hendersonville, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $53,399
Little Bright Minds · Hendersonville, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $51,643
Little Red School · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $48,045
Mt Pisgah Lutheran Preschool · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $45,309
Love and Learning · Fletcher, NC · 2023
Child care subsidy
- $45,082
Alice'S Playground · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $42,294
Beacon Child Development Center · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $41,086
Tumblin Toddler · Mills River, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $40,525
Little Bright Minds · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $39,350
Alice'S Playground · Hendersonville, NC · 2023
Child care subsidy
- $38,523
Best Ever Home Daycare · Gerton, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $37,447
Love and Learning · Fletcher, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $36,220
The Play and Learning Center · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $35,283
Steps To Hope Academy · Hendersonville, NC · 2023
Child care subsidy
- $34,429
Nessa'S Young'Uns Natural Play Cent · Flat Rock, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $33,810
Love and Learning · Fletcher, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $31,563
Little Red School · Hendersonville, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $31,465
Mt Pisgah · Hendersonville, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $30,034
Love and Learning · Fletcher, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $28,465
Buncombe County Partnership for Chi · Asheville, NC · 2021
Grant partner
- $28,011
Mt Pisgah Lutheran Preschool · Hendersonville, NC · 2023
Child care subsidy
- $27,704
Steps To Hope Academy · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $27,082
Alice'S Playground · Hendersonville, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $23,413
Little Bright Minds · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $23,028
Gods Gift · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $22,639
Immaculata Pre-K and the Grotto · Hendersonville, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $22,146
Grace Lutheran · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $20,418
Fumc Hendersonville · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $20,306
East Coast Migrant Head Start · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $18,616
Beacon Child Development Center · Hendersonville, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $18,368
Mt Pisgah Lutheran Preschool · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $18,132
Beacon Child Development Center · Hendersonville, NC · 2023
Child care subsidy
- $17,497
Buncombe County Partnership for Chi · Asheville, NC · 2023
Grant partner
- $17,465
Buncombe County Partnership for Chi · Asheville, NC · 2022
Grant partner
- $16,504
Alexandra Child Care Home · Edneyville, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $15,903
Immaculata Pre-K and the Grotto · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $15,825
Wnc Source · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $15,226
His Kids Child Dev Center · East Flat Rock, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $15,069
Here I Grow · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $14,886
Tumblin Toddler · Mills River, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $14,278
Little Bright Minds · Hendersonville, NC · 2023
Child care subsidy
- $14,217
Nessa'S Young'Uns Natural Play Cent · Flat Rock, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $13,640
Western Carolina Comm Action · Hendersonville, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $13,093
Tumblin Toddler · Mills River, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $12,923
Tomorrow'S Hope Child Dev · East Flat Rock, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $12,824
Little Red School · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $12,687
Montessori Country Day · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $10,769
Mud Creek Christian School · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $10,700
Henderson County Department of Publ · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
Service provider
- $10,696
Kids Kountry Klub House · Arden, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $9,884
Tomorrow'S Hope Child Dev · East Flat Rock, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $9,785
Alexandra Child Care Home · Hendersonville, NC · 2023
Child care subsidy
- $9,573
Helping Hand Child Developmnt · Flat Rock, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
- $9,492
Sonshine Preschool · Fletcher, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $9,125
Tomorrow'S Hope Child Dev · East Flat Rock, NC · 2023
Child care subsidy
- $9,081
Alexandra Child Care Home · Edneyville, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $8,198
Helping Hand Child Developmnt · Flat Rock, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $7,890
Beacon Child Development Center · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $7,615
Mountain Fundamentals · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $6,978
Bells School for Little Folks · Fletcher, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $6,422
Best Ever Home Daycare · Gerton, NC · 2021
Child care subsidy
- $6,325
Creative Beginnings Christian Presc · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $6,000
The Play and Learning Center · Hendersonville, NC · 2023
Child care subsidy
- $5,709
Wild Oak Independent School · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Childcare assistance
- $5,440
Immaculata Pre-K and the Grotto · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
Child care subsidy
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Similar purposes
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- Wk Kellogg Foundation7,234 grants · $1.30B
- The Duke Endowment1,614 grants · $830.3M
Similar grant size
- The Ayco Charitable Foundation15,303 grants · $2.05B
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- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
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