Funding search · EIN 561890324 · Salisbury, NC
Smart Start Rowan
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 55
- grants reported
- $9.4M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $151,307
- 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
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- Rowan-Salisbury Schools4 grants · $2.2M
- Partners in Learning Child Development Center4 grants · $1.4M
- Cornerstone Child Development Center4 grants · $981,136
- St John'S Child Development Center4 grants · $924,222
- Kiddie Land Kindergarten4 grants · $840,499
- Rowan County Health Department4 grants · $616,488
- Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency4 grants · $580,512
- South Rowan Academy4 grants · $542,076
- Kannapolis City Schools4 grants · $535,377
- Advantage Children'S Center4 grants · $269,128
Giving over time
Grant history
All 55 reported grants, largest first.
- $577,390
Rowan-Salisbury Schools · Salisbury, NC · 2023
Ncpk
- $551,250
Rowan-Salisbury Schools · Salisbury, NC · 2021
Ncpk
- $542,850
Rowan-Salisbury Schools · Salisbury, NC · 2024
Ncpk
- $535,383
Rowan-Salisbury Schools · Salisbury, NC · 2022
Ncpk
- $394,967
Partners in Learning Child Development Center · Salisbury, NC · 2024
Ncpk, sle
- $387,137
Partners in Learning Child Development Center · Salisbury, NC · 2021
Ncpk, sle
- $346,800
Cornerstone Child Development Center · Salisbury, NC · 2021
Ncpk, sle
- $336,380
Partners in Learning Child Development Center · Salisbury, NC · 2023
Ncpk, sle
- $321,775
Partners in Learning Child Development Center · Salisbury, NC · 2022
Ncpk, sle
- $277,248
Cornerstone Child Development Center · Salisbury, NC · 2024
Ncpk, sle
- $257,295
St John'S Child Development Center · Salisbury, NC · 2023
Ncpk, sle
- $241,989
St John'S Child Development Center · Salisbury, NC · 2022
Ncpk, sle
- $225,415
St John'S Child Development Center · Salisbury, NC · 2021
Ncpk, sle
- $218,737
Kiddie Land Kindergarten · Salisbury, NC · 2024
Ncpk, sle
- $216,804
Kiddie Land Kindergarten · Salisbury, NC · 2022
Ncpk, sle
- $208,263
Kiddie Land Kindergarten · Salisbury, NC · 2023
Ncpk, sle
- $199,523
St John'S Child Development Center · Salisbury, NC · 2024
Ncpk, sle
- $196,695
Kiddie Land Kindergarten · Salisbury, NC · 2021
Ncpk, sle
- $179,467
Cornerstone Child Development Center · Salisbury, NC · 2022
Ncpk, sle
- $177,621
Cornerstone Child Development Center · Salisbury, NC · 2023
Ncpk, sle
- $171,835
Kannapolis City Schools · Kannapolis, NC · 2023
Ncpk
- $157,224
Rowan County Health Department · Salisbury, NC · 2023
Healthy beginnings, cchc
- $156,500
Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency · Salisbury, NC · 2021
Ncpk, sle
- $155,351
Rowan County Health Department · Salisbury, NC · 2024
Healthy beginnings, cchc
- $152,606
Rowan County Health Department · Salisbury, NC · 2022
Healthy beginnings, cchc
- $152,272
Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency · Salisbury, NC · 2023
Ncpk
- $151,522
Kannapolis City Schools · Kannapolis, NC · 2022
Ncpk
- $151,307
Rowan County Health Department · Salisbury, NC · 2021
Healthy beginnings, cchc
- $149,520
Kannapolis City Schools · Kannapolis, NC · 2024
Ncpk
- $143,220
Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency · Salisbury, NC · 2024
Ncpk
- $137,630
South Rowan Academy · China Grove, NC · 2023
Ncpk, sle
- $137,230
Advantage Children'S Center · Cleveland, NC · 2022
Ncpk, sle
- $136,576
South Rowan Academy · China Grove, NC · 2024
Ncpk, sle
- $134,684
South Rowan Academy · China Grove, NC · 2022
Ncpk, sle
- $133,186
South Rowan Academy · China Grove, NC · 2021
Ncpk, sle
- $128,520
Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency · Salisbury, NC · 2022
Ncpk, sle
- $118,336
Advantage Children'S Center · Cleveland, NC · 2023
Ncpk, sle
- $68,227
First United Methodist Church Cdc · Salisbury, NC · 2022
Ncpk, sle
- $65,849
First United Methodist Church Cdc · Salisbury, NC · 2023
Ncpk, sle
- $62,500
Kannapolis City Schools · Kannapolis, NC · 2021
Ncpk
- $56,816
First United Methodist Church Cdc · Salisbury, NC · 2024
Ncpk, sle
- $45,000
Terrie Hess Child Advocacy Center · Salisbury, NC · 2024
Triple p
- $44,610
Terrie Hess Child Advocacy Center · Salisbury, NC · 2022
Triple p
- $43,376
Terrie Hess Child Advocacy Center · Salisbury, NC · 2023
Triple p
- $42,009
Prevent Child Abuse · Salisbury, NC · 2021
Triple p
- $13,595
Noah'S Playloft · Salisbury, NC · 2022
Sle
- $11,428
Noah'S Playloft · Salisbury, NC · 2021
Sle
- $9,944
Happy Day · Landis, NC · 2021
Sle
- $9,238
Kid'S 1st Childcare Academy · Salisbury, NC · 2023
Sle
- $8,483
Advantage Children'S Center · Cleveland, NC · 2024
Sle
- $5,502
Happy Day · Landis, NC · 2022
Sle
- $5,200
Amazing Grace Advocacy Family Support Network · Concord, NC · 2024
Project baby reach
- $5,200
Amazing Grace Advocacy Family Support Network · Concord, NC · 2023
Project baby reach
- $5,103
Kid'S 1st Childcare Academy · Salisbury, NC · 2024
Sle
- $5,079
Advantage Children'S Center · Cleveland, NC · 2021
Ncpk, sle
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- The Duke Endowment1,614 grants · $830.3M
- Atlantic Coast Conference63 grants · $2.61B
- Foundation for the Carolinas4,352 grants · $1.45B
Similar purposes
- Orange County Partnership for Young71 grants · $8.8M
- Smart Start of Forsyth County210 grants · $27.7M
- Onslow County Partnership for Children97 grants · $27.0M
Similar grant size
- The Ford Foundation10,731 grants · $2.35B
- John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)7,100 grants · $1.67B
- Wk Kellogg Foundation7,234 grants · $1.30B
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