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The Chicago Community Trust → Erikson Institute: $4.3M across 2 grants, latest 2021Lilly Endowment Inc → New Beginnings Church Inc: $1.5M across 8 grants, latest 2025The San Francisco Foundation → Mujeres Unidas Y Activas: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2021Onslow County Partnership for Children → New Beginning Child Care #iii: $898K across 2 grants, latest 2024Early Learning Coalition of Broward → New Begin Christ Acad IV: $782K across 2 grants, latest 2024Early Learning Indiana Inc → New Beginnings Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024Kansas Association of Child Care → Special Beginnings Inc: $362K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Community Foundation for → Cathedral Arts Project Inc: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Bright Beginnings Child Development Center LLC: $99K across 1 grant, latest 2024River Valley Child Development → Bright Beginnings Daycare and Preschool: $85K across 2 grants, latest 2023Caring for Colorado Foundation → La Cocina: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Bank of America Charitable → Begin Again Foundation: $71K across 5 grants, latest 2023Onslow County Partnership for Children → New Beginnings Child Care Inc: $809K across 2 grants, latest 2022The San Francisco Foundation → Social Good Fund: $768K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Chicago Community Trust → Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living: $720K across 2 grants, latest 2021Early Learning Coalition of Broward → Bright Beginnings Preschool and Afterschool Inc: $713K across 2 grants, latest 2024Early Learning Indiana Inc → New Beginnings Church: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023Kansas Association of Child Care → Special Beginnings Three LLC: $241K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Community Foundation for → Read USA Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Middle → Bright Beginnings Child Care Center: $84K across 1 grant, latest 2024Caring for Colorado Foundation → Ability Connection Colorado: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023River Valley Child Development → Bright Beginnings: $63K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Bank of America Charitable → Financial Beginnings Washington: $52K across 4 grants, latest 2023Onslow County Partnership for Children → New Beginnings Child Care #iii: $799K across 2 grants, latest 2022The San Francisco Foundation → Chinese Progressive Association: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2021Early Learning Coalition of Broward → Beverly T Angelotti Dba Creative Beginnings of Hollywood: $461K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Reading Between the Lines Nfp: $276K across 3 grants, latest 2022Early Learning Indiana Inc → The Goddard School of West Carmel (Better Beginnings Preschool LLC): $170K across 1 grant, latest 2022Kansas Association of Child Care → Beautiful Beginnings Early Childhood Education LLC: $128K across 2 grants, latest 2023Caring for Colorado Foundation → Stride Community Health Center: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023River Valley Child Development → New Beginnings Child Care Center LLC: $61K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Community Foundation for → Renewing Dignity Inc: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Community Foundation of Middle → The New Beginnings Center: $55K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Financial Beginnings Oregon: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023The San Francisco Foundation → Jobs With Justice San Francisco Bay Area: $465K across 1 grant, latest 2021The San Francisco Foundation → Filipino Advocates for Justice: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2021Onslow County Partnership for Children → New Beginnings Child Care #ii: $344K across 1 grant, latest 2021Early Learning Coalition of Broward → Bright Beginnings Preschool Inc: $323K across 2 grants, latest 2024Onslow County Partnership for Children → New Beginnings Childcare Inc: $323K across 1 grant, latest 2023The San Francisco Foundation → Filipino American Development Foundation: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2021Onslow County Partnership for Children → New Beginning Childcare Inc: $269K across 1 grant, latest 2024Early Learning Coalition of Broward → New Beginnings Academy Dba New Beginnings Unity Academy: $260K across 2 grants, latest 2024The San Francisco Foundation → Neo Philanthropy: $216K across 1 grant, latest 2021The San Francisco Foundation → Dolores Street Community Services: $190K across 1 grant, latest 2021Kansas Association of Child Care → Special Beginnings Four Inc: $121K across 2 grants, latest 2023Kansas Association of Child Care → Bright Beginnings Child Development Center: $96K across 1 grant, latest 2022Kansas Association of Child Care → Creative Beginnings Daycare LLC: $81K across 1 grant, latest 2022Caring for Colorado Foundation → Invest in Kids: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023The San Francisco Foundation → Change and New Beginnings: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Early Learning Indiana Inc → Bright Beginnings Academy Mv: $73K across 1 grant, latest 2022Caring for Colorado Foundation → Parent Possible: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2023Caring for Colorado Foundation → Early Childhood Partnership of Adam: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2023Caring for Colorado Foundation → Denver Children's Advocacy Center: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2023Caring for Colorado Foundation → Thriving Families: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2023Early Learning Coalition of Broward → An Adventure Begins Inc: $69K across 1 grant, latest 2023Caring for Colorado Foundation → Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2023Caring for Colorado Foundation → Gunnison Valley Health Foundation: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2023Early Learning Indiana Inc → Bright Beginnings Elc: $62K across 1 grant, latest 2022Caring for Colorado Foundation → New Legacy Charter School: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023Caring for Colorado Foundation → Early Childhood Partners: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023Caring for Colorado Foundation → Valley Settlement: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023Caring for Colorado Foundation → Baby Bear Hugs: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023Caring for Colorado Foundation → Great Expectations: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023Caring for Colorado Foundation → Roots Family Center: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust: $5.3M on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$5.3MThe San Francisco Foundation: $4.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The San Francisco Foundation$4.1MOnslow County Partnership for Children: $3.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Onslow County Partnership for…$3.4MEarly Learning Coalition of Broward: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Early Learning Coalition of B…$2.6MLilly Endowment Inc: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Lilly Endowment Inc$1.5MEarly Learning Indiana Inc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Early Learning Indiana Inc$1.3MCaring for Colorado Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Caring for Colorado Foundation$1.1MKansas Association of Child Care: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Kansas Association of Child C…$1.0MThe Community Foundation for: $410K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation for$410KThe Community Foundation of Middle: $238K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of M…$238KRiver Valley Child Development: $209K on this topic. Open the funder.River Valley Child Development$209KThe Bank of America Charitable: $163K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bank of America Charitable$163KErikson Institute: received $4.3M on this topicErikson Institute$4.3MNew Beginnings Church Inc: received $1.5M on this topicNew Beginnings Church Inc$1.5MMujeres Unidas Y Activas: received $1.0M on this topicMujeres Unidas Y Activas$1.0MNew Beginning Child Care #iii: received $898K on this topicNew Beginning Child Care #iii$898KNew Beginnings Child Care Inc: received $809K on this topicNew Beginnings Child Care Inc$809KNew Beginnings Child Care #iii: received $799K on this topicNew Beginnings Child Care #iii$799KNew Begin Christ Acad IV: received $782K on this topicNew Begin Christ Acad IV$782KSocial Good Fund: received $768K on this topicSocial Good Fund$768KChinese Progressive Association: received $750K on this topicChinese Progressive Association$750KBlack Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living: received $720K on this topicBlack Oaks Center for Sustainab…$720KBright Beginnings Preschool and Afterschool Inc: received $713K on this topicBright Beginnings Preschool and…$713KNew Beginnings Inc: received $500K on this topicNew Beginnings Inc$500KNew Beginnings Church: received $500K on this topicNew Beginnings Church$500KJobs With Justice San Francisco Bay Area: received $465K on this topicJobs With Justice San Francisco…$465KBeverly T Angelotti Dba Creative Beginnings of Hollywood: received $461K on this topicBeverly T Angelotti Dba Creativ…$461KSpecial Beginnings Inc: received $362K on this topicSpecial Beginnings Inc$362KFilipino Advocates for Justice: received $350K on this topicFilipino Advocates for Justice$350KNew Beginnings Child Care #ii: received $344K on this topicNew Beginnings Child Care #ii$344KBright Beginnings Preschool Inc: received $323K on this topicBright Beginnings Preschool Inc$323KNew Beginnings Childcare Inc: received $323K on this topicNew Beginnings Childcare Inc$323KFilipino American Development Foundation: received $300K on this topicFilipino American Development F…$300KReading Between the Lines Nfp: received $276K on this topicReading Between the Lines Nfp$276KNew Beginning Childcare Inc: received $269K on this topicNew Beginning Childcare Inc$269KNew Beginnings Academy Dba New Beginnings Unity Academy: received $260K on this topicNew Beginnings Academy Dba New…$260KCathedral Arts Project Inc: received $250K on this topicCathedral Arts Project Inc$250KSpecial Beginnings Three LLC: received $241K on this topicSpecial Beginnings Three LLC$241KNeo Philanthropy: received $216K on this topicNeo Philanthropy$216KDolores Street Community Services: received $190K on this topicDolores Street Community Servic…$190KThe Goddard School of West Carmel (Better Beginnings Preschool LLC): received $170K on this topicThe Goddard School of West Carm…$170KBeautiful Beginnings Early Childhood Education LLC: received $128K on this topicBeautiful Beginnings Early Chil…$128KSpecial Beginnings Four Inc: received $121K on this topicSpecial Beginnings Four Inc$121KRead USA Inc: received $100K on this topicRead USA Inc$100KBright Beginnings Child Development Center LLC: received $99K on this topicBright Beginnings Child Develop…$99KBright Beginnings Child Development Center: received $96K on this topicBright Beginnings Child Develop…$96KBright Beginnings Daycare and Preschool: received $85K on this topicBright Beginnings Daycare and P…$85KLa Cocina: received $85K on this topicLa Cocina$85KBright Beginnings Child Care Center: received $84K on this topicBright Beginnings Child Care Ce…$84KCreative Beginnings Daycare LLC: received $81K on this topicCreative Beginnings Daycare LLC$81KAbility Connection Colorado: received $75K on this topicAbility Connection Colorado$75KStride Community Health Center: received $75K on this topicStride Community Health Center$75KInvest in Kids: received $75K on this topicInvest in Kids$75KChange and New Beginnings: received $75K on this topicChange and New Beginnings$75KBright Beginnings Academy Mv: received $73K on this topicBright Beginnings Academy Mv$73KParent Possible: received $72K on this topicParent Possible$72KEarly Childhood Partnership of Adam: received $72K on this topicEarly Childhood Partnership of…$72KBegin Again Foundation: received $71K on this topicBegin Again Foundation$71KDenver Children's Advocacy Center: received $70K on this topicDenver Children's Advocacy Cent…$70KThriving Families: received $70K on this topicThriving Families$70KAn Adventure Begins Inc: received $69K on this topicAn Adventure Begins Inc$69KColorado Statewide Parent Coalition: received $65K on this topicColorado Statewide Parent Coali…$65KGunnison Valley Health Foundation: received $65K on this topicGunnison Valley Health Foundati…$65KBright Beginnings: received $63K on this topicBright Beginnings$63KBright Beginnings Elc: received $62K on this topicBright Beginnings Elc$62KNew Beginnings Child Care Center LLC: received $61K on this topicNew Beginnings Child Care Cente…$61KRenewing Dignity Inc: received $60K on this topicRenewing Dignity Inc$60KNew Legacy Charter School: received $60K on this topicNew Legacy Charter School$60KEarly Childhood Partners: received $60K on this topicEarly Childhood Partners$60KValley Settlement: received $60K on this topicValley Settlement$60KBaby Bear Hugs: received $60K on this topicBaby Bear Hugs$60KGreat Expectations: received $60K on this topicGreat Expectations$60KThe New Beginnings Center: received $55K on this topicThe New Beginnings Center$55KRoots Family Center: received $53K on this topicRoots Family Center$53KFinancial Beginnings Washington: received $52K on this topicFinancial Beginnings Washington$52KFinancial Beginnings Oregon: received $40K on this topicFinancial Beginnings Oregon$40K
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