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12 funders with a record of paying for “kindergarten”
Where the money went Cabarrus County Partnership for Children → Cabarrus County Schools: $3.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Randolph County Partnership for → Randolph County Schools: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Early Learning Coalition of Broward → Kradle to Kindergarten Inc: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Biloxi Public School District: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Mimi and Peter Haas Fund → San Francisco Unified School District: $970K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Greater Lorain County Inc → Horizon Education Center: $800K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Caswell County Partnership for Children → Caswell County Schools: $798K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Girlsmart Literacy Program → Bay Area Community Resources: $749K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Kasupe Ministries Foundation Fka Kasupe Ministries Inc → Kasupe Ministries Malawi: $434K across 7 grants, latest 2025 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Operation Breakthrough Inc: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Cme Group Foundation → Christopher House: $190K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Louise M Davies Foundation → Bay Area Scholarhips for Inner-City: $125K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Randolph County Partnership for → Asheboro City Schools: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Cabarrus County Partnership for Children → Kannapolis City Schools: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Early Learning Coalition of Broward → Kradle to Kindergarten Preschool II Inc: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → North Mississippi Education Consortium: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Girlsmart Literacy Program → Girls Incorporated of Alameda County: $675K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Greater Lorain County Inc → Neighborhood Alliance: $621K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Caswell County Partnership for Children → Rainbow Educational Center: $272K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Oak Ridge Youth Development Corporation: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Mimi and Peter Haas Fund → Children Now: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Cme Group Foundation → Juvenile Protective Association Jpa: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Louise M Davies Foundation → St Anthony-Immaculate Conception Sc: $120K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Grand Rapids Public Schools: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2022 Randolph County Partnership for → Randleman Enrichment Center: $813K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Cabarrus County Partnership for Children → Families First in Cabarrus County: $787K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Greater Lorain County Inc → Kendal at Oberlin: $366K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Early Learning Coalition of Broward → Carver Ranches Daycare Center and Kindergarten Inc: $331K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Girlsmart Literacy Program → Girls Incorporated of Jacksonville: $216K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Greater Kansas City Linc Inc: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Louise M Davies Foundation → St Brigid School: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Cme Group Foundation → Friends of Dekalb Regional Office of Education: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Caswell County Partnership for Children → Regional Consolidated Svcs: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Randolph County Partnership for → Randolph County Schools: $746K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Randolph County Partnership for → Asheboro City Schools: $663K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Cabarrus County Partnership for Children → Kids R Kids: $594K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Randolph County Partnership for → Randleman Enrichment Center: $467K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Randolph County Partnership for → First Steps Early Learning Center: $456K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Cabarrus County Partnership for Children → Kids Korner: $395K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Cabarrus County Partnership for Children → Smart Kids: $393K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Cabarrus County Partnership for Children → Logan CDC: $389K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Early Learning Coalition of Broward → Carver Ranches Day Care Center and Kindergarten Inc: $288K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Inc: $265K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Generation Hope: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Youth Development Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wk Kellogg Foundation → First Steps Kent: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wk Kellogg Foundation → State of Mississippi: $205K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Cabarrus County Partnership for Children → Lockhart CDC: $204K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Randolph County Partnership for → Connie Redding Head Start: $159K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Randolph County Partnership for → Regional Consolidated Services: $151K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → New Harvest Christian Center Inc: $148K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Girlsmart Literacy Program → Key Academy Charter School: $147K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Regents of the University of Michigan: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Michigan Early Childhood Investment Corporation: $103K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Louise M Davies Foundation → Mission Dolores Academy: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Kids Win Missouri: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Grace United Community Ministries Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Louise M Davies Foundation → St John Catholic School: $95K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Escuela Agricola Panamericana: $83K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Black Family Development Inc: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Cme Group Foundation → Chapter One Nfp: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → The Curators of the University of Missouri: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Cabarrus County Partnership for Children: $7.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Cabarrus County Partnership f… $7.2M Randolph County Partnership for: $6.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Randolph County Partnership f… $6.2M Wk Kellogg Foundation: $5.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Wk Kellogg Foundation $5.4M Early Learning Coalition of Broward: $2.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Early Learning Coalition of B… $2.9M United Way of Greater Lorain County Inc: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of Greater Lorain… $1.8M Girlsmart Literacy Program: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder. Girlsmart Literacy Program $1.8M Mimi and Peter Haas Fund: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Mimi and Peter Haas Fund $1.1M Caswell County Partnership for Children: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Caswell County Partnership fo… $1.1M Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundat… $1.0M Louise M Davies Foundation: $540K on this topic. Open the funder. Louise M Davies Foundation $540K Cme Group Foundation: $515K on this topic. Open the funder. Cme Group Foundation $515K Kasupe Ministries Foundation Fka Kasupe Ministries Inc: $434K on this topic. Open the funder. Kasupe Ministries Foundation… $434K Cabarrus County Schools: received $3.2M on this topic Cabarrus County Schools $3.2M Randolph County Schools: received $1.5M on this topic Randolph County Schools $1.5M Asheboro City Schools: received $1.2M on this topic Asheboro City Schools $1.2M Kannapolis City Schools: received $1.2M on this topic Kannapolis City Schools $1.2M Kradle to Kindergarten Inc: received $1.2M on this topic Kradle to Kindergarten Inc $1.2M Biloxi Public School District: received $1.2M on this topic Biloxi Public School District $1.2M Kradle to Kindergarten Preschool II Inc: received $1.1M on this topic Kradle to Kindergarten Preschoo… $1.1M North Mississippi Education Consortium: received $1.1M on this topic North Mississippi Education Con… $1.1M Grand Rapids Public Schools: received $1.0M on this topic Grand Rapids Public Schools $1.0M San Francisco Unified School District: received $970K on this topic San Francisco Unified School Di… $970K Randleman Enrichment Center: received $813K on this topic Randleman Enrichment Center $813K Horizon Education Center: received $800K on this topic Horizon Education Center $800K Caswell County Schools: received $798K on this topic Caswell County Schools $798K Families First in Cabarrus County: received $787K on this topic Families First in Cabarrus Coun… $787K Bay Area Community Resources: received $749K on this topic Bay Area Community Resources $749K Randolph County Schools: received $746K on this topic Randolph County Schools $746K Girls Incorporated of Alameda County: received $675K on this topic Girls Incorporated of Alameda C… $675K Asheboro City Schools: received $663K on this topic Asheboro City Schools $663K Neighborhood Alliance: received $621K on this topic Neighborhood Alliance $621K Kids R Kids: received $594K on this topic Kids R Kids $594K Randleman Enrichment Center: received $467K on this topic Randleman Enrichment Center $467K First Steps Early Learning Center: received $456K on this topic First Steps Early Learning Cent… $456K Kasupe Ministries Malawi: received $434K on this topic Kasupe Ministries Malawi $434K Operation Breakthrough Inc: received $400K on this topic Operation Breakthrough Inc $400K Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative: received $400K on this topic Early Learning Neighborhood Col… $400K Kids Korner: received $395K on this topic Kids Korner $395K Smart Kids: received $393K on this topic Smart Kids $393K Logan CDC: received $389K on this topic Logan CDC $389K Kendal at Oberlin: received $366K on this topic Kendal at Oberlin $366K Carver Ranches Daycare Center and Kindergarten Inc: received $331K on this topic Carver Ranches Daycare Center a… $331K Carver Ranches Day Care Center and Kindergarten Inc: received $288K on this topic Carver Ranches Day Care Center… $288K Rainbow Educational Center: received $272K on this topic Rainbow Educational Center $272K Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Inc: received $265K on this topic Deep South Center for Environme… $265K Generation Hope: received $250K on this topic Generation Hope $250K Youth Development Inc: received $250K on this topic Youth Development Inc $250K First Steps Kent: received $225K on this topic First Steps Kent $225K Girls Incorporated of Jacksonville: received $216K on this topic Girls Incorporated of Jacksonvi… $216K State of Mississippi: received $205K on this topic State of Mississippi $205K Lockhart CDC: received $204K on this topic Lockhart CDC $204K Christopher House: received $190K on this topic Christopher House $190K Connie Redding Head Start: received $159K on this topic Connie Redding Head Start $159K Regional Consolidated Services: received $151K on this topic Regional Consolidated Services $151K Oak Ridge Youth Development Corporation: received $150K on this topic Oak Ridge Youth Development Cor… $150K Children Now: received $150K on this topic Children Now $150K Juvenile Protective Association Jpa: received $150K on this topic Juvenile Protective Association… $150K New Harvest Christian Center Inc: received $148K on this topic New Harvest Christian Center Inc $148K Key Academy Charter School: received $147K on this topic Key Academy Charter School $147K Bay Area Scholarhips for Inner-City: received $125K on this topic Bay Area Scholarhips for Inner-… $125K Regents of the University of Michigan: received $125K on this topic Regents of the University of Mi… $125K St Anthony-Immaculate Conception Sc: received $120K on this topic St Anthony-Immaculate Conceptio… $120K Greater Kansas City Linc Inc: received $120K on this topic Greater Kansas City Linc Inc $120K Michigan Early Childhood Investment Corporation: received $103K on this topic Michigan Early Childhood Invest… $103K St Brigid School: received $100K on this topic St Brigid School $100K Friends of Dekalb Regional Office of Education: received $100K on this topic Friends of Dekalb Regional Offi… $100K Mission Dolores Academy: received $100K on this topic Mission Dolores Academy $100K Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: received $100K on this topic Greater Kansas City Community F… $100K Kids Win Missouri: received $100K on this topic Kids Win Missouri $100K Grace United Community Ministries Inc: received $100K on this topic Grace United Community Ministri… $100K St John Catholic School: received $95K on this topic St John Catholic School $95K Escuela Agricola Panamericana: received $83K on this topic Escuela Agricola Panamericana $83K Black Family Development Inc: received $75K on this topic Black Family Development Inc $75K Chapter One Nfp: received $75K on this topic Chapter One Nfp $75K The Curators of the University of Missouri: received $75K on this topic The Curators of the University… $75K Regional Consolidated Svcs: received $28K on this topic Regional Consolidated Svcs $28K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “kindergarten” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $1.1M to CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS — contract to provide nc pre-kindergarten
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Largest: $50,000 to BAY AREA SCHOLARHIPS FOR INNER-CITY — scholarhips to catholic kindergarten through 8th grade schools in san francisco
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Largest: $617,540 to NORTH MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION CONSORTIUM — improve kindergarten readiness rates by increasing the number of endorsed or certified teachers in pre-kindergarten settings and by providing supports and comprehensive services to…
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Largest: $745,920 to Randolph County Schools — pre-kindergarten classrooms; parents as teachers; jumpstart (kindergarten readiness); outdoor learning environments for pre-k classroom
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Largest: $50,000 to ERIKSON INSTITUTE — kindergarten readiness: teacher research group
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Largest: $276,944 to HORIZON EDUCATION CENTER — education - kindergarten readiness/middle school success
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Largest: $304,425 to BAY AREA COMMUNITY RESOURCES — grant to support a literacy-based, after-school program for girls in kindergarten through third grade in alameda, contra costa, marin and san francisco counties.
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Largest: $71,259 to Kasupe Ministries Malawi — education programs. college scholarships secondary school tuition support girls boarding expense assistance kindergarten student assistance program beneficiaries 825
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Largest: $200,000 to OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INC — support for quality early education services to prepare children in the kansas city metro for kindergarten. 202204-12341
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Largest: $272,363 to CASWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS — nc pre-kindergarten prog
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Largest: $613,768 to KRADLE TO KINDERGARTEN INC — child care reimbursements and other grants (non-recurring) to providers
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Largest: $470,425 to SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT — early education department, pre-kindergarten to 3rd grade initiative
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