Grants awarded
Who does Start Early fund?
Start Early has awarded $160 million across 275 grants to 65 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $250,000, with most between $68,548 and $673,247. Repeat grantees receive a median $264,651 versus $91,573 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$159.7M
Typical grant
$250K
Grantees
65
Grants
275
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home of the Child El Hogar Del Nino
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$12.4M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Marillac St Vincent Family Services INC
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$12.1M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Chicago Child Care Society | $11.8M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
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$11.5M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
One Hope United
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$10.5M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Family Focus Legacy
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$8.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Sga Youth & Family Services Nfp
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$8.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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Childrens Home & Aid Society of Illinois
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$7.8M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Asian Human Services of Chicago INC
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$6.8M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Childrens Home Association of Illinois
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$6.4M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
The Children's Place Association
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$5.9M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| F First Step Child Care Center | $4.8M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U United Methodist Children's Home | $4.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
| P Public Health Foundation of Northwest Illinois INC | $3.4M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
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$3.4M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Children's Development Center | $3.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Metropolitan Family Services
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$2.7M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
New Moms INC
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$2.6M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$2.5M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Teen Parent Connection INC
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$2.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Macon-Piatt | $2.2M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sangamon County Dept of Public Health | $1.9M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Aunt Martha's Health and Wellness INC
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$1.9M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Child Trends Incorporated
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$1.9M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MD | |
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$1.5M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
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$1.5M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$1.4M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Vna Health Care
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$1.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Illinois Masonic | $1.2M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School
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$1.2M | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$1.2M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Tulsa Educare INC
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$927K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OK | |
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$915K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| F Fayette County Health Dept | $902K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Tennessee Dept of Education | $826K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $645K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| O Oregon Dept of Education | $600K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$580K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| W Washington State Dept of Children | $504K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Educare of West Dupage
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$448K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Center for Children's Services | $427K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Fred Rogers Company
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$423K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Springfield Operations Ecs INC
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$384K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
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$366K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
United Way Miami INC
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$361K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| K Kingsley House INC | $353K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | — |
The Sheltering Arms INC
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$331K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
Sunbeam Family Services INC
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$324K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OK | |
| P Puget Sound Educational Services | $320K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Next Door Foundation INC
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$317K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| P Project Eagle | $316K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | KS | — |
Christopher House
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$282K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Clayton Early Learning
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$281K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program
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$280K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | ME | |
| W Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska | $267K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| G Genesee Intermediate School District | $246K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Long Beach Unified School District | $235K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Southwest Human Development Incorporated
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$227K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
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$183K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Henry Booth House
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$115K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $69K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | — |
Illinois Action for Children
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Northwestern University
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$15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| N Northern Illinois University | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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