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Grants awarded

Who does Start Early fund?

Start Early has awarded $160 million across 275 grants to 65 organizations 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.

65 of 65 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
Home of the Child El Hogar Del Nino $12.4M42021–20242024IL
Marillac St Vincent Family Services INC $12.1M52020–20242024IL
C Chicago Child Care Society $11.8M52020–20242024IL —
Casa Central Social Services Corporation $11.5M52020–20242024IL
One Hope United $10.5M52020–20242024IL
Family Focus Legacy $8.0M52020–20242024IL
Sga Youth & Family Services Nfp $8.0M52020–20242024IL
Childrens Home & Aid Society of Illinois $7.8M52020–20242024IL
Asian Human Services of Chicago INC $6.8M42021–20242024IL
Childrens Home Association of Illinois $6.4M52020–20242024IL
The Children's Place Association $5.9M52020–20242024IL
F First Step Child Care Center $4.8M52020–20242024— —
U United Methodist Children's Home $4.0M52020–20242024IL —
P Public Health Foundation of Northwest Illinois INC $3.4M52020–20242024IL
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago $3.4M52020–20242024IL
C Children's Development Center $3.0M52020–20242024— —
Metropolitan Family Services $2.7M52020–20242024IL
New Moms INC $2.6M52020–20242024IL
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago $2.5M52020–20242024IL
Teen Parent Connection INC $2.3M52020–20242024IL
M Macon-Piatt $2.2M52020–20242024— —
S Sangamon County Dept of Public Health $1.9M52020–20242024— —
Aunt Martha's Health and Wellness INC $1.9M52020–20242024IL
Child Trends Incorporated $1.9M52020–20242024MD
Lift INC $1.5M52020–20242024DC
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago $1.5M22023–20242024IL
Pilsen Little Village Community Mental Health Center INC $1.4M52020–20242024IL
Vna Health Care $1.3M52020–20242024IL
I Illinois Masonic $1.2M52020–20242024IL —
Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School $1.2M32021–20242024IL
Every Child $1.2M52020–20242024IL
Tulsa Educare INC $927K52020–20242024OK
Educare Dc $915K52020–20242024DC
F Fayette County Health Dept $902K52020–20242024— —
T Tennessee Dept of Education $826K120202020— —
U University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $645K52020–20242024NC
O Oregon Dept of Education $600K120202020— —
Educare of Omaha INC $580K52020–20242024NE
W Washington State Dept of Children $504K120202020— —
Educare of West Dupage $448K52020–20242024IL
C Center for Children's Services $427K22020–20212021— —
The Fred Rogers Company $423K42020–20232023PA
Springfield Operations Ecs INC $384K52020–20242024MA
Educare of Lincoln INC $366K52020–20242024NE
United Way Miami INC $361K52020–20242024FL
K Kingsley House INC $353K52020–20242024LA —
The Sheltering Arms INC $331K52020–20242024GA
Sunbeam Family Services INC $324K52020–20242024OK
P Puget Sound Educational Services $320K52020–20242024— —
Next Door Foundation INC $317K52020–20242024WI
P Project Eagle $316K52020–20242024KS —
Christopher House $282K32020–20222022IL
Clayton Early Learning $281K52020–20242024CO
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program $280K52020–20242024ME
W Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska $267K52020–20242024— —
Texas A&m San Antonio Foundation $250K120232023TX
G Genesee Intermediate School District $246K42020–20232023— —
L Long Beach Unified School District $235K52020–20242024— —
Southwest Human Development Incorporated $227K52020–20242024AZ
Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley $183K42020–20232023CA
Henry Booth House $115K120202020IL
E Educare Chicago $69K120202020IL —
Illinois Action for Children $20K120232023IL
Northwestern University $15K120232023IL
N Northern Illinois University $8K120232023— —

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