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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “kindergarten”
Where the money went
Cabarrus County Partnership for ChildrenKannapolis, NCCharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $7.2M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS — contract to provide nc pre-kindergarten
Largest: $50,000 to BAY AREA SCHOLARHIPS FOR INNER-CITY — scholarhips to catholic kindergarten through 8th grade schools in san francisco
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
21 matching grants · $5.4M · through 2022Largest: $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…
Randolph County Partnership forAsheboro, NCCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $6.4M · through 2024Largest: $745,920 to Randolph County Schools — pre-kindergarten classrooms; parents as teachers; jumpstart (kindergarten readiness); outdoor learning environments for pre-k classroom
Largest: $50,000 to ERIKSON INSTITUTE — kindergarten readiness: teacher research group
United Way of Greater Lorain CountyLorain, OHCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $276,944 to HORIZON EDUCATION CENTER — education - kindergarten readiness/middle school success
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.
Kasupe Ministries Foundation Fka Kasupe MinistriesRsm, CA
7 matching grants · $434,312 · through 2025Largest: $71,259 to Kasupe Ministries Malawi — education programs. college scholarships secondary school tuition support girls boarding expense assistance kindergarten student assistance program beneficiaries 825
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
Caswell County Partnership for ChildrenYanceyville, NCCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $272,363 to CASWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS — nc pre-kindergarten prog
Early Learning Coalition of BrowardFort Lauderdale, FLCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $2.9M · through 2024Largest: $613,768 to KRADLE TO KINDERGARTEN INC — child care reimbursements and other grants (non-recurring) to providers
Mimi and Peter Haas FundSan Francisco, CA
6 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $470,425 to SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT — early education department, pre-kindergarten to 3rd grade initiative
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →