ChildTrust Foundation: Policy Grants

ChildTrust Foundation: Policy Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Childtrust Foundation
Last Updated: August 31, 2025

Summary

ChildTrust Foundation provides Policy Grants aimed at supporting 501(c)3 organizations in North Carolina that focus on early childhood education and literacy. Their grantmaking emphasizes collaboration, networking, and capacity building to enhance the impact of advocacy efforts. The foundation prioritizes initiatives that promote equity for underserved children and families. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis without strict application deadlines, allowing for flexible funding opportunities throughout the year.

Overview

Our grantmaking goes beyond financial gifts to include collaboration, networking and capacity building to ensure greater success. We also partner with Invest Early NC, a network of early childhood funders, which allows us to increase our reach and impact through co-funded efforts. Investing in early childhood ChildTrust Foundation invests in early education and literacy efforts with an emphasis on work that strives toward equity for children and families historically underserved by early childhood systems. ChildTrust Foundation: Policy Grants For statewide advocacy and policy organizations working to elevate early childhood education and literacy in North Carolina. We award grants on a rolling basis throughout the year without any application deadlines or specific grant cycles.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. We provide grants to 501(c)3 organizations operating in North Carolina and in alignment with IMC’s non-discrimination policy.

Ineligibility

We typically do not provide funds directly to individual schools.