Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Rolling — applications accepted year-round
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “Grants are awarded on a rolling basis without strict application deadlines, allowing for flexible funding opportunities throughout the year.”

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Geography

  • Operating in North Carolina and in alignment with IMC’s non-discrimination policy

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: We typically do not provide funds directly to individual schools.

Overview

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.

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.
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

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.

What Childtrust Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025
26
Total given
$1.26M
Median grant
$33K
Range
$2,150–$250K
  • By dollars: North Carolina 92%, Massachusetts 8%. Top recipient cities: Raleigh, NC; Boston, MA; Morrisville, NC.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 23% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Camp Corral · Raleigh, NC

    Help provide fun for the children of wounded, ill, injured or fallen military families

    $250K

  • NC Community Foundation · Raleigh, NC

    To bring together generous people and connect them to causes and organizations they…

    $100K

  • NC Early Childhood Foundation · Raleigh, NC

    To marshal north carolina's great people, ideas and achievements to build a foundation…

    $100K

  • Reach Out and Read Inc · Boston, MA

    Incorporates books into pediatric care & encourages families to read aloud together

    $100K

  • Positive Childhood Alliance NC · Morrisville, NC

    To help provide support to stop child abuse and neglect

    $71K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Education
  • Literacy

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