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State Policy Advocacy Grants

Alliance for Early Success FKA Birth to Five Policy Alliance

Foundation Grants for Education Grants for Nonprofits Unrestricted Grants for Nonprofits Operating Support Grants

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

State-level organizations across the United States

Overview

Overview:
The Alliance for Early Success provides grants to state early childhood policy organizations as unconditional, general operating grants (core operating support).

Key Features:

Grant Type: Unconditional, general operating grants for core operating support
Flexibility: Grantees can spend the grant however they choose
Focus: Birth-through-eight (B-8) policy advocacy work
Requirements: The Alliance does not prescribe programs or activities and does not require a project budget or final financial report
Eligibility: State early childhood policy organizations (Multi-issue and multi-age grantees must ensure the grant is spent on state policy work for young children from birth through age 8)

Focus Areas:

Early childhood education policy advocacy
Birth-through-eight policy initiatives
State-level policy advancement

Application Process:
Grant applications to the Alliance for Early Success are by invitation only.

Contact:
To inquire about grant opportunities or to be considered for future funding, contact the Alliance for Early Success through their website or state allies network.

What Alliance for Early Success FKA Birth to Five Policy Alliance actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2026

Grants in 2026: 121
Total given: $11.5M
Median grant: $80K
Range: $10K–$500K

By dollars: District of Columbia 11%, New York 6%, Oregon 5%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Portland, OR; Denver, CO.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Policy Institute for the Children of Louisiana Inc · New Orleans, LA

Advocacy

$500K
Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy · Albany, NY

Advocacy

$460K
Virginia Early Childhood Foundation · Richmond, VA

Advocacy

$425K
Colorado Parent Coalition · Denver, CO

Advocacy

$400K
Family Forward Oregon · Portland, OR

Advocacy

$400K