First Children's Finance
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$9.4M
Foundation funders
32
Grants recorded
55
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds First Children's Finance?
First Children's Finance is funded by 32 grantmakers, led by The Chicago Community Trust ($5.0M), WK Kellogg Foundation ($600K), Otto Bremer Trust ($410K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.4M in grants to First Children's Finance between 2019–2025.
Show all 32 funders
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | $20,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque | $15,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation | $13,050 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Flint | $10,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mightycause Charitable Foundation | $9,755 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Irving Harris Foundation | $6,000 | 3 | 2020–2023 |
| The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 2025 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $330K (2019) to $5.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $743K.
What grants has First Children's Finance received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | JPMorgan Chase Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF UNDERSERVED SMALL BUSINESS EXPANSION | $331,031 |
| 2025 | Bainum Family Foundation | WEVISION SYSTEMS LEVEL | $250,000 |
| 2025 | Opportunity Finance Network | OPERATING GRANT | $150,000 |
| 2025 | The Sheltering Arms Foundation | ADVOCACY | $10,000 |
| 2025 | The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc | FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE ENTREPENEURS PROGRAM | $2,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 77065 INCREASING THE SUSTAINABILITY AND SUPPLY OF HIGH-QUALITY CHILD-CARE BY GENERATING NEW FINANCING STRATEGIES WITH STATES | $172,268 |
| 2024 | Otto Bremer Trust | RURAL CHILDCARE INNOVATION/BUSINESS TECH. ASSISTANCE | $110,144 |
| 2024 | BCBSM Foundation Inc | First Children, First Nations Collaborative | $99,768 |
| 2024 | The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation | EDUCATION | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Sheltering Arms Foundation | ADVOCACY | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque | COMMUNITY SUPPORT | $7,500 |
| 2023 | The Chicago Community Trust | General operating support | $5,000,000 |
| 2023 | Northwest Area Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Greater Twin Cities United Way | PROGRAM COSTS | $20,000 |
| 2023 | The Sheltering Arms Foundation | SEE SCH. O | $10,000 |
| 2023 | Mightycause Charitable Foundation | UNRESTRICTED | $9,755 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque | COMMUNITY SUPPORT | $7,500 |
| 2023 | The Irving Harris Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $2,000 |
| 2022 | WK Kellogg Foundation | advance innovative solutions to finance early care and education through alignment within state-level systems that directly support child care businesses | $200,000 |
| 2022 | Ruth Mott Foundation | "COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS PLUS" PROGRAM 2022 | $75,000 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Council on Foundations | To support nonprofit intermediaries re-granting public dollars | $55,000 |
| 2022 | Northwest Area Foundation | ASSISTING RURAL AND BIPOC COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDERS SERVING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ON THEIR PATH TO FIND CHILD CARE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS | $50,000 |
| 2022 | Community Foundation of Greater Flint | PROGRAM AND/OR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2022 | The Sheltering Arms Foundation | SEE SCHEDULE 0 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES | $400,000 |
| 2021 | WK Kellogg Foundation | advance innovative solutions to finance early care and education through alignment within state-level systems that directly support child care businesses | $200,000 |
| 2021 | The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation | HUMAN SERVICES | $150,000 |
| 2021 | Target Foundation | RACIAL EQUITY | $100,000 |
| 2021 | New Venture Fund | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION | $100,000 |
| 2021 | Northwest Area Foundation | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY-BUILDING PROJECT FOR LOW-INCOME AND RURAL CHILD CARE | $75,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 55 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds First Children's Finance?
First Children's Finance is funded by 32 grantmakers, led by The Chicago Community Trust ($5.0M), WK Kellogg Foundation ($600K), Otto Bremer Trust ($410K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.4M in grants to First Children's Finance between 2019–2025.
Who is First Children's Finance's largest funder?
The Chicago Community Trust is the largest recorded funder of First Children's Finance, with $5.0M across 1 grant (2023).
How much grant funding has First Children's Finance received?
IRS 990 filings record $9.4M in grants to First Children's Finance across 55 grants from 32 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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