First Steps Kent
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$4.5M
Foundation funders
11
Grants recorded
32
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds First Steps Kent?
First Steps Kent is funded by 11 grantmakers, led by WK Kellogg Foundation ($3.1M), Pritzker Family Foundation ($500K), Frey Foundation ($280K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.5M in grants to First Steps Kent between 2020–2025.
| Funder | Total given | Grants | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| WK Kellogg Foundation | $3,095,000 | 10 | 2020–2025 |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | $500,000 | 7 | 2020–2023 |
| Frey Foundation | $280,000 | 2 | 2021–2024 |
| Baker Family Foundation FKA | $269,000 | 4 | 2022–2025 |
| Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation | $225,000 | 3 | 2020–2024 |
| Steelcase Foundation | $35,250 | 1 | 2024 |
| THE PETER and JOAN SECCHIA FAMILY INC | $25,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Funding Accelerator Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Funding Project | $6,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Mercantile Bank Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2023 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $358K (2020) to $975K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $675K.
What grants has First Steps Kent received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | WK Kellogg Foundation | Early Care and Education | $600,000 |
| 2025 | Baker Family Foundation FKA | GENERAL GRANT | $75,000 |
| 2024 | WK Kellogg Foundation | Early Care and Education | $430,000 |
| 2024 | WK Kellogg Foundation | Early Care and Education | $315,000 |
| 2024 | Baker Family Foundation FKA | GENERAL GRANT | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Steelcase Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,250 |
| 2024 | THE PETER and JOAN SECCHIA FAMILY INC | READY BY 5 READING PROGRAM | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Frey Foundation | Kent County Parent Outreach and Education | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc | GENERAL OPERATING | $10,000 |
| 2023 | WK Kellogg Foundation | support an early care alliance infrastructure via a shared services framework to support and strengthen childcare businesses so they can provide quality care and achieve sustainability | $250,000 |
| 2023 | WK Kellogg Foundation | improve coordination and alignment to support a comprehensive and equitable early childhood system that ensures children and families have access to appropriate care and services and supports so that every child enters kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed in school and life | $225,000 |
| 2023 | Pritzker Family Foundation | COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | $116,667 |
| 2023 | Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $75,000 |
| 2023 | Baker Family Foundation FKA | GENERAL GRANT | $59,500 |
| 2023 | Children's Funding Accelerator Inc | THIS CONTRIBUTION IS FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF RECIPIENT | $10,000 |
| 2023 | The Mercantile Bank Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2022 | WK Kellogg Foundation | develop and coordinate a shared services initiative among early childhood providers in Kent County to improve services for children and families by promoting innovative, research-based early childhood practices and polices across the continuum of early care programs and settings | $250,000 |
| 2022 | WK Kellogg Foundation | support an early care alliance infrastructure via a shared services framework to support and strengthen childcare businesses so they can provide quality care and achieve sustainability | $250,000 |
| 2022 | Pritzker Family Foundation | COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | $116,666 |
| 2022 | Baker Family Foundation FKA | GENERAL GRANT | $59,500 |
| 2022 | Pritzker Family Foundation | COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | $50,000 |
| 2022 | Pritzker Family Foundation | COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | $50,000 |
| 2022 | Children's Funding Project | GENERAL SUPPORT | $6,000 |
| 2021 | WK Kellogg Foundation | improve coordination and alignment to support a comprehensive and equitable early childhood system that ensures children and families have access to appropriate care and services and supports so that every child enters kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed in school and life | $300,000 |
| 2021 | Frey Foundation | Supporting the Early Childhood System in Kent County | $270,000 |
| 2021 | WK Kellogg Foundation | develop and coordinate a shared services initiative among early childhood providers in Kent County to improve services for children and families by promoting innovative, research-based early childhood practices and polices across the continuum of early care programs and settings | $250,000 |
| 2021 | Pritzker Family Foundation | COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | $58,333 |
| 2021 | Pritzker Family Foundation | COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | $50,000 |
| 2020 | WK Kellogg Foundation | ensure families in Kent County, Michigan, have access to appropriate care and services for children in the first five years by aligning early childhood stakeholders to develop a common vision for early childhood and increasing public will to support early childhood systems development | $225,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 32 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds First Steps Kent?
First Steps Kent is funded by 11 grantmakers, led by WK Kellogg Foundation ($3.1M), Pritzker Family Foundation ($500K), Frey Foundation ($280K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.5M in grants to First Steps Kent between 2020–2025.
Who is First Steps Kent's largest funder?
WK Kellogg Foundation is the largest recorded funder of First Steps Kent, with $3.1M across 10 grants (2020–2025).
How much grant funding has First Steps Kent received?
IRS 990 filings record $4.5M in grants to First Steps Kent across 32 grants from 11 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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