Start Early
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2023–2025
Total received
$62.0M
Foundation funders
98
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2023–2025
Who funds Start Early?
Start Early is funded by 98 grantmakers, led by Buffett Early Childhood Fund ($12.2M), GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($11.0M), The Chicago Community Trust ($10.7M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $62.0M in grants to Start Early between 2023–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.9M (2025) to $33.7M (2023). In 2025 it made 34 grants totaling $5.9M.
What grants has Start Early received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Buffett Early Childhood Fund | EDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK SUPPORT, FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND AND PROJECT SUPPORT, AND ANNUAL LUNCHEON SUPPORT | $3,746,504 |
| 2025 | Education Development Center Inc | Ed R & D | $626,303 |
| 2025 | Bainum Family Foundation | WEVISION SYSTEMS LEVEL | $350,000 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $188,000 |
| 2025 | Foundation for Child Development | YSP | $152,000 |
| 2025 | Julius and Cynthia Huebner Foundation | SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2025 | The Hasten Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $100,000 |
| 2025 | DRW Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $75,000 |
| 2025 | Give N Kind | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $70,325 |
| 2025 | James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $60,000 |
| 2025 | Sunshine Charitable Foundation | General Support Grant | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Oechsle Family Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Alliance for Early Success FKA Birth to Five Policy Alliance | ADVOCACY | $40,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $32,750 |
| 2025 | Tipping Point Community | FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND / EARLY CHILDHOOD ISSUE AREA | $30,000 |
| 2025 | J R Albert Foundation | EDUCARE CHICAGO | $30,000 |
| 2025 | United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Paul S Nadler Family Charitable | GENERAL | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | GRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2025 | The Brock Family Foundation the Northern | GENERAL SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Rothkopf Family Charitable | TO ADVANCE QUALITY EARLY LEARNING | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Francis Beidler Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $12,500 |
| 2025 | Greater Chicago Food Depository | Distribute to the Hungry | $12,200 |
| 2025 | Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,400 |
| 2025 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Mission Support | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Jarvis Foundation | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $10,000 |
| 2025 | The Ayco Charitable Foundation | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | $10,000 |
| 2025 | The Kadens Family Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| 2025 | The Robert a and Shirley J Jones Foundation | Provide early learning and child care programs | $3,000 |
| 2025 | Loeb Family Foundation Inc | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | $2,500 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Start Early?
Start Early is funded by 98 grantmakers, led by Buffett Early Childhood Fund ($12.2M), GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($11.0M), The Chicago Community Trust ($10.7M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $62.0M in grants to Start Early between 2023–2025.
Who is Start Early's largest funder?
Buffett Early Childhood Fund is the largest recorded funder of Start Early, with $12.2M across 3 grants (2023–2025).
How much grant funding has Start Early received?
IRS 990 filings record $62.0M in grants to Start Early across 200 grants from 98 funders between 2023–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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