Buffett Early Childhood Fund
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Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Only 52.3% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
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| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Children & Families Foundation | Lincoln, NE | FIRST FIVE NEBRASKA OPERATING SUPPORT, ROOTED IN RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNITIES 4 KIDS, OUTDOOR SPACE EXPLORATION, DATA PROJECT, AND CHANGEMAKERS PROGRAM SUPPORT | $3,995,063 | 2025 |
| Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative | Omaha, NE | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2025 | $3,954,169 | 2025 |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | EDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK SUPPORT, FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND AND PROJECT SUPPORT, AND ANNUAL LUNCHEON SUPPORT | $3,746,504 | 2025 |
| Educare of Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT | $3,717,994 | 2025 |
| Early Childhood Impact Group | Omaha, NE | EDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK PROGRAM SUPPORT | $3,608,022 | 2025 |
| Alliance for Early Success | Washington, DC | STATE BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SUPPORT | $3,000,000 | 2025 |
| Educare of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT | $2,188,943 | 2025 |
| Early Futures Partnership | Lincoln, NE | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $1,783,800 | 2025 |
| President & Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPING CHILD OPERATING SUPPORT | $1,000,453 | 2025 |
| Tsne | Boston, MA | ECFC RAISING CHILD CARE FUND, EEIC SUPPORT, BUILD CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP, RJE PROGRAM SUPPORT | $860,000 | 2025 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | FRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT - ELN EVALUATION | $772,679 | 2025 |
| Educare of Washington DC | Washington, DC | QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT | $711,866 | 2025 |
| Project Harmony Child Advocacy Center | Omaha, NE | IMPACT FROM INFANCY PROJECT SUPPORT, ANNUAL LUNCHEON SUPPORT | $498,561 | 2025 |
| Next Door Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | EDUCARE MILWAUKEE QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM SUPPORT | $425,000 | 2025 |
| Teachers College Columbia University | New York, NY | ECPIHE PROJECT SUPPORT | $300,000 | 2025 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | DEBRA WISNESKI SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT, UNO CEHHS EC INCLUSIVE FUND | $275,000 | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Peabody College | Nashville, TN | PN-3 PROJECT SUPPORT | $250,000 | 2025 |
| Impacting Futures Inc | Inglewood, CA | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $250,000 | 2025 |
| Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children Inc | Lincoln, NE | RESPECT APPRENTICESHIP PROJECT SUPPORT | $243,466 | 2025 |
| Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures | Denver, CO | CHILD CARE POLICY PROJECT SUPPORT | $200,000 | 2025 |
| Lincoln Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | LINCOLN LITTLES PROGRAM SUPPORT | $200,000 | 2025 |
| Comic Relief Inc | New York, NY | RED NOSE DAY MATCHING GRANT | $200,000 | 2025 |
| University of Nebraska Board of Regents | Lincoln, NE | EDUCARE OF LINCOLN EVALUATION | $194,097 | 2025 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha, NE | KIDSIGHT PROJECT SUPPORT, STRATEGIC ADVISOR SUPPORT | $156,912 | 2025 |
| Northern Illinois University Foundation | Dekalb, IL | CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING FUNDING EQUITY GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT | $150,000 | 2025 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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