What’s In Your Website?
September 22, 2020
Internal Planning Calendar, Member Directory, and More! In April 2018, ECFC launched ecfunders.org – our first website – to serve as a hub for a
Supporting Children and Families Across the Country
The Early Childhood Funders Collaborative’s strength is our engaged membership which is uniquely comprised of diverse foundations, in 15 states and the District of Columbia. ECFC members range in size, individual reporting investments ranging from hundreds of thousands, to over 400 million per year. Collectively, ECFC members invested over $625 million in early childhood initiatives at the local, state, regional and national levels in 2017 (with more than half report funding at multiple levels).Member Foundations
The A. D. Henderson Foundation
Vermont Office
Bainum Family Foundation
Bethesda, MD
Ballmer Group
Bellevue, WA
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA
Brady Education Foundation
Chapel Hill, NC
Buffett Early Childhood Fund
Omaha, NE
The Burke Foundation
Princeton, NJ
Commonwealth Children’s Fund
West Newton, MA
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA
Einhorn Collaborative
New York, NY
The Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Fund, Inc.
New York, NY
The Ford Family Foundation
Roseburg, OR
Foundation for Child Development
New York, NY
GAR Foundation
Akron, OH
The George Gund Foundation
Cleveland, OH
The Grable Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
The Grossman Family Foundation
Cos Cob, CT
The Heinz Endowments
Pittsburgh, PA
Heising-Simons Foundation
Los Altos, CA
Imaginable Futures (formerly Omidyar Network)
Silicon Valley, CA
Irving Harris Foundation
Chicago, IL
J.B. & M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation
Chicago, IL
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, MI
Let’s Grow Kids
Burlington, VT
Maher Charitable Foundation
Florham Park, NJ
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
San Francisco, CA
The Nicholson Foundation
Newark, NJ
The Oregon Community Foundation
Portland, OR
Perigee Fund
Seattle, WA
Rauch Foundation
Garden City, NY
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Chicago, IL
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ
Robins Foundation
Richmond, VA
Rodel Foundation of Delaware
Wilmington, DE
Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton
Canton, OH
Stanley H. Durwood Foundation
Kansas City, MO
Stranahan Foundation
Toledo, Ohio
Trust for Learning
Washington, DC
Vanguard
Malvern, PA
Valhalla Charitable Foundation
Woodside, CA
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation
Chicago, IL
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek, MI
William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund
Hamden, CT
William Penn Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Winer Family Foundation
Charlotte, NC
The Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund
Baltimore, MD
Recent Member News
Statement on Relief for Children, Families and Early Care and Learning
August 4, 2020
August 4, 2020 The Early Childhood Funders Collaborative is a network of 47 national, regional, and local foundations that invest to promote equity in the well-being
Ideal Pathways for Early Childhood Educator Development
July 29, 2020
An interactive webinar co-Sponsored by ECFC & Trust for Learning In the ongoing ambiguity of COVID-19, the early care and education landscape is constantly shifting.
ECFC Racial Equity Workgroup
July 23, 2020
The ECFC strategic plan has a goal of increasing the effectiveness of philanthropic investment in early childhood through systemic, equity- focused approaches. The Steering Committee
Investing in Power Building for Child Care: Raising Child Care Fund Deep Dive for Funders
June 25, 2020
The Raising Child Care Fund (RCCF), a project of the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, is a group is made up of long-term funders committed to early childhood who
Child Care and Early Education Providers Are in Crisis. How Are Funders Responding?
June 23, 2020
ECE programs have always been fragile, and have only become more so due to COVID-19. Many may not survive the pandemic. A recent Inside Philanthropy article
Learn more about ECFC Membership