Funders › NE › Buffett Early Childhood Fund › 2025
Grants paid by Buffett Early Childhood Fund, tax year 2025
EIN 20-1768874 · Omaha, NE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2025, Buffett Early Childhood Fund (EIN 20-1768874) reported 42 grants paid totaling $33,363,929. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2025
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nebraska Children & Families Foundation Lincoln, NE | B | $3,995,063 | paid | FIRST FIVE NEBRASKA OPERATING SUPPORT, ROOTED IN RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNITIES 4 KIDS, OUTDOOR SPACE EXPLORATION, DATA PROJECT, AND CHANGEMAKERS PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative Omaha, NE | B | $3,954,169 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2025 | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Start Early Chicago, IL | B | $3,746,504 | paid | EDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK SUPPORT, FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND AND PROJECT SUPPORT, AND ANNUAL LUNCHEON SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Educare of Omaha Inc Omaha, NE | B | $3,717,994 | paid | QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Early Childhood Impact Group Omaha, NE | B | $3,608,022 | paid | EDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Alliance for Early Success Washington, DC | B | $3,000,000 | paid | STATE BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Early Futures Partnership Lincoln, NE | B | $2,483,252 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Nebraska Children & Families Foundation Lincoln, NE | B | $2,380,338 | approved, future | ROOTED IN RELATIONSHIPS PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Educare of Lincoln Lincoln, NE | C | $2,188,943 | paid | QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Early Futures Partnership Lincoln, NE | B | $1,783,800 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Educare of Lincoln Lincoln, NE | C | $1,200,000 | approved, future | QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | B | $1,036,995 | approved, future | FRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT - ELN EVALUATION | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | President & Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | B | $1,000,453 | paid | CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPING CHILD OPERATING SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Tsne Boston, MA | U | $860,000 | paid | ECFC RAISING CHILD CARE FUND, EEIC SUPPORT, BUILD CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP, RJE PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | B | $772,679 | paid | FRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT - ELN EVALUATION | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Educare of Washington DC Washington, DC | U | $711,866 | paid | QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Tsne Boston, MA | U | $500,000 | approved, future | EEIC SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Project Harmony Child Advocacy Center Omaha, NE | U | $498,561 | paid | IMPACT FROM INFANCY PROJECT SUPPORT, ANNUAL LUNCHEON SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children Inc Lincoln, NE | B | $476,242 | approved, future | RESPECT APPRENTICESHIP PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Next Door Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WI | B | $425,000 | paid | EDUCARE MILWAUKEE QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Next Door Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WI | B | $400,000 | approved, future | EDUCARE MILWAUKEE QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Teachers College Columbia University New York, NY | B | $300,000 | paid | ECPIHE PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Teachers College Columbia University New York, NY | B | $300,000 | approved, future | ECPIHE PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | University of Nebraska Foundation Lincoln, NE | B | $275,000 | paid | DEBRA WISNESKI SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT, UNO CEHHS EC INCLUSIVE FUND | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Tsne Boston, MA | U | $250,000 | approved, future | ECFC RAISING CHILD CARE FUND | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Impacting Futures Inc Inglewood, CA | D | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt University Peabody College Nashville, TN | U | $250,000 | paid | PN-3 PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children Inc Lincoln, NE | B | $243,466 | paid | RESPECT APPRENTICESHIP PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Early Childhood Impact Group Omaha, NE | C | $218,440 | approved, future | EDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Lincoln Community Foundation Lincoln, NE | B | $200,000 | paid | LINCOLN LITTLES PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Comic Relief Inc New York, NY | B | $200,000 | paid | RED NOSE DAY MATCHING GRANT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures Denver, CO | B | $200,000 | paid | CHILD CARE POLICY PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | University of Nebraska Board of Regents Lincoln, NE | D | $194,097 | paid | EDUCARE OF LINCOLN EVALUATION | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE | D | $156,912 | paid | KIDSIGHT PROJECT SUPPORT, STRATEGIC ADVISOR SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois University Foundation Dekalb, IL | B | $150,000 | paid | CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING FUNDING EQUITY GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Esu 3 Educational Foundation La Vista, NE | B | $130,000 | paid | NEBRASKA CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE NAVIGATOR PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Institute for Child Success Inc Greenville, SC | C | $100,000 | paid | STRONG NATION PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE | D | $100,000 | approved, future | KIDSIGHT PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Health Federation of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | B | $100,000 | paid | LA, CA WILDFIRES EMERGENCY SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Tsne Boston, MA | U | $100,000 | approved, future | RJE PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Before Racism Saint Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | YOUNG HEARTS, OPEN MINDS PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Partnership 4 Kids Omaha, NE | B | $90,000 | paid | BOOK BUDDY PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Let's Grow Kids Middlebury, VT | B | $85,000 | paid | SHARING VERMONT'S PROGRESS PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation Omaha, NE | B | $40,000 | paid | CHILDCARE INITIATIVES PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation Ashland, NE | U | $10,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERNSHIP PILOT PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc Calabasas, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | OPPORTUNITIES EXCHANGE PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Belmont Community Center Lincoln, NE | B | $5,000 | paid | REDEVELOPMENT PLAN PROJECT SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc New York, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | ECLOC GENERAL SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Erikson Institute Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | ANNUAL LUNCHEON SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Voices for Children in Nebraska Omaha, NE | B | $2,500 | paid | RAISE YOUR VOICE 2025 SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Springfield Operations Ecs Inc Springfield, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | EDUCARE SPRINGFIELD GENRERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Educare of West Dupage West Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Foundation for Farmworkers Raleigh, NC | U | $600 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
| 2025 | Center for Law and Social Policy Washington, DC | B | $300 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 202620969349100722 |
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Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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