Grants paid by Early Childhood Connections
EIN 46-0439068 · Rapid City, SD · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE A20
Early Childhood Connections of Rapid City, SD (EIN 46-0439068) reported 35 grants paid totaling $2,137,906 to 16 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,137,906
35 grants
Recipients
16
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | $286,178 | — |
| 2021 | 7 | $275,070 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | $566,149 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | $506,264 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | $504,245 | — |
Top recipients
The 16 recipients receiving the most from Early Childhood Connections, by grants paid, out of 16 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA Rapid City 46-0227218 | A | Rapid City, SD | 2 | $521,364 | 2024 |
| YMCA Rapid City | U | Rapid City, SD | 3 | $339,398 | 2022 |
| Banana Bunch Child Care | U | Rapid City, SD | 3 | $324,691 | 2022 |
| St Elizabeth Seton Preschool | U | Rapid City, SD | 3 | $172,077 | 2022 |
| Open Bible Christian Center 46-0351954 | A | Rapid City, SD | 4 | $155,270 | 2024 |
| St Elizabeth Seton Preschool 46-0372011 | A | Rapid City, SD | 2 | $127,328 | 2024 |
| Banana Bunch Child Care 27-1962829 | A | Rapid City, SD | 2 | $102,408 | 2024 |
| Fit and Fun Afterschool Program | U | Rapid City, SD | 2 | $97,916 | 2021 |
| Dream Kids Preschool & Child Care Center | U | Rapid City, SD | 2 | $80,556 | 2022 |
| Open Bible Christian Center | U | Rapid City, SD | 3 | $68,008 | 2022 |
| Every Child Is Special Childcare 85-1462722 | A | Rapid City, SD | 1 | $53,735 | 2024 |
| Youth & Family Services 46-6017085 | B | Rapid City, SD | 3 | $33,147 | 2022 |
| Kyra's Kiddos 92-1464115 | A | Rapid City, SD | 2 | $28,137 | 2024 |
| Lil Friends Learning Center 93-3966861 | A | Rapid City, SD | 1 | $16,439 | 2024 |
| Little Owls Daycare & Preschool | U | Rapid City, SD | 1 | $11,604 | 2020 |
| Green Team LLC 26-0463378 | A | Rapid City, SD | 1 | $5,828 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 35 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | YMCA Rapid City Rapid City, SD | A | $253,251 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM AND FOR PROGRAM QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | 202543009349301629 |
| 2024 | St Elizabeth Seton Preschool Rapid City, SD | A | $56,913 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM AND FOR PROGRAM QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | 202543009349301629 |
| 2024 | Every Child Is Special Childcare Rapid City, SD | A | $53,735 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM AND FOR PROGRAM QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | 202543009349301629 |
| 2024 | Banana Bunch Child Care Rapid City, SD | A | $51,123 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM AND FOR PROGRAM QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | 202543009349301629 |
| 2024 | Open Bible Christian Center Rapid City, SD | A | $41,274 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM AND FOR PROGRAM QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | 202543009349301629 |
| 2024 | Kyra's Kiddos Rapid City, SD | A | $19,994 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM AND FOR PROGRAM QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | 202543009349301629 |
| 2024 | Lil Friends Learning Center Rapid City, SD | A | $16,439 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM AND FOR PROGRAM QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | 202543009349301629 |
| 2024 | Dream Kids Preschool & Child Care Center Rapid City, SD | A | $11,516 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM AND FOR PROGRAM QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | 202543009349301629 |
| 2023 | YMCA Rapid City Rapid City, SD | A | $268,113 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202442919349300244 |
| 2023 | Open Bible Christian Center Rapid City, SD | A | $83,802 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202442919349300244 |
| 2023 | St Elizabeth Seton Preschool Rapid City, SD | A | $70,415 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202442919349300244 |
| 2023 | Banana Bunch Child Care Rapid City, SD | A | $51,285 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202442919349300244 |
| 2023 | Dream Kids Preschool & Child Care Center Rapid City, SD | A | $18,678 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202442919349300244 |
| 2023 | Kyra's Kiddos Rapid City, SD | A | $8,143 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202442919349300244 |
| 2023 | Green Team LLC Rapid City, SD | A | $5,828 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202442919349300244 |
| 2022 | YMCA Rapid City Rapid City, SD | U | $201,618 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202303059349302355 |
| 2022 | Banana Bunch Child Care Rapid City, SD | U | $179,582 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202303059349302355 |
| 2022 | St Elizabeth Seton Preschool Rapid City, SD | U | $91,842 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202303059349302355 |
| 2022 | Dream Kids Preschool & Child Care Center Rapid City, SD | U | $67,839 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202303059349302355 |
| 2022 | Open Bible Christian Center Rapid City, SD | U | $15,218 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202303059349302355 |
| 2022 | Youth & Family Services Rapid City, SD | B | $10,050 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202303059349302355 |
| 2021 | Banana Bunch Child Care Rapid City, SD | U | $72,507 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202202849349301815 |
| 2021 | YMCA Rapid City Rapid City, SD | U | $71,371 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202202849349301815 |
| 2021 | St Elizabeth Seton Preschool Rapid City, SD | U | $49,239 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202202849349301815 |
| 2021 | Fit and Fun Afterschool Program Rapid City, SD | U | $37,852 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202202849349301815 |
| 2021 | Open Bible Christian Center Rapid City, SD | U | $26,104 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202202849349301815 |
| 2021 | Dream Kids Preschool & Child Care Center Rapid City, SD | U | $12,717 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202202849349301815 |
| 2021 | Youth & Family Services Rapid City, SD | B | $5,280 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202202849349301815 |
| 2020 | Banana Bunch Child Care Rapid City, SD | U | $72,602 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202123139349304142 |
| 2020 | YMCA Rapid City Rapid City, SD | U | $66,409 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202123139349304142 |
| 2020 | Fit and Fun Afterschool Program Rapid City, SD | U | $60,064 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202123139349304142 |
| 2020 | St Elizabeth Seton Preschool Rapid City, SD | U | $30,996 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202123139349304142 |
| 2020 | Open Bible Christian Center Rapid City, SD | U | $26,686 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202123139349304142 |
| 2020 | Youth & Family Services Rapid City, SD | B | $17,817 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202123139349304142 |
| 2020 | Little Owls Daycare & Preschool Rapid City, SD | U | $11,604 | paid | FOR EARLY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PART OF THE STARTING STRONG PROGRAM. SEE PART III FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF STARTING STRONG. | 202123139349304142 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
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.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202543009349301629 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202442919349300244 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303059349302355 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202202849349301815 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202123139349304142 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/460439068.json.
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