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Grants paid by Smart Start Partnership for Childre

EIN 56-2092325 · Hendersonvlle, NC · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE B012

Smart Start Partnership for Childre of Hendersonvlle, NC (EIN 56-2092325) reported 128 grants paid totaling $7,527,362 to 41 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$7,527,362

128 grants

Recipients

41

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2025

7 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
201815$719,318
202014$714,736
202116$697,284
202220$1,373,338
202320$1,588,585
202415$1,254,556
202528$1,179,545

Top recipients

The 41 recipients receiving the most from Smart Start Partnership for Childre, by grants paid, out of 41 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Children & Family Resource Center 56-2113878AHendersonville, NC7$2,011,9732025
Smart Start of Transylvania County 31-1489864ABrevard, NC3$1,313,9382024
Little Blessings 82-1890504AHendersonville, NC7$879,6632025
Blue Ridge Partnership for Children 56-1921260ABurnsville, NC3$482,6562024
Alice's Playground 56-2186672AHendersonville, NC7$343,9462025
Nessa's Young'uns Natural Play Cent 82-2218436AFlat Rock, NC5$325,9272025
Steps to Hope Academy 47-1991478AHendersonville, NC7$303,0842025
Love and Learning 20-0535846AFletcher, NC7$252,1992025
Little Bright Minds 82-1917653AHendersonville, NC7$201,9432025
Little Red School 56-1534973AHendersonville, NC6$192,8032025
Mt Pisgah 56-6166242AHendersonville, NC6$169,1052025
Aletheia Academy 46-2315015AHendersonville, NC3$121,7092021
Western Carolina Comm Action 56-0846319AHendersonville, NC3$91,8042022
Beacon Child Development Center 36-4562222AHendersonville, NC4$86,9322025
Tomorrow's Hope Child Dev 56-1942796AEast Flat Rock, NC6$74,4032024
Tumblin ToddlerUMills River, NC3$69,0652025
Buncombe County Partnership for Chi 56-1942178AAsheville, NC3$63,4272024
Helping Hand Child Developmnt 51-0138781AFlat Rock, NC5$57,2982023
Best Ever Home Daycare 82-3864489AGerton, NC3$51,9232025
Immaculata Pre-K and the GrottoUHendersonville, NC4$49,9262023
The Play and Learning CenterUHendersonville, NC3$47,6552025
Alexandra Child Care HomeUEdneyville, NC4$42,9852024
Montessori Country Day 46-1044667AHendersonville, NC3$36,5142025
Children's World Center 26-2596314AHendersonville, NC2$33,9342020
Gods Gift 92-0453489AHendersonville, NC1$23,0282025
Grace Lutheran 56-1134664AHendersonville, NC1$22,1462025
Fumc Hendersonville 26-2664469AHendersonville, NC1$20,4182025
East Coast Migrant Head Start 52-1020023AHendersonville, NC1$20,3062025
Immaculata Pre-K and the Grotto 56-0619353AHendersonville, NC1$15,9032025
Wnc SourceUHendersonville, NC1$15,8252025
His Kids Child Dev Center 56-6099950AEast Flat Rock, NC1$15,2262025
Here I Grow 82-0879537AHendersonville, NC1$15,0692023
Mud Creek Christian School 33-1728111AHendersonville, NC1$10,7692025
Henderson County Department of PublUHendersonville, NC1$10,7002023
Kids Kountry Klub House 56-2168026AArden, NC1$10,6962025
Sonshine Preschool 56-1237141AFletcher, NC1$9,4922025
Mountain Fundamentals 99-0815821AHendersonville, NC1$7,6152025
Bells School for Little FolksUFletcher, NC1$7,1992021
Creative Beginnings Christian Presc 82-1699901AHendersonville, NC1$6,3252025
Hensley Corp DBA Carolina Academy 56-2040963AFairview, NC1$6,1242021
Wild Oak Independent School 86-1576509AHendersonville, NC1$5,7092025

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 128 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Smart Start Partnership for Childre
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Children & Family Resource Center Hendersonville, NCA$243,727paidSERVICE PROVIDER202631149349301963
2025Nessa's Young'uns Natural Play Cent Flat Rock, NCA$169,109paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Little Blessings Christian Academy Hendersonville, NCA$153,375paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Alice's Playground Hendersonville, NCA$72,894paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Steps to Hope Academy Hendersonville, NCA$60,463paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Little Red School Hendersonville, NCA$51,643paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Mt Pisgah Lutheran Preschool Hendersonville, NCA$48,045paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Tumblin Toddler Mills River, NCU$41,086paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Best Ever Home Daycare Gerton, NCA$38,523paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025The Play and Learning Center Hendersonville, NCU$36,220paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Love and Learning Fletcher, NCA$30,034paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Little Bright Minds Hendersonville, NCA$23,413paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Gods Gift Hendersonville, NCA$23,028paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Grace Lutheran Hendersonville, NCA$22,146paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Fumc Hendersonville Hendersonville, NCA$20,418paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025East Coast Migrant Head Start Hendersonville, NCA$20,306paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Immaculata Pre-K and the Grotto Hendersonville, NCA$15,903paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Wnc Source Hendersonville, NCU$15,825paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025His Kids Child Dev Center East Flat Rock, NCA$15,226paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Montessori Country Day Hendersonville, NCA$12,687paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Mud Creek Christian School Hendersonville, NCA$10,769paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Kids Kountry Klub House Arden, NCA$10,696paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Sonshine Preschool Fletcher, NCA$9,492paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Beacon Child Development Center Hendersonville, NCA$7,890paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Mountain Fundamentals Hendersonville, NCA$7,615paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Bells School for Little Folks Fletcher, NCA$6,978paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Creative Beginnings Christian Presc Hendersonville, NCA$6,325paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2025Wild Oak Independent School Hendersonville, NCA$5,709paidCHILDCARE ASSISTANCE202631149349301963
2024Smart Start of Transylvania County Brevard, NCA$359,008paidGRANT PARTNER202501299349300740
2024Children & Family Resource Center Hendersonville, NCA$256,614paidSERVICE PROVIDER202501299349300740
2024Blue Ridge Partnership for Children Burnsville, NCA$175,446paidGRANT PARTNER202501299349300740
2024Little Blessings Christian Academy Hendersonville, NCA$137,639paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202501299349300740
2024Nessa's Young'uns Natural Play Cent Flat Rock, NCA$103,079paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202501299349300740
2024Love and Learning Fletcher, NCA$45,309paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202501299349300740
2024Alice's Playground Hendersonville, NCA$39,350paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202501299349300740
2024Steps to Hope Academy Hendersonville, NCA$35,283paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202501299349300740
2024Mt Pisgah Lutheran Preschool Hendersonville, NCA$28,011paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202501299349300740
2024Beacon Child Development Center Hendersonville, NCA$18,132paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202501299349300740
2024Buncombe County Partnership for Chi Asheville, NCA$17,497paidGRANT PARTNER202501299349300740
2024Little Bright Minds Hendersonville, NCA$14,278paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202501299349300740
2024Alexandra Child Care Home Hendersonville, NCU$9,785paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202501299349300740
2024Tomorrow's Hope Child Dev East Flat Rock, NCA$9,125paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202501299349300740
2024The Play and Learning Center Hendersonville, NCU$6,000paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202501299349300740
2023Smart Start of Transylvania County Brevard, NCA$562,465paidGRANT PARTNER202411359349307581
2023Children & Family Resource Center Hendersonville, NCA$391,735paidSERVICE PROVIDER202411359349307581
2023Little Blessings Christian Academy Hendersonville, NCA$141,016paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Blue Ridge Partnership for Children Burnsville, NCA$140,605paidGRANT PARTNER202411359349307581
2023Alice's Playground Hendersonville, NCA$45,082paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Beacon Child Development Center Hendersonville, NCA$42,294paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Little Bright Minds Hendersonville, NCA$40,525paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Nessa's Young'uns Natural Play Cent Flat Rock, NCA$34,429paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Love and Learning Fletcher, NCA$33,810paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Steps to Hope Academy Hendersonville, NCA$27,704paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Mt Pisgah Lutheran Preschool Hendersonville, NCA$18,368paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Buncombe County Partnership for Chi Asheville, NCA$17,465paidGRANT PARTNER202411359349307581
2023Alexandra Child Care Home Edneyville, NCU$16,504paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Here I Grow Hendersonville, NCA$15,069paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Tumblin Toddler Mills River, NCU$13,093paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Little Red School Hendersonville, NCA$12,824paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Henderson County Department of Publ Hendersonville, NCU$10,700paidSERVICE PROVIDER202411359349307581
2023Tomorrow's Hope Child Dev East Flat Rock, NCA$9,884paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Helping Hand Child Developmnt Flat Rock, NCA$9,573paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2023Immaculata Pre-K and the Grotto Hendersonville, NCU$5,440paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202411359349307581
2022Smart Start of Transylvania County Brevard, NCA$392,465paidGRANT PARTNER202341329349309404
2022Children & Family Resource Center Hendersonville, NCA$318,619paidSERVICE PROVIDER202341329349309404
2022Blue Ridge Partnership for Children Burnsville, NCA$166,605paidGRANT PARTNER202341329349309404
2022Little Blessings Hendersonville, NCA$111,899paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Steps to Hope Academy Hendersonville, NCA$53,707paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Little Bright Minds Hendersonville, NCA$53,399paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Love and Learning Fletcher, NCA$37,447paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Little Red School Hendersonville, NCA$31,563paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Mt Pisgah Hendersonville, NCA$31,465paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Buncombe County Partnership for Chi Asheville, NCA$28,465paidGRANT PARTNER202341329349309404
2022Alice's Playground Hendersonville, NCA$27,082paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Immaculata Pre-K and the Grotto Hendersonville, NCU$22,639paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Beacon Child Development Center Hendersonville, NCA$18,616paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Tumblin Toddler Mills River, NCU$14,886paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Nessa's Young'uns Natural Play Cent Flat Rock, NCA$14,217paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Western Carolina Comm Action Hendersonville, NCA$13,640paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Tomorrow's Hope Child Dev East Flat Rock, NCA$12,923paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Alexandra Child Care Home Edneyville, NCU$9,081paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Helping Hand Child Developmnt Flat Rock, NCA$8,198paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2022Best Ever Home Daycare Gerton, NCA$6,422paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202341329349309404
2021Children & Family Resource Center Hendersonville, NCA$266,963paidSERVICE PROVIDER202211319349303641
2021Little Blessings Hendersonville, NCA$162,662paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Love and Learning Fletcher, NCA$44,263paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Steps to Hope Academy Hendersonville, NCA$42,368paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Alice's Playground Hendersonville, NCA$42,144paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Little Bright Minds Hendersonville, NCA$31,006paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Little Red School Hendersonville, NCA$27,285paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Immaculata Pre-K and the Grotto Hendersonville, NCU$14,563paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Montessori Country Day Hendersonville, NCA$13,592paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Aletheia Academy Hendersonville, NCA$9,537paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Tomorrow's Hope Child Dev East Flat Rock, NCA$9,309paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Alexandra Child Care Home Edneyville, NCU$7,615paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Helping Hand Child Developmnt Flat Rock, NCA$7,561paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Bells School for Little Folks Fletcher, NCU$7,199paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Hensley Corp DBA Carolina Academy Fairview, NCA$6,124paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2021Nessa's Young'uns Natural Play Cent Flat Rock, NCA$5,093paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202211319349303641
2020Children & Family Resource Center Hendersonville, NCA$266,652paidSERVICE PROVIDER202120889349300027
2020Little Blessings Hendersonville, NCA$132,159paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202120889349300027
2020Aletheia Academy Hendersonville, NCA$53,752paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202120889349300027
2020Alice's Playground Hendersonville, NCA$45,649paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202120889349300027
2020Western Carolina Comm Action Hendersonville, NCA$36,446paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202120889349300027
2020Steps to Hope Academy Hendersonville, NCA$31,563paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202120889349300027
2020Little Red School Hendersonville, NCA$30,287paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202120889349300027
2020Little Bright Minds Hendersonville, NCA$29,266paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202120889349300027
2020Love and Learning Fletcher, NCA$28,477paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202120889349300027
2020Children's World Center Hendersonville, NCA$16,774paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202120889349300027
2020Tomorrow's Hope Child Dev East Flat Rock, NCA$15,477paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202120889349300027
2020Helping Hand Child Developmnt Flat Rock, NCA$12,517paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202120889349300027
2020Mt Pisgah Hendersonville, NCA$10,282paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY202120889349300027
2020The Play and Learning Center Hendersonville, NCU$5,435paid202120889349300027
2018Children & Family Resource Center Hendersonville, NCA$267,663paidSERVICE PROVIDER201920499349301152
2018Alice's Playground Hendersonville, NCA$71,745paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152
2018Aletheia Academy Hendersonville, NCA$58,420paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152
2018Steps to Hope Academy Hendersonville, NCA$51,996paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152
2018Western Carolina Comm Action Hendersonville, NCA$41,718paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152
2018Little Blessings Hendersonville, NCA$40,913paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152
2018Little Red School Hendersonville, NCA$39,201paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152
2018Mt Pisgah Hendersonville, NCA$32,934paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152
2018Love and Learning Fletcher, NCA$32,859paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152
2018Helping Hand Child Developmnt Flat Rock, NCA$19,449paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152
2018Tomorrow's Hope Child Dev East Flat Rock, NCA$17,685paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152
2018Children's World Center Hendersonville, NCA$17,160paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152
2018Montessori Country Day Hendersonville, NCA$10,235paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152
2018Little Bright Minds Hendersonville, NCA$10,056paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152
2018Immaculata Pre-K and the Grotto Hendersonville, NCU$7,284paidCHILD CARE SUBSIDY201920499349301152

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.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
99020252025-06-30not stated2024v5.0202631149349301963
99020242024-06-30not stated2023v6.0202501299349300740
99020232023-06-30not stated2022v5.0202411359349307581
99020222022-06-30not stated2021v4.0202341329349309404
99020212021-06-30not stated2020v4.0202211319349303641
99020202020-06-30not stated2019v5.0202120889349300027
99020182018-06-30not stated2017v2.3201920499349301152

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