Colorado · Public charity
Early Childhood Council of Boulder County
To expand and improve the comprehensive system of quality early childhood services for families in boulder county. The organization acts as the countywide convener for strategic planning for early childhood programs and services.
- $42k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $29,930
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $29,930
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 11
- FY2020 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $794k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Early Childhood Council of Boulder County funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $276k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $42k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $276k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $65k | 71% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $257k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $27k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $81k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Leaf School LLC | $185,138 | 1 | n/a |
| Boulder Children's Academy LLC | $73,752 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $59,314 | 2 | n/a |
| Montessori Academy LLC | $58,211 | 2 | n/a |
| Foothill Preschool | $42,817 | 1 | n/a |
| Blossom International Preschool | $41,985 | 1 | n/a |
| YMCA Inspire Preschool | $36,387 | 1 | n/a |
| Gray Wolf Montessor | $29,930 | 1 | n/a |
| Fun Nest LLC | $29,850 | 1 | n/a |
| Golden Aspen Early Learning Ctr | $27,042 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 27 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Leaf School LLC | $185,138 | 1 | n/a |
| Boulder Children's Academy LLC | $73,752 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $59,314 | 2 | n/a |
| Montessori Academy LLC | $58,211 | 2 | n/a |
| Foothill Preschool | $42,817 | 1 | n/a |
| Blossom International Preschool | $41,985 | 1 | n/a |
| YMCA Inspire Preschool | $36,387 | 1 | n/a |
| Gray Wolf Montessor | $29,930 | 1 | n/a |
| Fun Nest LLC | $29,850 | 1 | n/a |
| Golden Aspen Early Learning Ctr | $27,042 | 1 | n/a |
| Kiera Schuler | $27,036 | 2 | n/a |
| Sunset Academy | $14,562 | 2 | n/a |
| The Boulder Jewish Community Center | $14,390 | 2 | 0% |
| Joanna Alidu | $13,704 | 1 | n/a |
| Boulder Bilingual Preschool | $12,531 | 2 | n/a |
| Gateway Montessori School | $10,674 | 1 | 4% |
| Outreach United Resource Center Inc | $8,440 | 1 | 0% |
| Victoria Funk | $8,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Active Louisville Kids | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cottage School - Longmont | $6,761 | 1 | n/a |
| Back to Basics Child Care Cen | $6,304 | 1 | n/a |
| Jumpstart Early Learning | $6,271 | 1 | n/a |
| Boulder County | $6,235 | 1 | n/a |
| Naropa University | $5,676 | 1 | 0% |
| Promise Christian Preschool | $5,577 | 1 | 7% |
| Louisville Preschool Inc | $5,279 | 1 | 2% |
| Autana Montessori Bilingual S | $5,136 | 1 | n/a |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation Boulder County · Rose Community Foundation · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Early Childhood Council of Boulder County
- How much does Early Childhood Council of Boulder County give?
- Early Childhood Council of Boulder County reported 2 grants totaling $42,267 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 11 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
- What does Early Childhood Council of Boulder County fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (73%), Human Services (10%), Housing & Shelter (8%).
- Who are Early Childhood Council of Boulder County's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Blue Leaf School LLC ($185k), Boulder Children's Academy LLC ($74k), Regents of the University of Colorado ($59k).
- Does Early Childhood Council of Boulder County fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Early Childhood Council of Boulder County?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation Boulder County, Rose Community Foundation, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Early Childhood Council of Boulder County based?
- Early Childhood Council of Boulder County is based in CO.
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