Minnesota · Public charity
First Children's Finance Group
FIRST CHILDREN'S FINANCE GROUP (fcf) grows the supply and sustainability of high-quality child care by strengthening the business and financial foundations of the sector. Fcf is a national nonprofit headquartered in minneapolis, minnesota, with state offices in michigan, minnesota, iowa, oregon and vermont. Fcf provides financing,…
- $2.1M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 69
- Itemized grants FY2025
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.5M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $96,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $7.2M
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2025 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Arts Inc | $129,750 | 1 | 8% |
| Otter Creek Child Center Inc | $54,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Planetary Art Institute Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mater Christi School | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Curious Kids Childcare LLC | $48,046 | 1 | n/a |
| Ej's Kids Klub Inc | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vip Roots Child Development Center | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Growing Tree LLC | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| PB&J Inc DBA River Branch Community School | $40,298 | 1 | n/a |
| Whole Child Learning Co | $39,421 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Arts Inc | $129,750 | 1 | 8% |
| Otter Creek Child Center Inc | $54,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Planetary Art Institute Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mater Christi School | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Curious Kids Childcare LLC | $48,046 | 1 | n/a |
| Ej's Kids Klub Inc | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vip Roots Child Development Center | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Growing Tree LLC | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| PB&J Inc DBA River Branch Community School | $40,298 | 1 | n/a |
| Whole Child Learning Co | $39,421 | 1 | n/a |
| Turtle Island Children's Center Inc | $36,056 | 1 | 2% |
| Immersion Montessori School LLC | $36,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Myers Prouty Children's Campuses Inc | $36,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Overlake Day School Inc | $35,271 | 1 | 14% |
| Southern Vermont Health and Recreation Center Foundation Inc | $34,210 | 1 | 3% |
| Kid Savvy Family Childcare | $33,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Little Lambs | $33,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Bambino University | $32,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Starksboro Coop Preschool Inc | $31,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Waags LLC | $30,591 | 1 | n/a |
| The Learning Tree Child Care Center | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Suzy's Little Peanuts Day School LLC | $28,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Berkshire Family Young Men's Christian Association Inc | $28,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Crockett Academy for Early Liberal Arts | $25,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Spark Academy (Stem Play Artreasoning Kids) | $22,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia's Next Generation LLC | $21,648 | 1 | n/a |
| Neck of the Woods Inc | $20,402 | 1 | 1% |
| Little Roots Learning LLC | $18,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Community for Woodstock | $18,750 | 1 | 4% |
| Mary Johnson Children's Center Inc | $17,058 | 1 | 1% |
| Windsor Early Childhood Education Center Inc | $16,934 | 1 | n/a |
| Little Learners LLC | $16,875 | 1 | n/a |
| Franklin Homestead Inc | $16,785 | 1 | 2% |
| Apple Tree Learning Centers Inc | $15,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Rutland County Parent Child Center Inc | $15,146 | 1 | 0% |
| Round Hill Kids | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Neighborhood Schoolhouse of Brattleboro Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Valley Hub Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Horizon Early Learning Program | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Country Kids Daycare | $13,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Alayna West | $13,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cubs Child Care Center | $13,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mountain View Daycare | $11,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Brianas Childcare and Preschool | $11,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Kiki's Learning Together Preschool LLP | $11,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Little Red Wagon Childcare | $11,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Abc & Lol Child Care and Preschool LLC | $11,250 | 1 | n/a |
| The Balancing Act Enrichment Center | $10,090 | 1 | n/a |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | $9,475 | 1 | 0% |
| Killington Pico Ski Resort | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Savannah Guyette Family Child Care | $8,625 | 1 | n/a |
| Puffer Child Care Center Inc | $8,498 | 1 | n/a |
| Hilltop Montessori School Inc | $8,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Skies the Limit Childcare LLC | $8,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Craftsbury Saplings Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Little Explorers Child Care Center | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Arlington Area Childcare Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Woodstock Community Playschool Inc DBA Rainbow Playschool | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Pitter Patter Childcare Center Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Perkinsville Preschool & Childcare | $7,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Linda Palmer Family Child Care Home | $7,125 | 1 | n/a |
| Morristown After School Program | $6,480 | 1 | 0% |
| Common Roots Inc | $6,276 | 1 | 1% |
| Melissa Fournier Family Child Care | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Stratton Mountain Resort | $5,625 | 1 | n/a |
| First Congregational Church of Burlington | $5,526 | 1 | n/a |
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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: Let's Grow Kids Inc · Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council · First Children's Finance · Vermont Afterschool Inc · The Vermont Community Foundation · Vt Association for the Education of Young Children · Vermont Childrens Trust Foundation · Seventh Generation Foundation Inc · The Couch Family Foundation · Turrell Fund · Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
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About First Children's Finance Group
- How much does First Children's Finance Group give?
- First Children's Finance Group reported 69 itemized grants totaling $1,501,961, out of $2,105,762 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does First Children's Finance Group fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2025 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (49%), Education (27%), Arts & Culture (9%).
- Who are First Children's Finance Group's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2025 to FY2025: One Arts Inc ($130k), Otter Creek Child Center Inc ($54k), Planetary Art Institute Inc ($50k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as First Children's Finance Group?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Let's Grow Kids Inc, Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council, First Children's Finance.
- Where is First Children's Finance Group based?
- First Children's Finance Group is based in MN.
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