Minnesota · Public charity
Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network
Child care aware of minnesota was incorporated in 1992 to provide technical assistance, training and coordination for the child care resource and referral programs throughout minnesota, to collect data regarding the supply of and demand for child care, and to create and manage statewide, child care-focused projects.
- $2.7M
- Granted FY2021
- 40
- Itemized grants FY2021
- 39
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2021
- $638k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2021
- $15,500
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $21,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 39 to 432
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Total assets, FY2021
- $8.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 38% of the organizations Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network funded were first-time grantees, receiving 43% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 39 | $638k | 38% |
| FY2020 | 432 | $18M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Success Child Care Inc | $315,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Young Mens Christian Association of the North | $127,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Hastings Child Development Center | $63,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kid's Haven Child Care and Preschool | $63,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jr's Academy LLC | $60,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Smart Start Childcare & Learning Center | $54,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Lakeside Early Learning | $54,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Lovely Child Care Center LLC | $54,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Good News Childrens Center Inc | $54,750 | 1 | 4% |
| Compass Child Care | $54,750 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Success Child Care Inc | $315,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Young Mens Christian Association of the North | $127,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Hastings Child Development Center | $63,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kid's Haven Child Care and Preschool | $63,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jr's Academy LLC | $60,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Smart Start Childcare & Learning Center | $54,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Lakeside Early Learning | $54,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Lovely Child Care Center LLC | $54,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Good News Childrens Center Inc | $54,750 | 1 | 4% |
| Compass Child Care | $54,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Miniapple International Montessori School Inc | $54,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Cedar Riverside Child Care Center | $46,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Sunshine Station Childcare and Preschool | $46,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Happy Time Day Care Center | $46,500 | 1 | 6% |
| MetroKids Daycare Center | $46,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Rainbow Child Development Inc | $46,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Listos Preschool & Childcare | $46,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Blooming Kids Child Care Center Inc | $46,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Sunrise Child Care Center | $46,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Civic League Day Nursery | $46,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Thrive Family Resource Center | $46,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Little Hearts Preschool & Childcare | $44,500 | 1 | 8% |
| Bright Start Child Care Center Inc | $42,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Community Child Care Center Inc | $38,250 | 2 | 4% |
| Kids Center St Paul Ltd | $38,250 | 2 | n/a |
| Bernie's Montessori School | $38,250 | 1 | n/a |
| St Croix Kids | $38,250 | 1 | 10% |
| Lake Harriet Montessori Inc | $38,250 | 1 | 10% |
| Kids-R-It Incorporated | $36,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Under the Rainbow Early Education Center | $36,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Especially for Children Inc | $36,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Saint Peter Community Childcare Center | $36,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Next Best Thing to Mom | $31,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Childrens Place | $31,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Atrebla Early Learning Center | $31,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cedar Child Care Center | $31,000 | 1 | n/a |
| A Child's Delight Too Inc | $31,000 | 1 | 6% |
| We Care Day Care Inc | $31,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Little Sprouts Learning Center Inc Wersal | $25,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Hibbing Parents Nursery School Inc | $25,500 | 1 | 13% |
| Hazel Park Learning Center | $24,500 | 2 | 7% |
| Kiddy Karousel Day Care Center | $21,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area | $21,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Room For Growing | $18,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Plymouth Academy | $18,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Iron Range Learning & Development Center Dba Apple Tree Learning Center | $18,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Wee Pals Child Care Center Inc | $18,250 | 1 | 2% |
| Close To My Heart | $18,250 | 1 | 2% |
| Tracy Kids World | $17,250 | 1 | 6% |
| Montessori Renaissance Academy | $17,250 | 1 | 2% |
| Westonka School Age Kids Core Inc | $15,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Baby's Space a Place to Grow | $15,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Metro Learning Center Inc | $15,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Choo Choo Montessori LLC | $15,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Pemberton Academic Learning Service | $15,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Mustard Seed Kids | $15,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Morris Area Child Care Center | $15,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Kid Zone Child Care Center | $15,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Preschool Place | $15,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Hallie Q Brown Community Center Inc | $15,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Kickstart Preschool LLC | $15,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Red Cottage Montessori School | $14,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Highland Park Montessori School Inc | $14,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Laker Prep Preschool LLC | $12,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Early Steps Learning Foundation | $12,750 | 1 | 5% |
| Mississippi Valley Montessori School Inc | $11,750 | 1 | 4% |
| Pine Children's Early Learning Center LLC | $11,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Butterfly Hill Nature Preschool Inc | $11,750 | 1 | 4% |
| Sunshine Preschool Inc | $7,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Lincoln Park Children and Families Collaborative | $5,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Emanuel Lutheran Church | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Parenting Resource Center Inc | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 375 recipients with no EIN on record ($16M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: Think Small · First Children's Finance · Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation · Northland Foundation · Rochester Area Foundation · Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers · Otto Bremer Trust · The Sauer Family Foundation · Initiative Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
Compare Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network with peer funders
About Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network
- How much does Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network give?
- Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network reported 40 itemized grants totaling $638,250, out of $2,709,547 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 39 and 432 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Public Safety & Disaster (51%), Human Services (43%), Education (6%).
- Who are Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: Success Child Care Inc ($316k), Young Mens Christian Association of the North ($128k), Hastings Child Development Center ($63k).
- Does Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Think Small, First Children's Finance, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation.
- Where is Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network based?
- Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network is based in MN.
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