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Foundation for Child Development

New York, NY · EIN 13-1623901. Reported 173 grants totalling $14.7M to 102 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$43,000median grant
$14.7Mgranted, 2021-2024
102organizations funded
40%of grantees funded again the next year
$123.7Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Foundation for Child Development did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $43,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $122,000; the smallest was $1,250 and the largest $1,332,970. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
36 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
18 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
15 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
19 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
26 grants
$100,000 and Up
59 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Third Sector New England IncBoston, MA$2,432,732842024
The Urban InstituteWashington, DC$702,000322022
Research Foundation of the City University of New YorkBrooklyn, NY$636,000322022
Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York City, NY$500,000212024
Center for Community ChangeWashington, DC$475,000332023
Regents of the University of CaliforniaBerkeley, CA$466,000222022
The Pew Charitable TrustsWashington, DC$400,000222024
Erikson InstituteChicago, IL$358,500542024
National Opinion Research CenterChicago, IL$325,000112022
Norc at the University of ChicagoChicago, IL$325,000112023
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesWashington, DC$300,000212024
National League of Cities Institute IncWashington, DC$300,000222023
Brazelton Touchpoints Project Incco Brazelton Touchpoints CenterBoston, MA$297,348212021
Child Trends IncorporatedRockville, MD$279,449332023
National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA$250,000312024
Education Writers AssociationWashington, DC$240,000222022
Guardianorg FoundationWashington, DC$230,000212024
Bank Street College of EducationNew York, NY$225,000112023
Start EarlyChicago, IL$225,000222024
Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA$225,000112023
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT$207,956222023
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American UniversityTempe, AZ$200,000222024
National Assoc of State Boards of EdAlexandria, VA$200,000112023
National Association of Elementary School Principals (naesp) FoundationAlexandria, VA$200,000112021
National Conference of State LegislaturesDenver, CO$200,000112022
Center for Law and Social PolicyWashington, DC$185,000322024
Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants & RefugeesPetaluma, CA$172,000322024
The Curators of the University of MissouriBethesda, MO$168,000222022
New York Academy of MedicineNew York, NY$155,000112023
Mothering JusticeDetroit, MI$150,000222024
The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights IncChicago, IL$150,000112024
Tower Fdnt of San Jose State UniverSan Jose, CA$150,000112023
Brazelton Touchpoints Project IncBoston, MA$147,652112023
Brazelton Touchpoints Project Inc Co Brazelton Touchpoints CenterBoston, MA$138,000112022
National Women's Law CenterWashington, DC$125,000112024
Georgia State University Research FoundationAtlanta, GA$124,000112022
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI$122,000112021
Society for Research in Child DevelopmentWashington, DC$120,000222024
Georgia State University Research F IncAtlanta, GA$117,000112023
The Regents of the University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI$116,000332023
University of Georgia Research FdnAthens, GA$108,000112023
Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ$100,000112023
National Assoc for the Ed of YcWashington, DC$100,000112023
National Association of State Boards of EducationAlexandria, VA$100,000112021
University of Maryland Baltimore CountyBellingham, MD$98,000112022
Research Foundation of CUNYNew York, NY$80,000322023
Psu FoundationPortland, OR$76,000112023
Community ChangeWashington, DC$75,000112024
Community Organizing and Family IssuesChicago, IL$75,000112024
Community Orgs & Family IssuesChicago, IL$75,000112023
Community PartnersLos Angeles, CA$75,000112023
Mom RisingBellevue, WA$75,000112023
MomsrisingBellevue, WA$75,000112024
National Academy of SciencesWashington, DC$75,000112024
National Parents UnionWoburn, MA$75,000112024
Portland State University FoundationPortland, OR$75,000112021
The Tower Foundation of San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA$75,000112024
Portland State University Foundation (psuPortland, OR$74,000112023
New York University School of MedicineNew York, NY$72,000112022
New York Academy of Medicine (nyam)New York, NY$70,000112021
Rutgers the State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick, NJ$68,000112022
Center for Disaster Philanthropy IncWashington, DC$40,000222022
Cayl Institute IncMilton, MA$30,000112021
Clark Atlanta University IncAtlanta, GA$30,000112022
Education Trust IncWashington, DC$30,000112024
Lesesne Collective CorpPhiladelphia, PA$30,000112022
New America FoundationWashington, DC$30,000112023
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL$30,000112023
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA$30,000112024
Project EvidentBoston, MA$30,000112023
Springboard to OpportunitiesJackson, MS$30,000112024
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX$30,000112021
Philanthropy New YorkNew York, NY$29,950442024
Grantmakers Concerned Immigrant & RefugeePetaluma, CA$27,500112023
Children's Defense FundWashington, DC$25,000112023
National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments ofGreensboro, NC$25,000112021
Council for Professional RecognitionWashington, DC$20,000222022
CandidNew York, NY$15,000332023
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC$15,000112023
James B Hunt JR Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy FoundationCary, NC$15,000112021
Mothering JusticeBellevue, WA$15,000112024
New York UniversityNew York, NY$15,000112023
The Board of Trustees of the University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL$15,000112022
The University of Toledo FoundationToledo, OH$15,000222023
University of Denver Colorado SeminaryDenver, CO$15,000312021
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC$15,000112023
University of North Carolina Chapel HillCharlotte, NC$15,000112023
Grantmakers for Effective OrganizationsWashington, DC$9,180442024
Hispanics in PhilanthropySan Francisco, CA$9,000332023
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC$8,000212021
Georgia Southern University Research and ServiceStatesboro, GA$8,000212021
Grantmakers for EducationPortland, OR$7,900442024
American Educational Research AssociationWashington, DC$7,500332023
Asian Americanpacific Islanders in PhilanthropyOakland, CA$5,000222022
Association of Black Foundation Executives IncNew York, NY$5,000222022
Peak Grantmaking IncWashington, DC$5,000442024
National Committee for Responsive PhilanthropyWashington, DC$3,000222022
Asian American-Pacific Islander in PhilanthropyOakland, CA$2,500112024
Asian Amerpac Islanders in PhilOakland, CA$2,500112023
Association for Black Fdtn ExecutivesNew York, NY$2,500112023
Nat'l Comm for Responsive PhilanthropyWashington, DC$1,500112023
National Committee for Responsive PhilanthropyWashington, NY$1,500112024

33 of 102 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 40%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 104 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
39 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
16 grants
Community Improvement
14 grants
Social Science
8 grants
Human Services
6 grants
Civil Rights
6 grants
Crime & Legal
3 grants
Health Care
3 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202148$3,500,000$17,500
202236$4,028,816$30,500
202349$3,486,501$43,000
202440$3,715,850$75,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Foundation for Child Development has 57 of them, worth $8,120,274. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Third Sector New England IncBoston, MA$1,332,970
National Opinion Research CenterChicago, IL$325,000
Brazelton Touchpoints Project Incco Brazelton Touchpoints CenterBoston, MA$285,652
Third Sector New EnglandChicago, IL$250,000
New York UniversityNew York, NY$225,000
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA$225,000
Bank Street College of EducationNew York, NY$225,000
The University of Georgia Research Foundation IncAthens, GA$225,000
Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA$225,000
University of Texas FoundationAustin, TX$223,000
Trustees of Boston UniversityBoston, MA$213,000
Research Foundation of the City University of New YorkBrooklyn, NY$208,000
Research Foundation of the City University of New YorkBrooklyn, NY$208,000
The Pew Charitable Trusts (transforming Evidence Funders Network)Washington, DC$200,000
Center for Community ChangeWashington, DC$200,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 24% of this one's giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

District of Columbia
$3.5M
Massachusetts
$3.2M
New York
$1.8M
Illinois
$1.6M
California
$1.2M
Virginia
$500K
Washington
$390K
Georgia
$387K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund37 shared recipientsWk Kellogg Foundation30 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc30 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust29 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc28 shared recipientsSilicon Valley Community Foundation27 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $43,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in District of Columbia.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Foundation for Child Development's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 475 Riverside Drive 248, New York, NY, 10115. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 13-1623901 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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