Let's Grow Kids Inc
Middlebury, VT · EIN 31-1802348. Reported 134 grants totalling $5,067,959 to 108 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Let's Grow Kids Inc, by its IRS classification it raises and distributes funds for youth development (NTEE O125).
- How spread out its giving is. 108 distinct organizations, with 15% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 20% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $25,926. Half of what it reported fell between $14,028 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,200 and the largest $243,347. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Association of the Education of Young Children | Montpelier, VT | $764,883 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Otter Creek Child Center Inc | Middlebury, VT | $230,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Building Bright Futures State Council Inc | Williston, VT | $189,305 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Afterschool Collaborative LLC | South Burlington, VT | $186,995 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alburgh Family Clubhouse Incorporated | Alburgh, VT | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Horizon Early Learning Program | Brattleboro, VT | $122,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Apple Tree Learning Centers Inc | Stowe, VT | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Orange County Parent Child Center Inc | Tunbridge, VT | $102,075 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bridgewater Area Community Fouindation Inc | Bridgewater, VT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neck of the Woods Inc | Waitsfield, VT | $97,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Counseling Service of Addison County Inc | Middlebury, VT | $91,926 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Next Generation Northern Campus | Milton, VT | $89,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Crystal Thompson Pollard Kid Logic Learning LLC | South Burlington, VT | $82,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Choice Childcare Center LLC | West Haven, VT | $79,074 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cabot Community Association Inc | Cabot, VT | $77,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Abc & Lol Child Care and Preschool LLC | St Johnsbury, VT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beth Towb Rutland Inc | Rutland, VT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Abc Academy St Albans LLC | St Albans, VT | $74,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Here Wee Grow Playschool | Manchester, VT | $70,353 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Green Mountain Economic Development Corp | White Riv Jct, VT | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sara Leblanc | Milton, VT | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charlotte Day Care Center Inc | Charlotte, VT | $58,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maple Leafe Childrens Center Inc | Post Mills, VT | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Child Care Resource | Williston, VT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Congregational Church of Middlebury Ucc | Middlebury, VT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Expedition Kids | Wells, VT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inspired Minds Childcare | Essex, VT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lisa Labelle | Milton, VT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsford Preservation Corporation | Florence, VT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Inc | Bennington, VT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pitter Patter Childcare Center Inc | Colchester, VT | $49,378 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whole Child Learning Co | Northfield, VT | $48,391 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Little Lambs | Rutland, VT | $47,665 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Almond Blossoms Schoolhouse LLC | St Albans, VT | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beaver Brook Childrens School Inc | Wilmington, VT | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids of the Kingdom on the Hill | Danville, VT | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Village of Essex Junction | Essex Junction, VT | $43,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Arts Center | Burlington, VT | $43,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia's Next Generation LLC | Fairfax, VT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vt-Hec Inc | Montpelier, VT | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Congregational Church of Woodstock | Woodstock, VT | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Toddlers Morning Out Inc | White Riv Jct, VT | $37,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rutland Community Programs Inc | Rutland, VT | $35,890 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District | Jericho, VT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Springfield School District | Springfield, VT | $34,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arlington Area Childcare Inc | Arlington, VT | $33,990 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Danielle Wilder | Danby, VT | $32,529 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nb Children's Center Inc | North Bennington, VT | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nek Little Ones | Newport Ctr, VT | $31,517 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Essex Hollow Playschool Inc | Essex Junction, VT | $30,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creative Spirit Children's Center | West Fairlee, VT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Learning Tree Child Care | Enosburg Falls, VT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Suzy's Little Peanuts Day School LLC | Springfield, VT | $26,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sycamore Tree Child Care Center | Rutland, VT | $26,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Treehouse Childrens School Inc | Norwich, VT | $26,397 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waags LLC | Hinesburg, VT | $25,456 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Vermont Childrens Academy | Barre, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chittenden Forest Preschool Ltd | Chittenden, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Early Learning Center Inc | Colchester, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Church | Jericho, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seed Sprout Bloom Childcare & Preschool | Barre, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Garland School Inc | Brattleboro, VT | $24,773 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Schoolhouse of Brattleboro Inc | Brattleboro, VT | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northshire Day School Inc | Manchestr Ctr, VT | $21,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peacham Childrens Center | Barnet, VT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development Inc | Brattleboro, VT | $19,725 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Montessori School of Central Vermont Inc | Barre, VT | $19,555 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Davis Studio LLC | South Burlington, VT | $18,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Websterville Baptist Church | Websterville, VT | $18,515 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Turn to Joy LLC | North Hero, VT | $17,915 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Denise Fleming | Addison, VT | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brooklyn Ward | Lyndonville, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Katelyn M Irwin | St Albans, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Magic Mountain Childrens Center Inc | S Royalton, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orchard Valley Waldorf School | E Montpelier, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pb and J Inc | Waterbury, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Savannah Mckenzie | Hyde Park, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sprouts Education LLC | Bethel, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mindful Beginnings Elc | North Ferrisburg, VT | $14,940 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Summer Street Learning Center | Randolph, VT | $14,774 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Umbrella of St Johnsbury Inc | St Johnsbury, VT | $14,693 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lincoln Co-Operative Pre-School Inc | Lincoln, VT | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union Church Proctor Inc | Proctor, VT | $14,190 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kathlene Douglass | Brownington, VT | $14,028 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Robins Nest Childrens Center Inc | Burlington, VT | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| R & B Tiny Tykes Daycare | Randolph, VT | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vermont Student Assistance Corp | Winooski, VT | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Woodstock Nursery School | Woodstock, VT | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jamie Blondin | Vershire, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jennifer Baldwin | Sutton, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kelsey Bedard | Barre, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lisa Ebbighausen | Rutland, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michaela Fields | Derby Line, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Old School of South Burlington | South Burlington, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Signal Pines Playschool | Dummerston, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sithembiso Muhlauri | White River Junction, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nicole Columbia | Barton, VT | $9,914 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Branch Nature Center Inc | Montpelier, VT | $9,406 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Janelle Leslie Anderson | Barre, VT | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeast Kingdom Learning Services | Newport, VT | $8,099 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Geralyn a Barrows | New Haven, VT | $7,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Caring Community Preschool | Post Mills, VT | $6,450 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc | Westminster, VT | $6,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Vermont University Johnson Campus | Johnson, VT | $6,258 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kristina Davis | Shaftsbury, VT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Melissa Locarno | East Barre, VT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vermont Student Development Fund Inc | Winooski, VT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Katie Ouelette | White River Junction, VT | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
20 of 108 (19%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children
TO STRENGTHEN VTAEYC'S ABILITY TO SUPPORT VERMONT'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS. - Otter Creek Child Center Inc
GENERAL AND OPERATING SUPPORT - Building Bright Futures
DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING & QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN VERMONT'S EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM. - Counseling Service of Addison County
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 34 of 108 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | $1,532,222 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 56 | $2,152,029 | $26,800 |
| 2023 | 27 | $1,117,708 | $39,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | $266,000 | $133,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,926 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Vermont.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Let's Grow Kids Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 2 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Co Vcf 3 Court Street, Middlebury, VT, 05753.
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