The Dodge Family Fund
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $4,500–$80,000
Description:
The purpose of this program is to improve the chances that children in families with low incomes will succeed in school and in life by enhancing the quality of early childhood programs through the development of innovative curriculum, assessment, professional development, and family resources. Applicants may request general support or support for specific projects.
The goals of the program are to:
  1. Support innovative approaches to improving the quality of early learning programs
  2. Build the stature of the early education profession and recognition of the critical role this profession plays
  3. Support efforts to reduce the effects of poverty that hinder the cognitive, social, and emotional development of children and youth, as well as to identify and support the programs seeking to establish pathways out of poverty
The funding agency prefers to support organizations with income under $1 million per year that exhibit flexibility in developing and carrying out innovative projects and programs, and with leadership willing to take the risk of learning through failures as well as successes.
Eligible Applicants:
Non Profits