See the Alliance’s Guidestar profile and IRS 990 filings at Candid.
In 2005, the Buffett Early Childhood Fund began to execute a strategy to align policy advocacy with the increasing amount of science that was pointing to the crucial importance of investing in early childhood.
And because state-level policymakers make so many of the decisions about the scale and scope of early childhood support in their states, the plan included an all-new organization to support and align state early childhood policy advocacy. That’s us. (We were called the Birth to Five Policy Alliance back then.)
Other leading national investors immediately saw the power in the strategy, and Buffett’s support was quickly joined by investments from the Irving Harris Foundation, the George Kaiser Family Foundation, and the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation.
Each year, as our state advocates win millions and millions in new public commitments for early childhood in their states, national foundations and philanthropists commit more resources to this high-return investment.
Today, our principal investors include:
Bainum Family Foundation
Ballmer Group
Bezos Family Foundation
Buffett Early Childhood Fund
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Conrad Hilton Foundation
David & Lucile Packard Foundation
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Heising-Simons Foundation
Imaginable Futures
Irving Harris Foundation
J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation
Pivotal Ventures
Richard W. Goldman Family Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Roots & Wings Foundation
Valhalla Foundation
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
See the Alliance’s Guidestar profile and IRS 990 filings at Candid.
The Alliance 50-State Progress Report gives investors a detailed, state-by-state picture of early childhood policy progress.
Want to join these strategic leaders? Investors of all sizes—including those focused on specific states or regions—have driven impact by investing in the pooled fund. Contact us to learn about how your investment in the pooled fund is a smart, high-return way to lift all states.
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Ashley Beckner, a venture partner at Imaginable Futures, shares insights about the organization's investment in state policy advocacy, equity, and coalitions.
“We know that education, health, and family support in the earliest years can put a child on the path to success. But taking this to scale simply isn’t possible without bold new commitments by states and their leaders. That’s why we continue to invest in the Alliance for Early Success’ 50-state strategy to improve funding, access, and quality. The Alliance really makes the most of our support.”
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