About Children's Equity Fund
We champion comprehensive policy changes at the federal, state and local levels to create lasting systems change that improves the well‑being of children and families.
Focus Areas
Early learningMental healthHealthFamily economic securityHousing stabilityDemocratic engagement / voter protection and educationPolicy and advocacy (state and federal)
Who They Fund
young children and families (early childhood)youth (leadership development participants)low-income households (CTC/EITC recipients)voters / civic participants (voter education targets)
Funding Style
About Children's Equity Fund
Children's Equity Fund pairs early childhood grantmaking with policy and civic engagement work, including repeated support for organizations that build voter education infrastructure and advance federal child tax credit and earned income tax credit efforts. Recent large awards show a mix of direct service, advocacy, and systems-change funding: $1,740,000 to DC Action for Children for early childhood programs, $1,200,000 to Impact Fellows Action Fund for early childhood programs, and $900,000 to Alliance for Youth Action for voter education efforts. The funder also backs organizations working on family economic security, with $600,000 to Economic Security Project Action for support for federal CTC and EITC efforts. Its stated grantmaking priorities include early learning, mental health, health, family economic security, housing stability, and voter protection and education when those activities support policy change. Across the recent grants list, the same themes recur in different forms, from early learning and family economic security to youth leadership infrastructure and civic participation. The pattern points to a funder centered on comprehensive policy change for children and families, rather than one-off program grants alone.
What Children's Equity Fund Funds
Early learning is one of the clearest themes in the portfolio. Children's Equity Fund gave $1,224,000 in 2024 to DC Action for Children for early childhood programs and $450,000 in 2025 to Jews United for Justice Campaign Fund for early childhood programs. Family economic security appears alongside that work: the funder awarded $600,000 to Economic Security Project Action for support for federal CTC and EITC efforts and another $200,000 in 2025 for support for federal CTC and EITC efforts. Civic engagement is another active lane, with $600,000 to Future Now Action for voter education efforts and $250,000 to Center for Community Change Action for voter education efforts. The funder also supports youth leadership infrastructure, including a $400,000 grant to Alliance for Youth Action for youth leadership infrastructure.
How Children's Equity Fund Gives
Children's Equity Fund’s typical grant size sits at a p25 of $100,000, a median of $150,000, and a p75 of $350,000. The recent grants show both larger anchor awards and smaller operating or project grants, suggesting a layered approach rather than a single fixed ticket size. Recipients appear across multiple years: DC Action for Children, Impact Fellows Action Fund, Jews United for Justice Campaign Fund, Alliance for Youth Action, Future Now Action, Economic Security Project Action, and Social Good Fund all recur in the list. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Several active programs also say they do not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.9M
Total Assets
$114.4M
Total Revenue
$10.9M
Total Expenses
$9.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $100K and $350K, with a median of $150K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$150K
75th Percentile
$350K
Geographic Reach
National13 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MICHAEL BRANNAN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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