About Jumpstart for Young Children
Jumpstart is a national early education organization working toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. We provide language and literacy programming for preschool children, train volunteers, and promote quality early learning for all children.
Focus Areas
Early childhood educationEarly literacyVolunteer training & service-learningCommunity engagementAdvocacy for ECE workforce
Who They Fund
AmeriCorps members/staffparticipants served by Jumpstart programming
Funding Style
public-private blended fundingrestricted programmatic supportpartnership funding (AmeriCorps collaboration)
About Jumpstart for Young Children
Jumpstart for Young Children Inc concentrates its grantmaking on Jumpstart programming delivered through universities and other partners that support AmeriCorps-backed staffing. The largest recent award in the data is $344,166 to San Francisco State University in 2025 for AmeriCorps and private funds to support Jumpstart programming, and the same theme appears across multiple years and institutions. The foundation’s recent awards show a recurring pattern of funding college and university partners that help staff and operate early learning services, rather than one-off project grants. That pattern aligns with Jumpstart’s broader mission: early childhood education with an emphasis on language and literacy for preschool children, volunteer training, and community engagement. Recent recipients include The George Washington University, University of Missouri Columbia, Pepperdine University, California State University Fresno, and University of Washington, each tied to support for Jumpstart programming. The grant list also shows ongoing support to the same partners in different years, indicating a multi-year funding relationship with several institutions. The funder’s work is national in scope, with awards spread across university-based partners in multiple states. In the available recent-grant sample, the funding is clearly organized around program delivery and staffing support for Jumpstart’s early education model.
What Jumpstart for Young Children Funds
A central cause area is program delivery for early childhood education. Jumpstart for Young Children Inc gave $275,040 to The George Washington University in 2025 and $201,642 to the University of Washington in 2025, both for AmeriCorps and private funds to support Jumpstart programming. Similar support appears in California and Missouri through university partners. A second strand is staffing and service capacity through AmeriCorps placement. The foundation gave $268,207 to University of Missouri Columbia in 2025 and $218,036 to California State University Fresno in 2025 for the same purpose, showing that the grants help place and support the people delivering services. The recent data also points to institutional partnerships with higher education. Pepperdine University received $227,057 in 2025 for Jumpstart programming, and Howard University received $168,311 in 2024 for the same general purpose. These awards suggest a funding model built around university affiliates rather than direct individual support.
How Jumpstart for Young Children Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.3M
Total Assets
$12.9M
Total Revenue
$20.4M
Total Expenses
$23.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $77K and $142K, with a median of $94K.
25th Percentile
$77K
Median
$94K
75th Percentile
$142K
Geographic Reach
National15 states funded
About 11% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CRYSTAL ROUNTREE
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