Works to ensure all children have access to high-quality early education and enter Kindergarten ready to thrive by connecting families to financial aid, parenting resources, child care options, and providing training and support to providers.
Orange County School Readiness Coalition Inc channels very large grant commitments into School Readiness and Voluntary Prekindergarten services for children in Orange County. The three largest recent grants all went to Community Coordinated Care for Children in Orlando for SR and VPK, including awards of $199,597,235 and $199,203,670 in 2024 and $115,311,915 in 2023. That pattern points to a funding model built around administering public early-childhood programs through provider contracts rather than one-off project grants. The coalition’s work centers on access to subsidized child care, prekindergarten readiness, and support for the providers who deliver those services. Its stated priorities also include family support services, child care resource and referral, and provider professional development. The foundation’s program language emphasizes connecting families to financial aid, parenting resources, and child care options, while helping providers complete the training, documentation, and onboarding needed to participate in local and state programs. In practice, the grantmaking is tied closely to early education delivery for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in the county.
A central theme in the coalition’s grantmaking is subsidized child care. It awarded $199,597,235 in 2024 to Community Coordinated Care for Children for SR & VPK, linking the grant to both School Readiness and Voluntary Prekindergarten services. Provider contracting is another major focus. The coalition gave $199,203,670 in 2024 to Community Coordinated Care for Children for SR & VPK, reflecting its role in funding the organizations that deliver these services locally. The foundation also supports the operational side of early education delivery. A 2023 grant of $115,311,915 to Community Coordinated Care for Children was also designated for SR & VPK, showing continued investment in the same program structure across years.
The typical grant size is very large: the 25th percentile is $157,257,792, the median is $199,203,670, and the 75th percentile is $199,400,452. Recent awards cluster tightly around those figures, which suggests a contract-based funding approach rather than a wide spread of small discretionary grants. The coalition is a Regular Funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its recent grant list shows the same recipient appearing across multiple years, indicating recurring support rather than isolated one-time awards. The active grant programs also allow unsolicited applications through provider portals.
$398.8M
$44.7M
$216.3M
$216.3M
Most grants fall between $157.3M and $199.4M, with a median of $199.2M.
25th Percentile
$157.3M
Median
$199.2M
75th Percentile
$199.4M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in FL.
DR SCOTT FRITZ
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Grantmaking is local and entirely in Florida: 100% of grants in the recent data went to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient city that appears repeatedly is Orlando, with Community Coordinated Care for Children accounting for the largest recent awards. Program language also points to Orange County and the Orlando metro area as the service area for School Readiness and VPK contracting. No non-US recipient countries appear in the recent grants data.
Its stated focus areas are early childhood education, school readiness, family support services, child care resource and referral, provider professional development, and Voluntary PreKindergarten (VPK). The active programs center on School Readiness provider funding and VPK provider contracts in Orange County.
The grant size distribution is extremely concentrated: the 25th percentile is $157,257,792, the median is $199,203,670, and the 75th percentile is $199,400,452. The recent grants shown all fall within that band.
The recent grant record shows repeated awards to the same Orlando recipient across 2023 and 2024, which indicates recurring support. The program descriptions also describe contract-based funding for program years, including School Readiness and VPK provider contracts.
Yes. The active grant programs state that School Readiness provider funding and VPK provider contracts accept unsolicited applications. Providers apply through the EFS Modernization Portal or related state/provider portals, with onboarding and required documentation built into the process.
The beneficiary groups listed are young children in the first 2,000 days, families and caregivers of young children, and early childhood educators and childcare providers. The program descriptions emphasize subsidized childcare, prekindergarten readiness, and support for providers delivering those services.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Current and upcoming funding from Orange County School Readiness Coalition that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Providers must meet program requirements for VPK services and complete applicable provider registration, forms, and approvals.
Who can apply: Child must live in Florida, be four years old on or before September 1 of the current year, and have a current IEP from Orange County Public Schools. Providers must be FDOE-approved and licensed/certified for eligible services.
Who can apply: Licensed childcare programs that serve children eligible for Florida School Readiness subsidies and that register in the EFS Modernization/Provider Portal for the applicable program year.
Who can apply: Providers must meet VPK participation requirements and complete the required provider application/checklist and related enrollment, attendance, and contract documentation.
Deadline: Rolling provider participation with annual program-year forms and checklists.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY COORDINATED CARE FOR CHILDREN | ORLANDO, FL | $199,597,235 | 2024 | SR & VPK |
| COMMUNITY COORDINATED CARE FOR CHILDREN | ORLANDO, FL | $199,203,670 | 2024 | SR & VPK |
| COMMUNITY COORDINATED CARE FOR CHILDREN | ORLANDO, FL | $115,311,915 | 2023 | SR & VPK |
COMMUNITY COORDINATED CARE FOR CHILDREN
$199,597,235SR & VPK
COMMUNITY COORDINATED CARE FOR CHILDREN
$199,203,670SR & VPK
COMMUNITY COORDINATED CARE FOR CHILDREN
$115,311,915SR & VPK