About Child Care Services Association
The foundation is focused on supporting early childhood care and pre-kindergarten access across North Carolina, especially in the Durham/Chapel Hill region, by funding childcare providers, local pre-K initiatives, and regional child-care resource and referral networks. Most grants are explicit subsidies to individual centers or program support for local partnerships and county school pre-K efforts, showing a practical, service-delivery orientation rather than research or advocacy. The foundation repeatedly funds the same network of centers, nonprofit partnerships, and community colleges to sustain operations and expand subsidized slots for low-income families.
Focus Areas
Direct childcare subsidy payments to community-based early learning centers (e.g., individual center operating support)Support for local Durham-area pre-K expansion and Durham County Pre-K partnershipsFunding of Child Care Resource & Referral agencies and regional partnerships across NC (e.g., county partnerships and community college programs)Sustaining faith-based and private early childhood centers offering subsidized care (e.g., Baptist/Christian preschools and Montessori centers)
Who They Fund
infants and pre-kindergarten childrenlow-income families (subsidy-eligible)
About Child Care Services Association
Child Care Services Association’s recent grantmaking is built around one recurring purpose: subsidizing child care and pre-K access for North Carolina families, with especially visible support for Durham-area providers and public school partnerships. The largest grants in the record go to provider operators and school systems that appear repeatedly over multiple years, including Askorp Inc in Durham and Childcare Network - Ruby Street in New Bern, each receiving sizable support tied to subsidy and pre-K work. That pattern points to a funder that uses grants as operating support for direct service delivery rather than as short-term project awards. The foundation also backs the infrastructure that makes early care and education work across the state. Grants to Child Care Resources Inc - Charlotte, Martin-pitt Partnership for Children, and Southwestern Child Dev Com show sustained support for referral, technical assistance, and provider services. Other recurring recipients include Durham Public Schools, Families and Communities Rising Inc, and several local centers that receive subsidy support in multiple years. The portfolio reflects a practical focus on keeping child care slots available, helping families afford care, and supporting early childhood systems already serving children on the ground.
What Child Care Services Association Funds
A major theme is child care affordability. Child Care Services Association gave $336,434 to Anb Early Care and Education LLC in 2025 for child care subsidy, and the same organization received $268,617 in 2024 for child care subsidy as well. The foundation also funds Durham County Pre-K partnerships. Randys Five Star Academy Inc received $328,478 in 2025 for child care subsidy and pre-K support, while White Rock Child Development Center received $298,266 in 2024 for child care subsidy and Durham County pre-K. Another clear line of support is child care resource and referral work. Martin-pitt Partnership for Children received $468,129 in 2025 for child care resources and referral services, and Southeastern Community College received $453,830 in 2025 for the same purpose. Local pre-K support extends to schools and centers too, including $779,625 to Durham Public Schools in 2025 for child care subsidy and pre-K support.
How Child Care Services Association Gives
Typical grants are moderate in size for the sector, with a p25 of $11,075, a median of $28,500, and a p75 of $96,708. The recent grants list shows a much larger upper tier for direct service and system-support awards, including several grants in the hundreds of thousands. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off. Askorp Inc, Childcare Network - Ruby Street, Durham Public Schools, and several other recipients appear in multiple years with related subsidy or pre-K language. The foundation appears to fund as a grantmaker tied to ongoing program delivery, with repeated support for operating needs, referral services, and childcare access. The data also shows a local geographic scope, and the active programs include Child Care WAGE$®, TEACH Early Childhood® North Carolina, and CCR&R services, with unsolicited applications accepted in those programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$11M
Total Assets
$11.6M
Total Revenue
$41.3M
Total Expenses
$40.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $97K, with a median of $28K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$28K
75th Percentile
$97K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
About 98% of grants go to recipients in NC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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