About North Carolina Partnership for Children
Advance a high quality, comprehensive, accountable early childhood system that benefits each child in North Carolina beginning with a healthy birth.
Focus Areas
Birth-to-five early childhood programsEarly childhood education quality and teacher compensationEarly literacy (including Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library)Family support and home visitingFamily engagement and leadershipChild health and developmentCommunity-based initiatives (Local Partnerships)Public awareness and parent/caregiver supports (The BASICS)
Who They Fund
young children (early childhood, e.g., 0-8 years)preschoolersfamilies and caregivers in North Carolina
About North Carolina Partnership for Children
North Carolina Partnership for Children Inc channels most of its grantmaking through local early-childhood partnerships across the state, with repeated awards to groups like Wake County Smart Start in Raleigh and Mecklenburg Partnership for Children in Charlotte. The foundation’s stated aim is to advance a high quality, comprehensive, accountable early childhood system that benefits each child in North Carolina beginning with a healthy birth. That system-level focus shows up in large operating-style grants to county and regional partners that serve young children and families. In the recent grants list, several recipients appear in consecutive years, suggesting ongoing support rather than isolated awards. The pattern includes major funding for Smart Start organizations, county partnerships, and statewide literacy work through The Dollywood Foundation. Grant purposes in the data point to early childhood education, family support, child health and development, family engagement, and early literacy. The foundation also backs community-based initiatives and public awareness work tied to parent and caregiver support, with all recorded grants landing in the United States and almost all in North Carolina.
What North Carolina Partnership for Children Funds
In early childhood education and system-building, the foundation gave $7,113,751 to Mecklenburg Partnership for Children for NC Young Children, and $5,901,979 to Durham's Partnership for Children for the same purpose. Those awards fit a statewide model built around local partnerships rather than direct service to individuals. Early literacy is another clear strand: The Dollywood Foundation received $7,388,868 for Early Literacy, alongside continued support in the prior year. Family-facing work also appears in grants to county partners that are used for NC Young Children, including $5,463,939 to Onslow County Partnership for Children Inc and $4,912,135 to Partnership for Children of Cumberland County Inc. Across the list, the purposes point to early intervention, caregiver supports, and birth-to-five programming rather than later childhood services.
How North Carolina Partnership for Children Gives
Typical grant sizes are large: the p25 is $477,073, the median is $941,586, and the p75 is $1,530,062. The recent record shows repeat awards to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, including multiple county partnerships and statewide literacy funding, which points to recurring support rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals. Grants are structured around direct service and program support in a statewide North Carolina system.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$220.6M
Total Assets
$19.1M
Total Revenue
$121.7M
Total Expenses
$121.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $477K and $1.5M, with a median of $942K.
25th Percentile
$477K
Median
$942K
75th Percentile
$1.5M
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
About 99% of grants go to recipients in NC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
AMY CUBBAGE
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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