RVCDS provides quality services and support to children, families and the early childhood community.
River Valley Child Development Services Inc makes reimbursement-based grants for child-focused services, with one 2023 award of $19,447,840 to a schedule of recipients in West Virginia standing out as the largest recent disbursement on file. The organization’s giving centers on early childhood education, child care, family support services, child nutrition, and substance use disorder support for families. Recent recipients show a network of providers and public institutions rather than a single program model: Playmates in Huntington received $355,974 in 2025 and $345,600 in 2024, while Kanawha County Schools Cep in Dunbar received $292,060 in 2025. Other awards reached Tri County YMCA in Scott Depot, Little Eagle Child Care Center Inc in Kearneysville, and Marshall University Early Edu Stem Ctr in Huntington. The recent grants list also includes organizations outside West Virginia, such as Bright Horizons Childrens Centers LLC in Newton, Massachusetts and Alphabest Education in Lewisville, North Carolina, but the overall pattern is strongly tied to child development providers in West Virginia. The grants are structured as tiered reimbursement, indicating support that is tied to eligible costs rather than unrestricted general support.
In early childhood education, River Valley Child Development Services Inc supported a range of providers and school-linked programs. Kanawha County Schools Cep in Dunbar received $292,060 in 2025, and Marshall University Early Edu Stem Ctr in Huntington received $86,575 in 2024. Child care providers also appear repeatedly in the recent awards list, including Little Bear Daycare in Weirton at $106,150 in 2024 and $78,880 in 2025, plus Mother Goose Land Site 1 in Nutter Fort at $91,400 in 2024 and $72,380 in 2025. Family-facing service organizations are part of the picture as well: Florence Crittenton Programs in Wheeling received $72,188 in 2024, and YMCA affiliates such as YMCA of Southern West Virginia in Beckley and YMCA of Kanawha Valley in Charleston appear among the recipients. The recipient names and purposes point to support for child care, early education, and related family services.
Typical grant size is modest relative to the largest awards: the p25 amount is $6,500, the median is $8,000, and the p75 amount is $16,000. The recent grants list shows repeated support to the same recipients across years, including Playmates, Early Education Station Inc, Little Bear Daycare, and Mother Goose Land Site 1, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The funding mechanism is tiered reimbursement, with restricted, project-specific support and milestone- or tier-contingent disbursements. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$10.2M
$9.9M
$34.7M
$33.4M
Most grants fall between $7K and $16K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$16K
About 97% of grants go to recipients in WV.
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly concentrated in West Virginia: 97% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is WV. Huntington appears repeatedly, including Playmates, Marshall University Early Edu Stem Ctr, and Cabell County Board of Education. Charleston, Beckley, Wheeling, Weirton, and Point Pleasant also show up multiple times. Outside West Virginia, the recent grants list includes Bright Horizons Childrens Centers LLC in Newton, Massachusetts and Alphabest Education in Lewisville, North Carolina; the recipient-country distribution is otherwise entirely U.S.-based.
The recent grants show support for child care providers, early education programs, school-linked services, and family-serving organizations. Named recipients include Playmates, Kanawha County Schools Cep, Little Eagle Child Care Center Inc, Marshall University Early Edu Stem Ctr, and Florence Crittenton Programs.
The foundation uses tiered reimbursement. Its philosophy tags also indicate reimbursement-based funding, milestone- or tier-contingent disbursements, and restricted or project-specific support, so awards are tied to eligible costs rather than open-ended operating support.
Typical awards are relatively small compared with the largest disbursements: the p25 grant size is $6,500, the median is $8,000, and the p75 is $16,000. The recent grants list also includes much larger reimbursements for some recipients.
Giving is heavily concentrated in West Virginia. The top state by grant count is WV, and 97% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipient cities include Huntington, Charleston, Beckley, Wheeling, Weirton, and Point Pleasant.
Yes. Playmates appears in both 2025 and 2024, Early Education Station Inc appears in 2024 and 2025, Little Bear Daycare appears in both years, and Mother Goose Land Site 1 also appears twice. That pattern suggests continuing reimbursement relationships.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYMATES | HUNTINGTON, WV | $355,974 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS CEP | DUNBAR, WV | $292,060 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| JIM STRAWN AND COMPANY | CHARLESTON, WV | $200,000 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| TRI COUNTY YMCA | SCOTT DEPOT, WV | $187,100 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| LITTLE EAGLE CHILD CARE CENTER INC | KEARNEYSVILLE, WV | $154,620 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| ALPHABEST EDUCATION | LEWISVILLE, NC | $137,440 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| PARKERSBURG YMCA | PARKERSBURG, WV | $125,010 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| YMCA OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA | BECKLEY, WV | $120,260 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| EARLY EDUCATION STATION INC | POINT PLEASANT, WV | $100,880 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| KANAWHA VALLEY ENRICHMENT CENTER | SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV | $98,490 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDRENS CENTERS LLC | NEWTON, MA | $96,380 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| CABELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION | HUNTINGTON, WV | $85,900 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| CREATIVE LEARNING CENTER | CHARLESTON, WV | $83,190 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| LITTLE BEAR DAYCARE | WEIRTON, WV | $78,880 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| MOTHER GOOSE LAND SITE 1 | NUTTER FORT, WV | $72,380 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| YMCA OF KANAWHA VALLEY | CHARLESTON, WV | $72,337 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| THE SHACK NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC | PURSGLOVE, WV | $70,840 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| VISITING HOMEMAKER SERVICE | MORGANTOWN, WV | $68,720 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| RISING STARS CHILDCARE 1 | BECKLEY, WV | $65,200 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| KIDDY KORNER CCC INC | RIPLEY, WV | $62,017 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| HANDS ON DAYCARE | CHARLESTON, WV | $60,857 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| THE KID CONNECTION INC | PRINCETON, WV | $59,190 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| KIDEMATICS LLC | MORGANTOWN, WV | $55,780 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| A PLACE TO GROW CHILDRENS CENTER | OAK HILL, WV | $53,953 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| THE IMAGINATION STATION CDC LLC | VIENNA, WV | $53,490 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| CUBBY'S CHILD CARE CENTER | BRIDGEPORT, WV | $53,490 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| SCOTT DEPOT CHRIST FELLOWSHIP INC | SCOTT DEPOT, WV | $53,120 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| FLORENCE CRITTENTON PROGRAMS | WHEELING, WV | $51,540 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| JUNGLE JUNCTION CHILD CARE CENTER | SHINNSTON, WV | $50,990 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| KINGS DAUGHTERS CCC | WHEELING, WV | $50,958 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| CHILD DEV ACADEMY AT MARSHALL UNIV | HUNTINGTON, WV | $50,440 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| PATCH PRESCHOOL AND BUILDING BLOCKS CDC | SPENCER, WV | $49,900 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| SUNBEAM CHILD CARE CENTER LLC | FAIRMONT, WV | $49,491 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| RIVESVILLE HEART JUNCTION | RIVESVILLE, WV | $49,490 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| KINGS WAY CHRISTIAN EDUCARE | NITRO, WV | $49,190 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| WV EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY | CHARLESTON, WV | $49,190 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| INSPIRING MINDS LEARNING & CCC | CAROLINA, WV | $49,190 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| A LITTLE PEOPLE PLACE | PARKERSBURG, WV | $49,190 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| YOUNG HEARTS LLC | MORGANTOWN, WV | $48,190 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| FRIENDS R FUN CDC | SUMMERSVILLE, WV | $48,190 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| KINDER HAUS CHILD CARE CENTER | MORGANTOWN, WV | $48,190 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| LITTLE LEARNER'S VILLAGE LLC | HEDGESVILLE, WV | $45,900 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| IMAGINATION STATION DC LLC | BLUEFIELD, WV | $45,900 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| LEARNINGLAND DC&PS LLC | FAIRMONT, WV | $38,600 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| TINY TOTS DAY CARE CENTER LLC | FRANKLIN, WV | $38,380 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| MARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORP | HUNTINGTON, WV | $38,190 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| YWCA CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA INC | CHARLESTON, WV | $38,001 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| HARRISON COUNTY YMCA | CLARKSBURG, WV | $36,480 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH | ST ALBANS, WV | $36,480 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
| WINFIELD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | WINFIELD, WV | $35,940 | 2025 | TIERED REIMBURSEMENT |
PLAYMATES
$355,974TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS CEP
$292,060TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
JIM STRAWN AND COMPANY
$200,000TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
TRI COUNTY YMCA
$187,100TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
LITTLE EAGLE CHILD CARE CENTER INC
$154,620TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
ALPHABEST EDUCATION
$137,440TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
PARKERSBURG YMCA
$125,010TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
YMCA OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
$120,260TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
EARLY EDUCATION STATION INC
$100,880TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
KANAWHA VALLEY ENRICHMENT CENTER
$98,490TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDRENS CENTERS LLC
$96,380TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
CABELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
$85,900TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
CREATIVE LEARNING CENTER
$83,190TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
LITTLE BEAR DAYCARE
$78,880TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
MOTHER GOOSE LAND SITE 1
$72,380TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
YMCA OF KANAWHA VALLEY
$72,337TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
THE SHACK NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC
$70,840TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
VISITING HOMEMAKER SERVICE
$68,720TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
RISING STARS CHILDCARE 1
$65,200TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
KIDDY KORNER CCC INC
$62,017TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
HANDS ON DAYCARE
$60,857TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
THE KID CONNECTION INC
$59,190TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
KIDEMATICS LLC
$55,780TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
A PLACE TO GROW CHILDRENS CENTER
$53,953TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
THE IMAGINATION STATION CDC LLC
$53,490TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
CUBBY'S CHILD CARE CENTER
$53,490TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
SCOTT DEPOT CHRIST FELLOWSHIP INC
$53,120TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
FLORENCE CRITTENTON PROGRAMS
$51,540TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
JUNGLE JUNCTION CHILD CARE CENTER
$50,990TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
KINGS DAUGHTERS CCC
$50,958TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
CHILD DEV ACADEMY AT MARSHALL UNIV
$50,440TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
PATCH PRESCHOOL AND BUILDING BLOCKS CDC
$49,900TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
SUNBEAM CHILD CARE CENTER LLC
$49,491TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
RIVESVILLE HEART JUNCTION
$49,490TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
KINGS WAY CHRISTIAN EDUCARE
$49,190TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
WV EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY
$49,190TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
INSPIRING MINDS LEARNING & CCC
$49,190TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
A LITTLE PEOPLE PLACE
$49,190TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
YOUNG HEARTS LLC
$48,190TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
FRIENDS R FUN CDC
$48,190TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
KINDER HAUS CHILD CARE CENTER
$48,190TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
LITTLE LEARNER'S VILLAGE LLC
$45,900TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
IMAGINATION STATION DC LLC
$45,900TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
LEARNINGLAND DC&PS LLC
$38,600TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
TINY TOTS DAY CARE CENTER LLC
$38,380TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORP
$38,190TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
YWCA CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA INC
$38,001TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
HARRISON COUNTY YMCA
$36,480TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH
$36,480TIERED REIMBURSEMENT
WINFIELD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$35,940TIERED REIMBURSEMENT