About Save the Children Federation
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future and works in the United States and around the world to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm.
Focus Areas
Early childhood developmentEducationHealthNutritionEmergency responseChild protectionAdvocacy
Who They Fund
children and school-aged youth (including those in poverty)low-income families/householdsunemployed or underemployed adults (livelihood program participants)community-level populations served by multi-sector programs
Funding Style
About Save the Children Federation
Save the Children Federation Inc centers much of its recent grantmaking on education, emergency response, and child-focused support delivered through large multi-program awards. One of its clearest patterns is sustained funding for advocacy: Save the Children Action Network in Washington, DC received $6,740,824 in 2025, following $6,330,979 in 2024 and $5,717,247 in 2023 for advocacy activity. The foundation also backs operational partners that work across multiple program areas, such as Tango International Inc in Tucson, Arizona, which received $5,512,619 in 2024 and $3,910,372 in 2025. Grants also reach school systems and child-serving organizations, including Scus Head Start Programs Inc in Fairfield, Connecticut and Mercy Corps in Portland, Oregon. Across the recent grants list, the foundation supports children and school-aged youth through education, health and nutrition, livelihoods, and protection-oriented work. The portfolio shows repeated support for some recipients over multiple years, alongside awards to local education agencies and nonprofit implementers that carry out specific projects.
What Save the Children Federation Funds
Education is a major theme in the recent grants list. Save the Children Federation Inc gave $3,091,839 in 2024 to Scus Head Start Programs Inc for education activity, and later awarded the same organization $1,891,834 in 2025 for education activity. The foundation also supported Good 360 with $2,860,768 in 2023 for education activity. Health and nutrition appear in grants such as $2,532,968 in 2024 to Christ's Hands Inc for health & nutrition activity. Livelihoods work shows up in funding to Innovation for Poverty Action, which received $1,967,509 in 2023 for livelihoods activity. The list also includes multiple program awards to school districts and education agencies in Kentucky, Tennessee, Washington, and California.
How Save the Children Federation Gives
Typical grant size clusters around a median of $45,474, with the middle half of grants falling between $17,014 and $183,767. The recent grants list shows both repeated support and one-time awards: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Save the Children Action Network, Tango International Inc, Mercy Corps, Scus Head Start Programs Inc, Perry Co Board of Education, and Clay County Board of Education. That pattern fits a regular funder that makes programmatic and project-specific grants, including integrated multi-program support, advocacy and policy funding, and direct service or operational support. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$68.5M
Total Assets
$548.8M
Total Revenue
$920.5M
Total Expenses
$896.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $17K and $184K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$17K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$184K
Geographic Reach
National39 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MS.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
GREG FERRANTE
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