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First Childrens Finance

Grantmaking foundation in Minneapolis, Minnesota · EIN 41-1694837

Total giving
$1.6MTax year 2025
Total assets
$16MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

FIRST CHILDREN'S FINANCE (FCF) GROWS THE SUPPLY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE BY STRENGTHENING THE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE SECTOR. FOUNDED IN 1991, FCF IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT HEADQUARTERED IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, WITH STATE OFFICES IN MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, IOWA, OREGON, AND VERMONT. FCF PROVIDES FINANCING, BUSINESS TRAINING, AND CONSULTING TO CHILD CARE ENTREPRENEURS, WHILE PARTNERING WITH PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND TRIBAL STAKEHOLDERS TO ADVANCE POLICIES AND FUNDING STRATEGIES THAT CREATE SUSTAINABLE CHILD CARE SYSTEMS.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$18K2020
$150K2021
$5.4M2022
$14M2023
$21M2024
$1.6M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Bad River Band of Lake Superior$75K2022
City of Sun Prairie$75K2022
City of Superior$75K2022
City of Waupaca$75K2022
Community Related Training Inc$75K2022

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: firstchildrensfinance.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.