Lincoln Littles Giving Day Raises More Than $670K for Early Childhood Education

Lincoln Littles Giving Day Raises More Than $670K for Early Childhood Education

The fourth Lincoln Littles Giving Day, held on February 9 raised $670,123. Hosted by the Lincoln Community Foundation (LCF, www.lcf.org), the annual giving day raises funds for tuition assistance, allowing more children in need to access quality early childhood education. The day is inspired by the Prosper Lincoln Early Childhood community agenda goal of increasing accessible and affordable high-quality early childhood education.

This year, the City identified $100,000 Community Development Block Grant funds to contribute to the Lincoln Littles effort. Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird once again issued the “Mayor’s Big Challenge for Lincoln Littles,” to encourage community donations. Matching sponsors provided backbone funding for the giving day.

Since 2019, the giving day has raised nearly $3.1 million for the Lincoln Littles Early Learning Fund. Grants from the fund are distributed to early childhood education providers in Lincoln that are on Step 2 or higher of the state guidelines for Step Up to Quality and who serve children in need. Since Lincoln Littles launched, there has been a 146% increase in early childhood education providers in Lincoln participating in Step Up to Quality.

The Lincoln Community Foundation, established in 1955, strives to continually enrich the Lincoln community by promoting and achieving perpetual philanthropic support. The Foundation has distributed more than $195 million in grants to nonprofit organizations that have improved the lives of thousands of residents. To learn more about the organization or view a list of Lincoln Littles Giving Day Matching Sponsors, visit www.lcf.org.