Investors

Investors are critical to our mission to leverage the power of science in pursuit of better, more equitable outcomes for young children facing adversity.

We remain profoundly grateful for the generous start-up funding provided by Harvard University and the significant investments that have been made by a range of foundations, funding consortia, and individual donors since the Center’s inception in 2006. We would especially like to express our deep appreciation for current funding support we are receiving from (listed alphabetically):

Core Investors:

  • Buffett Early Childhood Fund ($18M+ cumulative giving)
  • Conrad N. Hilton Foundation ($2M cumulative giving)
  • Imaginable Futures ($4M+ cumulative giving)
  • J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation ($7M+ cumulative giving)

Other Major Investors:

$10M+ (Cumulative Giving)

  • The JPB Foundation

$3M – $10M (Cumulative Giving)

  • Anonymous
  • Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF/ An advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation
  • The LEGO Foundation

$1M – $3M (Cumulative Giving)

  • Genentech, Inc.
  • Tikun Olam Foundation
  • William & Kerry Benjamin

$100K – $1M (Cumulative Giving)

  • Anonymous
  • Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Fund, Inc.
  • The Dayton Foundation/ An advised fund of the Scarlett Feather Fund
  • Joan Einbender

Join Us: Seize This Opportunity


The Center’s mission represents an unprecedented opportunity for a new breed of investors who are not afraid to take risks in pursuit of game-changing innovation in the early childhood space. These investors understand that the risk of failure pales in comparison to the risk of not being bold enough to do whatever it takes to achieve breakthrough impacts. If you are interested in supporting our quest, please contact us now. We’ll be glad to show you how — together — we will leverage advances in 21st-century science to change the lives of millions of young children facing significant adversity.

Contact Gillian Najarian, our Co-Executive Director – gillian_najarian@harvard.edu.

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