McCall Kulak Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The McCall Kulak Family Foundation prioritizes educational innovation and early childhood education.
IP TAKE: This funder does not impose specific geographic restrictions, but many of its grantees operate in the Northeast.
PROFILE: Established by Marianna Kulak McCall and Mark McCall, the McCall Kulak Family Foundation supports “the work of organizations and systems that promote the devleopment of the whole child in the formative early years of life.” Mark McCall is the managing director of Lime Rock Partners, a private equity firm, and Marianna previously worked with Save the Children and the Financial Services Volunteer Corps. The McCall Kulak Family Foundation’s initiatives are education innovation and “the best of early childhood education.”
The McCall Kulak Foundation supports early childhood education through both of its initiatives. Recent areas of interest have included alternative models of teaching, the holistic development of children, the Montessori method of instruction and increasing access to quality early childhood programs. The foundation is a founding member of Trust for Learning, a collaborative education fund comprised of like-minded organizations including the Harold Simmons Foundation and the McTeague Catalyst Fund.
McCall Kulak grants typically typically range from $5,000 t0 $30,000, but have been as high as $150,000. Past grantees include the Blossom Hill Foundation and Third Sector New England.
This foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications or requests for funding.
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