Advocates of Children of New Jersey	$100,000
Newark, NJ Cecilia Zalkind, Executive Director www.ACNJ.org
The Association for Children of New Jersey's advocacy and action have helped make New Jersey a national leader in early care and education. Since 1998 ACNJ has led the effort to bring high-quality, well-planned preschool to children in New Jersey's poorest cities and rural areas. The Schumann Fund supported ACNJ's Early Learning agenda.
Early Childhood Funders Collaborative	$5,000
Ronnie Bloom, Chair
The Early Childhood Funder's Collaborative (ECFC) is an affiliation of foundations and corporate giving programs with interest in early childhood care and education that provides opportunities for networking, information sharing and strategic grantmaking. Our grant provided operating support.
Ironbound Community Corporation, Inc.	$50,000
Newark, NJ Joseph Della Fave, Executive Director www.ironboundcc.org
Ironbound Community Corporation is a multi-service community based organization that works with neighborhood residents to develop programs and services to meet the needs of the community. The Schumann Fund supported the development of an Early Head Start program that will demonstrate the impact of high quality infant toddler care on later student well-being and academic performance.
National Institute for Early Education Research	$50,000
New Brunswick, NJ W. Steven Barnett, Director www.nieer.org
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) conducts and communicates research to support high quality, effective early childhood education for young children and offers research-based advice and technical assistance to policy makers, researchers and educators. Schumann supports a NIEER assessment of the quality of early care and education services provided to infants and toddlers in Essex County, NJ.
The North Ward Center	$50,000
Newark, NJ Adrianne Davis, Executive Director www.northwardcenter.org
The North Ward Center is one of New Jersey's largest preschool providers, offering early childhood educational services to more than 600 children each year. The Schumann Fund provided support for a Parenting Education Program for parents of North Ward Center preschool children.