Teaching Matters, Inc. – Early Learning Matters for Pre-K Programs is a grant from the Altman Foundation that funds organizations delivering high-quality early childhood education programs to improve the social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The Altman Foundation prioritizes initiatives that expand or enhance multiple programs across a system or network — it generally does not fund individual schools or standalone early childhood programs. Supported programs focus on increasing high-quality learning time and improving outcomes for underserved children in New York City, including strengthening Family Child Care across the city.

This grant awarded $375,000 over two years to Teaching Matters, Inc. Eligible applicants are organizations providing early childhood education programs at scale. Contact the Altman Foundation for current funding priorities and grant inquiry procedures.

Given that high-quality education is a key driver of social and economic mobility and essential to equitable opportunity for all, the Foundation invests in organizations, programs, and projects that achieve results aligned with the two objectives outlined below. We give priority to initiatives in our areas of interest that expand or enhance multiple programs or schools across a system or network.

As a general rule, we do not provide support for individual early childhood programs, or individual district schools, charter schools, public universities, or private colleges/universities. Please note that the "Results Sought" reflect the specific outcomes of interest to us.

Provide disadvantaged children and youth with more high-quality learning time through early childhood education and afterschool, summer, and expanded learning programs.

Significantly improve the social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children Measurably improve the academic performance of disadvantaged students Significantly improve students’ ability to learn, work, and thrive in a digital society Demonstrably improve the effectiveness of leadership, faculty, and staff To support strengthening Family Child Care across New York City Increase access to and success in high-quality post-secondary educational opportunities.

Significantly improve the social-emotional capacities of youth essential to college and career success Increase the number of underserved students enrolled in and completing college Increase the number of underserved students enrolled in and completing other high-quality post-secondary training and credentialing programs