• $100M Funding Commitment to Early Childhood
    Five-year funding adds to outgoing board chair Barbara Bainum’s legacy, advances mission to help children and families thrive.
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  • Stop Loving the Problem: Looking to the Future
    Learn how we plan to reimagine child care after our gathering of national policy influencers.
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  • Response to the Key Bridge Collapse
    Read the full statement on how the Bainum Family Philanthropies have committed to supporting the greater Baltimore community.
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  • Educators Level Up at DC Early EdX 2024
    Read about how DC early childhood educators came together for a day of learning and affirmation.
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  • DC's Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund
    Read our response to the latest budget prosoal.
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  • WeVision: Ready for the Ideal Child Care System?
    Let's get clearer about the basics of the ideal child care system.
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Who We Are

Our Story

The foundation’s story began in 1968 with entrepreneur Stewart Bainum Sr. and his wife, Jane Bainum. They ​sought​ to create opportunities for children living in poverty by providing access to high-quality educational opportunities and services. Learn how our work has evolved over the years.

We Envision a Society Where All Children Thrive

We work alongside communities experiencing racial and economic disparities to create lasting systems change for the well-being of children and families.

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Our Focus Areas

​​We focus primarily ​on Early Childhood and what children need for a strong start in life. Our Legacy Programs support other issues important to the Bainum family. 

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Our Commitment to Equity

We center equity in every facet of our work and in how we operate as an organization.

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World Environment Day 2024: Celebrating our G3 Fund Grantees

By: Family Philanthropy Team June 5, 2024
First recognized by the United Nations in 1973, June 5 marks World Environment Day. In honor of this occasion, we celebrate the remarkable work of our grantees in one of our Legacy Programs, the G3...
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News & Updates

Bainum Family Foundation Announces 5-Year, $100 Million Funding Commitment to Early Childhood Education

Bainum Family Philanthropy’s Response to the Key Bridge Collapse

Bainum Family Foundation Statement on DC’s Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund