How We Made a Difference in 2025
In 2025, Gretchen’s House Foundation stewarded $67,390.82 in direct funding. These investments included:
Teacher Training
We invested in professional development that deepened educator expertise, confidence, and joy in their work. From workshops to specialized training, these opportunities directly elevate the quality of care children receive.
Teacher Exchange
In 2025, we launched our inaugural Teacher Exchange in partnership with HighScope, supported by generous grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Bainum Family Foundation. This initiative brought together educators from Brynmor and Gretchen’s House for peer to peer mentorship, collaboration, and in depth learning of HighScope curriculum. By breaking down the walls of individual classrooms, we empowered teachers to learn from one another, reigniting their passion and bringing fresh, innovative strategies back to their students.
Read the Full Story of the 2025 Exchange: https://www.ghfdn.org/news/teacherexchange
Quality Environments
Our Quality Environments Grants funded materials and enhancements that supported exploration, creativity, and access to developmentally appropriate learning supplies for child care programs.
Family Support
Our Family support grants provided tuition assistance and essential resources during moments of financial strain, ensuring children could remain in stable, nurturing care and families could access care items they needed.
Advancing High‑Quality Early Education
Gretchen’s House Foundation invests in the people and places that shape a child’s earliest learning experiences. Through grants, partnerships, and community support, we help teachers, families, and early learning environments thrive.
Our Impact
$57,767.98
$2,372.84
$7,250.00
Looking Ahead: 2026 and Beyond
In 2026, Gretchen’s House Foundation will steward more than $150,000 in funding, more than doubling our community impact from the previous year. This growth allows us to deepen our support for early learning through out the community. This includes:
A New MiLEAP Partnership
Through an MiLEAP OST Grant, we are partnering with Gretchen’s House are expanding access, strengthening educator development, and support innovative approaches to early learning.
Foundation Grant-making
We remain committed to our core mission by awarding grants that directly support:
Teacher Training
Family Support
Quality Environments initiatives
GHF Thrift: A New Chapter of Sustainable Support
In December 2025, we purchased the permanent home for GHF Thrift. This community-driven venture serves two vital purposes:
For Teachers: A dedicated space to access high-quality classroom materials at affordable prices.
For the Mission: A sustainable engine that generates ongoing funding for our grant programs.
Every dollar and all materials entrusted to us creates a meaningful, lasting impact for the children, families, and educators in our community.
