Start Early

non-profit focused on high-quality early learning for all children

Based in IL

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AI Overview

With $2.2M in lobbying spend across 34 quarterly filings, Start Early is a significant lobbying presence. Their lobbying covers 5 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$2.2M

Total Spend

Years Active

Firms Hired

Lobbyists Deployed

Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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Year	Lobbying Spend
2018	$240K
2019	$240K
2020	$240K
2021	$240K
2022	$310K
2023	$350K
2024	$280K
2025	$280K

Issues Lobbied

Health Issues Education Taxation Welfare Budget/Appropriations

Lobbying Firms

Thorn Run Partners

Lobbyists

Catherine Finley Gary Palmquist Jessie Brairton

What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Health Issues, Education, Taxation, Welfare, Budget/Appropriations

•Reauthorization of MIECHV (Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program).
•H.R.2824, the Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents through the Evidence-Based Home Visit

•Federal policies and funding related to quality early learning and care programs for disadvantaged children, including: TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), H.R.5861, Jobs and Opportunity w

•Federal policies and funding related to quality early learning and care programs for disadvantaged children, including: TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)