FullBloom

What FullBloom does

FullBloom is a private, US-based education and behavioral health services company headquartered in Philadelphia that delivers a continuum of evidence-based academic, behavioral, and mental health programs to K-12 students, educators, and families. Founded in 1976 and operating under parent entity FB Topco, Inc. with backing from middle-market private equity firm American Securities, the company reaches approximately 195,000 children and 26,000 teachers annually through more than 12,500 school and district partners across 40 or more US states. Its portfolio is organized into operating divisions including Catapult Learning (academic intervention, IDEA services, and educator professional development), SESI (special education day schools and in-district classrooms for students with autism, learning, and emotional disabilities), CharacterStrong (social-emotional learning and mental health curricula, acquired February 2025), and EmpowerU (digital mental health and student motivation programs, acquired September 2023). The company divested Little Leaves Behavioral Services to LEARN Behavioral in May 2025, refocusing on its K-12 school-based core.

FullBloom's service portfolio rests on proprietary, evidence-based curricula and structured intervention frameworks — most prominently Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI) for K-2 literacy, the Multi-Tiered Support System (MTSS) model, CharacterStrong's social-emotional learning curricula, and EmpowerU's data-driven mental health programs. The technology approach centers on assessment-driven personalization and tiered instructional support rather than consumer software products; the company does not maintain a public API, developer portal, or standalone mobile application. A 2025 strategic investment in Intellispark via CharacterStrong is building an integrated MTSS platform, signaling a move toward more cohesive technology infrastructure across divisions. FullBloom received a 2025 Tutoring Program Design Badge from Stanford's National Student Support Accelerator, validating its high-impact tutoring methodology.

The company operates a sales-led, enterprise field motion, contracting directly with public and private K-12 school districts and education agencies through multi-year agreements. Revenue is generated primarily through managed services contracts for intervention programs, special education staffing, behavioral health services, and professional development, supplemented by professional services revenue from educator training. Customer segments include K-12 schools and districts (primary), students with special needs, struggling learners, students needing behavioral or mental health support, and educators/school leaders. FullBloom employs approximately 12,000 people and is led by CEO Jeffrey Cohen, with a refreshed executive team appointed in 2024–2026 including new CTO, CFO, and CLO.

Name

FullBloom

Legal name

FB Topco, Inc.

Website

https://fullbloom.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

FullBloom is a PE-backed education and behavioral health services company delivering academic intervention, special education, mental health programs, and educator professional development to K-12 schools and districts across 40+ US states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education and Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autism-Specific Schools & Programs (EDAKAAAA), Behavioral & Social-Emotional Support (ABA, PBIS, Counseling) (EDAJAKAE), Mental Health Counseling & Therapy Services (K–12) (EDAJALAG), Autism Classroom & School Program Support (Inclusion/Resource) (EDAKAKAC)

Keywords

• K-12 education services
• Behavioral health services
• Special education programs
• Academic intervention services
• Professional development training

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. School District Contracts: FullBloom generates revenue through direct contracts with public and private K-12 school districts for education and behavioral health services. These include intervention programs, IDEA programs, professional development, and student support services. Revenue is typically contract-based with school districts and educational institutions.
2. Professional Development Services: Revenue from providing professional development, coaching, and training services to educators and school administrators. Includes literacy instruction training, instructional coaching, and evidence-based practice implementation support.
3. Specialized Education Services: SESI division provides specialized education services for students with autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, emotional disabilities, and other challenges. Services include in-district classrooms and day schools serving special and alternative education students.
4. Behavioral Health Services: Little Leaves Behavioral Services and EmpowerU provide behavioral health services including applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy, early intervention, counseling, and mental health support for children with autism and other developmental needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FullBloom provides education and behavioral health services to K-12 schools and school districts through multiple divisions including Catapult Learning (intervention programs and professional development), SESI (specialized education for students with autism and disabilities), CharacterStrong (social-emotional learning and student mental health), and Little Leaves Behavioral Services (ABA therapy for children with autism). Services are delivered via direct contracts with school districts across 40+ states.

Product overview

FullBloom is an education and behavioral health services organization operating through a multi-brand portfolio. The company offers a continuum of services via its divisions: Catapult Learning provides intervention programs, IDEA services, and professional development for K-12 educators; SESI operates specialized education schools and in-district classrooms for students with autism, learning, and emotional disabilities; Little Leaves Behavioral Services delivers ABA therapy and early intervention for children with autism; and CharacterStrong offers social-emotional learning curricula and mental health programs. Supporting these divisions, FullBloom delivers Whole Child programs integrating behavioral and mental health support, and offers the Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI) literacy program through a partnership with Boston University WISE. Services span all 50 states reaching 195,000 children annually through partnerships with 12,500+ schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catapult Learning

Quantifiable outcome

• Students can gain up to eight months of learning in a single school year through high-impact tutoring programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• IntellisparkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 July 2025CharacterStrong (a division of FullBloom) partnered with Intellispark to deliver an integrated MTSS platform that will change how schools support student mental health. The collaboration includes a strategic investment by FullBloom to expand K-12 mental health solutions that improve student outcomes.
• CharacterStrongcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2025FullBloom acquired CharacterStrong, a leading provider of student mental health school solutions. CharacterStrong's research-based curricula, resources, and training strengthen FullBloom's capacity to integrate academic, behavioral, and emotional programs for comprehensive student support.
• Boston University Wheelock Institute for the Science of Education (WISE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2024Catapult Learning, a division of FullBloom, partnered with Boston University WISE to support nationwide implementation of Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI), an evidence-based literacy system for K-2 students. Catapult Learning was named a select provider of professional development and coaching services to ensure educators can effectively implement ECRI. The partnership aims to improve reading proficiency through educator empowerment and evidence-based literacy instruction.
• EmpowerUcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 September 2023FullBloom acquired EmpowerU, a provider of mental health and student motivation programs, from Capita3. The acquisition expands FullBloom's offerings with EmpowerU's personalized, data-driven support programs that address non-academic barriers to learning including anxiety, depression, and resilience in young people.
• U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFullBloom partners with DoDEA to deliver professional development to K-12 general and special education teachers around the globe, both in-person and virtually. This partnership supports DoDEA's efforts to successfully integrate research-based practices into daily instruction for military-connected students.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Elevate K-12: Provides high-impact virtual tutoring to K-12 school districts, partnering directly with administrators and educators. Directly comparable to Catapult Learning's high-dosage tutoring program and competes for the same ESSER-funded and statewide tutoring RFPs.
• Therapy Source: School-based and pediatric therapy staffing provider offering speech, occupational, physical, and behavioral health services to K-12 districts. Comparable to FullBloom's special education and behavioral health service lines in target market (school districts) and contractual delivery model.
• Aperture Education: Provides social-emotional learning (SEL) assessment, curriculum, and professional development tools to K-12 schools. Comparable to CharacterStrong's SEL and whole-child offerings, competing for the same district SEL and mental health budget lines.
• Varsity Tutors (Nerdy): Operates a large-scale K-12 high-dosage tutoring business serving school districts alongside its consumer tutoring platform. Directly comparable to Catapult Learning's intervention and tutoring programs and increasingly competing for district-level high-impact tutoring contracts.
• Invo Healthcare Associates: Provides school-based and clinic-based therapeutic services including speech, occupational, and behavioral health staffing to K-12 districts. Comparable to FullBloom's intervention and behavioral health divisions in target customer (school districts), service type, and contract-based delivery model.
• ChanceLight (ChanceLight Behavioral Health and Education): Provides special education, behavioral health, and at-risk youth services through direct school partnerships. Operates a similar multi-divisional model to FullBloom's SESI and Catapult Learning, serving districts with students requiring alternative education and therapeutic support.
• The Menta Group: Operates therapeutic day schools and special education programs for K-12 students with emotional, behavioral, and learning disabilities in partnership with public school districts. Directly comparable to SESI's day school and in-district classroom model serving students with autism and emotional disabilities.
• LEARN Behavioral: Provider of ABA therapy and behavioral health services for children with autism, backed by Gryphon Investors. Directly comparable to FullBloom's former Little Leaves Behavioral Services division—LEARN actually acquired Little Leaves from FullBloom in May 2026—and competes for the same school-district and Medicaid-funded autism service contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Stride (formerly K12 Inc.): Large publicly traded provider of online K-12 education, tutoring, and career learning serving millions of students nationwide. A broader incumbent in K-12 educational services with overlapping intervention and credit-recovery capabilities, though focused on online schooling rather than on-site special education and behavioral health like FullBloom.

Others

• Public Consulting Group (PCG): Consulting and managed services firm that operates education-services platforms serving K-12 and state education agencies, including special education management. Comparable to FullBloom as a partner/vendor ecosystem participant working with school districts, though structured primarily as a consultancy rather than a direct services provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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