Foundations

Name

Foundations

Legal name

Foundations, Inc.

Website

https://foundationsinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Consulting and Professional Development Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC)

Keywords

• Education consulting services
• Professional development for educators
• School improvement support
• Charter school services
• Afterschool program support

Headquarters

HQ city

Moorestown

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Supported by major foundations including Annenberg Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and corporate foundations such as Verizon Foundation and Wachovia Foundation.
2. Government Funding: Receives funding from U.S. Department of Education and Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
3. Individual and Community Donations: Accepts donations from individuals and community organizations through its support our work platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Foundations, Inc. is a nonprofit education organization that delivers capacity-building consulting, instructional and leadership coaching, literacy and special education support, charter school operational support, and afterschool/out-of-school time program assistance to schools and districts across the United States. Its proprietary OSASIP® methodology is used for on-site school assessment and improvement planning, supplemented by professional learning programs, conferences, and digital resources for educators.

Product overview

Foundations, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education organization offering a platform of capacity-building and support services for schools and afterschool programs. The core offering consists of Educational Services (instructional coaching, leadership coaching, literacy support, special education support, and school assessment via OSASIP), combined with Charter School Services, HR Services, School Business Services, Programming & Curriculum, 21st CCLC Support, and Afterschool Support. Professional Learning is delivered through School Day and Afterschool programs, the Beyond School Hours Conference, Helen Oakes Literacy Institute, and a Monthly Webinar Series. The organization also provides resources including PD on Demand, Ebooks, Click & Go Games, Sustainability Toolkit, AI Resources, Financial Literacy Resources, and The Academy at Penn college and career readiness program. Services are grounded in evidence-based research and designed for charter, district-run, independent, alternative, and nontraditional schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Beyond School Hours: A conference organized by Foundations, Inc. for out-of-school time professionals.
• Helen Oakes Literacy Institute
• OSASIP

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education, 21st CCLC NTAC is the premier place for out-of-school time professionals to learn, receive resources, and engage with peers and experts. The primary goal is to build the capacity of OST professionals. The NTAC website provides free professional learning resources including e-learning courses, toolkits, and an external resource library.
• Campaign for Grade-Level ReadingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA collaborative effort by foundations, nonprofit partners, states, and communities across the nation to ensure that more children in low-income families succeed in school and graduate prepared for college, a career, and active citizenship. Focuses on grade-level reading by the end of third grade as an important predictor of school success.
• Cox CampuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffers free, interactive courses and resources based on proven language and literacy practices to transform children's learning environments. Provides free professional development, teaching resources, and more for educators and families.
• Afterschool AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization dedicated to ensuring that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs. Advocates for policy support and raises awareness about the importance of afterschool programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Learning Forward: Professional association advancing evidence-based professional learning for educators, sharing the same audience and professional-development mission as Foundations' Professional Learning line.
• New Leaders: National nonprofit dedicated to developing school leaders and improving instructional practice, closely paralleling Foundations' leadership coaching and capacity-building charter/district services.
• Communities In Schools: Nonprofit that places coordinators inside K-12 schools to deliver integrated student supports and capacity-building services, comparable in operating model and charter/district customer base.
• TNTP (The New Teacher Project): National education nonprofit working with schools and districts on teacher effectiveness, leadership development, and school improvement, directly overlapping Foundations' capacity-building core.
• ExpandED Solutions (formerly TASC): Nonprofit focused on building the capacity of afterschool and out-of-school time providers, directly competitive with Foundations' 21st CCLC and Afterschool Support lines.
• Public Impact: Education consulting firm focused on school leadership, staffing models, and district/charter turnaround support, comparable to Foundations' school improvement and leadership search offerings.
• Instruction Partners: Nonprofit providing intensive, school-based coaching in math and literacy to districts and charters, mirroring Foundations' instructional coaching and school improvement offerings.

Broad incumbents

• WestEd: Large, established education research and consulting nonprofit with school improvement, policy, and capacity-building services that overlap Foundations' portfolio across a wider geographic and topical footprint.
• American Institutes for Research (AIR): Large behavioral and social science research organization with K-12 capacity-building, evaluation, and technical assistance divisions serving districts and federal agencies like Foundations does.

Others

• National AfterSchool Association (NAA): Membership organization for OST professionals that complements Foundations' Beyond School Hours Conference and 21st CCLC NTAC work, serving the same practitioner audience from a different angle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/foundationsinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foundations
• Instagraminstagram.com/foundations_inc/?hl=en

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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