Educators for Excellence

What Educators for Excellence does

Educators for Excellence (E4E) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 2010 in New York City by public school teachers Evan Stone and Sydney Morris. The organization has grown to a movement of more than 30,000 educators organized across six chapters in Massachusetts, Chicago, Connecticut, California, Minnesota, and New York, united around a common Declaration of Teachers' Principles and Beliefs. E4E's mission is to ensure that classroom teachers have a leading voice in education policy decisions at the district, state, and federal levels, with explicit commitments to anti-racism and to transforming teachers' unions to be more student-focused and democratic.

E4E's core programmatic offerings include the annual Voices from the Classroom national survey of 1,000+ public school teachers (with a 300-respondent Gen Z oversample in 2025), a National Policy Agenda developed in partnership with the National Teacher Leader Council (NTLC), local chapter-based organizing and advocacy campaigns, the Sydney Morris Activist of the Year recognition award established in 2024, and an NTLC two-year leadership cohort program. The technology footprint is a standard web-based platform for member communication, advocacy campaigns, and policy dissemination; there are no proprietary AI/ML products, APIs, or mobile applications. Recent advocacy activity has included public opposition to the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and a letter opposing Linda McMahon's confirmation as Secretary of Education.

The organization's revenue model is donation- and grant-based. Individual contributions are solicited through an online donation portal offering suggested one-time and monthly recurring gifts at $10, $25, $50, $100, and $250 levels, with larger wire/ACH options available. A separate foundation and institutional grant stream supports the policy and organizing work; specific grant amounts are not publicly disclosed on the website. The organization is governed by an independent National Board of Directors, half of whose members are current classroom teachers, preserving its teacher-led character. Sydney Morris transitioned from Co-CEO to Emeritus status, with Evan Stone continuing as CEO; the leadership team includes C-suite officers for program, advancement, and external affairs, plus dedicated Executive Directors for each chapter.

Name

Educators for Excellence

Legal name

Educators for Excellence

Website

https://e4e.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Educators for Excellence is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization uniting 30,000+ K-12 public school teachers across six U.S. chapters to shape education policy and elevate the profession through teacher-led organizing, surveys, and direct advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Advocacy Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Teacher Professional Development & In-Service Training Institutes (EDAHAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Instructional Coaching & Teacher Professional Learning (School-Embedded) (EDAJAFAO)

Keywords

• Teacher advocacy
• Education policy
• Teacher organizing
• Nonprofit advocacy
• K-12 reform

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals supporting teacher-led advocacy. Online donation portal accepts one-time and monthly recurring contributions with suggested amounts of $10, $25, $50, $100, $250. Tax ID: 27-3382030.
2. Foundation and Institutional Grants: Funding from diverse donor base including foundations and institutional contributors who support education equity and teacher voice initiatives. Annual reports and donor information available on website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Educators for Excellence is a teacher-led nonprofit advocacy organization that organizes more than 30,000 educators across six U.S. chapters to shape education policy at district, state, and federal levels. Its core offerings include the annual Voices from the Classroom national teacher survey, the National Policy Agenda, the Declaration of Teachers' Principles and Beliefs as a unifying framework, and the National Teacher Leader Council leadership development cohort.

Product overview

Educators for Excellence (E4E) operates as a teacher-led advocacy organization rather than a traditional technology product company. Its core offerings include the Voices from the Classroom annual survey program providing nationally representative teacher sentiment data, the Declaration of Teachers' Principles and Beliefs serving as a unifying policy framework, the National Policy Agenda developed collaboratively with the National Teacher Leader Council, and annual transparency reporting. The organization also runs the National Teacher Leader Council leadership program and the Sydney Morris Activist of the Year recognition award. These programs are supported through local chapters in Massachusetts, Chicago, Connecticut, California, Minnesota, and New York, enabling teacher-led advocacy campaigns and policy solutions at district, state, and federal levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sydney Morris Activist of the Year Award: Annual award established in 2024 to celebrate the legacy of E4E's Co-Founder and former Co-CEO, recognizing teachers for their tenacity, dedication to ensuring teacher policies are informed by teachers themselves, and tireless pursuit in ensuring teachers always have a seat at the table

Products and services

• Voices from the Classroom Survey Annual nationally representative survey of public school teachers (1,000+ respondents) capturing teacher perspectives on education policy, working conditions, student wellbeing, and professional sentiment, used to inform national policy agenda.
• Declaration of Teachers' Principles and Beliefs Foundational document uniting E4E's 30,000+ educator members around a common set of values and principles for improving student learning and elevating the teaching profession; serves as the guiding framework for all advocacy and policy work.
• National Policy Agenda Comprehensive policy roadmap developed with the National Teacher Leader Council outlining priorities for reimagining K-12 education, including funding equity, teacher role redesign, teacher diversity, curriculum quality, assessment reform, and student wellbeing support.
• National Teacher Leader Council (NTLC) Two-year cohort program for outstanding teacher leaders from across E4E's six chapters who leverage classroom experience to inform E4E's policy and organizing work, including the National Policy Agenda and the national teacher survey.
• Sydney Morris Activist of the Year Award Annual recognition award for exemplary teacher activists across E4E chapters, honoring dedication to ensuring teacher policies are informed by teachers themselves.
• E4E Annual Reports Annual organizational reports chronicling E4E teachers' leadership in policy and advocacy arenas, their successes, and the expansion of E4E across chapters; available from FY2014-2015 through FY2024-2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 30,000 educators united in shared advocacy movement
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Teach For America: Teacher corps and education advocacy nonprofit that recruits, trains, and develops educators while influencing K-12 policy. Highly comparable to E4E in mission, target audience (teachers and education policy), and nonprofit operating model.
• TNTP (The New Teacher Project): Education nonprofit focused on teacher recruitment, training, and policy advocacy aimed at improving teacher effectiveness in K-12 public schools. Closely comparable to E4E's teacher-leadership-development and policy-advocacy mission.

Broad incumbents

• National Education Association (NEA): The largest U.S. teachers' union and a dominant force in education policy advocacy. Comparable as the principal institutional actor in teacher advocacy that E4E explicitly positions itself against and seeks to influence.
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT): Major national teachers' union active in education policy, professional standards, and advocacy. Directly comparable as the second pillar of the U.S. teacher advocacy establishment and a frequent counterpart in policy debates E4E engages in.

Emerging players

• The Education Trust: Education advocacy nonprofit focused on equity, achievement gaps, and policy reform for underserved students. Comparable in education-equity advocacy orientation and policy-paper / research-driven engagement with educators and policymakers.
• New Leaders (NewLeaders.org): Nonprofit developing school leaders and advocating for teacher/leader effectiveness policy. Comparable to E4E's teacher-leadership development pipeline and K-12 policy reform orientation.
• Hope Street Group: Nonprofit connecting professionals, including teachers, to policy fellowships and advocacy opportunities. Directly comparable as a teacher-fellowship pathway referenced in E4E's own awards data.
• Teach.org: Nonprofit promoting teaching as a profession through recruitment, training resources, and policy advocacy. Comparable in teacher pipeline and K-12 policy engagement focus.

Others

• Learning Policy Institute: Education research and policy organization producing influential reports on teacher workforce, equity, and school systems. Comparable as a producer of authoritative K-12 policy research that intersects with E4E's survey and policy work.
• Center for American Progress (Education Policy): Progressive policy think tank with a dedicated K-12 education team producing teacher-quality and equity policy recommendations. Comparable as a federal-level education policy influencer that often engages with the same audiences as E4E.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Ed4Excellence
• Facebookfacebook.com/Educators4Excellence
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/educators-4-excellence

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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