Future Leaders Incubator

What Future Leaders Incubator does

Future Leaders Incubator (FLI) is a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2017 that develops pathways for underrepresented educators and school leaders into and within New York City urban public schools. Its core offerings include the Educator Project Fellowship, which provides multi-stage long-term support to new-to-the-profession college graduates pursuing resident, fellow, or assistant teacher roles and entry-level leadership positions; the Preparatory Leadership Collaborative (PLC), an adaptive leadership development program for sitting urban school leaders focused on recruiting, training, and retaining Black and Latino educators; the Future Leaders Coalition (FLC), a student-led inter-school advocacy program for high school students; and FLI 4U, a recruitment initiative connecting BIPOC teacher candidates with NYC schools. Personalized consultancy services are offered to partner schools and leadership teams aligned with FLI's programmatic content.

FLI's products are delivered through a human-led service model rather than a software platform — fellowships, monthly think-tank meetings, workshops, coaching, and tailored school consulting — with no proprietary technology stack, APIs, or AI components identified. The organization is supported by a small staff of approximately 8 to 10 people, including co-founders Jill Glassbrook (Executive Director) and Desiree Hunter (Managing Director), two Education Specialists, and project and social media associates. Its board draws representation from Thrive Capital, Tutored by Teachers, Teachers College at Columbia University, Ascend Schools, Citizens Bank, and Uncommon Schools, providing governance, academic, and charter-school network ties.

FLI's revenue model is twofold: donations (the primary stream, supporting free programming for participants) and professional-services revenue from partner schools through its consultancy arm. Programs are provided free of charge to aspiring educators, school leaders, and students, while consultancy engagements are priced for partner institutions. Distribution is direct via the FLI website and partner-school relationships, with social media and a blog supporting awareness and top-of-funnel recruitment. Operations are concentrated in the New York metropolitan area.

Name

Future Leaders Incubator

Legal name

Future Leaders Incubator

Website

https://futureleadersincubator.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Future Leaders Incubator is a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that recruits, trains, and develops aspiring BIPOC teachers, current urban school leaders, and high school advocates through fellowship, leadership collaborative, and student-coalition programs in NYC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Educational Support Services (61171), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Educational Leadership & Administration Programs (EDAHAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA), Mentoring, Induction & Probationary Teaching Oversight Authorities (EDADAJAK)

Keywords

• Teacher diversity programs
• Education leadership training
• Nonprofit education consulting
• Urban school reform
• Educator fellowship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Future Leaders Incubator is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that relies on donations to support their initiatives, including free training and development for the Educator Project Fellowship and Future Leaders Coalition students.
2. Consultancy Services: FLI provides personalized consultancy services aligned to their programming, tailored for schools through mission-aligned programs that ensure students get teacher leaders. These services are available for partner schools and leadership teams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Future Leaders Incubator runs free, mission-driven fellowship, leadership, and student-advocacy programs that recruit and develop BIPOC educators and urban school leaders, and complements these with paid personalized consultancy services for partner schools. Its core products are the Educator Project Fellowship for new college graduates entering urban public teaching, the Preparatory Leadership Collaborative (PLC) for current school leaders, the Future Leaders Coalition (FLC) for high school students, and the FLI 4U recruitment initiative, all supported by tailored professional-development consulting for schools and districts.

Product overview

Future Leaders Incubator operates as a nonprofit education reform organization offering a portfolio of programs focused on increasing diversity and equity in urban public education. The core offerings include the Educator Project fellowship for aspiring BIPOC teachers, the Preparatory Leadership Collaborative for current school leaders, the Future Leaders Coalition student advocacy program, and FLI 4U teacher recruitment initiative, all supported by personalized consultancy services for partner schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FLI 4U: One of FLI's main initiatives
• ED PROJECT
• FLC
• PLC (Preparatory Leadership Collaborative)

Products and services

• Educator Project (ED PROJECT) Fellowship A free fellowship program providing new-to-the-profession college graduates with long-term support to secure positions as residents, fellows, or assistant teachers in urban public schools, with pathways toward entry-level leadership roles in education reform. Targets aspiring BIPOC teachers in NYC.
• Preparatory Leadership Collaborative (PLC) Adaptive leadership development program for current urban school leaders focused on recruiting, training, and retaining Black and Latino educators in PK-12 public schools through monthly think-tank meetings and action-oriented development stages.
• Future Leaders Coalition (FLC) An inter-school, student-led program providing workshops and personalized coaching sessions that train high school students and recent graduates in effective advocacy for social justice and school reform.
• FLI 4U A recruitment initiative connecting qualified BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) teaching candidates in New York City with pathways into urban education.
• Personalized Consultancy Services Tailored professional development services for schools and leadership teams, aligned with FLI's programming, that support the development of equitable learning environments and teacher leadership capabilities. Available to partner schools for associated fees.

Quantifiable outcome

• Research shows instruction from one black teacher in elementary school cuts high school dropout rates by 39 percent among black boys from low-income backgrounds, and increases college-bound aspirations by 29 percent

Named customers2 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

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tutored by TeacherscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Rahul Kalita from Tutored by Teachers serves as Finance Chair on FLI's board, contributing expertise in education finance and operations
• Teachers College, Columbia UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Cornelius Minor from Teachers College serves as Education Chair, bringing academic expertise in education to FLI's governance
• Ascend SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Camille McQueen from Ascend Schools serves as Trustee, contributing experience from a network of charter schools
• Uncommon SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Anna Taylor from Uncommon Schools serves as Trustee, contributing experience from a network of high-performing urban charter schools

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Relay Graduate School of Education: Graduate school training teachers and school leaders, particularly in underserved communities. Comparable because it addresses the same educator and leadership pipeline with structured professional development and certification pathways.
• New Leaders: Nonprofit focused on developing equity-centered school leaders, especially in urban districts. Directly comparable because both organizations deliver adaptive leadership training to current urban school leaders and share a pipeline-oriented approach.
• TNTP (The New Teacher Project): Nonprofit that works with school districts to recruit, train, and retain effective teachers, including a focus on equity and teacher diversity. Directly comparable mission around developing and retaining high-quality, diverse educators in urban public schools.
• Urban Teachers: Nonprofit preparing and supporting career educators in urban schools with a focus on equity. Directly comparable in mission and target audience of new-to-profession teachers in urban public school systems.
• Teach For America: National teacher pipeline and leadership development nonprofit. Directly comparable because both co-founders are TFA alumni and FLI's Educator Project replicates elements of TFA's recruitment and training model for BIPOC aspiring teachers.

Emerging players

• iMentor: NYC-based nonprofit pairing college mentors with high school students from underserved communities. Comparable emerging player in the NYC education equity space with overlapping target student segments and similar urban, BIPOC-focused mission.
• Black Educators for Social Justice: Community of Black educators advocating for racial justice in education. Comparable as a mission-aligned emerging player supporting and retaining Black educators in schools, sharing FLI's focus on pipeline and identity-affirming professional development.

Broad incumbents

• KIPP Foundation: Large national charter network with strong leadership development for educators of color and alumni leadership pipelines. Comparable as a broader incumbent that also invests in training and retaining diverse educators and school leaders in urban communities.
• Uncommon Schools: Urban charter school network with leadership development programs for educators of color. Comparable incumbent partner serving similar Title 1 urban populations and committed to diverse educator pipelines.
• Ascend Schools: Urban charter network focused on equity and educational justice. Comparable as a partner organization serving similar student populations and engaging with the same leadership development themes as FLI's PLC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FLI_Educator
• Facebookfacebook.com/FutureLeadersIncubator
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/future-leaders-incubator
• Instagraminstagram.com/futureleadersincubator

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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