SchermCo

Name

SchermCo

Legal name

SchermCo, LLC

Website

https://scherm.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Strategic Advising & Implementation Consulting: Core revenue stream from providing strategic advising, organizational development, and implementation services to education and social-impact organizations. Services include strategic planning, board development, project management, and organizational growth support.
2. Family Empowerment Services: Fee-for-service family empowerment programs delivered to schools and districts, including data collection, event hosting, community partnership coordination, and parent leadership development.
3. Corporate CSR Consulting: Consulting services for corporate leaders to analyze, adjust, and accelerate community efforts aligned with business and community needs.
4. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including polos, shirts, tumblers, umbrellas, and golf balls through the SchermCo online shop.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SchermCo is a national social-impact implementation firm that provides strategic advising, organizational development, and implementation services to education and social-impact organizations. Core offerings include data-driven Family Empowerment Services for schools and districts, Strategic Implementation Services for organizational growth, Workforce Development Services for job training and placement, and Corporate Responsibility (CSR) consulting for corporate clients.

Product overview

SchermCo is a national social-impact implementation firm (not a software product company) offering four core consulting services: Family Empowerment Services, Strategic Implementation Services, Workforce Development Services, and Corporate Responsibility Services. These services are delivered through consulting engagements, not software products or modules. Additionally, SchermCo operates the Square Pizza Podcast as a media platform, the SchermCo Foundation as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit initiative, and publishes educational guides on CSR strategies and grantee impact. The company does not offer a software product, platform, or API.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SchermCo Foundation: A 501(c)(3) organization launched in 2020 to invest and support equity in education. The Foundation leads family empowerment initiatives and provides fiscal sponsorship services to emerging organizations.

Products and services

• Family Empowerment Services Data-driven family empowerment services provided to schools, districts, and charter management organizations (CMOs) seeking to co-create solutions with families. Includes family events, community partnerships, financial literacy programming, parent leadership development, and outcome measurement via pre/post family surveys.
• Strategic Implementation Services Strategic planning, implementation support, board development, and project management services for education and social-impact organizations to ensure organizational growth, sustainability, and scaling.
• Workforce Development Services Implementation support for leaders and organizations within workforce development, focused on job training, job placement, and organizational development, leveraging a data-driven approach and partner network to drive economic mobility.
• Corporate Responsibility Services CSR strategy consulting for corporate leaders to analyze, adjust, and accelerate community efforts and ensure alignment with both business and community needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of partners (16/20) either Met or Exceeded growth targets in FY2023/2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The Calculus ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchermCo partners with The Calculus Project, which works with school districts, parents, teachers, and partners to accelerate learning in mathematics for Black, Hispanic, and low-income students beginning in grade 7. SchermCo provides earned revenue through partnership implementation support.
• Innovate Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchermCo partners with Innovate Public Schools for the Leadership Institute training program. SchermCo sponsors families and parent leaders to attend this training focused on community organizing, advocacy, and civic leadership. Over 26 parents from SchermCo's network have completed this training.
• SchermCo FoundationcoreOthersSchermCo Foundation is a separate 501(c)(3) organization launched in 2020 to invest and support equity in education. The Foundation leads the family empowerment initiative and provides fiscal sponsorship services. SchermCo (LLC) works in conjunction with the Foundation to deliver services.
• Movement SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMovement Schools (including Movement Eastland, Movement Freedom) is a key partner school network where SchermCo delivers family empowerment services across multiple campuses serving K-8 students.
• Sugar Creek Charter SchoolcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOne of the oldest charter schools in Charlotte, NC, serving as a key partner for family empowerment services. SchermCo works with their Family Engagement Council and Chief of Family Engagement to deliver programming.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Bridgespan Group: Social-impact consulting firm advising nonprofits, philanthropies, and education organizations on strategy, organizational development, and scaling — directly comparable to SchermCo's strategy and implementation work for social-impact clients.
• FSG (Foundation Strategy Group): Social-impact consulting firm advising foundations, corporations, and nonprofits on strategy, evaluation, and collective impact — directly comparable to SchermCo's corporate CSR and foundation-facing advisory services.
• Education First: Consulting firm focused on educational equity, partnering with schools, districts, and foundations on strategy, community engagement, and implementation — directly comparable in target market and service model to SchermCo.
• Education Resource Strategies (ERS): Nonprofit consulting organization working with school districts on strategic resource allocation, organizational design, and implementation — closely comparable to SchermCo's district-facing strategic implementation work.
• TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project): National education nonprofit that partners with schools and districts on teacher effectiveness, talent, and school improvement — comparable to SchermCo in mission orientation, K-12 client base, and blend of advisory plus implementation.
• Bellwether Education Partners: National education-focused nonprofit consulting and advisory firm providing strategic advice and implementation support to school systems, CMOs, and education-focused philanthropies — directly comparable to SchermCo's Strategic Implementation and Family Empowerment service lines.

Emerging players

• Transcend Education: Nonprofit that partners with schools and CMOs to design and implement innovative, equity-focused school models — comparable to SchermCo's deep work with charter and CMO clients on implementation and scaling.
• Hanover Research: Research and advisory firm serving education and nonprofit clients with data-driven insights and strategic support — partial overlap with SchermCo's data-driven family empowerment methodology and district clientele.
• BoardSource: National nonprofit that supports nonprofit boards and leadership through advisory, training, and resources — overlapping with SchermCo's board development and capacity-building offerings for education nonprofits.

Regional players

• NewSchools Venture Fund: Education-focused venture philanthropy and nonprofit that invests in and supports innovative school networks and education entrepreneurs — comparable to SchermCo's CMO-facing growth and sustainability engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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