What E3 Alliance does

E3 Alliance is a Central Texas education nonprofit founded in 2006 and headquartered in Austin (5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Suite 414). Operating as a backbone organization under a collective-impact model, it convenes 15 school districts, 8 institutions of higher education, businesses, nonprofits, and policymakers to improve student outcomes from Pre-K through postsecondary and workforce. The organization is led by President and Executive Director Richard Tagle, who succeeded founder Susan Dawson on January 4, 2024, and is governed by a 16-member board.

E3 Alliance's product surface is anchored by a regional education data platform at data.e3alliance.org, which uses PEIMS data from the Texas Education Agency and University of Texas Education Research Center to publish interactive profiles on enrollment, attendance, math pathways, graduation, dual credit, CTE, postsecondary outcomes, and employment. Programmatic offerings include Peer Learning Networks (PLNs) for attendance, math pathways, and College/Career/Military Readiness; school transformation coaching aligned to the TEA Effective Schools Framework and Strong Foundations grants; the ACE (Attend, Commit, Engage) attendance campaign with a multi-language school toolkit; the Susan Dawson Fellowship (a 10-week paid student fellowship); and research initiatives such as Pathways to Prosperity, RAISEup Texas, REACH, and Accelerate ED (P-TECH model).

Revenue operates primarily through foundation grants and donations. Documented funders include StriveTogether ($1.5M three-year grant, plus Systems Transformation Designation), Ballmer Group ($3M, October 2024), Applied Materials Foundation ($400K+ cumulative), St. David's Foundation ($250K, 2022), The Powell Foundation (growing from $25K in 2018 to a $150K annual run-rate), Kresge Foundation ($100K, 2021), Texas Capital Foundation, Dell Technologies, and UFCU, supplemented by individual donations via DonorPerfect, corporate sponsorships, planned giving through the E3 Legacy Trust, and program fees such as the Susan Dawson Fellowship ($4,600 stipend-funded). Services are largely free to partner districts. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

E3 Alliance

Legal name

E3 Alliance

Website

https://e3alliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

E3 Alliance is a Central Texas education nonprofit, founded in 2006 in Austin, that operates as a backbone organization convening 15 school districts and 8 institutions of higher education to improve Pre-K-through-workforce outcomes through regional data analytics, peer learning networks, TEA-vetted coaching, and attendance and math-pathway initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Mentoring, Coaching, Alumni Networking & Peer Support Platforms (EDAFAMAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender (EDADALAF), Research, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Partnerships (EDADALAK)

Keywords

• Education data analytics
• School transformation coaching
• Collective impact services
• Peer learning networks
• Student outcome research

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

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. Foundation Grants: E3 Alliance operates primarily as a grant-funded nonprofit organization receiving funding from multiple foundations including StriveTogether, St. David's Foundation, Powell Foundation, Applied Materials Foundation, Ballmer Group, and Kresge Foundation
2. Individual & Corporate Donations: Donations from individuals and corporations through website donation portal (DonorPerfect)
3. Sponsorship Programs: Corporate sponsorship opportunities for events and initiatives
4. E3 Legacy Trust: Planned giving and legacy trust donations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

E3 Alliance is a regional, data-driven education collaborative that operates as a backbone organization, providing education data analysis, peer learning networks, coaching, and professional learning services to school districts, higher education institutions, and community partners across Central Texas. The organization sells TEA-vetted school transformation coaching, attendance campaign toolkits, grant technical assistance, and a paid student fellowship, with the goal of improving student outcomes from early learning through postsecondary success.

Product overview

E3 Alliance is a regional, data-driven education collaborative based in Austin, Texas, operating as a backbone organization that transforms education systems through data and collaboration. The organization offers a suite of interconnected programs and services including the ACE (Attend, Commit, Engage) attendance campaign with its companion School Toolkit; a comprehensive Data & Trends platform providing interactive education profiles; Peer Learning Networks for collaborative educator development; the Susan Dawson Fellowship for student professional development; and Coaching & Professional Learning services including TEA-vetted school transformation support. These products work together to serve Central Texas school districts in improving outcomes from early learning through postsecondary success.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ACE (Attend, Commit, Engage): Attendance campaign partnership between schools and families that encourages students to attend, commit, and engage in school
• The Susan Dawson Fellowship
• Pathways to Prosperity
• RAISEup Texas
• Regional Education Achievement Challenge (REACH)
• Accelerate ED

Products and services

• School Transformation Services School transformation team providing coaching and support aligned with TEA's Effective Schools Framework, working with districts to strengthen campus systems, build staff capacity, and improve outcomes. Targeted at school districts and campuses in Central Texas.
• Coaching & Professional Learning Services TEA-vetted coaching and professional learning programs (Effective Schools Framework and Strong Foundations approved provider) offering multiyear coaching to help campuses and districts transform instructional practices and improve school outcomes. Targeted at TEA-funded local education agencies.
• Peer Learning Networks (PLN) Collaborative networks in which educators use disaggregated data, peer-to-peer learning, coaching, and technical assistance to improve student outcomes in attendance, math pathways, and postsecondary readiness. Targeted at Central Texas school districts and educators.
• LASO Cycle 4 LIFT Grant Services Technical assistance services supporting school districts with the LASO Cycle 4 LIFT Grant application process, delivered by an approved provider under the Texas Education Agency. Targeted at Texas school districts seeking TEA grant funding.
• The Susan Dawson Fellowship A 10-week paid fellowship for students to gain experience in nonprofit education data work, including projects in data research, data visualization, storytelling, and data utilization to improve outcomes. Open to UT Austin students with an interest in social impact; $4,600 stipend for 200 hours of work.
• ACE (Attend, Commit, Engage) Campaign An attendance campaign initiative that partners schools and families to help students attend, commit to, and engage in their education, featuring resources, toolkits, and community engagement strategies. Targeted at Central Texas schools and families.
• Data & Trends Platform An online data portal providing interactive education data profiles covering student enrollment, attendance, math pathways, graduation rates, postsecondary outcomes, CTE, dual credit, and employment outcomes for Central Texas and Texas. Available to educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public.
• Pathways to Prosperity Research A research and implementation initiative examining high school pathways (dual credit, CTE, industry-based certifications, Early College High Schools) associated with postsecondary success in Central Texas, supporting Pathways to Prosperity work funded by St. David's Foundation and Ballmer Group.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of schools partnering with E3 showed accountability rating increases
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Greater Austin Reading CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2025Coalition transitioned to E3 Alliance to strengthen regional literacy efforts. Has distributed over 168,000 books. Coalition developed parent learning series (PART - Parents Advancing Reading Transformations).
• College PossibleflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2025E3 Alliance President and Executive Director Richard Tagle serves on College Possible's National Board of Directors (12-member board) through June 2029. College Possible is a national nonprofit dedicated to making college admission and success possible for students from low-income households, headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota with regional sites including Austin, TX.
• Charles A. Dana Center at UT AustincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnered to implement Texas Senate Bill 2124 for math policy in schools, working on math pathways alignment between high school and higher education.
• Austin Community CollegeflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Leading design team for P-TECH model within Early College High Schools to allow students to earn associate degrees. Partners with four school districts (Austin, Del Valle, Elgin, Manor) on 13th year high school program.
• Texas Education AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021E3 Alliance is a TEA-vetted and approved provider supporting local education agencies with Effective Schools Framework (ESF) and Strong Foundations grants. Worked with 29 schools across 14 districts through TEA grants.
• University of Texas at AustincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerE3 Alliance uses data from UT Education Research Center. Susan Dawson Fellowship fellows are UT Austin students. Collaborates on P-TECH model and IHE Peer Learning Networks.
• Workforce Solutions Capital AreacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on P-TECH design team working on workforce transitions and career pathways for Central Texas students.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Commit Partnership: Commit Partnership is a Dallas-based cradle-to-career collective impact network convening school districts, higher education, employers, and philanthropies across North Texas. It is the most structurally analogous peer to E3 Alliance, operating the same backbone model at similar regional scale.
• Harlem Children's Zone: Harlem Children's Zone is a pioneering cradle-to-career nonprofit operating a continuum of schools, social services, and college-access supports in a defined geography. It is comparable to E3 as a long-tenured, place-based education collaborative with measurable equity outcomes, though HCZ is more service-delivery-direct while E3 is a data-driven convener.
• Say Yes to Education: Say Yes to Education is a national nonprofit providing cradle-to-career supports (scholarships, tutoring, postsecondary advising) in partner cities. It is comparable to E3 in mission and theory of change (community-wide supports for low-income students from early childhood through postsecondary), though its delivery model is more scholarship- and service-direct than data-driven convening.

Broad incumbents

• WestEd: WestEd is a nonpartisan research, development, and service agency providing coaching, evaluation, and technical assistance to schools and education agencies. Comparable to E3 in delivering data-driven school improvement services, though WestEd operates at a national scale and serves a broader set of policy and program areas.
• StriveTogether: StriveTogether is the national network of nearly 70 cradle-to-career communities that awarded E3 its Systems Transformation Designation. Comparable as the umbrella body whose standards, certifications, and grant capital shape E3's operating model, though it operates at national scale rather than as a single regional backbone.

Others

• United Way for Greater Austin: United Way for Greater Austin is a local convener and grantmaker addressing education, financial stability, and health in the same Central Texas footprint as E3 Alliance. It is comparable as a regional backbone nonprofit that funds and coordinates education initiatives, though its scope extends beyond K-12 systems.
• Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce: The Greater Austin Chamber operates education and workforce committees and has recognized E3 Alliance's leadership through its Austinite of the Year award. It is comparable as a Central Texas convener that links K-12 outcomes to regional economic competitiveness, overlapping with E3's cradle-to-career economic mobility thesis.
• Education Cities: Education Cities is a national network of city-level education funds and collaboratives focused on improving urban K-12 outcomes. Comparable to E3 as a peer network of similar place-based education organizations, providing a possible expansion vector for E3's methodology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/E3Alliance
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/E3Alliance/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/E3Alliance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/e3-alliance
• Instagraminstagram.com/e3alliance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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