The Education Partnership

What The Education Partnership does

The Education Partnership (legal entity: Storehouse for Teachers dba The Education Partnership, EIN 90-0438744) is a 501(c)(3) Pennsylvania nonprofit founded in 2009 and headquartered at 281 Corliss Street, Pittsburgh. The organization redistributes free school supplies to students and teachers in under-resourced K-12 schools across Southwestern Pennsylvania. Schools qualify if at least 70% of their students are enrolled in the Free or Reduced Lunch Program. The organization serves over 231 partner schools, approximately 105,000 students annually, and an expected 7,000+ educators per year.

The Education Partnership's core programs are operated from a centralized warehouse. The Teacher Resource Center (TRC) is the flagship offering: eligible teachers shop in person during biannual Creative Corner events and typically leave with approximately $1,000 of free classroom materials per visit. The Adopt-A-School program funds complete student supply kits through corporate and foundation sponsorships. The STEAM Hub / STEAM Lending Library provides science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics kits to classrooms, with new content series such as Cai & Kate STEAM Possible Packs extending into social-emotional learning for pre-K. Supporting programs include Bazzy and Bubba's Backpack Brigade (annual collection drive), Honor Roll (monthly giving), TEPPIES Teacher Awards, and the in-school Free Store concept that places supplies directly inside partner schools for year-round teacher access.

The business model is donation-based, not commercial. Revenue streams consist of individual donations, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, product (in-kind) donations from corporations, Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) contributions (which carry 75-90% tax credits for donors), and event-driven fundraising. The go-to-market is community-led: the organization engages corporations (Giant Eagle, PNC, EQT, UPMC, Dollar Bank, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy A. Hunt Foundation, Farina Foundation), individual volunteers (PNC Grow Up Great contributed 1,952 hours in FY25-26), and schools through referral-style partnerships. Certifications include Charity Navigator 4-star, GuideStar Gold Transparency Seal, GreatNonprofits 2025 Top-Rated, and ISO 14001:2015.

Name

The Education Partnership

Legal name

Storehouse for Teachers dba The Education Partnership

Website

https://theeducationpartnership.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Education Partnership is a Pittsburgh-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that redistributes free school supplies, STEAM materials, and classroom resources to 231+ under-resourced K-12 schools and 7,000+ educators across Southwestern Pennsylvania via a central Teacher Resource Center warehouse, Adopt-A-School sponsorships, and corporate/foundation donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Nonprofit Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

Keywords

• Nonprofit education supplies
• School supply distribution
• Teacher resource programs
• Classroom material donations
• STEAM lending library

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute funds through the organization's website, monthly Honor Roll program, one-time donations, and special events. Donation tiers include $25 for student school supplies for a year, $100 for 4 students, $500 for classroom supplies.
2. Corporate Partnerships and EITC Program: Businesses contribute through Pennsylvania's Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC), receiving 75-90% tax credits. Corporations also provide direct sponsorships, employee matching gifts, and volunteer grants.
3. Product Donations: The organization receives donated products (school supplies, furniture, equipment) from corporations and redistributes them to schools at no cost.
4. Volunteer and In-Kind Support: Corporate partners provide volunteer hours, in-kind donations of supplies, and operational support including event sponsorship.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Education Partnership is a nonprofit organization that collects donated school supplies, furniture, and STEAM materials from corporations and redistributes them free of charge to teachers and students in under-resourced K-12 schools in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Its core program is the Teacher Resource Center, a Pittsburgh warehouse where qualifying teachers (from schools with 70%+ Free/Reduced Lunch enrollment) shop twice a year for free classroom materials, typically taking home approximately $1,000 in supplies per visit.

Product overview

The Education Partnership operates as a physical goods nonprofit with multiple interconnected programs serving under-resourced schools across Southwestern Pennsylvania. The core offering is the Teacher Resource Center (TRC), a warehouse-based program where eligible teachers shop for free classroom supplies. This is supported by the Adopt-A-School program which provides complete student supply kits through corporate and community partnerships, and the STEAM Hub/Lending Library which offers science and arts educational kits. Additional programs include the Honor Roll monthly giving initiative, the annual Bazzy and Bubba's Backpack Brigade collection event, STEAM Possible Packs educational content series, and the TEPPIES Teacher Awards recognition program. Together, these programs serve over 231 schools and 105,000+ students annually, focusing on providing basic school supplies, STEAM materials, and essential classroom resources to underserved schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Teacher Resource Center (TRC)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 231 underserved schools served across Southwestern Pennsylvania
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Giant EaglecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGiant Eagle has partnered with The Education Partnership since its founding (originally as Storehouse for Teachers), providing seed funding for the facility and hosting annual golf outings. They contribute volunteer support, shopping carts for the Teacher Resource Center, and bins for product display. Board Chair Keri Brown serves as Senior Vice President of Retail Operations.
• Dollar BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDollar Bank supports The Education Partnership as a community partner, believing in giving back to organizations that support communities and families. They view education as a building block of successful communities.
• Pittsburgh PiratescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership supporting educator appreciation through Educator Appreciation Days at PNC Park. Teachers from partner schools collaborated with Pirates staff to create custom activity workbooks for Education Day games. TEP receives recognition during games and a portion of ticket sales are donated back.
• PNCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPNC Grow Up Great program is TEP's top volunteer group with 1,952 combined hours in FY25-26. Multiple PNC subgroups including Women Connect, Business Insights, and Realty regularly volunteer. PNC shares TEP's vision of community support for educators.
• EQTmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEQT volunteers at TEP and is a major supporter of the Adopt-A-School program, visiting three schools across two weeks. They are dedicated to improving education quality in communities where they operate.
• UPMCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUPMC supports TEP as part of their community wellbeing commitment in Southwestern PA. They provide regular volunteer support for TEP programs.
• St. Anthony's SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudents from St. Anthony's volunteer twice weekly at TEP, packaging tie-dye kits, eraser kits, and supporting the Teacher Resource Center. They are the #2 ranked volunteer group.
• Pat Freiermuth (Pittsburgh Steelers)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteelers tight end donated school supplies to all Clairton Elementary students and teachers, providing supplies for the entire school year. Freiermuth also donated $10,000 to the Salvation Army for families affected by the U.S. Steel Clairton explosion.
• LifeStepsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLifeSteps volunteers support TEP programs while developing workforce skills including collaboration, teamwork, creative thinking, and time management.
• Cai & Kate (AHN and The Chill Project)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to create STEAM Possible Packs for pre-k classrooms featuring social emotional learning content from the Cai & Kate YouTube series (2M+ views), focusing on managing emotions and developing Chill Skills.
• Chinmaya Mission PittsburghminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudents co-sponsored Carnegie Elementary through Adopt-A-School program, transitioning from volunteering at the Teacher Resource Center to fundraising for school supply kits.
• WalnutminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWalnut is the Official Restaurant and Catering Partner of The Education Partnership.
• RivalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRival is listed as an official partner of The Education Partnership.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DonorsChoose: National digital crowdfunding platform that lets teachers request and donors fund classroom supplies and resources. Directly comparable mission (free classroom supplies for under-resourced schools) but operates at national scale via an online marketplace rather than a regional warehouse model.
• Good360: Nonprofit intermediary that brokers corporate product donations to a network of charities serving low-income populations — operates upstream of TEP in the same surplus-redistribution value chain, redistributing school supplies and goods to community organizations.

Direct peers

• Cradles to Crayons: National nonprofit that collects and distributes in-kind donations (clothing, school supplies, hygiene items) to children in need via a warehouse-based redistribution model — comparable operational structure and corporate-product-donation flywheel.
• Baby2Baby: National nonprofit distributing essential goods (including school supplies) to children in poverty through a warehouse-distribution model and major corporate partnerships — strong operational analogue, though broader age range.
• Kids In Need Foundation: National 501(c)(3) that supplies free school supplies and resources to under-resourced K-12 schools through Teacher Supply Boxes and School Resource Center programs — nearly identical operating model to TEP but at multi-state scale.
• Supplies Over Seas: Louisville-based nonprofit that collects and redistributes surplus medical and school supplies — comparable logistics-driven redistribution model, though with a broader product scope than TEP.
• Schoolhouse Supplies: Portland, OR-based nonprofit operating a Free Store for Teachers plus supply-distribution programs for under-resourced schools — same warehouse-shopping model and K-12 supply focus as TEP, in a different regional market.
• Classroom Central: Charlotte, NC-based nonprofit running a Free Store where teachers from high-poverty schools shop for free classroom supplies — a direct functional analogue of TEP's Teacher Resource Center, differing only in geography.

Emerging players

• Pencils of Promise: Nonprofit focused on education access and quality in developing countries via school building and teacher training — adjacent mission (educational equity for under-resourced communities) but different delivery model and international geography.

Regional players

• United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania: Regional United Way affiliate operating in the same Southwestern Pennsylvania geography as TEP, funding and convening education initiatives — comparable geography and donor base, but broader scope and a funder/convener role rather than direct service delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/edupartnership
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheEducationPartnership
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-education-partnership-pa

Compliance2 records

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Profiles4 records

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