Education Leaders of Color

Name

Education Leaders of Color

Legal name

Education Leaders of Color

Website

https://edloc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Nonprofit / Membership Network

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Educational Support Services (611710), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Access & EdTech for Equity (Low-cost Learning, Skills Platforms) (BPAGALAH)

Keywords

• Education equity network
• Nonprofit membership organization
• Education grant funding
• Leadership development programs
• Education policy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: EdLoC receives grant funding from foundations and institutional donors to support its grant-making programs including the Boulder Fund, Innovation for Learning Fund, and operational activities.
2. Individual Donations: The organization accepts individual donations through its website to support programming and network activities.
3. Recruiter Job Board Fees: The organization operates a job board that charges recruiters for posting opportunities to its members-only platform, featuring 30- and 60-day duration options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC) is a national nonprofit membership network that cultivates collective power among education leaders of color to advance educational equity and economic opportunity for students of color. The organization delivers value through annual grant programs (The Boulder Fund, Innovation for Learning Fund), cohort-based capacity-building workshops (Power in Partnership), a members-only job board, and an annual National Convening, while also coordinating policy advocacy initiatives such as Hill Week.

Product overview

Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC) is a national nonprofit membership network that cultivates and leverages collective power to ensure young people of color have opportunities to build generational wealth and succeed in life. The organization operates as a unified membership network rather than a platform with separate modules. The core offering is the EdLoC National Network, supplemented by grant programs including The Boulder Fund (annual multimillion-dollar grants to leaders of color), the Innovation for Learning Fund (curriculum/instruction grants), and the Power in Partnership Cohort (capacity-building workshops). Additional member benefits include a job board/recruiter hub, annual national convenings, and advocacy initiatives like Hill Week. EdLoC's programmatic work is designed to foster multiracial, cross-sector collaboration among education leaders to advance solutions that improve educational experiences and build thriving communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Boulder Fund: EdLoC's annual multimillion-dollar grant program designed to disrupt traditional philanthropy by placing grants directly into the hands of innovative leaders of color working across sectors to build generational wealth and improve life outcomes for young people of color.
• Innovation for Learning Fund
• Power in Partnership Cohort
• The Social Studies Accelerator

Products and services

• EdLoC National Network A national membership network connecting 800+ education leaders of color — including policymakers, nonprofit leaders, funders, entrepreneurs, and school system leaders — across the United States to build collective power and advance educational equity through multiracial, cross-sector collaboration.
• The Boulder Fund EdLoC's annual multimillion-dollar grant program that has committed $6.9 million in grants supporting 50 organizations led by people of color working across sectors to build generational wealth and improve life outcomes for young people of color.
• Innovation for Learning Fund A grant initiative supporting new or emerging efforts that improve learning outcomes through strengthened curriculum and instruction for students of color, students experiencing poverty, multilingual learners, and students with disabilities.
• Power in Partnership Cohort A cohort-based workshop series designed for organizations exploring partnership as a strategy for sustainability and impact, developed in partnership with Bellwether.
• EdLoC Job Board / Recruiter Hub A members-only job platform connecting accomplished, values-driven leaders of color with career opportunities in education and social change sectors, featuring full-time, part-time, executive, contractor, consulting, fellowship, and board positions. Recruiters pay transaction fees for 30- or 60-day postings.
• National Convening EdLoC's annual national convening bringing together 500+ executives, senior leaders, and entrepreneurs of color for relationship-building, policy advocacy training, and collective strategizing; the 10th anniversary convening was held in 2026.
• The Social Studies Accelerator A separate initiative of EdLoC focused on accelerating social studies education, hosted at a dedicated website (socialstudiesaccelerator.org).

Quantifiable outcome

• $6.9 million committed in grants supporting 50 organizations since 2018
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BellwethercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdLoC partnered with Bellwether to develop the Power in Partnership cohort, a workshop series designed for organizations exploring partnership as a strategy for sustainability and impact.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Aspen Institute Education & Society Program: National leadership and policy program focused on improving education outcomes and elevating diverse leadership voices. Comparable convening and thought-leadership model targeting education leaders and policymakers.
• Council of Chief State School Officers: National membership organization for state education chiefs and leaders. Comparable membership-network model serving senior education leaders and engaging in federal education policy and convening.
• Teach For America: Large national nonprofit developing a pipeline of leaders committed to educational equity. Comparable mission around cultivating diverse leaders for education systems, with significantly broader scale and alumni network.
• The Education Trust: National advocacy nonprofit focused on closing opportunity gaps for students of color and low-income students. Overlapping advocacy and equity mission, with comparable national-policy convening and research capabilities.
• TNTP (The New Teacher Project): National nonprofit focused on teacher effectiveness and equity in education, with deep leadership-development programming. A board member's organization (Tequilla Brownie, EVP), closely aligned in mission to cultivate diverse education leadership.

Emerging players

• Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (Education): Philanthropic initiative that funds education leaders of color and equity-focused efforts. An existing EdLoC funder and a peer in deploying capital to advance education equity through diverse leadership.

Direct peers

• Bellwether Education Partners: National nonprofit focused on education policy, leadership, and organizational effectiveness. Already an active EdLoC partner on the Power in Partnership Cohort, making it the closest direct peer in mission and operating model.
• NYC Leadership Academy: Nonprofit that develops equity-focused school system leaders. Dr. Nancy B. Gutiérrez serves on EdLoC's board and as NYC Leadership Academy CEO, making this a tightly linked peer in leadership development for diverse education leaders.
• New Profit: Venture philanthropy that backs social entrepreneurs and leaders of color in education. Trevor Brown of New Profit sits on EdLoC's board, reflecting a tightly aligned model of multi-sector support for equity-focused leaders.
• NewSchools Venture Fund: Venture philanthropy that funds education entrepreneurs and innovative organizations serving students of color. Direct grantmaker peer and prior EdLoC funder, sharing the model of channeling philanthropic capital to diverse education leaders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/edloc_org

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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Investments

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