Burlingame Community Education Foundation

Name

Burlingame Community Education Foundation

Legal name

Burlingame Community for Education Foundation

Website

https://bcefoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Fundraising Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Education foundation fundraising
• School district grants
• Community nonprofit fundraising
• Endowment fund management
• Parent volunteer fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlingame

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Annual Campaign Donations: Primary revenue stream from individual parent and community donations made annually during the Fall Drive campaign. Donations fund teacher salaries and educational programs for TK-8th grade students in Burlingame School District.
2. Corporate Matching: Many employers match employee donations to BCE, with $449,699.38 in corporate matching funds received in 2022-2023 school year.
3. Event Fundraising: Revenue from annual Fundraising Soirée and Live Auction events, Read-a-thon, and online auctions. The 2026 Soirée raised approximately $295,000.
4. Business Sponsorships: Local businesses sponsor BCE programs and events, including Read-a-thon title sponsorship and event sponsorships.
5. Endowment Fund Earnings: BCE Endowment Fund, established in 2015, reached $2M milestone in 2024-2025, allowing first-ever draw of $75,000 for the 2025-26 school year grant.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

BCE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation that raises funds annually from parents, community members, local businesses, and corporate matching programs to provide grants to the Burlingame School District (BSD). The foundation funds approximately 20 additional teaching positions in music, arts, physical education, world language, and academic intervention across all seven TK-8th grade schools, contributing nearly 5% of the district's annual budget. Revenue is generated through grassroots campaigns (Fall Drive, Read-a-thon), an annual gala (Fundraising Soirée with live and online auctions), business sponsorships, and a permanent endowment fund established in 2015.

Product overview

Burlingame Community Education Foundation operates as a unified fundraising and grant-making organization rather than a multi-module software platform. Its core offering is the Annual Grant to BSD, which funds approximately 20 teaching positions across music, arts, physical education, world language, and academic intervention for all TK-8th grade students. This grant is funded through an integrated suite of fundraising programs: the Annual Fall Drive (grassroots parent donations), the BCE Read-a-thon (student literacy fundraiser), the Annual Fundraising Soirée & Live Auction (adult gala with Fund-a-Dream paddle raise), and the BCE Endowment Fund (permanent savings vehicle established in 2015). The Foundation also delivers supplementary programming such as Financial Literacy for Middle Schoolers. All programs work together to sustain BCE's annual grant, with the Endowment providing long-term stability and the annual campaigns generating immediate operating funds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Fall Drive

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 additional teachers funded annually across BSD
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

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

• All Natural StonemajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 September 2025Long-time BCE sponsor hosting inaugural Back-to-School Superhero Party at their showroom in September 2025. Owner Larry Perez is a committed community partner.
• Charles SchwabcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCharles Schwab sponsors BCE's Financial Literacy for Middle Schoolers program, an interactive online event series for 6th-8th grade students and families covering credit, budgeting, and financial planning. Also sponsors Distinguished Service Awards event.
• Corey, Luzaich, de Ghetaldi and Riddle LLPcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLong-time Read-a-thon Title Sponsor for 7+ years. Founded in 1964, this law firm is a cornerstone of San Mateo County legal community supporting numerous non-profits.
• NhieuWarner-eXp RealtyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBCE Business Sponsor and McKinley Harvest Festival supporter. Nhieu Warner is a Burlingame resident since 2014 with three children in BSD schools.
• Stanford HotelsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonated Warriors suite for 2026-27 season to BCE Soirée live auction, which raised $17,000.
• Bacchus Wine and SpiritsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored the Whiskey Wagon experience at 2026 Soirée.
• Lux Wines and Davis VineyardsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored 'Lasso the Vino' wine game at 2026 Soirée.
• Burlingame School District (BSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBCE's primary beneficiary. BCE works closely with BSD annually to identify funding priorities and allocate grants. The partnership has sustained and enhanced BSD's educational programs for 40+ years since 1981.
• Burlingame Public LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts Distinguished Service Awards and other BCE events. Partnership enables community gatherings and access to library resources for BCE Read-a-thon.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• California State PTA: Statewide parent-teacher advocacy and fundraising organization that operates alongside district-level foundations like BCE. Broader scope (statewide advocacy + local unit fundraising) but shares the parent-driven K-12 support mission.
• Silicon Valley Community Foundation: Large regional community foundation managing billions in assets and making grants across education and other causes in the Bay Area. Operates at much greater scale but shares the same basic community grantmaking model.

Direct peers

• Carlmont Academic Foundation: Carlmont High School academic foundation in the Sequoia Union High School District. Adjacent school-district foundation serving families in the same San Mateo County region.
• Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation: Bay Area K-8 district foundation funding enrichment and teachers in the Las Lomitas/Encinal Union districts. Directly comparable annual fundraising campaigns and district grantmaking structure.
• Las Lomitas Education Foundation: Education foundation serving Las Lomitas Elementary School District in Atherton/Portola Valley area. Closely analogous district-specific foundation model funding teachers and enrichment across multiple K-8 schools.
• San Mateo-Foster City Education Foundation: San Mateo-Foster City School District foundation funding teachers and programs. Same Prop 13-driven funding gap rationale and K-8 district grantmaking model as BCE.
• San Carlos Education Foundation: San Mateo County TK-8 district education foundation that raises private donations to fund teachers and programs the state budget does not cover. Operates with the same model, mission, and beneficiary (San Carlos School District) as BCE.
• Palo Alto Partners in Education: Long-running Palo Alto USD education foundation funding K-12 enrichment. Highly comparable in scale, multi-school beneficiary footprint, and community-driven donor model.
• Hillsborough Schools Foundation: Adjacent Bay Area K-8 education foundation funding enrichment programs for Hillsborough City School District. Highly comparable donor model, school-district beneficiary structure, and community fundraising approach.

Regional players

• Sequoia Healthcare District: Local special-purpose district in San Mateo County that funds health initiatives. Comparable community-embedded grantmaking to a defined local constituency, though mission is healthcare rather than education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bcefoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/burlingame-community-for-education-bce-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/bce.foundation
• Xx.com/bcefoundation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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