Pin@y Educational Partnerships

What Pin@y Educational Partnerships does

Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP) is a nonprofit service-learning organization founded in 2001 by Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales and her students from San Francisco State University, operating from San Francisco, California with approximately 20 employees. The organization runs a triangular partnership model that links Bay Area colleges and universities, San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) schools, and the Filipino American Development Foundation (FADF) as fiscal sponsor and community partner. PEP's core product is a year-long Ethnic Studies and Filipina/o American Studies curriculum, A-G certified at the high-school level, delivered by university student volunteers to K-12 students across four SFUSD sites (Longfellow Elementary, James Denman Middle School, Balboa High School, and Philip and Sala Burton High School) with parallel offerings at San Francisco State University, Skyline College, City College of San Francisco, and the University of San Francisco.

The underlying "technology" is a proprietary decolonizing pedagogy (PEPagogies) that combines Critical Performance Pedagogy, Community Participatory Action Research, Socratic Seminar, Oral Histories, Media Literacy, and Personal Narrative/Auto-Ethnography, packaged into curriculum resources such as the Journey for Justice guide on Larry Itliong. PEP has trained 348 teachers over 21 years, with 72% (252) pursuing advanced degrees and 31 reaching the doctorate level, creating a documented pipeline of Ethnic Studies faculty. Complementary sub-products include the annual PEP Community Show, the $1,000 Dr. Gwen Angelica Agustin-Nodora Scholarship, and the SAGE Encyclopedia of Filipina/x/o American Studies Bay Area Launch.

Revenue mechanics are entirely nonprofit in structure: cash and in-kind support flows through donations (including PayPal giving), fiscal sponsorship administered by FADF, and partnerships with SFUSD, San Francisco State University, and other institutions. No tuition is charged to student participants, no pricing models are publicly disclosed, and no revenue figures are reported. Distribution is direct-to-institution via partnerships rather than through resellers, and go-to-market is community-led, relying on annual teacher recruitment from SFSU and surrounding Bay Area universities and on community events to drive engagement.

Name

Pin@y Educational Partnerships

Legal name

Pin@y Educational Partnerships

Website

https://pepsf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pin@y Educational Partnerships is a San Francisco nonprofit that delivers A-G certified Ethnic Studies and Filipina/o American Studies courses to K-12 students via volunteer university teachers, operating as a triangular partnership between Bay Area colleges, SFUSD schools, and the Filipino American Development Foundation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ethnic Studies Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Education (EDADALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender (EDADALAF)

Keywords

• Ethnic studies education
• Service learning programs
• Culturally responsive pedagogy
• Filipino american studies
• Decolonizing curriculum

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: PEP receives donations through PayPal and other platforms. Donations support feeding students, purchasing classroom supplies, funding PEP Teachers and Students to attend national academic conferences, projects, and the end-of-year community show.
2. Fiscal Sponsorship via FADF: PEP operates under the fiscal sponsorship of the Filipino American Development Foundation (FADF) located at 1010 Mission Street, Ste. B, San Francisco, CA 94103.
3. Government and Institutional Partnerships: PEP receives support through partnerships with San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), San Francisco State University, and other educational institutions for A-G certified courses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP) designs and delivers a year-long Ethnic Studies and Filipina/o American Studies curriculum across San Francisco K-12 schools and Bay Area colleges, taught by trained university-student volunteers. Programming is anchored in a triangular partnership model between colleges/universities, San Francisco public schools, and the Filipino American Development Foundation (FADF) as fiscal sponsor, and includes a Teaching Practicum for university students plus an annual Community Show culminating event.

Product overview

Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP) is a service-learning educational program that operates as a triangular partnership between Bay Area universities, San Francisco public schools, and the Filipino American Development Foundation. Rather than a unified technology product, PEP offers a portfolio of educational programs and services including: a year-long Ethnic Studies/Filipina/o American Studies curriculum for K-12 schools; a Teaching Practicum that trains university students as volunteer teachers; the annual Community Show as a culminating production; the Dr. Gwen Angelica Agustin-Nodora Scholarship supporting students in education-related fields; curriculum resource guides like the Journey for Justice guide; and various media productions documenting PEP's work. The organization institutionalizes Ethnic Studies in SFUSD through A-G certified courses while providing pathways for students from elementary through doctoral levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Filipina/o American Studies Curriculum

Quantifiable outcome

• 348 teachers trained over 21 years, with 252 (72%) pursuing advanced degrees including 31 at doctorate level
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• Filipino American Development Foundation (FADF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFADF serves as PEP's fiscal sponsor, providing administrative and financial infrastructure. Located at 1010 Mission Street, Ste. B, San Francisco, CA 94103. FADF is the community partner in PEP's triangular partnership model alongside universities and public schools.
• San Francisco State University Asian American StudiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEP originated from Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales' Asian American Studies 363: Filipina/o American Literature course at SFSU. The university provides teacher candidates and academic framework for the program.
• San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEP operates at multiple SFUSD schools including Balboa High School, James Denman Middle School, Philip and Sala Burton High School, and Longfellow Elementary. SFUSD provides classroom space and institutional support for Ethnic Studies curriculum.
• Skyline College Kababayan Learning CommunitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established in 2012. PEP students can take Sociology 142: Filipina/o Community Issues at Skyline College. The Kababayan Learning Community supports Filipino American student success.
• City College of San Francisco Philippine Studies ProgrammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established in 2007. City College offers Philippine Studies Program courses supporting PEP's educational mission.
• University of San Francisco Yuchengco Philippine Studies ProgrammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established in 2013. USF provides higher education opportunities for PEP students through its Philippine Studies program.
• Bayanihan Community CentermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSan Francisco-based community center providing additional community space and partnership for PEP's outreach and programming.
• Filipino Community Center (FCC) in San FranciscomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner organization providing resources and space for Filipino American community programming.
• Bindlestiff StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSan Francisco-based Filipino American arts organization that supports cultural programming and artistic expression.
• Community Responsive Education (CRE)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational organization aligned with PEP's mission of culturally responsive education and community engagement.
• TULAY - Filipino American Student Success ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent support program at City College of San Francisco focused on Filipino American student success.
• San Mateo County Filipino Mental Health InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health initiative supporting Filipino American communities in San Mateo County, aligned with PEP's wellness-centered approach.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI): Santa Clara County-based AAPI service nonprofit providing education, mental health, and youth programs serving overlapping populations with different geography.

Direct peers

• UC Berkeley Department of Ethnic Studies: Founded the field of Ethnic Studies in 1968; trains Ethnic Studies faculty and runs K-12 pipeline programs analogous to PEP's teacher pipeline.
• East Bay Asian Youth Center (EBALC): Bay Area nonprofit providing culturally responsive K-12 academic support and youth development for AAPI students, with similar service-learning and identity-affirming curriculum.
• Coalition for Asian American Children and Families: NYC-based AAPI children's and education equity advocacy organization with comparable mission to advance culturally responsive education and representation in schools.
• Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco-based AAPI education equity and civil rights nonprofit with overlapping advocacy on Ethnic Studies institutionalization and culturally responsive K-12 curriculum.
• SF State University College of Ethnic Studies: Houses PEP's academic origin (Asian American Studies) and shares faculty and curriculum lineage. Both deliver Ethnic Studies pedagogy and produce Filipina/o/x scholars, making them the closest academic peer.
• Californians for Justice: Statewide youth-led education equity organization that has actively campaigned for Ethnic Studies graduation requirements in California, sharing PEP's policy and community-organizing DNA.
• UCLA Asian American Studies Center: Major university-based Asian American Studies research and education center with overlapping Ethnic Studies pedagogy, teacher training, and community partnership missions.

Emerging players

• Center for Asian American Media (CAAM): San Francisco-based nonprofit producing AAPI media and educational content, with overlapping community-organizing base and culturally grounded programming model.

Broad incumbents

• Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center: National-scale institution producing cultural, educational, and curatorial content on AAPI communities, including Ethnic Studies-adjacent programming and curriculum resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@pepsanfrancisco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pinay-pinoy-educational-partnerships

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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