Ravenswood Education Foundation

Name

Ravenswood Education Foundation

Legal name

Ravenswood Education Foundation

Website

https://ravenswoodef.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Education Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE), Grantmaking Agencies & Education Program Grants Administration (EDADAHAD)

Keywords

• Education foundation
• Nonprofit fundraising
• School grant programs
• Teacher professional development
• Student enrichment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Menlo Park

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The foundation generates revenue through charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Donations are 100% tax-deductible (EIN: 26-0166433). No specific donation tiers or amounts disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ravenswood Education Foundation (REF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides grant funding to support educational programs, enrichment activities, and professional development for educators in the Ravenswood City School District. The foundation directly funds programs serving 1,444 Transitional Kindergarten through 8th grade students across four schools in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park. It raises tax-deductible donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations and channels 100% of those donations into grants for the partner schools and educators.

Product overview

Ravenswood Education Foundation (REF) is a nonprofit education foundation that supports the Ravenswood City School District. REF's core offerings consist of grant funding programs to support educational initiatives and professional development grants for educators, aimed at ensuring equitable and high-quality educational opportunities for students in Transitional Kindergarten through 8th grade.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grant Funding Programs REF provides grant funding to support educational programs, enrichment activities, and academic initiatives for Ravenswood City School District students in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park.
• Professional Development Grants Grants supporting teacher training, continuing education, and professional learning opportunities for educators serving Ravenswood students.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,444 students served across 4 schools
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

One partnership is on record.

• AudenticityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Audenticity shopping platform where supporters can shop to generate donations for Ravenswood Education Foundation. Available through app.audenticity.com/ravenswoodef

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Emerging players

• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula: A youth-development nonprofit serving low-income students in East Palo Alto and surrounding communities. Comparable beneficiary population, regional footprint, and education-equity mission, though focused on out-of-school programming rather than direct grants to schools.
• College Track: A college-access nonprofit that supports students from underserved communities through graduation. Comparable mission of educational equity, though focused on the college-access stage rather than K-8.

Regional players

• Eastside Education Foundation: Community education foundation supporting Eastside Preparatory School in East Palo Alto, operating in the immediate geographic footprint REF serves. Highly comparable mission and beneficiary population.
• San Carlos Education Foundation: A K-8 education foundation raising private funds to supplement public-school budgets in a neighboring Peninsula district. Operates an essentially identical model to REF in a different but adjacent geography.
• Peninsula Education Foundation: A parent-funded education foundation supporting schools on the San Francisco Peninsula. Comparable to REF as a community-based education grantmaking foundation serving a defined local district.

Direct peers

• Silicon Valley Education Foundation: A regional education nonprofit that raises philanthropic funds and partners with Bay Area school districts to deliver STEM and college-readiness programming. Closely comparable to REF in geography, K-8 focus, and district-partnership model.

Others

• Room to Read: An international education nonprofit focused on literacy and gender equality in schools. Comparable as a nonprofit education grantmaking/operational foundation, though operating globally rather than in REF's specific regional niche.

Broad incumbents

• Tipping Point Community: A larger Bay Area poverty-fighting organization that funds education among other causes. Comparable as a regional grantmaking nonprofit addressing educational equity, but operates at much greater scale and scope.
• Silicon Valley Community Foundation: One of the largest community foundations in the U.S., channeling Bay Area philanthropic capital including into education causes. Comparable as a grantmaking entity serving the same geographic market but orders of magnitude larger.
• United Way Bay Area: A regional nonprofit that funds education and youth development initiatives across the Bay Area. Comparable donor-base and grantmaking approach but with a broader portfolio of causes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ravenswoodef

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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