Beyond100K

What Beyond100K does

Beyond100K is a US-based nonprofit network organization (fiscally sponsored by the Tides Center, a 501(c)(3)) that mobilizes a coalition of over 200 partner organizations to end the STEM teacher shortage by 2043, with explicit focus on equity, representation, and belonging for Black, Latinx, and Native American teachers and students. Founded in 2011 as 100Kin10 in response to President Obama's call to prepare 100,000 STEM teachers in 10 years — a goal surpassed by 2021 with nearly 110,000 teachers prepared — the organization rebranded to Beyond100K in 2021 and reset its target to prepare and retain 150,000 STEM teachers by 2032. The core offering is the partner network itself: members include education nonprofits, universities, school districts, teacher residencies, federal agencies, foundations, and corporations that each make quantified, multi-year commitments (e.g., training hundreds to thousands of STEM teachers) and participate in cohort-based learning, an annual Summit, and annual Trends Reports. Core programmatic products include the unCommission (participatory storytelling with 600 young people), the Grand Challenges roadmap, the Belonging Question Bank (built with Measurement CoLab), and the annual Trends Report series. The underlying technology is a network-coordination platform rather than a software product — there is no app, no public API, and no proprietary software stack disclosed.

Revenue comes entirely from philanthropic support, with named institutional funders including the Amgen Foundation, Broadcom Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, CME Group Foundation, Grable Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, The Lemelson Foundation, National Science Foundation, Samueli Foundation, Tiger Global Impact Ventures, and Voya Financial. The go-to-market is community-led: Beyond100K does not charge partners for network membership; instead, it enlists organizations to make public commitments, removes collaboration barriers, identifies trends, and keeps partners accountable to shared audacious goals. The 12-person staff (including Founder/ED Talia Milgrom-Elcott, CPO Maya Morales Garcia, and Chief of People & Operations Jason Dónes) operates from a registered address in New York, NY, with the fiscal sponsor (Tides Center) headquartered in San Francisco.

Name

Beyond100K

Legal name

Beyond100K

Website

https://beyond100k.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beyond100K is a US nonprofit network organization (fiscally sponsored by Tides Center) that mobilizes over 200 STEM education partner organizations to prepare and retain diverse PK-12 STEM teachers, with explicit equity and belonging goals targeting Black, Latinx, and Native American educators and students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

STEM Education Nonprofit Network

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

STEM, Digital Literacy & Maker Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC), Math & STEM Learning Technology (incl. Coding/Robotics Platforms) (EDAJAMAG), STEM & Maker Education (Makerspaces, Coding Clubs, Robotics) (EDAAAFAL)

Keywords

• STEM teacher network
• STEM education equity
• Teacher pipeline development
• Educator diversity programs
• Nonprofit coalition building

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Grants and Donations: Beyond100K is a fiscally sponsored project of the Tides Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Revenue comes from institutional funding partners including foundations, corporations, and government grants.
2. Philanthropic Support: Supported by generous institutional funding partners including Amgen Foundation, Broadcom Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, CME Group Foundation, Grable Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, The Lemelson Foundation, NSF, Samueli Foundation, Tiger Global Impact Ventures, and Voya Financial.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Beyond100K operates a national network of more than 200 STEM education organizations that collectively commit to prepare, retain, and support diverse STEM educators. The organization convenes partners, removes barriers to collaboration, identifies key trends, and keeps the network focused on audacious goals to end the STEM teacher shortage by 2043. Its offerings include the Partner Network, the unCommission participatory storytelling initiative, an annual Summit, and the Grand Challenges program.

Product overview

Beyond100K (formerly 100Kin10) is a nonprofit coalition/network organization focused on ending the STEM teacher shortage by 2043. Rather than a traditional tech product, the organization operates as a network of over 200 partner organizations that collaboratively prepare and retain STEM teachers. Its offerings include annual Trends Reports (2024, 2025, 2026 editions), the unCommission participatory storytelling initiative, the Grand Challenges roadmap program, annual Summit events, and partner network coordination. The organization's approach centers on equity, belonging, and representation for Black, Latinx, and Native American teachers and students. Beyond100K is fiscally sponsored by Tides Center and maintains multiple websites including beyond100k.org, uncommission.org, and pathto100k.org.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beyond100K Partner Network A coalition of over 200 organizations working collectively to prepare and retain diverse STEM teachers, with equity, representation, and belonging at the center. Organizations across sectors including education nonprofits, universities, school districts, foundations, and corporations make public commitments to advance the mission.
• The unCommission A participatory storytelling initiative where young people share their K-12 STEM experiences to guide the future of STEM learning and opportunity. The initiative gathered input from 600 young people on their K-12 STEM experiences and elevates their voices as part of the broader STEM teacher pipeline conversation.
• Beyond100K Summit Annual in-person convening bringing together educators, policymakers, community leaders, and advocates to share insights and strategies for transforming STEM education through equity and inclusion. The 2024 Summit was held in Austin, TX with hosting partners UTeach Institute and Charles A. Dana Center.
• Grand Challenges A program identifying the 100 challenges to preparing and retaining great STEM teachers and creating a roadmap for transforming STEM education. The framework organizes the network's collective work around specific, actionable problem areas.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 110,000 STEM teachers prepared through network collaboration (surpassed original 100,000 goal)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

31 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• New Teacher CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025National leader in teacher induction, coaching, and retention. Part of 2025 cohort of 21 new partners joining Beyond100K network.
• Teacher Apprenticeship NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025Leader in earn-while-you-learn pathways for teacher preparation. Part of efforts to address financial barriers to teaching careers.
• New Jersey Tutoring CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025Launching the nation's first tutor-to-teacher apprenticeship program.
• Alliance for Indigenous Math CirclesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025Supporting STEM teachers in building inclusive classrooms for Indigenous students through Math Circles Teacher Camps.
• American Association of Physics TeacherscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025Committed to training 60 K-12 physics teacher leaders to mentor peers and strengthen physics instruction nationwide.
• CMU CS AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025Provides free, globally used computer science curriculum expanding equitable access to transformational STEM learning.
• Mindset MathminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025First youth-led organization in Beyond100K network, reimagining how students experience STEM.
• South Dakota Education Equity CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025Bringing culturally grounded models that honor Indigenous knowledge and community values.
• UTeach InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Hosting partner for Beyond100K Summit 2024 in Austin, TX. The UTeach Institute serves as hub to a vibrant national community of practice of more than 700 college and university STEM education experts and 5,000 K-12 STEM teachers.
• Charles A. Dana CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Hosting partner for Beyond100K Summit 2024. The Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin works to ensure all students have access to high-quality mathematics and science education.
• UTeach InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing teacher apprenticeships to earn while you learn; featured in 2026 Trends Report for apprenticeship work.
• Western Governors UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing apprenticeships for educator preparation as alternative pathway to classroom.
• Prepared To TeachminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvocating for apprenticeships as scalable pathway to the classroom.
• National Center for Grow Your OwncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking in over 30 states with more than 40 participating in the National Registered Apprenticeship in Teaching Network.
• Black Teacher ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign Lab creates sustained affinity spaces where Black educators learn from one another, build leadership capacity.
• Measurement CoLabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunched Belonging Question Bank as resource for network community adoption and adaptation.
• Nashville Teacher ResidencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNames belonging as #1 priority, building affinity spaces into program design and extending community-building into graduates' school environments.
• EnCorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPairs experienced educators with new CTE teachers, providing individualized guidance that leads to greater confidence and belonging.
• Lipscomb UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaching candidates AI-powered strategies to enhance daily instruction.
• Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton Teachers CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaching candidates AI-powered strategies to enhance daily instruction.
• The Lawrence Hall of SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloping practitioner-facing tools to help leaders and teachers decide when AI genuinely improves outcomes.
• Academy for Urban School LeadershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommitted to recruiting 100 diverse K-12 STEM teachers into Chicago Teacher Residency program over five years.
• American Association for the Advancement of SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilding and disseminating research-based practices for pre-service STEM teacher education through Noyce program.
• AISEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommitted to supporting 250 STEM teachers to cultivate classrooms of STEM belonging for Native American students by 2029.
• Alamo STEM EcosystemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommitted to supporting 1,200 STEM teachers with 90% serving Black, Latinx, and Native American students.
• American Federation of TeacherscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommitted to training 1,500 educators from 20 local union/district partnerships to develop skills for belonging in STEM classrooms.
• Association of Science and Technology CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommitted to engaging at least 50 member organizations around in-school/out-of-school time partnerships.
• BattellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommitted to reaching 200 educators per year through 2027 in Title 1 schools and 100 Black teachers per year.
• Alder Graduate School of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommitted to preparing more than 900 STEM educators with 100% serving Black, Latinx and/or Native American students.
• Agile MindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommitted to more than doubling educators in VPLC to 6,000 and serving 15,000 teachers by 2027.
• AI Education ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommitted to expanding to 100 more school districts in at least 10 states to transform STEM education through AI literacy.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Prepared To Teach: Advocates for teacher apprenticeships as a scalable pathway to the classroom, working with Beyond100K on apprenticeship pathways featured in the 2026 Trends Report. Comparable as an emerging player in teacher preparation innovation.
• Code.org: Focused on expanding access to computer science education in K-12 schools. CMU CS Academy, a Beyond100K partner providing free CS curriculum, sits adjacent to this space. Comparable as a STEM/CS education access organization with network characteristics.

Broad incumbents

• KIPP Foundation: Large national K-12 charter network focused on college preparation for underserved students. A broader incumbent in the K-12 education equity space, overlapping with Beyond100K's equity-focused mission but operating schools rather than coordinating a teacher pipeline network.
• National Science Teaching Association (NSTA): Professional association for science educators focused on improving science teaching and learning. Operates as a broader incumbent in the STEM education professional development space that Beyond100K's network serves.
• Carnegie Corporation of New York: Original funder and host of 100Kin10 (predecessor to Beyond100K) in 2011. A major education philanthropy with broader portfolio across K-12 reform, operating as an incumbent funder in the space Beyond100K serves.

Direct peers

• Teach For America: Major K-12 teacher preparation and development organization with deep overlap in STEM teacher pipeline work. Several Beyond100K team members previously worked at Teach For America, and TFA's New York office is referenced as Beyond100K's mailing address.
• TNTP (The New Teacher Project): National nonprofit focused on ending educational inequity by improving teacher effectiveness, with strong overlap in teacher preparation, development, and retention initiatives that directly compete for the same philanthropic dollars.
• New Teacher Center: National leader in teacher induction, coaching, and retention that recently joined Beyond100K's 2025 partner cohort. Operates in the same STEM teacher development and retention space with similar mission-aligned programming for K-12 educators.
• National Center for Grow Your Own: Operates in 30+ states with the National Registered Apprenticeship in Teaching Network, directly addressing the teacher preparation and pathway challenges that Beyond100K's 2026 Trends Report highlights. Comparable as a teacher pathway innovation peer.
• UTeach Institute: National network of more than 700 university STEM education experts and 5,000 K-12 STEM teachers, co-hosting Beyond100K's 2024 Summit. Operates in the same STEM teacher preparation space with a university-based network model.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/100Kin10
• Instagraminstagram.com/beyond100k
• Xx.com/beyond100k

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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