St. Lucie County Education Foundation

Name

St. Lucie County Education Foundation

Legal name

St. Lucie Education Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://educationfoundationstlucie.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Foundation Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB), College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Education foundation grants
• Teacher classroom funding
• Student scholarship programs
• Public school fundraising
• Community education support

Headquarters

HQ city

Port St. Lucie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Individual and Corporate Donations: Direct donations from individuals and corporations to support teacher grants, scholarships, and educational programs. Donors can give to general funds or specific programs like Play with Purpose.
2. Event Fundraising: Revenue generated from signature events including Evening for Education gala ($175-$5,000 tickets), Seafood Boil ($50-$200), and 2K Community Color Fun Run ($30 registration).
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors fund specific programs, events, and teacher grants. Includes program sponsorships, event sponsorships, and matching grant programs.
4. Grants: Foundation receives grants from organizations like HCA Healthcare ($60,000 for nursing program) and AKEL Homes ($10,000 for AI programming) to fund specific educational initiatives.
5. Scholarship Administration: Manages scholarship funds from various donors and distributes to qualifying students, taking administrative oversight role.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The St. Lucie County Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports St. Lucie Public Schools by raising and distributing funds for teacher grants, student scholarships, classroom enrichment programs, and community literacy initiatives. It operates fundraising events, corporate sponsorship programs, and named giving programs (Teachers First, Adopt-A-Class, License to Learn) that channel private donations directly into the public school system.

Product overview

St. Lucie County Education Foundation operates as a non-profit organization serving as the non-profit arm of St. Lucie Public Schools (an A-rated district). The Foundation provides a comprehensive portfolio of education support programs organized into several categories: Teacher Support Programs (Teachers First, Teacher Grants, New Teacher Symposium), Student Academic Programs (Scholarships, STEM Fair, Social Studies Fairs), Literacy Initiatives (Play with Purpose, New World's Reading), Technology Access (Internet Essentials), Student AI Programming (Project 001), Community Engagement Events (Evening for Education, Hall of Champions, Night of the Stars, 2K Color Fun Run, Seafood Boil, Community Showcase), and Classroom Funding Platforms (Adopt-A-Class, Fund-A-Project). The organization has provided $2.1 million in resources and impacted 30,000 students and 600 teachers. No commercial product or SaaS platform is offered—the programs are charitable initiatives rather than technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Teachers First

Quantifiable outcome

• Impacted 30,000 students and 1,000+ teachers with program funding in fiscal year 2023-2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

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

• St. Lucie Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Primary strategic partner in all foundation programs. Foundation serves as the nonprofit arm of the A-rated school district, delivering teacher grants, scholarships, and educational programs in partnership with district administration and schools.
• St. Lucie CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partnership with St. Lucie County government to bridge the digital divide through the Internet Essentials program, providing affordable internet access to families.
• ComcastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternet Essentials program provider offering free or reduced-cost internet to families in partnership with the foundation, school district, and county to close the digital divide.
• UF Lastinger Center for LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner for Florida's New Worlds Reading Initiative, hosting 8 literacy events this year to connect families with free book delivery program for VPK-5th grade students.
• A & G Concrete PoolsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerTitle Sponsor for Evening for Education gala for more than a decade. Champions for Children sponsor providing significant annual support.
• MidFlorida Credit UnionmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerAwards $5,000 to the Teacher of the Year winner at Night of the Stars ceremony.
• License to LearnminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpecialty license plate program where $20 from each purchase goes to the Education Foundation for classroom innovation, scholarships, and programs.
• Remnant ConstructionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for 2K Community Color Fun Run event.
• Big Apple PizzaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRestaurant partner for Teachers First program, providing $30 gift cards to randomly selected teachers in North and South County.
• Crazy Pita PSLminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRestaurant partner for Teachers First program, providing $25 gift certificates monthly to teachers.
• Consortium of Florida Education FoundationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide consortium supporting local education foundations in Florida.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AdoptAClassroom.org: National nonprofit allowing individuals and businesses to directly fund K-12 classrooms nationwide. Closely analogous to St. Lucie's Adopt-A-Class and Fund-A-Project programs but at much larger geographic and digital scale.
• DonorsChoose: National online platform enabling individual donors to fund teacher classroom project requests. Overlaps with St. Lucie's Fund-A-Project program but operates at national scale with online marketplace dynamics rather than community-based events.

Emerging players

• Public Education Partners: Regional nonprofit focused on strengthening public education through community engagement, teacher support, and policy advocacy. Comparable mission in supporting public schools via community-driven funding and programs, though with a different geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Hillsborough Education Foundation: Education foundation for Hillsborough County Public Schools providing teacher grants, scholarships, and student enrichment programs. Same district-affiliated foundation structure serving a single Florida county.
• Palm Beach County Education Foundation: Education foundation serving Palm Beach County School District with teacher grants, scholarships, and classroom funding. Comparable in mission, structure, and reliance on a single Florida public school district partner.
• Pinellas Education Foundation: County education foundation supporting Pinellas County Schools with teacher grants, scholarships, and workforce programs. Operates a near-identical model of district-affiliated fundraising, events, and grantmaking.
• Broward Education Foundation: County-level education foundation supporting Broward County Public Schools with teacher grants, scholarships, and student programs. Operates the same nonprofit-arm-of-a-school-district model as St. Lucie Education Foundation, making it the closest structural peer.
• Orange County Public Schools Foundation: Nonprofit supporting Orange County Public Schools in Central Florida through teacher grants, scholarships, and signature fundraising events. Directly comparable county-level Florida education foundation.
• Miami-Dade County Public Schools Foundation: Nonprofit arm supporting Miami-Dade County Public Schools with teacher mini-grants, Take Stock in Children scholarships, and STEM programs. Directly comparable operating model and program mix to St. Lucie.

Regional players

• Consortium of Florida Education Foundations: Statewide consortium supporting local Florida education foundations including St. Lucie. Provides advocacy, training, and a coordination layer; currently listed as a partner of St. Lucie Education Foundation rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EducationLucie
• Facebookfacebook.com/StLucieCountyEducationFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/education-foundation-of-st-lucie-county

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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