San Leandro Education Foundation

What San Leandro Education Foundation does

San Leandro Education Foundation (SLED) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit community foundation established in 2008 to provide equitable education enrichment programs for students in the San Leandro Unified School District (SLUSD). Headquartered in San Leandro, California and operating with a volunteer board plus a single Executive Director, the foundation delivers a portfolio of programs that include Teacher Mini-Grants, Field Trip Grants, Work-Based Learning Internships, the Removing Barriers basic-needs program, an annual Graduate Parade, the College Info Series, the Pioneer Pathways summer program (hosted at Cal State East Bay), and the Youth Opportunity Scholarships partnership for middle-school extracurriculars. The stated mission is to address funding gaps that prevent individual SLUSD schools from offering enrichment activities, ensuring access for all students regardless of school-site budgets.

Name

San Leandro Education Foundation

Legal name

San Leandro Education Foundation

Website

https://sledfund.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Since 2008, the San Leandro Education Foundation has provided enrichment programs including mini-grants, field trips, internships, and basic-needs support to over 8,000 students annually across the San Leandro Unified School District.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Enrichment (Nonprofit)

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC), College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

Keywords

• K-12 education enrichment
• Nonprofit education foundation
• Teacher mini-grants
• Student scholarship programs
• Community education fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

San Leandro

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 (General Fund): One-time, monthly, or annual donations to support current programs including mini-grants, field trips, internships, college pathways, graduate parade, outdoor education, and removing barriers. Over 8,000 students benefit annually.
2. Endowment Fund: Long-term sustainable giving option allowing donors to make gifts that benefit future San Leandro students. One-time, monthly, or annually.
3. Fundraising Events: Annual Spring Fling fundraiser and other community events that raise funds for SLED programs.
4. Donor Advised Fund (DAF): Accepts donations through donor advised funds as payment option for online donations.
5. Stock Donations: Accepts stock donations processed through DonateStock platform.
6. Crypto Donations: Accepts cryptocurrency donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

San Leandro Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides education enrichment programs and resources to K-12 public school students in the San Leandro Unified School District. Its core offerings include teacher mini-grants, field trip funding, work-based learning internships, a basic-needs "Removing Barriers" program, a Graduate Parade, college preparation workshops, and a Pioneer Pathways summer program in partnership with Cal State East Bay. Programs are funded through donations to the General Fund and a long-term Endowment Fund.

Product overview

San Leandro Education Foundation is a single non-profit organization offering a unified portfolio of educational enrichment programs and fundraising mechanisms. The core programs include Teacher Mini-Grants, Field Trip Grants, Work-Based Learning Internships, Removing Barriers, Graduate Parade, and College Info Series & Pioneer Pathways, all funded through the SLED General Fund. The foundation also maintains an Endowment Fund for long-term sustainability and partners with Youth Opportunity Scholarships to provide extracurricular scholarships. Together, these programs support thousands of students in the San Leandro Unified School District across all grade levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pioneer Pathways Summer Program: A summer program in partnership with Cal State East Bay to introduce students to college life.
• Youth Opportunity Scholarships (YOS)

Products and services

• Teacher Mini-Grants
• Field Trip Grants
• Work-Based Learning Internships
• Removing Barriers Program
• Graduate Parade
• College Info Series & Pioneer Pathways Summer Program
• Youth Opportunity Scholarships (YOS)
• SLED General Fund
• SLED Endowment Fund

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1.5 million funded for programs benefiting thousands of students annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cal State East BaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership hosting the Pioneer Pathways summer program to introduce students to college life. Cal State East Bay provides campus facilities and academic programming for the summer camp experience.
• San Leandro Public LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for free college workshops providing students with key information about college preparation and applications.
• Youth Opportunity Scholarships (YOS)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSLED is a partner organization that helps distribute YOS scholarships for 6th-8th graders for extracurricular activities like sports, music lessons, and dance lessons. YOS provides up to $500 per student applicant.
• San Leandro Unified School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary educational partner serving all schools in the district. SLED provides programs and funding for district students including teacher mini-grants, field trips, internships, and basic needs support.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hayward Education Foundation: Alameda County-based education foundation supporting students in the Hayward Unified School District through classroom grants and enrichment programs. Directly comparable neighboring-district education foundation.
• Oakland Public Education Fund: Bay Area K-12 education foundation that raises private funds to support Oakland Unified School District students and teachers through enrichment, classroom grants, and equity-focused programming — directly comparable district-specific nonprofit model.
• Berkeley Public Schools Fund: Independent nonprofit that funds equitable enrichment across all Berkeley public schools through teacher grants, arts, STEM, and basic-needs support — same district-wide, equity-focused, volunteer-board-governed model as SLED.
• San Francisco Education Fund: San Francisco-based education foundation supporting SFUSD students through classroom grants, scholarships, and enrichment programs. Closest structural analog: district-wide, donation-funded, teacher mini-grant and student support model.

Broad incumbents

• California State PTA: Statewide parent-teacher association network that funds school-level enrichment, field trips, and supplies. Adjacent operating model to SLED's per-school enrichment funding, but executed at the school/PTA level rather than district level.
• DonorsChoose: National nonprofit platform enabling individual donors to fund teacher classroom project requests. Overlaps with SLED's Teacher Mini-Grants program but operates at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• AdoptAClassroom: National nonprofit that channels donor funding directly to teachers for classroom supplies, mirroring SLED's mini-grant function. Comparable donor-funded classroom-support model at broader national scale.

Emerging players

• CollegeSpring: National nonprofit focused on college access and readiness programming for low-income and first-generation high school students. Overlaps with SLED's Pioneer Pathways and College Info Series programs in the college-prep segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wix
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/san-leandro-education-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/wix

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