The Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington (AISGW)

What The Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington (AISGW) does

The Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington (AISGW) is a non-profit membership association headquartered at 1524 35th Street NW, Washington, DC, serving 81 non-profit independent schools across the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland. These member schools collectively educate approximately 30,000 students annually at the pre-school, elementary, and secondary levels. AISGW's core function is to provide member schools with professional development, advocacy, peer networking, and access to cost-saving consortiums for insurance, retirement, and health benefits.

The association's product surface is services-based rather than technology-based: it runs programs such as the Leadership Initiative and Emerging Leaders Institute, maintains an event calendar, operates a member school directory and career center, and facilitates collaborative projects like Common Recommendation Forms for admission. AISGW does not develop proprietary technology; its digital infrastructure is a website (aisgw.org), a LinkedIn presence, and a MemberClicks-powered member portal. The association does not offer a commercial technology product, and no AI capabilities, proprietary platforms, or technology integrations are present.

Revenue is derived from tiered annual membership dues that combine a base fee with a per-student charge, with the structure capped so that no school pays more than 70% of the highest tuition. Pricing ranges from $1,860 + $17/student (for schools with 205 or fewer students) to $2,931 + $17/student (for schools with over 750 students). Additional revenue comes from sponsorship listings, event registrations, and partnerships with organizations such as the Cherry Blossom insurance consortium, the AIMS Multiple Employer Retirement Plan, the AIMS Health Plan (administered by Educators Benefit Services, covering nearly 8,000 members across 64 schools), and the NAIS DASL benchmarking platform. AISGW is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of heads of member schools, with Amy McNamer serving as Executive Director.

Name

The Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington (AISGW)

Legal name

The Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington

Website

https://aisgw.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AISGW is a non-profit membership association serving 81 independent schools across the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland, providing professional development, advocacy, peer networking, and access to cost-saving insurance, retirement, and health benefit consortiums for its members.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: AISGW generates revenue through annual membership dues paid by member schools. Each school pays a base fee which varies by enrollment size, plus a standard per-student charge. The dues structure follows a tiered model based on student enrollment, with a cap that no school pays more than 70% of its highest tuition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AISGW is a regional non-profit membership association supporting 81 independent non-profit schools across Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland. It delivers member benefits including professional development programs, advocacy with local government, access to insurance and retirement consortiums, data benchmarking, networking events, and a career center serving approximately 30,000 students and their families.

Product overview

AISGW is an association serving 81 non-profit independent schools in the greater Washington, DC area (DC, Virginia, and Maryland). The organization provides member benefits including professional development programs (Leadership Initiative, Emerging Leaders Institute), event management and calendar services, a member school directory, career center, sponsorship directory, and access to consortium programs such as the Cherry Blossom risk management insurance consortium, Multiple Employer Retirement Plan, and AIMS health plan. AISGW does not offer a commercial technology product; its offerings are educational programs, networking events, advocacy services, and cost-saving consortiums for member independent schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AISGW Membership

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cherry Blossom ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRisk management insurance consortium co-sponsored by AISGW along with peer associations AIMS and VAIS. RCM&D serves as the broker for the Cherry Blossom Consortium, providing insurance services to member schools.
• AIMS Multiple Employer Retirement PlancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative retirement plan program offered through AISGW membership, allowing member schools to participate in a multiple employer retirement plan for cost savings and administrative efficiency.
• AIMS Health PlancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAISGW provides member schools access to the AIMS health plan, administered by Educators Benefit Services (EBS), covering nearly 8,000 members across 64 schools.
• Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAISGW has partnered with ISACS to offer access to a Trustee Learning Series webinar program for trustees and heads, led by governance thought leaders.
• NAIS Data Analysis for School Leadership (DASL)coreTechnology or IntegrationAISGW provides member schools access to NAIS's DASL platform for local, regional, and national data benchmarking to assist with tuition, budget, and staffing decisions.
• American University School of EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAISGW has arranged a tuition discount for all AISGW faculty and staff at American University's School of Education.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS): Regional association serving independent schools across the central US; AISGW partners with ISACS to deliver trustee learning programming, making ISACS a peer in governance and PD programming even though it serves a different geography.
• Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS): Multi-state membership association serving independent schools across the Southeast; comparable in advocacy, accreditation, and PD offerings to AISGW.
• Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE): Regional membership association for New England independent schools offering comparable advocacy, professional development, and consortium-style services to a different geographic market.
• California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS): California-based regional membership association for independent schools; comparable in scope of services (accreditation support, advocacy, PD) but operating on the West Coast.
• Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS): Florida statewide membership association for independent schools offering similar accreditation, advocacy, and professional development services in a different regional market.
• Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York (ISAAGNY): Regional association coordinating admissions practices and cooperative programs among NYC-area independent schools; shares the common-recommendation-forms and admissions-coordination function with AISGW.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS): National umbrella organization for independent schools; AISGW resells NAIS's DASL benchmarking platform and participates in NAIS frameworks. NAIS operates at a national level with overlapping advocacy, research, and PD functions, but does not deliver the hyper-local DC-region focus that differentiates AISGW.

Direct peers

• Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS): State-level peer association serving Virginia independent schools; co-sponsors the Cherry Blossom insurance consortium with AISGW and AIMS, performing an analogous membership, advocacy, and professional development role in the neighboring state.
• Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS): State-level peer association serving Maryland independent schools; co-sponsors the Cherry Blossom insurance consortium with AISGW and jointly administers the AIMS Health Plan and Multiple Employer Retirement Plan, making it the closest operational counterpart.

Others

• Council of Independent Schools (Virginia, CISV): Adjacent Virginia organization supporting independent schools; included as a thematically related ecosystem participant in the same geographic space as AISGW.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-association-of-independent-schools-of-greater-washington

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Profiles1 record

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