Stichting Elevantio

What Stichting Elevantio does

Stichting Elevantio is a Dutch non-profit educational foundation (Stichting) that operates a network of 38 primary schools across the municipalities of Sluis, Terneuzen, and Hulst in the Zeeuws-Vlaanderen region of the Netherlands. The organization serves approximately 6,000 children with a staff of over 650, providing publicly funded primary education across public, Catholic (rooms-katholiek), and Protestant-Christian (protestant-christelijk) denominational orientations. Elevantio was formed in 2021 through the merger of four distinct educational foundations, consolidating operations under a unified governance structure led by a College van Bestuur and Raad van Toezicht. The foundation is recognized as an ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling) and receives government funding for primary education services, with no direct tuition charged to families.

The organization's core technology and service architecture combines direct elementary education delivery through 38 physical school locations with the Elevantio Academie, an internal professional development platform that provides training programs, learning networks (Leernetwerken), thematic modules (Thema's), and strategic action lines (Actielijnen) for staff across the network. The Academie platform supports continuing education in areas including NT2, Mathematics, Giftedness, ICT coaching, and pedagogical-didactic practice. Go-to-market is community-led and direct: parents enroll children at local Elevantio schools within their municipality, while teacher recruitment occurs via online job postings, side-entry (zij-instroom) programs in partnership with HZ University of Applied Sciences, and cross-border hiring from Belgium facilitated through government diploma recognition via DUO and Grensinfopunt Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. Additional partnerships with Scalda (internship guidance) and Werkplaats Inclusief (inclusive education) support talent pipeline development and pedagogical differentiation.

The revenue model is subscription-recurring in form but government-funded in substance: Elevantio receives per-student public funding allocations from the Dutch government as its primary revenue stream, supplemented by grants and program-specific allocations. The organization maintains active partnerships with educational institutions, government agencies, and inclusion platforms to address regional teacher shortages and advance inclusive education practices. No AI/ML capabilities, proprietary technology products, or commercial revenue streams are part of the operating model.

Name

Stichting Elevantio

Legal name

Stichting Elevantio

Website

https://elevantio.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Stichting Elevantio is a Dutch non-profit foundation operating 38 primary schools across Sluis, Terneuzen, and Hulst in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, serving approximately 6,000 children with 650+ staff through publicly funded public, Catholic, and Protestant-Christian education, supported by an internal professional development academy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Test Prep & Exam Readiness (K–12) (EDAJALAC)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Elementary schools
• Educational foundation
• School network management
• Teacher professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Axel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Primary Education Funding: As a public educational foundation, Elevantio receives government funding for primary education services. The foundation operates 38 primary schools across three municipalities in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stichting Elevantio operates a network of 38 primary schools across the municipalities of Sluis, Terneuzen, and Hulst in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, Netherlands, providing publicly funded elementary education (basisonderwijs) to approximately 6,000 children through 650+ staff members. The foundation supplements this core offering with the Elevantio Academie, an in-house professional development platform that delivers training, learning networks, and continuous education to its teachers and educational support staff.

Product overview

Stichting Elevantio operates as an educational foundation managing a network of 38 elementary schools in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, serving approximately 6000 children with a staff of 650. The organization's primary offerings include direct elementary education services and the Elevantio Academie, a professional development platform providing training programs, learning networks (Leernetwerken), and themed educational modules organized through Actielijnen and Thema's. The structure is a platform-plus-modules architecture where the school network represents the core educational service, supported by the Academie platform for staff development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Basisonderwijs (Elementary Education)

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HZ University of Applied SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the zij-instroom (side-entry) program that allows individuals with different backgrounds to become primary school teachers. Students follow a practice-oriented Pabo trajectory through HZ and work directly in classrooms while completing their education.
• Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO)coreOthersGovernment organization handling diploma recognition for foreign-educated teachers. Belgian teachers can request free recognition of their foreign diplomas through DUO to work in Dutch primary education.
• Grensinfopunt Zeeuws-VlaanderenminorOthersBorder information point offering free consultations on social security, employment conditions, cross-border work and taxation for cross-border workers in the region.
• ScaldaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner providing stagebegeleiding (internship guidance) for students in teacher training programs.
• Werkplaats InclusiefminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform focused on inclusive education practices, providing resources and collaboration for inclusive educational approaches.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stichting Conexus: Stichting Conexus is a primary education foundation in Limburg running a multi-school network similar to Elevantio. Both organizations function as regional school networks with shared professional development, central administration, and ANBI status.
• Stichting BOOR: Stichting BOOR is the public primary education foundation for the Rotterdam region, operating a comparable network of elementary schools, similar ANBI governance, and providing shared professional development services. It is the most structurally comparable Dutch stichting peer to Elevantio at similar scale.
• Stichting BLINK: Stichting BLINK is a primary education network in the Leiden/The Hague region operating multiple elementary schools with a similar foundation governance structure. Comparable in mission (providing quality public/basisonderwijs) and breadth of supplementary programs.
• Stichting KBA (Katholiek Basisonderwijs Amsterdam): Stichting KBA operates a network of Catholic primary schools in Amsterdam, directly comparable to Elevantio's denominational school portfolio. Both are denominational education foundations with ANBI status managing multiple elementary schools under a single board.
• Stichting Onderwijsgroep FIER: Stichting Onderwijsgroep FIER is a primary education foundation in Friesland managing multiple elementary schools through a network model. Like Elevantio, it operates as a regional stichting consolidated through mergers and provides broad educational services across a defined geographic area.

Broad incumbents

• Cognita Schools: Cognita is a global schools group operating over 100 schools across multiple countries. Comparable to Elevantio as a multi-school network operator, though focused on for-profit/private secondary and international markets rather than publicly funded primary education.
• Nord Anglia Education: Nord Anglia Education is a global premium schools network operating 80+ schools across multiple countries. While Elevantio operates publicly funded primary schools and Nord Anglia focuses on fee-paying premium international schools, both demonstrate the network model of operating multiple schools under a centralized brand and shared educational platform.

Others

• HZ University of Applied Sciences: HZ University of Applied Sciences is a strategic partner of Elevantio for the Pabo (teacher training) zij-instroom program. While operating in higher education rather than K-12, HZ is a key talent pipeline and co-development partner, making it an ecosystem-relevant adjacent organization.
• CPS Onderwijsontwikkeling en advies: CPS is a Dutch educational consultancy and curriculum developer serving primary schools with professional development and educational innovation services. Compared to Elevantio's in-house Elevantio Academie, CPS provides similar teacher training and curriculum support on an external basis to school networks across the Netherlands.

Regional players

• Stichting De WEST: Stichting De WEST operates primary schools in the Westland region of Zuid-Holland, providing a comparable regional stichting model. While operating in a different province, it shares the foundation governance structure and elementary education focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elevantio

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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