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We develop great schools. Most importantly, we create unique funding solutions for operations and capital finance.
While our projects usually include “linear” funding sources (fund raising, government funding, tuition and fees), we specialize in developing unexpected or less-obvious strategies, which is part of what we call “Nonlinear Project Funding.”
Take a look at our Portfolio page for some examples of our work.
Our approach involves extensive research, getting creative, and carefully modeling our concepts (usually with 10-year projections), and then we test those models for feasibility.
After developing actionable solutions for our clients, we are prepared to stay all the way to project completion (upon request) – even if that takes years.
Since our founding in 1995, our work and funding models have generated more than $1 billion in non-philanthropic funding for education, primarily in low income communities in the US. Click below to read our full 2021-2022 Progress Report.
Natural Light: Transforming a School on East Eight Mile
This short film (8 minutes) provides an inside look at our recent K-8 charter school project in Detroit.
Over the course of three years we secured financing, completed 110,000 SF of interior renovation, added new athletic facilities, removed five acres of asphalt, and added a new student-designed (and community built) playground – among many other significant improvements.
For more information, including a full length mini-documentary with more details (18 minutes), see our portfolio entry for the Academy of Warren.