Every student should have an excellent education that prepares them to succeed and thrive in life. Too many students in the Bay Area do not.
We are changing this.
The Bay Ed Fund is an innovative approach to education philanthropy. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with communities to co-design bold visions for student success, providing long-term funding, capacity-building, and access to expert guidance to drive transformative and sustainable improvements in public school districts.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
Learn how we create real and lasting change in schools.
HOW WE KNOW IT’S WORKING
How we are tracking the progress being made in our partner communities.
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
We provide a pathway for donors to make a meaningful impact in schools across the Bay Area.
Why change is necessary
We need a bold new approach to close persistent education gaps that limit student success, restrict economic mobility and weaken communities
3 in 10 Students Proficient in Reading
2 in 10 Students Proficient in Math
40% decline in Economic Mobility
OUR GOAL
Our goal is to dramatically improve educational outcomes and experiences for 50,000 students across the Bay Area by 2035 while building a new and replicable approach to meaningful and sustainable district improvement.
OUR Impact So Far
Served across two communities
Involved in co-creating a vision for all students
Invested directly in schools and family leadership
what makes us different
We analyzed outliers and bright spots nationally, engaged with hundreds of educators, family organizers, and funders, and drew insights from research on transformative school systems. As a result, we have a unique and strategic approach to school improvement that strives to:
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