Escalera Employee Directory
Non-profit OrganizationsUtah, United States51-200 Employees
Escalera is a nonprofit organization based in Salt Lake City, Utah, focused on expanding access to education and addressing the global school shortage. It targets students who are at risk of leaving the school system, delivering targeted scholarships and essential information to help them stay in school, with particular emphasis on those born into poverty. In addition to supporting students directly, the organization builds schools and explores how entrepreneurship can contribute to lifting communities out of poverty. Its strategy aims to scale impact by shaping public policy through a pay-for-success framework, where government bodies fund outcomes demonstrated by Escalera. The organization relies on rigorous evaluation, favoring independently verifiable outcomes and randomized trials to assess impact. Overall, Escalera functions as a mid-sized nonprofit in the education sector, pursuing both direct support for students and systemic policy change.