Schott Foundation for Public Education Email Format
Philanthropic Fundraising ServicesMassachusetts, United States11-50 Employees
The Schott Foundation for Public Education is a philanthropic organization focused on strengthening grassroots campaigns and policy work to achieve fully resourced, quality PreK-12 public education. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it supports efforts aimed at reducing opportunity gaps by providing financial and operational resources, network development, policy analysis, and communications support to grantee partners seeking systemic education reform at local, state, and federal levels. The foundation positions itself within the philanthropic fundraising services sector by aligning grantmaking with advocacy to foster broader access, fairness, and opportunity in public schools, particularly for low-income students and students of color. Its activities are organized around building a movement that emphasizes the importance of adequately resourced education as foundational to democracy, with recent initiatives including the launch of a Sustainable Grantmaking Benchmark and programs like EndowNow to sustain education justice organizations. The organization emphasizes its role as both funder and advocate, advancing campaigns that address education disparities through a combination of financial support and capacity-building services.