Our Mission
To improve higher education and career success among underserved populations through evidence-based innovation.
Our Focus
ECMC Foundation makes investments in two focus areas: College Success and Career Readiness.
Our Values
Our values are centered on four principles: Long-Term Investments, Entrepreneurial, Research and Reforms, and Measurement and Evaluation.
Our Grants & Investments
ECMC Foundation is a national foundation that makes grants and investments across the United States.
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News
Recent Update
Reflecting on Six Years of Grantmaking to Support Community Colleges
To measure the scope and impact of ECMC Foundation’s grantmaking focused on community colleges, we conducted an internal evaluation in early 2021.
Investee Spotlight
Provider Pool Makes the “Future of Work” Work for Nurses
Provider Pool aims to extend its vision of the future of work in nursing to more nurses, helping long-term and home care nurses upskill and obtain greater economic mobility.
President's Corner
New Academic Year Brings New Opportunities to Address Longstanding Barriers
In higher education, it’s easy to get wrapped up in thinking about the system itself: sustaining institutions, supporting faculty, funding research and thinking long-term. As a result, students can become an afterthought…which misses the point entirely.
That’s why we consistently ask ourselves, “How can we help make higher education more effective for low-income students, first-generation students and students of color?”