Our Mission
To inspire and to facilitate improvements that affect educational outcomes—especially 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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- Our Mission
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- Our Focus
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InformED
Press Release
ECMC Foundation Launches Catalyzing Transfer Initiative
Nearly $4.5M funding commitment aims to increase successful transfer of postsecondary credits and timely bachelor degree completion
Grantee Video Spotlight
COVID-19 Rapid Response Small Grants
As the COVID-19 pandemic rippled across the United States, ECMC Foundation took swift action and created its first Rapid Response Small Grants Program, disbursing $583,850 to 65 organizations.
President's Corner
We Need Change Now, Not Just Years Down the Road
Recognizing the systemic barriers to equity, our philanthropy has always prioritized investments that can lead to change at a systemic level.
But there is one thing about systemic change: it can be glacially slow, taking years to impact student success.
As the stories from the last few months underscore, however, there are real people whose lives depend on how fast we can achieve progress, those who need and want change now, not years down the road.