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Our Impact

Our Impact

Our efforts to find, fund, and support a diverse portfolio of early-stage ventures have proven that centering innovation, an expanded definition of student success, and equity drives excellence. We collect data annually to improve and understand our impact.
View our 2021-23 Impact Report
Our 2021-23 Investments
See our highlights from 2021-2023:

$113M

invested in 421 ventures

1.5x

days of learning experienced by
students in our schools


62%

of ventures were led by women


70%

of ventures were led by people of color

With NewSchools funding and support, ventures have grown
their organizations, reach, and impact.
Students looking at the camera and smiling

23 million

students reached annually 

42,000

educators reached annually 

I would recommend NewSchools because it truly has provided necessary resources, community and confidence [that I needed] as a founder. I truly feel like NewSchools has been in partnership with me to fill gaps around program design, evaluation, board development and many other areas that helped our non-profit and also my personal leadership.

Venture Leader

$490 million

funding catalyzed

11x

NewSchools’ initial investment

Our Full Impact Report

Our 2021-23 Investments

Diverse Leaders

Efforts to increase the number of Black and Latino educators and education leaders, ventures that serve as diversity, equity and inclusion capacity builders and work to mobilize parents to advocate for change. Learn more.

Racial Equity

Leaders of color with ambitious, early-stage ideas for addressing racial inequities in education. Funding decisions were made through participatory grantmaking. Learn more.

EDge

Ventures addressing pressing needs in education beyond any single investment area. These investments included those empowering students with learning differences, supporting post-pandemic recovery innovations, and piloting growth capital to bridge ventures to sustainability. Learn more.