Funding schools, school networks, and education entrepreneurs
Launched in 2015, The Drexel Fund is a nonprofit venture philanthropy fund that seeds new school models, scales networks of existing schools with a track record of academic and operational excellence, and strengthens the educational ecosystems needed to create the market conditions necessary for new private schools serving low-income students to thrive.
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Making an Impact
Over the next five years, Drexel will:
- Engage 625 new school entrepreneurs
- Train and support 125 new entrepreneurs and recruit 26 Founders Program participants
- Expand 10 quality private school networks
- Create 50 new private schools serving at least 60% low-income students
- Create 12,500 new school seats
- Leverage $81 million annually in public revenue by our portfolio members
