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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Support Single Mothers in College to Make Education More Equitable for All
To truly address the pressing issues of equity, access, affordability, and completion facing higher education, a growing movement of researchers, philanthropists, student activists, and college administrators are working to integrate family caregiving and support services into a 21st-century vision of college.
Grantee Leader Spotlight
Two Leaders, One Mission: Closing Equity Gaps in Latino Student Success
Two leaders passionate about the same cause, a chance meeting in Washington, D.C., and a friendship that would culminate in a common mission to accelerate Latino success in higher education. That’s the story of Sarita Brown and Deborah Santiago, who cofounded Excelencia in Education.
President's Corner
Delivering the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education Demands That We Become Active Change Agents
Today, more than six decades later, the diversity of students across postsecondary education campuses is evidence of progress. However, it doesn’t take long to realize that the full promise of Brown v. Board of Education has fallen short. The Court’s intent in Brown was not just to ensure that all students had a seat in the same classrooms, but that they also had an equitable shot at success. As a nation, we are still far behind in delivering on that promise.