Announcing Our
Strategic Framework
Our new approach incorporates what we have learned over the past several years of grantmaking and investing.
Our Mission
To improve higher education for career success among underserved populations through evidence-based innovation.
Our Focus
The Foundation aims to drive systemic change, getting at the root causes of complex challenges in higher education, not just the symptoms.
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.
- Strategic Framework
- Our Mission
- Our Vision
- Our Focus
- Our Values
- Our Grants & Investments
News
New Blog Post
Amidst a Tumultuous Climate, Don’t Leave Women Founders Behind
Times like these offer a reminder to those of us in the investor community that we must step up and prioritize investing in women-led ventures.
In the News
Opinion: Head Start Centers in Community Colleges Can Change the Child-care Equation
The Washington Post Editorial Board has endorsed a new partnership between the Association of Community College Trustees and the National Head Start Association to increase on-campus child care.
Investee Video Spotlight
Building a More Diverse Talent Pipeline
Education Innovation Ventures is proud to have invested in Onramp, a workforce solutions company that offers custom-built apprenticeship programs for corporate partners looking to expand their recruitment pipelines with high-potential candidates from non-traditional backgrounds.
President's Corner
Honoring Our History, Embracing New Beginnings
It is with great enthusiasm that I begin my service as president of ECMC Foundation and assume the stewardship of an organization whose core mission is to ensure that students across the country complete postsecondary education and go on to earn family-sustaining wages.