Driving change in urban schools

through smart, strategic philanthropic investment

Identify high-impact school change initiatives.
Partner with donors to stimulate private investment in urban school improvement.
Leverage grants with expertise and implementation support.
Level the playing field of opportunity and achievement for all students.

News & Upcoming Events

EdVestors Executive Director Laura Perille quoted in Globe story highlighting Mayor Thomas Menino's education legacy. Click here for more.
January 31, 2013: EdVestors and the BPS Arts Expansion Initiative have issued a request for proposals for this year's Arts Fund grants. Click here for a copy of the RFP (Microsoft Word download) and here for the RFP data sheet.
November 29, 2012: EdVestors Executive Director Laura Perille was featured on Neighborhood Network News discussing the School on the Move Prize and urban school improvement. Click here to view the full segment.
November 16, 2012: EdVestors' School on the Move Prize was featured in the Your Town section of Boston.com. This year's winner, New Mission High School, is located in Hyde Park. Click here for Your Town feature.
November 15, 2012: EdVestors is pleased to announce New Mission High School as the 2012 School on the Move Prize winner! Click here for the official press release.
The Education Headliners breakfast event scheduled for Monday, October 29th, has been canceled due to inclement weather.
September 28, 2012: EdVestors has issued its annual Call for Proposals for Spring 2013 grants. Click here for this year's grant application guidelines. An information session will be held on October 10th from 9:30 to 11am in the YWCA Kuumba Library, 140 Clarendon Street in Boston.
July 9, 2012: CommonWealth Magazine published an op-ed by EdVestors Executive Director Laura Perille about the importance of arts education in urban public schools. Click here to read the full piece. A complete list of this year's Arts Expansion Initiative grantees can be accessed here.
May 14, 2012: EdVestors announced the launch of its newest Strategic Initiative, the Improving Schools Initiative, a three-year, $3 million commitment to help a group of low-performing schools improve their results for children. Click here for the official press release.
April 12, 2012: EdVestors held its 10th Annual Urban Education Investment Showcase at City Year Headquarters. Finalists from seven different initiatives presented their school improvement ideas to an audience of nearly 200. Click here for a list of Portfolio Finalists and initiative descriptions.
February 8, 2012: The Wallace Foundation in New York has awarded the BPS Arts Expansion Initiative a $4 million grant to expand and sustain high-quality arts education in schools across the district. An article about the grant award was featured in the Metro section of the Boston Globe on February 8th. The press release can be read here.
The Boston Business Journal profiled EdVestors' venture capitalist approach to education reform in its January 6-12, 2012 issue. The article features testimony from EdVestors co-founder Philip Gordon, Superintendent Carol R. Johnson, and ACCESS Boston CEO and EdVestors ERP member Bob Giannino-Racine.

School on the Move Prize Selection Process Underway

The 2013 School on the Move Prize selection process has begun. Ten schools have been identified as eligible for this year's $100,000 award:

George H. Conley Elementary School

John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Mather Elementary School

Josiah Quincy Elementary School

William Monroe Trotter Elementary School

Hurley K-8 School

Orchard Gardens K-8 School

UP Academy of Boston

*New Mission High School

Urban Science Academy

*Only those schools meeting all of the criteria are invited to apply each year. New Mission High School met all of the 2013 Prize eligibility criteria but is not invited to apply this year as the winner of the 2012 School on the Move Prize.

11th Annual Urban Education Investment Showcase held April 11, 2013

EdVestors held its annual Urban Education Investment Showcase on Thursday, April 11th. Nearly 200 philanthropists, educators, and nonprofit and community leaders attended to hear directly from Showcase finalists about initiatives aimed to drive change in urban schools. Click here for a list of this year's finalists. For more information about making an investment, contact Executive Director Laura Perille at 617-585-5740.