Education Foundations, LLC

Strategic resource acquisition & management for mission-driven education organizations.

Grant funding, compliance, and leadership capacity — built as one discipline.

What We Do

Turning resources into results

Education Foundations partners with charter school networks, state education agencies, authorizers, school districts, and non-public schools to secure funding, strengthen compliance, and build the leadership capacity that turns resources into results.

Core Focus

Strategic Resource Acquisition & Management

We treat resource strategy as a function of transformational leadership, not a back-office task. Using our IMPACTS framework and Resource Opportunity Matrix, we help leaders build a diversified, sequenced funding strategy that serves the mission — not just the next deadline.

Funding

Grant Writing & Reporting

Competitive, formula, and private grant applications — from letter of intent through annual performance reporting and closeout.

Compliance

Monitoring & Audit Readiness

Mock monitoring reviews, readiness assessments, and compliance protocols that prepare your team before a real monitor arrives.

Leadership

Executive Leadership Coaching

Tailored coaching that strengthens team dynamics and organizational culture.

Legal

Litigation & Expert Witness Support

Expert analysis and testimony in federal and state litigation involving education funding and grant compliance.

Technology

Technology & Systems Engineering

Custom web applications and relational databases that replace spreadsheets, PDFs, and disconnected tools. We build systems for grants management, compliance tracking, document management, reporting dashboards, and connected charter school operations — turning manual, fragmented processes into secure platforms your team can run on.

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From acquisition through compliance to the leadership capacity to sustain both.

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By the Numbers

Two decades leading federal programs from the inside

20+ years

Full-time direct experience in public PK-12 education, from the classroom to the state education agency

$500M+

In grant portfolios overseen at the district level

$30M+

In competitive grant awards secured since July 2022

36 contracts

Completed since founding in 2023, with many repeat clients

Women-owned

Active and in good standing in SAM.gov

Nationwide

Clients across Tennessee and the country — LEAs, SEAs, charter schools, authorizers, CMOs, non-public schools, and advocacy organizations

Our Clients

Organizations we've served

West Virginia Professional Charter School Board
KIPP Foundation
Tullahoma City Schools
Warren County Schools
DeKalb County Schools
Fentress County Schools
Southeast Region 5 Comprehensive Center

Our Products

Software we build for this work

Our technology practice has produced purpose-built platforms for the organizations we serve — turning grant management, compliance, and resource work into connected, secure web applications.

Resource portfolio management

EdFolia

Unified grants, contributions, partnerships, and asset tracking in one platform — built for school districts, charter networks, and mission-driven nonprofits.

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Compliance readiness platform

Monitoring

Turns a monitoring framework into assignable requirements, collects responses and evidence, supports consultant review, and assembles the final readiness report.

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Curated professional resources

Resources

A curated library for charter school teams that surfaces the right resources for who you are and where your organization stands — by stage, audience, and topic.

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“Meeting compliance requirements is the minimum, not the mission. What happens beyond it is what actually changes outcomes for students.”
— Dr. Alyson Lerma, Founder & CEO

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