Grant amount: One-year grants of $215,000 support teams’ planning year. Teams are also eligible to apply for additional funding to support the school’s first three years of operation.
NewSchools Venture Fund is a venture philanthropy that seeks to build a better education system in the United States by connecting people, resources, and ideas. The Fund’s Innovative Public Schools funding opportunity is currently accepting applications from educators who are designing new, innovative public schools launching in Fall 2025. Support is provided to early-stage charter organizations launching their first or second school in a new network and to district schools developing and implementing innovative designs for new schools.
Applicants must enroll students within the pre-K-12 grade span on a full-time basis and be eligible to receive public funding. While a variety of approaches are supported, all funded schools are committed to a student-centered vision and the three design principles of an expanded definition of student success, equity, and innovation. NewSchools especially seeks to invest in more Latino and Indigenous leaders who are underrepresented in education innovation and school leadership roles.