About Accelerate Great Schools
Accelerate Great Schools believes that every child in every neighborhood in Cincinnati deserves a great K-12 education. We identify parent and community needs, grow the number of high-performing school options to meet those needs, and increase the number of high-quality teachers and principals who are representative of the communities we serve.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationCharter school support and expansionSchool turnaroundTeacher and principal developmentLiteracy and early learningHBCU partnership and recruitmentCollege readiness
Who They Fund
teachers (including prospective recruits and fellows)school leaders/principalsschool staffstudentsschool organizations (newly created and expanding schools)
About Accelerate Great Schools
Accelerate Great Schools centers its grantmaking on expanding strong K-12 options and strengthening the educator pipeline, with especially large support for school creation and school expansion. The biggest recent awards went to Idea Public Schools in Weslaco, Texas, at $7,415,214 in 2024 and $6,778,850 in 2025, both tied to school creation support. That scale is matched by a pattern of investment in networks that serve students in Cincinnati and beyond, including ReGeneration Schools in Chicago, which received $1,404,526 in 2024 and $1,074,982 in 2025 for school creation support. The foundation’s work also reaches teacher recruitment and leadership development, with grants to organizations such as The Literacy Lab, Teach for America, and Miami University tied to training, placement, and fellowships. Across these awards, the throughline is clear: build more high-performing schools, improve the adults leading them, and extend access to college-preparatory education for students.
What Accelerate Great Schools Funds
In school creation and expansion, Accelerate Great Schools backed Seton Education Partners with $820,303 in 2024 and $527,785 in 2025 for school expansion support, while also supporting Citizens of the World Charter Schools with $379,560 in 2024 for school creation support. The foundation also invested in turnaround and school-model growth through ReGeneration Schools, including a 2024 grant of $1,404,526 and a 2025 grant of $1,074,982. On the educator side, they gave $225,000 in 2025 to The Literacy Lab for teacher recruitment, training and placement, and $80,000 in 2025 to Miami University for teacher recruitment, training and placement. Leadership development appears in grants such as $274,900 in 2025 to Skyrocket Education for leadership coaching.
How Accelerate Great Schools Gives
Accelerate Great Schools’ typical grant size is $32,812 at the 25th percentile, $97,890 at the median, and $664,844 at the 75th percentile, showing a mix of smaller operating or program grants and much larger school-investment awards. The recent record includes repeat support to multiple recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including IDEA Public Schools, ReGeneration Schools, Seton Education Partners, Teach for America, The Literacy Lab, and Chiefs for Change. That pattern points to a regular funder with ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-off gifts. It is a public charity and a regular funder, and the available program descriptions show both unsolicited and invitation-based support depending on the program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9.3M
Total Assets
$22.1M
Total Revenue
$1.4M
Total Expenses
$11.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $33K and $665K, with a median of $98K.
25th Percentile
$33K
Median
$98K
75th Percentile
$665K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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