A catalytic investment in the field's missing infrastructure
NISSP is raising a three-year launch to establish national implementation capacity for school safety — and to raise the return on the public dollars already in motion.
Improve the ROI of hundreds of millions already being spent
Philanthropy doesn't have to fund school safety alone. State and federal channels are already moving substantial dollars. What's missing is the implementation infrastructure that ensures those dollars work — and that's exactly what a catalytic launch investment builds.
This is field-building: a three-year window to establish national leadership before the space becomes crowded, while demand from dozens of states is at its peak.
Why this moment matters
Partnership pathways
We're building a coalition of funders, public agencies, and mission-aligned partners. There's a role at every level.
Founding Funder
Anchor the three-year launch as a founding philanthropic partner shaping the institute from day one.
- Founding recognition & governance voice
- Early access to research findings
- Shape the first-year agenda
Consortium Partner
Join a small group of funders sharing governance, complementary expertise, and risk.
- Collaborative governance seat
- Aligned priorities & reporting
- Shared learning across the field
State & District Partner
Engage NISSP for implementation support, fee-for-service research, or learning-network membership.
- Hands-on implementation support
- Grant-ready templates & toolkits
- Cross-state learning network
A path to sustainability
We diversify revenue deliberately — starting with catalytic philanthropy and building toward earned income and public funding so the institute endures beyond its launch.
Catalytic philanthropy
Foundation support establishes national infrastructure, research capacity, and technical-assistance capability.
Add public funding
Philanthropy plus competitive federal and state grants as the model proves out and demand grows.
Introduce earned revenue
Philanthropy, grants, and fee-for-service technical assistance — a balanced, resilient base.
Durable sustainability
A majority of revenue from grants and earned income, with philanthropy fueling new field-building bets.
Let's talk about your role in this
We'd welcome a conversation about how your foundation, agency, or organization can help launch the institute.