Black Montessori Education Fund

The Black Montessori Education Fund (BMEF) is committed to Montessori education as a means of liberation. We are a fiscally sponsored project of MOMIE’s INC with a vision to bridge the educational gap for Black educators and families by providing access to quality and culturally responsive Montessori programs as a means for social, emotional, spiritual, and economic liberation. 

Currently, Black children make up only 6% of the population in Montessori schools. Further, only 9% of Montessori teachers in the US identify as Black — and nearly 50% of all Black educators nationwide are living in poverty.

Therefore, we were born out of the glaring need for laser-focused efforts that support the Black community in educational equity and in using education as a liberatory instrument. The BMEF aims to develop a pipeline and network of highly-trained and supported Montessori educators, school leaders, and alumni, and to spread awareness of the Montessori method within the under-served Black community. 

Our goal is to raise $1,000,000 in the next 2 years as a direct investment in Black educators, students, and administrators worldwide.