We’re excited to launch our #SurgeForMore end-of-year giving campaign! The Surge Institute continues to inspire leaders of color to transform their communities. Now is the time for all of us to invest in our collective future. By supporting these education leaders with our financial resources, we will build a brighter tomorrow for everyone. Help us reach our $100,000 goal—every dollar makes a difference. Please show your support and join the movement to #SoarWithSurge, creating more positive outcomes for our communities.
Announcing the PHILA25 cohort!
Surge Institute’s Philadelphia Surge Academy is thrilled to announce a powerful new collective of 14 brilliant education leaders beginning their Surge journey this month as they set out to accelerate their leadership and personal growth to become influential change agents in their communities.
Read more about the 2025 Philadelphia cohort and the incredible work they will accomplish.
Surge [surj] n.
a sudden powerful forward or upward movement.
The Surge Institute is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to educate and develop leaders of color who create transformative change for young people, their families, and our broader communities.
We support people who profoundly and directly affect positive change in the world. We elevate leaders of color in educational spaces. Their ideas and gifts, coupled with access, resources, and encouragement, transform the people around them. Students, families, and whole communities realize their potential. There’s no limit to the possibilities.
Engage with this movement and become an agent of change.
ELEVATING LEADERS
Surge was built by and for communities of color and designed to empower, educate and elevate our leaders in the education systems serving our communities. Our goal is to serve 5,000 leaders by 2030.
BUILDING COMMUNITY
This work does not happen in silos. The Surge program suite has created a sprawling network of change-makers collectively building a brighter future for our youth.
ELEVATING VOICES
We are a megaphone for our people. Continued impact and heightened influence are the hallmarks of a true movement toward systemic change.