Business Model

Pacific’s business model is straightforward. We are a non-profit developer and landlord for high-quality charter schools. As a professional service provider, we find, finance, and retrofit and/or build facilities and then lease these academic campuses to educators with proven track records. Using contributed philanthropic equity, debt provided by socially-conscious lenders and credit enhancements from federal, state and local guarantors, we finance these campuses at a cost of capital far below that available to charter school operators. We pass this economic savings on to the charter schools in the form of below market rents, including full complements of furniture, fixtures and equipment.

When these charter school tenants have reached a state of maturity defined by metrics involving academic and financial performance and community support, we work with each school’s leadership team toward the goal of self-ownership. By promoting and facilitating the purchase of campuses by quality tenants, Pacific is able to recycle its equity for the development of future schools serving an increasing number of at-risk students.