Lemnis is an Oregon-based public charity founded in April 2023 with proceeds from the sale of NWEA's assets to HMH. Led by founding CEO Melissa Johnston (formerly NWEA's Chief Strategy Officer), Lemnis describes itself as an "emerging philanthropic venture" working to expand learning opportunities for Generations Z and Alpha. Rather than operating as a traditional grantmaking foundation, Lemnis deploys a blended funding model that combines (i) M&A-style consolidation of mission-aligned for-profits and nonprofits under the "Lemnis Collective" umbrella, (ii) grant funding to an "Alliance" of accelerators and intermediaries, and (iii) direct equity and fund LP investments in vehicles like Learn...
