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THE 1954 PROJECT

2026

LUMINARY

Jenn Charlot

Co-Founder

RevX

About the Leader

Dr. Jenn Charlot is the co-founder of RevX, a national design lab transforming K-12 education through rigorous, real-world learning rooted in identity, purpose, and community impact. A first-generation Haitian American, Harvard Ed.L.D. graduate, and former NYC and Newark systems leader, she has spent two decades redesigning pathways for young people historically pushed to the margins. From districtwide reform to launching high-performing schools, Jenn now leads a growing national movement preparing young people to transform their communities and shape the future.

About the Work

RevX partners with K-12 schools to redesign learning around real-world challenges, cultural relevance, and student leadership. Through our DEEDS framework, scholars investigate community issues, build solutions alongside educators and industry partners. Our model develops identity, agency, critical thinking, and the skills young people need to create the world they want to live in.

THE 1954 PROJECT

Investing in Durable Leadership & Institutions

The 1954 Project identifies visionary education leaders whose work is strengthening Black communities and invests in them and what they are building with significant, flexible capital and long-term relationship.

 

Named for the year of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, The 1954 Project honors that promise by backing leaders closest to the work with resources that follow their vision. 

This is philanthropy shaped by trust in leaders and commitment to what they’re building.

Meet More of the Network

Tori Hines

Resurgence Hall

Jenn Charlot

RevX

Cinaiya Stubbs

Children's Place Association

Nicole Lynn Lewis

Generation Hope

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