Lenny Foundation

Open infrastructure for education and wellness

We curate, synthesize, and open-source the best available resources in education and student wellness — making them accessible to every school, educator, and practitioner.

Apply for accessView on GitHubComing soon

0+

Schools served

0+

Curated resources

0.1M+

Students impacted

Supported by & Featured in

Google
Forbes
Yale University
Edutopia

What we're building

Three pillars to make quality education accessible

The Lenny Foundation is focused on public-good work: synthesizing research, curating evidence-based resources, and making them freely available.

01

Open resource library

A continuously updated, open-source collection of the best tools, content, and resources for student wellness and education.

v1 launching 2026

02

Monitoring what works

As more schools put these resources into practice, we track what's working and use that data to improve what we offer.

In development

03

Expanding access

Ensuring every student benefits from what works, including those in communities where access is hardest to come by.

Coming 2027

Synthesized from 0+ institutions

Integrating top sources

Our research draws on work from leading universities, institutions, and organizations worldwide.

M

University of Melbourne

Student wellbeing frameworks, SEWB

AU evidence
UC

UChicago Consortium

School climate, non-cognitive factors

Landmark study
JF

Jacobs Foundation

Child development funding, evidence use

Funder
WHO

WHO Mental Health Division

Global adolescent health guidelines

Policy brief
NYU

NYU Steinhardt

Counseling psychology, school-based MH

71 studies
UO

University of Oregon CTL

Behavioral interventions, PBIS research

PBIS tier model
NIE

Singapore NIE

21st century competencies, character ed

SG framework
UCLA

UCLA Mindful Awareness Center

Mindfulness in schools, MARC protocols

38 trials
D

Duke Center for Child Policy

Early childhood, prevention science

48 studies
W

University of Wisconsin WCER

Learning sciences, motivation research

62 studies
C

Columbia Mailman School

Youth mental health epidemiology

63 studies
JH

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School

Adolescent health, school-based prevention

Meta-analysis
M

University of Melbourne

Student wellbeing frameworks, SEWB

AU evidence
UC

UChicago Consortium

School climate, non-cognitive factors

Landmark study
JF

Jacobs Foundation

Child development funding, evidence use

Funder
WHO

WHO Mental Health Division

Global adolescent health guidelines

Policy brief
NYU

NYU Steinhardt

Counseling psychology, school-based MH

71 studies
UO

University of Oregon CTL

Behavioral interventions, PBIS research

PBIS tier model
NIE

Singapore NIE

21st century competencies, character ed

SG framework
UCLA

UCLA Mindful Awareness Center

Mindfulness in schools, MARC protocols

38 trials
D

Duke Center for Child Policy

Early childhood, prevention science

48 studies
W

University of Wisconsin WCER

Learning sciences, motivation research

62 studies
C

Columbia Mailman School

Youth mental health epidemiology

63 studies
JH

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School

Adolescent health, school-based prevention

Meta-analysis
Last updated April 2026

The Open Resource Library

Built for developers, researchers, and practitioners

Access the full library through our REST API, bulk CSV downloads, or the web interface. Every resource is tagged, categorized, and evidence-rated.

Evidence-rated resources

Every resource is evaluated against a standardized evidence framework. Ratings range from 'expert-recommended' to 'RCT-validated'.

RESTful API

Programmatic access with full-text search, category filtering, and pagination. JSON responses, rate-limited at 1,000 requests/hour.

Domain taxonomy

Resources organized across 12 research domains: social-emotional learning, mindfulness, CBT-informed tools, and more.

Bulk downloads

Full dataset available as CSV, JSON, or Parquet. Updated weekly. Ideal for researchers running meta-analyses.

api-example.py
import requests
# Search the open resource library
response = requests.get(
  "https://api.lenny.org/v2/resources",
  params={
    "domain": "social-emotional-learning",
    "evidence_level": "rct_validated",
    "grade_range": "K-5",
    "limit": 20
  }
)
resources = response.json()
for r in resources["data"]:
  print(r["title"], r["evidence_rating"])

Open Source Commitment

Open access. Shared impact.

All Foundation-produced resources, datasets, and tools are released under permissive open-source licenses. In return, we ask that partners share anonymized impact data so we can track what's working and continuously improve the library for everyone.

Open Library

The full curated resource library, including metadata, evidence ratings, and taxonomy.

Schools and practitioners

API & Developer Tools

The REST API, client libraries (Python, JS, R), and integration tooling.

Builders and organizations
Apply for access

Build on the foundation

Whether you're an educator, researcher, or developer — the library is open and free. Start exploring today.

Apply for access →Read the documentationComing soon

April 2026

Connecting research to the frontlines

Building open evidence infrastructure so the best research in student wellness reaches the people who need it most.

Read the full letter