Jobs for the Future

Name

Jobs for the Future

Legal name

Jobs for the Future

Website

https://jff.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Career Transition, Re-entry & Employability Support (Mid-career, Returnships) (EDAAAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employer-Led Workforce Partnerships & Sector Strategies (EDAAAOAB)

Keywords

• Workforce development services
• Education and training policy
• Apprenticeship program design
• Skills-first hiring support
• Economic mobility research

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Grants: Primary revenue stream for JFF as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Receives multi-million dollar grants from foundations (Ascendium Education Group $19.5M, GitLab Foundation $2.9M, Google.org $2M, BlackRock Foundation $25M administered program, Ares Charitable Foundation CREST) and federal sources (U.S. Department of Labor $5M).
2. Donations and Individual Giving: Accepts charitable donations from individuals and supporters via the jff.org/donate channel and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC #32969).
3. Professional Services / Advisory Engagements: JFF delivers consulting, advisory services, evaluation services, labor market information analysis, program design, and convening engagements to employers (Impact Employer Model, Skills Navigator), education institutions, workforce development organizations, and philanthropies as paid engagements.
4. JFFVentures Investment Returns: JFFVentures invests at the intersection of education, workforce, and human potential in early-stage companies; JFFVentures likely generates returns from portfolio investments that can be reinvested in mission-related work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Jobs for the Future is a national nonprofit that designs, scales, and advocates for education and workforce solutions that connect more Americans to quality jobs. It delivers consulting, technical assistance, research, policy advocacy, apprenticeship design, employer mobilization, and grant administration through nine practice centers and an innovation arm (JFFLabs) and investment vehicle (JFFVentures). Its North Star goal is to move 75 million Americans facing barriers to economic advancement into quality jobs by 2033.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JFFLabs: JFF's innovation lab that provides market analysis, identifies trends, and invests in promising innovators through Insights, Incubation, and Investments (JFFVentures). Includes incubated practices in Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Work, Climate Innovation, and Lifelong Learning.
• JFFVentures
• Education Quality Outcomes Standards (EQOS)
• No Dead Ends
• Horizons Summit
• Work for America Talent Accelerator

Quantifiable outcome

• By 2033, 75 million Americans facing barriers to economic advancement will have quality jobs (North Star goal, nearly double the 38M in 2023)
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Work for AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026Work for America's Spring 2026 Talent Accelerator program is an eight-week virtual workshop delivered in partnership with JFF to help city HR and operational teams (12 city organizations, including 7 PSHRA member agencies) map end-to-end hiring processes, identify bottlenecks, and develop recommendations to improve efficiency and candidate experience.
• IBM (SkillsBuild)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2024IBM announced a collaboration with several US community college systems to offer cybersecurity and data analytics certificates through its free SkillsBuild platform. Certificates developed in partnership with Jobs for the Future and validated by industry experts to align with current employer demand. Courses available in Alabama, California Bay Area, Colorado, and Louisiana. Part of IBM's pledge to skill 30 million people globally by 2030.
• Google (skills-based certificate programs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJFF helped Google scale its skills-based IT certificate programs to grow and diversify the IT workforce (case study: Helping Google Grow and Diversify the IT Workforce).
• MetacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeta is partnering with Jobs for the Future to demonstrate how AR/VR (XR) technologies can strengthen the competitiveness of small and medium-sized businesses by upskilling workers through immersive learning.
• UnitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnity has partnered with JFF to fund workforce development organizations and programs with the goal of making training and job opportunities accessible to all through the Unity Workforce Grant.
• SAPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJFF and SAP partnered on immersive learning work to power 21st-century student skill building in schools leveraging digital tools adopted during the pandemic.
• Burning Glass InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-recipient (with JFF) of the $2.9M GitLab Foundation grant to expand the Educational Quality Outcomes Standards (EQOS) framework for assessing education and training programs based on employment and earnings outcomes.
• World Education Services (Mariam Assefa Fund)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJFF, Ascendium, and the World Education Services Mariam Assefa Fund embarked on an ambitious two-year initiative (Rural Immigrant Success Exchange / RISE) to break down barriers to economic advancement for immigrants, refugees, and migrant workers in rural communities.
• Ares Charitable FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCREST (Climate-Resilient Employees for a Sustainable Tomorrow) is a career preparation and reskilling initiative of the Ares Charitable Foundation that aims to close the gap between demand for skilled workers for green jobs and the number of people prepared for them; JFFLabs' Climate Innovation incubated practice area hosts CREST.
• AudienceNetminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAudienceNet conducts national surveys on JFF's behalf, including the November 28 – December 8, 2025 survey of 3,020 respondents on AI's impact on jobs and workers.
• National Governors Association (NGA) Center & Business RoundtablecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe NGA Center's Skills in the States initiative, in collaboration with Business Roundtable, promotes skills-first hiring and talent management strategies across public and private sectors, including underutilized populations like the National Guard.
• Harvard Graduate School of Education & MIT (Robert Pozen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA Boston convening at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in December 2025 was led by Harvard Graduate School of Education's Bridget Terry Long and supported by MIT's Robert Pozen, bringing together community college leaders, researchers, healthcare employers, and philanthropists.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• National Skills Coalition: National policy and advocacy nonprofit focused on skills-based hiring, workforce development, and equity. Closely comparable to JFF's Policy & Advocacy and Skills Navigator work, with overlapping federal/state engagement.
• CLASP (Center for Law and Social Policy): National policy nonprofit advancing economic security and racial equity through workforce and anti-poverty policy. Overlaps with JFF's Center for Justice & Economic Advancement and Population Strategies on policy research and advocacy.
• MDRC: Social policy research nonprofit conducting rigorous evaluations of education and workforce programs. Comparable to JFF's Research, Evaluation & Analytics practice and apprenticeship/system-change research portfolio.
• Year Up: Workforce development nonprofit providing training and career pathways for young adults facing barriers to quality jobs. Overlaps with JFF's Young Adult Talent Development Network and apprenticeship expansion work.
• Per Scholas: National nonprofit providing tuition-free technology training and career pathways to underserved adults. Comparable to JFF's skills-first IT pathways, IBM SkillsBuild partnerships, and bridge-to-employment programs.
• Social Finance: Impact-focused nonprofit that designs Pay for Success and social impact financing for workforce, education, and reentry programs. Comparable to JFFVentures' investment orientation and JFF's Financing the Future initiative.
• Burning Glass Institute: Nonprofit research and policy organization focused on the future of work and skills-based labor market. Direct peer in labor market intelligence, co-recipient of the GitLab Foundation grant with JFF on EQOS.

Broad incumbents

• New America: Large policy think tank with major education and workforce programs, including the Center for Educational Effectiveness and Future of Work initiatives. Comparable in policy research scale and convening role.
• Urban Institute: Major economic and social policy research organization with deep workforce, education, and equity research. Comparable to JFF's research and evaluation work at a larger scale and with longer time series.

Emerging players

• America Achieves: Nonprofit focused on pathways from education to career, including dual enrollment and skills-based pathways. Comparable to JFF's Pathways to Prosperity, dual enrollment policy, and community college systems work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@JobsForTheFuture
• Facebookfacebook.com/jobsforthefuture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jobs-for-the-future
• Instagraminstagram.com/jobsforthefuture

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds11 records

Investors9 records

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M&A2 records

Investments6 records

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