Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay

What Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay does

Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1984 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The organization recruits and matches volunteers aged 55 and older to address community needs across three counties: Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco. It operates eight distinct program lines including Classroom Grandparent and Foster Grandparent (youth mentoring in schools), Health Buddies and Senior Companion (companionship for homebound elderly and disabled adults), RSVP (flexible volunteer coordination), Operation: Veteran Connect (veterans serving veterans), Senior Disaster Support, TelePals (remote phone-based companionship), and Companion Transportation. In 2025, the organization reported record engagement with 1,334 active volunteers contributing 277,205 hours, helping more than 8,000 individuals annually.

The organization does not charge for its services. Its revenue model is entirely grant- and donation-based, sourced from a diversified portfolio that includes federal partners (Americorps), state agencies (Volunteer Florida), county and municipal governments (Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Pasco County, Children's Board of Hillsborough, Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas, City of Tampa), healthcare and insurance foundations (United Healthcare, Florida Blue Foundation, Humana Foundation, Sunshine Health), community foundations (Community Foundation Tampa Bay, Pinellas Community Foundation, Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg), corporate partners (Suncoast Credit Union, Charter Communications, Florida Blue), and United Way Suncoast. Disclosed individual grant sizes range from $3,000 to $249,524, with the total disclosed cash grants from 2019–2025 summing to approximately $430K, suggesting the remainder of operating support comes from larger unitemized contracts and donations.

The organization employs 11–50 paid staff and runs on a standard WordPress web platform with no public-facing API, no proprietary technology stack, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. Its go-to-market approach is community-driven: direct volunteer matching combined with partnerships across schools, healthcare facilities, veteran services, and other nonprofits. Marketing relies on the company website, email newsletter (Geared Up News), Facebook, and community events such as the annual Bridging Generations Dinner and Volunteer Appreciation celebrations. The organization is governed by an independent Board of Directors that has been conducting formal strategic growth planning since at least 2023.

Name

Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay

Legal name

Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay

Website

https://seniorsinservice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1984 that matches volunteers aged 55 and older to community needs across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties in Florida, serving at-risk seniors, children, and veterans through mentoring, companionship, transportation, and disaster support programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior and Community Volunteer Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Social, Community & Senior Center Outings Transport (HSABAOAG)

Keywords

• Senior volunteer services
• Nonprofit volunteer coordination
• Senior companionship programs
• Youth mentoring programs
• Veteran support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay is a nonprofit volunteer coordination organization that engages volunteers aged 55 and older to address community needs across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties. It runs structured programs including Health Buddies companionship, RSVP flexible volunteer placement, Foster Grandparent and Classroom Grandparent youth mentoring, Operation: Veteran Connect, TelePals, Companion Transportation, and Senior Disaster Support. Services are provided at no cost to participants and are funded through grants, donations, and partnerships.

Product overview

Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay is a nonprofit volunteer coordination organization founded in 1984 that connects volunteers aged 55 and older to meet community challenges. The organization operates multiple distinct volunteer programs including Health Buddies (senior companionship and phone support), RSVP (flexible volunteer coordination), Foster Grandparent and Classroom Grandparent (youth mentoring), Operation: Veteran Connect (veteran support), Senior Disaster Support, and TelePals. These programs serve Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties, helping more than 8,000 individuals annually through volunteer service focused on at-risk seniors, veterans, and children.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Classroom Grandparent: Program leveraging volunteers aged 55+ to mentor elementary students in academic and social development
• Health Buddies
• Foster Grandparent
• RSVP
• Operation: Veteran Connect
• TelePals
• Senior Companion

Products and services

• Classroom Grandparent Program A program that leverages volunteers aged 55 and older to mentor elementary students in schools, helping them with academic and social development while engaging seniors in community service.
• Health Buddies A senior companion program that matches volunteers with homebound elderly or disabled adults to provide friendship, regular phone check-ins, and support for quality of life.
• RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) A flexible volunteer program where adults aged 55+ choose how, where, and how often they want to serve, providing volunteer opportunities across multiple cause areas.
• Foster Grandparent A mentoring program where volunteers aged 55+ tutor and mentor students in schools near their homes, filling a grandparent role for children who need additional academic and social support.
• Operation: Veteran Connect A program using a Veterans Serving Veterans model to provide meaningful support and community connection for Tampa Bay veterans and military families.
• Senior Disaster Support Program A program that helps seniors weather disasters and provides support during emergency situations, made possible through community supporters.
• TelePals A remote volunteer opportunity that connects seniors with companionship and regular phone contact to combat social isolation.
• Companion Transportation A program providing rides to seniors who need transportation assistance getting to medical appointments.
• Hunger Relief Volunteer Program A volunteer program through which seniors aged 55+ participate in hunger relief activities to help address food insecurity in the Tampa Bay community.
• Senior Companion A program matching volunteers aged 55+ with homebound elderly or disabled adults to provide in-person companionship and improve quality of life.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,334 volunteers served 277,205 hours valued at over $8.3 million to Tampa Bay in 2025

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Suncoast Credit UnionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024Major community partner offering matching programs for donations and supporting volunteer initiatives. Double Your Impact program in 2024-2025.
• Hillsborough County Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner hosting Classroom Grandparent and literacy program volunteers in schools across Hillsborough County.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Council on Aging: National advocacy and service organization for older adults, including programs on healthy aging, falls prevention, and senior community engagement. Operates at much larger scale and broader scope but addresses an overlapping population and similar funder universe (federal aging grants, healthcare foundations).
• AARP Foundation: National nonprofit focused on vulnerable 50+ adults, including programs that address senior isolation, food insecurity, and social connection. AARP Foundation is a broader incumbent operating at national scale, but its mission and target population overlap directly with Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay's senior companionship work.

Regional players

• Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay: Regional youth education nonprofit using adult volunteers to deliver in-school programming. Comparable as a volunteer-dependent, school-partnered nonprofit competing for similar education-focused funders (school districts, education foundations) and recruiting from overlapping volunteer pools in the Tampa Bay market.
• Bay Area Legal Services: Regional nonprofit providing civil legal aid to low-income residents including seniors in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties. Comparable as a similarly sized, Tampa Bay–region social services nonprofit funded through a comparable mix of federal, state, local, and foundation grants serving overlapping vulnerable populations.

Others

• VolunteerMatch: National online platform that connects volunteers with nonprofits. Functions as an enabling/ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor — could be either a recruitment channel for Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay or a substitute for some direct volunteer matching activity.

Direct peers

• Family Service Association of Tampa Bay: Regional social services nonprofit serving vulnerable adults, children, and families in the same Tampa Bay counties. Comparable in mission, funding model (grants, United Way, government contracts), and beneficiary mix, including seniors and at-risk youth served through community-based programs.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay: Volunteer-based youth mentoring nonprofit serving the same Tampa Bay geography. Both organizations run school-based mentoring models and recruit community volunteers to address at-risk youth outcomes, competing for similar funder dollars (e.g., Children's Board of Hillsborough, Juvenile Welfare Board).
• Meals on Wheels of Tampa Bay: Local nonprofit serving the same Hillsborough/Pinellas/Pasco footprint with volunteer-driven support services for at-risk seniors. Both organizations rely on volunteers to deliver non-medical support to homebound elderly and compete for overlapping grant funding and senior volunteer recruitment.
• AmeriCorps Seniors (Senior Corps): Federal program that operates Foster Grandparent and RSVP — the same two programs Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay runs locally. As the primary funder and model sponsor, it is the closest direct peer and effectively the parent network whose grant underpins the organization's volunteer pipeline.

Emerging players

• Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County Florida: Volunteer-driven nonprofit serving the same Hillsborough geography, leveraging community volunteers to deliver mission outcomes. Comparable as a mid-sized, regionally focused volunteer-coordination nonprofit competing for overlapping corporate CSR, foundation, and individual donor support.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/seniorsinservice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seniors-in-service-of-tampa-bay-inc-

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Funding overview

Funding rounds10 records

Investors7 records

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Investments

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