America's Service Commissions

What America's Service Commissions does

America's Service Commissions (ASC) is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization founded in 1999 to represent the 52 governor-led state and territorial service commissions across the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. The organization serves as the collective voice for these commissions, which collectively administer more than 80% of AmeriCorps State and National grants and support over 40,000 AmeriCorps members alongside 1,000+ appointed commissioners. ASC's mission centers on training and technical assistance, peer learning, public policy advocacy, and connecting commissions to philanthropic and federal funding streams.

ASC's revenue model combines three streams: tiered membership dues ranging from $25 (young professionals/alumni) to $3,000 (statewide commissions with 26+ AmeriCorps programs); foundation grants from partners including The Allstate Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Schultz Family Foundation, and Einhorn Collaborative; and a fee-based service offering, the AmeriCorps Member Assistance Program (MAP), delivered in partnership with AllOne Health at $400 per program plus $8-$18 per volunteer across three package tiers for the 2026-2027 program year. Its go-to-market is community-led: ASC reaches customers through the 52-commission member network, the States for Service Coalition (its policy arm), the State Service Caucus (a bipartisan legislator coalition), work groups, training webinars, an annual Leadership Convening, and a Service Job Board operated via a third-party MCJobBoard platform.

The product portfolio spans policy advocacy and coalition infrastructure (States for Service Coalition, State Service Caucus), member services (MAP, Service Job Board, Publications & Toolkits, Career Pathways), federal program administration support (National Direct Consultation, Volunteer Generation Fund), and a newer service-to-career initiative (Youth Mental Health Corps) co-developed with Schultz Family Foundation and Pinterest. Underlying technology is standard association and SaaS tooling — a MemberClicks-hosted LMS, Notion-hosted TTA Directory, online job board, and an FY26 grant consultation portal — with no proprietary technology stack or AI components disclosed. ASC operates with a small staff of 1-10 employees from a single Washington, DC office at 455 Massachusetts Avenue NW.

Name

America's Service Commissions

Legal name

America's Service Commissions

Website

https://statecommissions.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

America's Service Commissions is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit membership association representing all 52 governor-led state and territorial service commissions, providing training, policy advocacy, and program support that collectively administer over 80% of AmeriCorps State and National grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Membership Association - National Service Support

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Volunteerism, Service-Learning & Community Service (EDALAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Service Learning Program Design, Accreditation & Evaluation (EDAIAGAL), Community Engagement & Service-Learning Partnerships (EDALAOAI)

Keywords

• National service network
• Nonprofit membership association
• AmeriCorps program support
• Volunteer infrastructure services
• State commission advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: ASC generates revenue through membership fees from state service commissions, AmeriCorps programs, and individual members. Fee structure includes tiered pricing from $25 (young professionals) to $3,000 (statewide with 26+ programs).
2. AmeriCorps Member Assistance Program (MAP): ASC offers a fee-based MAP program providing mental health services to AmeriCorps programs and their members. Programs pay $400 membership fee plus $8-$18 per volunteer depending on package tier.
3. Foundation Grants: ASC receives significant funding from philanthropic foundations including The Allstate Foundation ($500,000), Charles Stewart Mott Foundation ($300,000), Schultz Family Foundation, and Einhorn Collaborative to support various youth service and national service initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

America's Service Commissions is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership association that represents and serves the 52 governor-led state and territorial service commissions across the United States. It provides training and technical assistance, peer learning communities, policy advocacy, subgrants, member support programs (such as the AmeriCorps Member Assistance Program), publications and toolkits, and convenings to strengthen AmeriCorps and volunteer infrastructure nationwide.

Product overview

America's Service Commissions (ASC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that offers a portfolio of interconnected programs and services centered on advancing national service and volunteerism. The core offerings include the AmeriCorps Member Assistance Program (MAP) for mental health support, the Service Job Board for employment postings, National Direct Consultation for AmeriCorps grant applicants, and the Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) for volunteer infrastructure. ASC also provides policy advocacy through the States for Service Coalition and State Service Caucus, publishes toolkits and research through its Publications & Toolkits program, supports career development via Career Pathways and Service-to-Career Pathways, and operates youth-focused initiatives including the Youth Mental Health Corps. The organization connects 52 governor-appointed state service commissions and supports over 40,000 AmeriCorps members through its network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• States for Service Coalition: ASC's privately funded, grassroots policy arm that works to reinforce the critical role service commissions play in developing and advancing service in states and territories.
• The Service Forward Fund

Products and services

• AmeriCorps Member Assistance Program (MAP)

Quantifiable outcome

• 52 state and territorial service commissions united under one association
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• AllOne HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllOne Health is the service provider for the AmeriCorps Member Assistance Program (MAP), providing mental health counseling, wellness resources, and support services to AmeriCorps volunteers and program employees through three package options.
• Scholar FundmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScholar Fund partners with ASC to enable state service commissions to establish AmeriCorps Member/Volunteer Emergency Funds. 16 state commissions have established emergency funds through this partnership.
• National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASC partners with NYLC to provide professional development training on service-learning for up to 50 teachers and afterschool leaders in states participating in the Mott Foundation youth service initiative.
• Schultz Family Foundation and PinterestmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConceived by Schultz Family Foundation and Pinterest, the Youth Mental Health Corps (YMHC) is a national service-to-career initiative launched with AmeriCorps, state service commissions, and corporate partners to address youth mental health crisis and workforce shortages.
• State Service Commissions (Network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe 52 governor-led state and territorial service commissions form ASC's core member network. They administer AmeriCorps State grants, Volunteer Generation Fund, and related programs in their states or territories.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Points of Light: Points of Light is one of the largest volunteer service organizations in the US, convening a global network to galvanize volunteers. Like ASC, it operates as a hub organization for national service and civic engagement, with comparable convening, training, and advocacy functions, though it focuses more on corporate volunteerism rather than state commissions.
• Scholar Fund: Scholar Fund partners with ASC to enable 16 state commissions to establish AmeriCorps Member/Volunteer Emergency Funds. Both organizations support AmeriCorps member welfare and service commission capacity, with overlapping programmatic and funding partnerships.
• YouthBuild USA: YouthBuild USA is a national nonprofit providing education, workforce training, and leadership opportunities to young adults through service. ASC's Youth Service initiatives and Youth Mental Health Corps intersect directly with YouthBuild's service-to-career mission for disconnected youth.
• National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC): NYLC is a youth service-learning organization that partners with ASC on professional development training for the Mott Foundation youth service initiative. Both organizations focus on advancing service-learning and youth civic engagement with overlapping programmatic missions.
• Public Allies: Public Allies is a national nonprofit developing young leaders through apprenticeships in nonprofit and public sector organizations. ASC's Service-to-Career Pathways program and Career Pathways toolkit address the same youth workforce-development intersection with national service.
• VolunteerMatch: VolunteerMatch operates an online platform connecting volunteers with nonprofit opportunities. ASC's Service Job Board serves a similar recruiting function for AmeriCorps programs and service commissions, addressing volunteer and program staff matching.
• National Council of Nonprofits: National Council of Nonprofits is a network of state and regional nonprofit associations serving as a unified voice for the nonprofit sector. ASC shares the same state-network-with-national-coalition structure, providing advocacy, training, and shared services to its member associations.
• Independent Sector: Independent Sector is a national membership organization of nonprofits, foundations, and corporations advocating for the charitable sector. ASC operates a similar membership/coalition model for state service commissions, providing policy advocacy, research, and capacity-building support to members.

Broad incumbents

• AmeriCorps (federal agency): AmeriCorps is the federal agency that funds the state service commissions ASC represents. ASC administers 80%+ of AmeriCorps State and National grants flowing through these commissions, making the agency ASC's primary federal partner and most consequential counterpart.

Emerging players

• Idealist: Idealist is a job and volunteer listing platform for the nonprofit sector. Like ASC's Service Job Board, it serves AmeriCorps alums and nonprofit professionals seeking service-related careers, though Idealist is broader in scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/statecommission
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/statecommissions
• Facebookfacebook.com/statecommission
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/statecommission
• Instagraminstagram.com/statecommission

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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