What Impact Makers does

Impact Makers, Inc. is a Virginia Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corp founded in 2006, operating as a management and technology consulting firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia with additional offices in Henrico, Ashland (Virginia), and Durham (North Carolina). The firm employs 101–250 people and delivers professional services across four practice pillars: Strategy and Transformation, AI/Automation, Risk Resiliency, and Data Analytics, with named capabilities in data mesh architecture (Snowflake, dbt, Great Expectations), RPA and process mining, low-code automation, EHR implementation, and cybersecurity program assessments aligned to CIS controls. It serves a vertical mix spanning Public Sector, Retail, Higher Education, Nonprofit (primary), Healthcare, and Financial Services clients, evidenced by engagements such as the $39M Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services OneMind EHR program, a $12B-revenue wholesale foods distributor transformation, the Mission Lane Data Mesh case, and a non-profit managed care provider data mart.

The firm's go-to-market is sales-led, with direct consulting engagement as the primary channel, supplemented by thought-leadership content (Insights blog, annual impact reports), case studies, and social channels (LinkedIn, X, Facebook, YouTube). As a professional services firm, pricing is project- and quote-based rather than packaged tiers. The firm is an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, which supports co-sell and credibility for cloud-based data and security engagements.

Impact Makers' commercial model is unique among consulting firms: as a Virginia Benefit Corporation and founding Certified B Corporation (B Impact Assessment score of 116.9, 7 consecutive years of 'Best For The World: Governance' recognition), it gifts a portion of net profits to charitable nonprofit partners and has delivered $4.9M in total community investment, 11,000+ pro bono hours, and support to 40,000+ citizens since inception. The firm has raised at least $1.5M in disclosed funding (2016) and is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors or M&A activity.

Name

Impact Makers

Legal name

Impact Makers, Inc.

Website

https://impactmakers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Impact Makers is a Virginia-based management and technology consulting firm (founded 2006, 101–250 employees) delivering strategy, AI/automation, risk, and data analytics services to public sector, retail, higher education, nonprofit, healthcare, and financial services clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Impact Makers generates revenue through high-quality consulting services across strategy, data analytics, automation, risk management, and cloud services. As a Virginia Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corp, they gift a portion of their net profits to charitable nonprofit partners, making their social mission model central to their business identity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Impact Makers is a Virginia Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corp management and technology consulting firm that delivers professional services across four pillars: Strategy and Transformation, AI/Automation, Risk Resiliency, and Data Analytics. The firm serves public sector, retail, higher education, nonprofit, healthcare, and financial services clients with advisory through implementation engagements, including data mesh, process automation, cybersecurity, and program/project management.

Product overview

Impact Makers is a Virginia Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corp consulting firm that provides professional consulting services rather than a single software product. The company offers a portfolio of service offerings organized under four main pillars: Strategy and Transformation, AI/Automation, Risk Resiliency, and Data Analytics. These services are delivered through consulting engagements and case study examples demonstrate capabilities in data mesh architecture, healthcare IT, process automation, cybersecurity, and program management. The company operates a social business model, donating profits to nonprofit community partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy and Transformation
• AI/Automation Consulting
• Risk Resiliency Consulting
• Data Analytics Consulting
• Data Strategy
• Program & Project Management
• Data Mesh Implementation
• Healthcare Data Warehouse
• Process Automation with Low Code
• Provider Data Mart
• IT Security Assessment
• Healthcare IT Rescue

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% reduction in data product lead time for financial services client
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, community and minor.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 February 2019Impact Makers achieved AWS Advanced Consulting Partner status, reinforcing their success building a strong AWS-based business. This partnership supports their cloud services expertise and credibility, helping organizations with cloud journey from strategy and design to implementation and management.
• Family LifelinecommunityStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit community partner receiving pro bono automation and process improvement support. Impact Makers helped improve efficiency and financial performance through expertise in automation and process improvement.
• IT4C (IT for Causes)communityStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit technology partner receiving volunteer support to help nonprofit clients with essential technology tools.
• KLM FoundationcommunityStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation-focused nonprofit partner. Impact Makers sponsored three STEM scholarships for BIPOC students attending Virginia colleges totaling $36,000.
• PodiumcommunityStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity development nonprofit partner receiving strategic planning and pro bono support. Impact Makers facilitated 3-year strategic planning sessions.
• Rx PartnershipcommunityStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare medication access nonprofit partner since 2008. Hundreds of volunteer hours and thousands of dollars contributed to medication access work.
• Tech For TroopscommunityStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeterans-focused nonprofit partner receiving pro bono and volunteer support.
• Virginia Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (VAFCC)communityStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare nonprofit association partner. Impact Makers provides pro-bono services and financial support to enhance capacity for member free and charitable clinics.
• Samaritan HousecommunityStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity services nonprofit partner receiving support for reducing staff data entry efforts through process improvement.
• RVA Technology CouncilminorOthersRegional technology council affiliation in Virginia.
• Technology Council of the Capital RegionminorOthersRegional technology council affiliation.
• American Sustainable Business NetworkminorOthersNational sustainable business network affiliation.
• Northern Virginia ChamberminorOthersRegional chamber of commerce affiliation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Consulting: Big Four advisory firm with deep public sector, healthcare, and financial services consulting practices; competes for the same enterprise and government transformation engagements.
• Accenture: Global consulting and technology services incumbent with overlapping strategy, AI, data, and risk service lines; competes broadly across Impact Makers' target verticals and geographies with vastly greater scale.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large established consultancy with overlapping public sector, healthcare, and federal IT consulting practices; competes for the same government and healthcare transformation RFPs but at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Slalom: Mid-market technology and management consulting firm of comparable size with a strong regional/vertical focus and similar data, cloud, and transformation service lines; directly competes for the same mid-market and public sector clients as Impact Makers.
• West Monroe Partners: Mid-size technology and management consultancy with comparable headcount and overlapping service offerings in data analytics, cloud, and industry-specific transformation; competes for similar financial services, healthcare, and public sector engagements.
• Point B: Employee-owned management and technology consulting firm of similar scale, with parallel offerings in strategy, data, and transformation; comparable in size, delivery model, and target mid-market/enterprise client profile.
• CapTech Consulting: Mid-size data, analytics, and technology consulting firm with overlapping capabilities in data strategy, cloud, and custom software delivery; competes for similar mid-market and regional engagements.
• ThoughtWorks: Global technology consultancy with similar data engineering, cloud, and digital transformation capabilities; competes in adjacent spaces particularly around data platforms and modern engineering practices.
• BCT Partners: Mission-driven, B Corp-certified management and technology consulting firm serving public sector and nonprofit clients; closely comparable to Impact Makers in mission orientation and public/nonprofit vertical focus.

Others

• Public Knowledge (formerly NPower): Nonprofit tech consulting and workforce development organization serving nonprofits and mission-aligned clients; adjacent rather than directly competing, but shares Impact Makers' mission-driven, nonprofit-tech ecosystem focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Impact_Makers
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/impactmakers/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/impactmakersinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/impact-makers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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