TeenWorks

What TeenWorks does

TeenWorks is a non-profit workforce development organization founded in 1981 by Indianapolis philanthropist Gene B. Glick (originally as Pro 100) that empowers underserved Indiana high school teens to achieve post-secondary success. Its three-tiered program portfolio consists of a six-week paid Summer Program placing teens at nonprofit worksites; the Pro Program offering year-round coaching and professional development for grades 10-12; and an Alumni Program providing post-graduation scholarships up to $10,000 per year. Since inception, the organization reports serving more than 5,000 teens across Indiana, with named outcome metrics including 100% of graduating seniors graduating high school, 100% of participants having an individualized post-secondary success plan, and 71.6% of Scholars attaining post-secondary credentialing.

Name

TeenWorks

Legal name

TeenWorks

Website

https://teenworks.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TeenWorks is a non-profit workforce development organization founded in 1981 that empowers underserved Indiana teens through paid summer employment, year-round coaching, and post-secondary scholarships across five Indiana cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Workforce Development

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

Keywords

• Youth workforce development
• Teen employment program
• Professional development training
• College scholarship services
• Career readiness programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation & Corporate Grants: TeenWorks receives significant funding from corporate foundations and philanthropic organizations including Lilly Endowment, Glick Philanthropies, Ball Brothers Foundation, and Community Foundation of St. Joseph County. These grants support program operations, teen wages, meals, and transportation.
2. Individual Donations: The organization accepts individual donations through its website fundraising portal and event-based giving campaigns such as the Futures Breakfast annual fundraiser.
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate partners sponsor TeenWorks events including the Futures Breakfast, Gene B. Glick Community Service Awards, and Golf Tournament, providing financial support in exchange for recognition and community engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TeenWorks is a nonprofit that provides paid summer work experiences at nonprofit host sites, year-round professional development coaching, and renewable post-secondary scholarships (up to $10,000/year) for underserved high school teens in Indiana. Programming is delivered free of charge to participants and is funded by foundation grants, corporate sponsorships, and individual donations. Core offerings include a six-week Summer Program, year-round Pro Program (grades 10-12), and Alumni Program for post-graduation support.

Product overview

TeenWorks is a non-profit youth empowerment organization offering a three-tiered program portfolio: the Summer Program (6-week summer employment at nonprofits with STEM/healthcare/entrepreneurship training), the Pro Program (year-round professional development with 1:1 coaching for grades 10-12), and the Alumni Program (post-graduation support including scholarships up to $10,000/year). The organization has served over 5,000 teens across Indiana and operates in five cities: Indianapolis, Muncie, Anderson, Fort Wayne, and South Bend.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Summer Program A 6-week summer employment program offering paid work experiences at nonprofit host organizations in Anderson, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Muncie, and South Bend. Includes skill-building in STEM/robotics, healthcare, and entrepreneurship, weekly professional development training in financial literacy, resume writing, interview skills, and one professional development day per week for eligible high school teens.
• Pro Program Year-round personal and professional development program for teens in grades 10, 11, and 12. Offers networking opportunities, 1:1 coaching with Program Managers, professional development sessions, and support navigating challenges from difficult supervisors to transportation issues to financial aid applications.
• Alumni Program Post-program support for TeenWorks graduates pursuing education and employment. Provides individual coaching, group career development sessions, and scholarship opportunities (up to $10,000/year for tuition, housing, textbooks, and supplies). 71.6% of TeenWorks Scholars attain post-secondary credentialing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of teens have an individualized post-secondary success plan for after high school graduation
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Food Bank of Northern IndianacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes as a worksite host for TeenWorks South Bend participants, providing hands-on employment experience.
• Unity GardencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes as a worksite host for TeenWorks South Bend participants, providing hands-on employment experience.
• Youth Services BureaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes as a worksite host for TeenWorks South Bend participants, providing hands-on employment experience.
• Butler UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisionary sponsor for Futures Breakfast. Educational institution partner potentially providing college exposure opportunities for teens.
• Ball State UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFriend sponsor for Futures Breakfast. Educational institution partner hosting events and providing college exposure for teens.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Genesys Works: National nonprofit providing paid year-long internship and professional skills training to underserved high school students. Operates an analogous workforce-development model with similar post-secondary outcomes focus, but at significantly larger scale across multiple U.S. cities.
• Per Scholas: National nonprofit offering tuition-free IT and tech workforce training to underserved adults and youth. Shares the skills-training-plus-employment-outcomes model with similar funder base of foundations and corporate partners, but specializes in technology pathways rather than general exposure.
• Cristo Rey Network: Network of 39 Catholic high schools serving low-income students through a corporate work-study model where students work five days a month at professional firms. Closest analog in combining underserved youth, paid work experience, and college-prep curriculum with a faith-based nonprofit structure.
• INROADS: Nonprofit creating pathways for underrepresented high school and college youth into corporate careers via internships and leadership development. Targets a similar demographic and shares the summer-employment-plus-coaching operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Year Up: Large national nonprofit offering workforce training, internships, and corporate placement for opportunity youth ages 18–26. Operates the same earn-and-learn youth employment paradigm with deeper corporate employer network reach, competing for the same foundation and corporate-ESG dollars.
• National Urban League: Large historic civil rights and workforce development nonprofit running youth employment, education, and career-readiness programs across affiliates. Operates a much broader portfolio but competes with TeenWorks for the same workforce-development and youth-empowerment foundation dollars.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Largest U.S. youth-development nonprofit with career-launch workforce-readiness curricula for teens ages 13–18. Operates a much broader youth-development portfolio but offers comparable workforce-prep programming inside its club model, and competes for similar corporate sponsorships.

Emerging players

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National youth-mentoring nonprofit serving underserved youth ages 6–24. While not a workforce program, it shares TeenWorks' nonprofit-youth-development model, scale ambition, foundation-dependent funding base, and measurable-outcomes approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Teen_Works
• Facebookfacebook.com/teenworksprogram
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teenworks

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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