City Year Los Angeles

What City Year Los Angeles does

City Year Los Angeles is the Los Angeles site of City Year, a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit and AmeriCorps national service program headquartered in Boston. The organization deploys young AmeriCorps members, ages 17 to 25, as Student Success Coaches in under-resourced public schools, delivering its proprietary "Whole School, Whole Child" model, an integrated academic and interpersonal support approach anchored in positive developmental relationships with students. Service is structured around tiered options, including a flagship 1,700-hour full-year role, a 1,200-hour and a 900-hour school-day role, and an afterschool enrichment role; pilot Graduate Teaching Fellow and Social Work Fellow positions extend the model into credentialing pathways. City Year LA is among the largest of the 29 US sites, with 180 corps-member roles, and partners with Los Angeles-area public schools, including Los Angeles Unified School District.

The business model is non-profit and grant-funded rather than commercial. At the national level, FY24 revenue of $169 million was sourced approximately 24% from AmeriCorps federal funding, 28% from school district and government grants, and 48% from corporate, foundation, and individual philanthropy. Distribution occurs through direct institutional partnerships with 350 schools and 51 school districts across 29 cities, channeled also through AmeriCorps and the Corporation for National and Community Service. The customer base is bifurcated: public schools and districts (the "buyers" of the in-school service) and corporations, foundations, and individuals (the "donors" underwriting the model). Members receive a bi-weekly stipend (LA-specific rates of $1,432 for second-year corps members and $1,636 for Team Leaders, pre-tax), the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, and health insurance, making the labor cost largely subsidized by federal and philanthropic sources.

City Year monetizes scale through a diversified partnership ecosystem rather than unit pricing. Flagship National Strategic Partners include Comcast NBCUniversal, Deloitte, New York Life Foundation, Bank of America, Truist, Taco Bell Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Bain Capital is identified as a core development partner. The alumni network of 40,000+ is leveraged through 30+ career partnerships (KIPP, Teach For America, AUSL, Peace Corps) and 100+ university partnerships (Harvard Graduate School of Education, Boston University, among others), creating a self-reinforcing pipeline that supports both recruitment and post-service placement. Outcome claims used for fundraising include schools being up to 3x more likely to improve math proficiency and 2x more likely to improve on state English assessments, 92% teacher agreement on positive learning environment impact, and City Year being 78% more cost-effective than contracting individual providers.

Name

City Year Los Angeles

Legal name

City Year

Website

https://cityyear.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

City Year Los Angeles is a non-profit AmeriCorps site deploying young adult coaches in Los Angeles-area public schools to deliver its Whole School, Whole Child academic and social-emotional support model, funded by federal grants, school-district contracts, and corporate and individual philanthropy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Support Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

After-School Academic Support Programs (Centers & Clubs) (EDAJALAM), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

Keywords

• AmeriCorps student support
• Public school partnerships
• Academic mentoring services
• Social emotional learning
• Youth development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. AmeriCorps Federal Funding: City Year receives federal funding through AmeriCorps (24% of total revenues), which provides grants to support AmeriCorps member positions and program operations
2. School District & Government Grants: Partnerships with school districts and local government entities (28% of total revenues) for direct service delivery in schools
3. Corporate & Foundation Philanthropy: Corporate partnerships and foundation grants (48% of total revenues including Corporation, Foundation, Individual donations) supporting operations, scholarships, and expansion
4. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute to support City Year's mission through the donation portal on the website

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

City Year Los Angeles places AmeriCorps members as Student Success Coaches in partner public schools to deliver integrated academic tutoring, attendance and behavior monitoring, social-emotional support, and after-school enrichment. The local site operates one of the largest City Year cohorts with 180 roles available, deploying the Whole School, Whole Child model to strengthen student outcomes and school climate in under-resourced Los Angeles schools.

Product overview

City Year Los Angeles is a local site of City Year, a national AmeriCorps program that operates as a unified service program—not a software product. The organization's primary 'product' is its Whole School, Whole Child model, delivered through AmeriCorps members serving as student success coaches in partner public schools. Service tiers include the flagship 1,700-hour Student Success Coach (Full Year), the 1,200 Hour School Day Learning Coach, and the 900 Hour School Day Learning Coach, plus an Afterschool Enrichment Coach option. Supporting offerings include an Alumni Career Resources platform with over 30 Career Partnerships with employers and more than 100 University Partnerships offering scholarships. Special pilot programs include Graduate Teaching Fellow and Social Work Fellow positions. The Student Success Coach Learning Network extends impact beyond direct service sites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Comcast NBCUniversalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Strategic Partner supporting City Year's efforts to create learning environments that support student achievement at under-resourced schools across the country. One of the major corporate partners in City Year's $1,000,000+ donor tier.
• DeloitteflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Strategic Partner and major corporate supporter. Deloitte conducted a 2018 white paper examining the value and growth potential of City Year's services, including return on investment analysis.
• New York Life FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Strategic Partner providing significant philanthropic support to City Year. Contributes to scholarship opportunities and operational funding.
• AmeriCorps & CNCSflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Corporation for National and Community Service is an independent federal agency that deploys more than three million Americans in service through AmeriCorps. City Year is a proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network.
• 350 Schools and 51 School DistrictscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity Year partners with public schools and districts across the U.S. to create positive learning environments that benefit the entire school community.
• Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor foundation partner that funded the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University to analyze City Year's holistic approach and impact on student outcomes.
• Bain CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerValued partner that has played a crucial role in driving the development, growth, and shaping the success of City Year.
• Paul Quinn CollegeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst-ever partnership with an HBCU, offering unique benefits to City Year alums that make a college education more accessible.
• Bank of AmericaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Partner supporting City Year with philanthropic contributions. Part of the 45% of Fortune 100 companies that recognize partnering with City Year benefits their local communities.
• TruistflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Strategic Partner and $1,000,000+ donor supporting City Year's national operations.
• Taco Bell FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Strategic Partner contributing to support education and youth development programs.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Year Up: National workforce development nonprofit serving young adults (18-24) through training, mentorship, and corporate placement; shares the near-peer service model, federal funding backbone, and strong Fortune 500 employer partnerships.
• Teach For America: Direct peer organization placing young adult corps members into under-resourced K-12 schools for multi-year teaching commitments; shares the dual-mission framing of student impact plus civic leadership development and overlaps heavily on career partnerships.
• KIPP Foundation: Operates a national network of public charter schools serving predominantly low-income communities; comparable target student population and outcome orientation, and a designated City Year career partnership channel.
• Reading Partners: Nonprofit mobilizing volunteer tutors to deliver literacy intervention in under-resourced elementary schools; comparable student-outcomes focus, AmeriCorps-supported tutor delivery model, and district partnership model.
• Citizen Schools: Nonprofit providing expanded learning time and apprenticeship-style programming to middle school students in under-resourced districts; closely comparable student population, school partnership model, and AmeriCorps member delivery mechanism.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Long-standing youth mentoring nonprofit pairing adult volunteers ('Bigs') with K-12 youth ('Littles'); closely comparable relationship-based, near-peer mentoring model and outcome measurement approach.

Broad incumbents

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Established national youth development nonprofit operating after-school and summer programming for K-12 youth; comparable youth-development mission, school and community partnerships, and federal/corporate funding mix.
• AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service): Federal agency that deploys more than three million Americans in service through AmeriCorps programs nationally; the umbrella/funder for City Year's corps model and the structural backbone across all City Year sites.

Emerging players

• Posse Foundation: Nonprofit identifying and supporting diverse young leaders through cohort-based college access and career programming; shares dual mission of leadership development and equity outcomes.

Regional players

• Academy for Urban School Leadership: Chicago-based nonprofit operating teacher residency programs in partnership with Chicago Public Schools; comparable teacher-pathway mission and is a designated City Year career partnership for alumni.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/cityyear
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/city-year
• Instagraminstagram.com/cityyear

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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