What Young Invincibles does

Young Invincibles is a national nonpartisan nonprofit research and advocacy organization founded in 2009 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The organization amplifies the voices of young adults ages 18-34 in policy debates across four issue areas: higher education, health care, workforce and finances, and civic engagement. It serves a young adult constituency that is disproportionately affected by college affordability, healthcare access gaps, workforce instability, and underrepresentation in policy decisions, with explicit focus on underserved and historically underrepresented communities including first-generation students, young parents, student veterans, young people of color, and undocumented young adults.

The organization's service portfolio includes the Young Advocates Program (a paid leadership development program), National and State Youth Advisory Boards, the Invincible Voices Story Hub (a storytelling platform), the Get Covered Connector (an ACA health insurance enrollment tool), the Healthy Young America campaign, annual research reports and policy briefs, and the National Summit. It operates five regional offices in California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Texas, plus outreach in Virginia, and has founded or leads multiple coalitions including the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition (SLSV) and the Get Covered Coalition. The work is fundamentally human-led: Young Invincibles describes itself as a policy research and advocacy organization rather than a technology company, with no proprietary AI or ML product capabilities disclosed.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Young Invincibles generates revenue through individual donations, corporate matching gifts, and foundation grants, with no commercial products or services sold. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors chaired by Kernard Jones and led by President & CEO Kristin McGuire, who took the role in August 2021 after serving as YI's California State Director. Documented programmatic scale includes hundreds of thousands in the YI network, 3,000+ young people engaged annually in California, 900+ leaders trained in Texas, 250,000 reached virtually in Colorado, and 400+ partner organizations via SLSV working with 2,000 campuses nationally.

Name

Young Invincibles

Legal name

Young Invincibles

Website

https://younginvincibles.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Young Invincibles is a national nonpartisan nonprofit founded in 2009 that amplifies the voices of young adults (ages 18-34) in policy debates on higher education, healthcare, workforce, and civic engagement through research, advocacy, paid leadership programs, and coalition building across five regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Advocacy and Policy Research

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD)

Keywords

• Youth advocacy services
• Policy research reports
• Community organizing programs
• Health insurance enrollment
• Civic engagement coalitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Young Invincibles accepts individual donations through their website and mail. The organization is tax-exempt and offers matching gifts from companies to multiply contributions.
2. Grants and Foundation Funding: The organization receives grant funding from foundations and partners. Funding supports national advocacy efforts and collaborative work with state-level partners and initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Young Invincibles is a national nonprofit advocacy organization that amplifies the voices of young adults ages 18-34 through policy research, storytelling, and grassroots organizing. It delivers paid youth leadership development (Young Advocates Program), state and national Youth Advisory Boards, policy advocacy on higher education, health care, workforce, and civic engagement, and operational tools such as the Get Covered Connector for health insurance enrollment and the Invincible Voices Story Hub. Its work is funded by individual donations and foundation grants.

Product overview

Young Invincibles operates as a nonprofit advocacy organization with a portfolio of interconnected programs and services. The core offerings include the Young Advocates Program (a paid leadership opportunity), Youth Advisory Boards at national and state levels, the Invincible Voices Story Hub (storytelling platform), the Get Covered Connector (health insurance enrollment tool), and policy advocacy and research services. The organization also runs the Healthy Young America campaign and an annual National Summit. These programs work together to amplify young voices in policy decisions affecting higher education, health care, workforce, and civic engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Get Covered Coalition: Coalition managed by Young Invincibles focused on health care coverage enrollment.
• Healthy Young America

Products and services

• Young Advocates Program
• National Youth Advisory Board
• State Youth Advisory Boards
• Healthy Young America
• Get Covered Connector
• Invincible Voices Story Hub
• Policy Advocacy Services
• Research and Reports
• National Summit

Quantifiable outcome

• Since ACA implementation, number of young adults without health coverage cut in half
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Partnership for College CompletioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026Young Invincibles and Partnership for College Completion co-convened the Illinois Student Basic Needs Taskforce to assess policies related to food, housing, childcare, transportation, and emergency aid for students. The taskforce includes higher education leaders from across Illinois and will collaborate through November 2027 to release a final report.
• College Student Basic Needs: Great Lakes Community of PracticecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026The Illinois Student Basic Needs Taskforce is supported through an Action Grant from this community of practice, administered by Urban Institute.
• CUNY Rising AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded coalition working to advance CUNY system improvements and student support policies.
• New York Postsecondary Basic Needs CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded and led by YI New York to address food, housing, and basic needs security for college students across New York state.
• HCFANY (Health Care for All New York)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerYI New York serves on the steering committee of this statewide coalition advocating for healthcare access.
• #Coverage4AllcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerYI New York serves on the steering committee of this coalition working toward universal health coverage.
• Students Learn Students Vote Coalition (SLSV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by Young Invincibles, SLSV is now an independent organization and the largest nonpartisan group focused on increasing college student voting. Works with more than 400 partners and 2,000 campuses.
• Get Covered CoalitioncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCoalition managed by Young Invincibles focused on health insurance enrollment and outreach under the Affordable Care Act.
• Virginia Health Care OutreachminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYI runs health care outreach in Virginia including Health Insurance Literacy workshops educating young adults about ACA and Medicaid options.
• Colorado Governor's Office and Department of Higher EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYI Colorado has advised these state entities on CARES Act spending, developing mental health and food access checklists for campuses.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• College Possible: College Possible is a national nonprofit that provides near-peer coaching to support low-income students through college. Comparable to YI in serving first-generation and underrepresented college students and the higher education access mission, with overlapping state-level operations.
• Rock the Vote: Rock the Vote is a nonprofit focused on registering and mobilizing young voters. Comparable to YI's civic engagement portfolio, particularly the SLSV coalition work, though Rock the Vote is single-issue (voting) while YI covers broader policy issues.
• Generation Progress: Generation Progress is the youth advocacy arm of the Center for American Progress, focused on mobilizing young adults (18-35) on progressive policy priorities including student debt, healthcare, and voting rights. It is one of the most direct comparables to Young Invincibles in target constituency, age band, and policy issues.
• National College Attainment Network (NCAN): NCAN is a national nonprofit that works to close equity gaps in postsecondary attainment through member organizations. Comparable to YI in its college access and success focus for underrepresented students, though NCAN operates more as a membership network than a direct advocacy organization.
• Civic Nation: Civic Nation is a nonprofit that builds campaigns and coalitions to drive civic engagement, particularly among underrepresented young voters and students. Comparable to YI in its use of coalition building (similar to SLSV), youth-targeted campaigns, and policy-focused work on voter mobilization and economic opportunity.
• The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS): TICAS is a nonprofit research and policy organization focused on higher education affordability, student debt, and college access. Comparable to YI's higher education policy portfolio and overlap with student borrower protections, though TICAS is more research/policy-heavy and less field-organizing oriented.
• America's Promise Alliance: America's Promise Alliance is a national nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of young people through cross-sector partnerships in education, workforce, and civic engagement. Comparable to YI in its focus on youth development outcomes and coalition-based model, though it spans K-12 and post-secondary.
• Roosevelt Institute: Roosevelt Institute is a think tank that works with young leaders (especially through its Roosevelt Network of student policy leaders) on economic policy issues affecting young Americans. Comparable to YI in its youth-driven policy research model and focus on higher education, workforce, and economic equity.

Broad incumbents

• National Urban League: National Urban League is a major civil rights and urban advocacy organization with programming across education, workforce, health, and civic engagement. Comparable to YI in its multi-issue youth-adjacent mission and policy advocacy model, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader demographic scope.
• Center for American Progress (CAP): CAP is a large policy think tank that houses Generation Progress and conducts progressive policy research across a wide portfolio. Comparable to YI's policy research and advocacy model but significantly larger and broader, operating as a multi-issue incumbent rather than a youth-specific organization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/YoungInvincible
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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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