Servant HR

What Servant HR does

Servant HR is a Fishers, Indiana-based Professional Employer Organization (PEO) that delivers outsourced human resources services to small businesses, mid-market companies, and nonprofits primarily in the U.S. Midwest. Founded in 2003 by Jeff C. Leffew, the firm operates through a co-employment model in which it becomes the administrative employer of record for payroll taxes, workers' compensation, benefits administration, and unemployment insurance, while client companies retain day-to-day management of their workforce. The company explicitly serves 'more than 50 different employers' and supports organizations ranging from 3-person startups through companies expanding to several hundred employees across multiple states, including documented clients in ophthalmology (Boling Vision Center, 5 to 60+ employees) and mortgage lending (Multi-State Mortgage Company, 15 to 686 employees).

Servant HR's service portfolio is organized into five core modules: payroll administration (processing, tax withholding, direct deposit, and multi-state compliance), benefits administration (health, dental, vision, and ancillary insurance typically unavailable to small employers), retirement plans (fiduciary-managed 401(k) design), risk management (attorney-led employment-law compliance), and HR coaching and consulting. The underlying operating platform is PrismHR, a third-party SaaS that powers employee and manager self-service portals, payroll processing, and HR administration; the co-employment PEO model is positioned as the service-delivery backbone rather than a discrete product feature. The firm has no public API, no proprietary AI components, no listed third-party integrations, and no mobile applications.

The company is privately held under Founder/Chairman Jeff C. Leffew and President/CEO Michael Yoder (a JD and management-side employment-law attorney since 1991), supported by a staff of approximately 11 internal employees including a COO, HR advisors, payroll coordinators, a benefits administrator, a compliance coordinator, and a staff accountant. Revenue is generated through service fees charged to client companies, structured as a per-employee charge or as a percentage of payroll; pricing is not publicly disclosed and engagements are quote-based. Go-to-market is consultative and direct-sales-led, anchored by a values-first, mission-driven positioning (a 'Truth' page articulates the firm's Christian-based values) and supported by content marketing through a blog, FAQ, downloadable resources, and free-consultation CTAs. Customers primarily fall into the 3-75 employee 'sweet spot' described by Servant HR as the optimal size for full-engagement PEO work, with secondary reach into the 75-200 tier and nonprofit organizations.

Name

Servant HR

Legal name

Servant HR, Inc.

Website

https://servanthr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Servant HR is a Fishers, Indiana-based Professional Employer Organization that provides co-employment-based payroll, benefits, retirement, risk management, and HR consulting to over 50 small businesses, mid-market companies, and nonprofits in the U.S. Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Services

NAICS

Professional Employer Organizations (561330), Payroll Services (541214)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Benefits Administration (Enrollment & Deductions) (BPACAIAF), Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL), HR Operations Administration (HRIS Admin, Records, Employee Data Mgmt) (BPACAKAC)

Keywords

• Professional employer organization
• HR outsourcing services
• Payroll administration
• Benefits administration
• Human resource management

Headquarters

HQ city

Fishers

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PEO Professional Employer Organization Services: Servant HR generates revenue through co-employment relationships with small and mid-sized businesses. As a PEO, they provide comprehensive HR services including payroll, benefits administration, risk management, and retirement plan services. Revenue is derived from service fees charged to client companies, typically based on number of employees or as a percentage of payroll.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Servant HR is a values-first Professional Employer Organization (PEO) that delivers fully integrated HR services through a co-employment model to small businesses and nonprofits. Its offering bundles payroll administration, benefits administration, retirement plan services, risk management, and HR coaching/consulting under one agreement, where Servant HR assumes administrative employer responsibilities (payroll taxes, workers' compensation, benefits, unemployment) while the worksite employer retains day-to-day workforce management.

Product overview

Servant HR is a values-first Professional Employer Organization (PEO) offering a unified suite of fully integrated HR services through a co-employment model. The core product portfolio consists of five interconnected service modules: Payroll Administration (handling payroll processing, tax withholding, and compliance), Benefits Administration (providing access to large-group health and ancillary benefits), Retirement Plans (including fiduciary-managed 401(k) options), Risk Management (with attorney-led regulatory expertise), and HR Coaching & Consulting (expert guidance on employment law and workforce strategy). These services are delivered through a co-employment relationship where Servant HR assumes administrative employer responsibilities while clients maintain operational control. The company primarily serves small businesses and nonprofits seeking to outsource HR functions to gain access to enterprise-level benefits, compliance expertise, and administrative relief.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Payroll Administration Fully integrated payroll processing for small businesses and nonprofits, including tax withholding, direct deposit, and compliance with federal and state payroll regulations, delivered as part of the PEO co-employment arrangement.
• Benefits Administration Access to large-group employee benefits including health insurance, dental, vision, and ancillary benefits through the PEO arrangement, typically unavailable to small businesses on their own.
• Retirement Plans Retirement plan design, compliance assistance, and access to fiduciary-managed 401(k) plans for small businesses and nonprofits.
• Risk Management Attorney-led expertise in local, state, and federal regulations to manage risk, avoid annual audits, and ensure compliance with employment law.
• HR Coaching & Consulting Expert HR guidance and counseling to help business leaders protect their people and purpose, including employment law guidance, employee coaching, and strategic HR support.
• PEO Co-Employment Model A PEO co-employment relationship under which Servant HR serves as administrative employer handling payroll, workers compensation, benefits, and unemployment matters, while worksite employers retain day-to-day management and workforce decisions.

Named customers2 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

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Vensure Employer Services: A large PEO and HR outsourcing provider offering payroll, benefits, risk management, and HR technology to SMB clients across multiple US regions — broadly comparable to Servant HR's service suite at much greater scale.
• TriNet: A national PEO focused on small and mid-sized businesses, providing co-employment, payroll, benefits, and HR technology — operating at significantly larger scale than Servant HR but with an overlapping SMB target customer.
• Paychex PEO: Paychex's PEO and HR outsourcing arm targets small and mid-sized businesses with bundled payroll, benefits, and HR services — directly competing for the same 3-200 employee segment as Servant HR.
• Insperity: One of the largest public PEOs in the US, offering payroll, benefits, HR, and risk management to SMBs and mid-market companies through a co-employment model directly comparable to Servant HR's offering.
• ADP TotalSource: ADP's PEO division offers comprehensive co-employment, payroll, benefits, and HR outsourcing to SMBs — covering the same service portfolio as Servant HR but at much larger scale and with a national sales force.

Direct peers

• ExtensisHR: A PEO providing co-employment, payroll, benefits, workers' comp, and HR consulting to SMBs and mid-market clients in a regional footprint — a comparable operating model and client size tier to Servant HR.
• Justworks: A PEO providing payroll, benefits, and HR services to small and mid-sized businesses, with a similar target market of SMBs needing bundled HR outsourcing and a values-driven brand identity.
• Sequoia One (now part of Acrisure): A PEO serving small to mid-sized employers with bundled HR, payroll, and benefits services — overlapping directly with Servant HR's co-employment model and SMB client focus.
• Amplify PEO Services: A mid-sized PEO offering co-employment payroll, benefits, retirement, and HR services to small businesses and nonprofits — comparable business model, client segmentation, and values-based relationship orientation.

Emerging players

• Bambee: An emerging HR services company targeting very small businesses with HR compliance, policy, and coaching support — a partial competitor focused on the lower end of the same SMB sweet spot Servant HR serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ServantHR
• Xx.com/servanthr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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