LeCroy & Milligan Associates

What LeCroy & Milligan Associates does

LeCroy & Milligan Associates (LMA) is a privately held, woman-owned consulting firm founded in 1991 in Tucson, Arizona, by Kerry B. Milligan, MSSW, and Craig W. LeCroy, PhD. The firm provides program evaluation, research, needs assessment, strategic planning, training and technical assistance, and grant writing services to government agencies, nonprofits, foundations, coalitions, and education systems, with primary verticals in early childhood, health and public health, behavioral and mental health, juvenile and adult justice, education, and coalitions. LMA reports having completed 400+ projects across 300+ partner organizations and maintains a research footprint of 100+ scholarly publications, anchored by co-founder Craig LeCroy's authored work and federally funded randomized trials.

The firm's principal proprietary product is the Healthy Families Parenting Inventory (HFPI), a validated outcome measurement instrument designed for home visiting and family support programs that tracks change across nine core parenting domains. HFPI is sold directly through LMA's e-commerce website in English and Spanish as a manual ($49), tip sheets ($30), and webinar training ($150). Beyond HFPI, LMA generates the majority of its revenue through project-based consulting engagements with state agencies (Arizona Department of Child Safety, AHCCCS, Arizona Department of Health Services) and nonprofits (Parents as Teachers National Center, Candelen, Helios Education Foundation), structured as custom-scoped, quote-priced professional services. Pricing for consulting engagements is not publicly disclosed, while HFPI pricing is transparently listed.

LMA operates from a single Tucson headquarters (with staff distributed across Arizona and nationwide) and runs on a relationship-driven, enterprise field-sales motion supported by thought-leadership content (blog, publications), client testimonials, and direct outreach. The firm has no external institutional investment, no public listing, and a management team of approximately 11-50 people that includes the founding partners, a CEO/Partner, a Director of Operations, a Technology & Innovation Manager, a Director of Evaluation, Senior Evaluation Associates, and supporting research and operations staff.

Name

LeCroy & Milligan Associates

Legal name

LeCroy & Milligan Associates

Website

https://lecroymilligan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LeCroy & Milligan Associates is a Tucson-based program evaluation and research consulting firm serving government agencies, nonprofits, and foundations through outcome measurement, needs assessment, strategic planning, and training services, anchored by its proprietary HFPI assessment instrument for home visiting programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tucson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Evaluation and Consulting Services: LMA provides program evaluation, research, needs assessment, strategic planning, training and technical assistance, and grant writing services to government agencies, nonprofits, foundations, and coalitions. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements with public and nonprofit sector clients.
2. HFPI Assessment Products: LMA sells the Healthy Families Parenting Inventory (HFPI) instrument, manual, tip sheets, and webinar training as products. This includes the HFPI Manual ($49), Tip Sheets ($30), and Webinar Training ($150). Revenue generated from licensing and selling validated assessment tools to home visiting programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LeCroy & Milligan Associates (LMA) is a Tucson-based consulting firm that delivers program evaluation, research, needs assessment, strategic planning, training and technical assistance, and grant writing services to government agencies, nonprofits, foundations, and community coalitions. The firm also licenses its proprietary Healthy Families Parenting Inventory (HFPI), a validated outcome measurement tool used by home visiting and family support programs to track change across nine core parenting domains.

Product overview

LeCroy & Milligan Associates is a consulting firm offering professional evaluation and research services rather than a unified software product platform. The company's primary commercial product is the Healthy Families Parenting Inventory (HFPI), a validated outcome measurement tool for home visiting programs, sold as a manual ($49), tip sheets ($30), and webinar training ($150). Supporting the HFPI are complementary sub-products including the instrument manual, tip sheets, and training services. Beyond the HFPI, the company offers a portfolio of consulting service offerings including Program Evaluation and Research, Needs Assessment, Evaluation Design and Data Tools, Training and Technical Assistance, Grant Writing and Partnership, and Strategic Planning. These services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team and are tailored to sectors including early childhood, health, behavioral health, education, and justice systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HFPI (Healthy Families Parenting Inventory): A validated, practice-ready outcome tool designed to track change across nine core parenting domains and immediately inform service delivery. Used by programs across the U.S. and internationally.

Products and services

• Program Evaluation and Research Rigorous, utilization-focused evaluation services producing clear, defensible insight on program performance and outcomes, including outcome studies, evaluation design, survey research, and implementation studies for government, nonprofit, foundation, and coalition clients.
• Needs Assessment Comprehensive, community-informed assessments identifying gaps, assets, and priorities to guide policy and program decisions by integrating quantitative data with stakeholder voice.
• Evaluation Design and Data Tools Custom-built frameworks, instruments, and systems supporting ongoing performance measurement and program improvement, including data management, survey tools, logic models, and outcome assessment.
• Training and Technical Assistance Hands-on support building internal capacity through training, coaching, and technical guidance tailored to each organization's needs, including evaluation capacity assessment and continuous quality improvement.
• Grant Writing and Partnership Expert support to secure mission-critical funding and build partnerships, including grant strategy, proposal development, needs statements, program design, evaluation plans, and performance measurement.
• Strategic Planning Data-informed planning processes aligning vision, resources, and action across organizations and systems, including asset assessment, goal planning, and implementation planning.
• Healthy Families Parenting Inventory (HFPI) A validated, practice-ready outcome measurement tool designed to track change across nine core parenting domains and immediately inform service delivery in home visiting and family support programs. Includes an administration manual, tip sheets, and webinar training.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400 projects completed across programs and systems
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLMA partners with ADHS on multiple technical assistance projects including webinar hosting, meeting facilitating, strategic planning, and related evaluation services for public health initiatives.
• Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership for 988 Crisis Line implementation planning, substance abuse prevention logic model technical assistance, and behavioral health evaluation services.
• Parents as Teachers National CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing evaluation partnership including randomized controlled trials, outcome measurement, and quality improvement collaboration for home visiting programs serving families nationwide.
• Pima County Detainee & Crisis SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive-year partnership on INVEST randomized control trials, including collaborative program design, implementation, and analysis. Partnership has generated $2M+ in additional grant funds and published research in the Journal of Correctional Health Care.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• The Lewin Group: The Lewin Group is a health and human services consulting firm providing policy analysis, program evaluation, and strategic planning — overlapping with LMA's public-sector health and behavioral health evaluation engagements.
• MDRC: MDRC is a nonprofit social policy research organization that conducts rigorous evaluations of programs in education, employment, and family well-being — directly comparable to LMA's program evaluation and RCT work for public agencies and nonprofits.
• RTI International: RTI International is a major research institute providing social science research, evaluation, and technical assistance across health, education, and human services — overlapping with LMA in evaluation services for federal and state agency clients.
• Abt Associates: Abt Associates is a major research and consulting firm delivering evaluation and technical assistance across health, social, and environmental programs, often competing for the same federal evaluation contracts as LMA at greater scale.
• Mathematica Policy Research: Mathematica is one of the largest U.S. policy research and evaluation firms serving federal and state agencies across health, education, and human services — a clear broader incumbent to LMA in the social program evaluation space.
• Westat: Westat is a large employee-owned research firm providing statistical research, evaluation, and survey work to federal agencies — comparable evaluation methodology and federal contract vehicle approach, though at materially larger scale than LMA.
• NORC at the University of Chicago: NORC is an independent research institution conducting program evaluation, survey research, and policy studies across health, education, and social services — a substantial incumbent comparable to LMA's evaluation and research methodology orientation.

Direct peers

• Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago: Chapin Hall is a research center focused on children, youth, and family well-being, conducting rigorous evaluation and policy research — directly comparable to LMA's early childhood, child welfare, and home visiting evaluation work.
• Decision Information Resources: Decision Information Resources is a small-to-mid-size evaluation and research firm providing program evaluation, needs assessment, and training to government and nonprofit clients — a direct mid-market peer to LMA's service mix and client base.
• James Bell Associates: James Bell Associates is an evaluation, research, and technical assistance consulting firm focused on child welfare, juvenile justice, and family support programs — closely matching LMA's home visiting, child welfare, and behavioral health portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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