Invest in Youth

Name

Invest in Youth

Legal name

Invest in Youth

Website

https://investinyouth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Tutoring Services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Homework Tutoring & Academic Support (Subject Tutoring) (HSAAAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialized Homework Support & Academic Coaching (Remediation-Focused) (EDAKADAJ)

Keywords

• Volunteer tutoring services
• After-school mentoring
• Nonprofit education support
• Academic tutoring programs
• Student enrichment activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Loyal base of individual donors, many supporting for 10+ years, plus new donors. Revenue from PayPal Giving Fund with no transaction fees.
2. Foundation Grants: Grants from foundations including Baird Foundation, Catania Family Foundation, David Hawley Foundation, Mannix Canby Foundation, Peach Foundation, Tulalip Cares Foundation.
3. Government Grants: Funding from government sources including Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and School's Out Washington relief funding.
4. Corporate Matching: Companies matching individual contributions: BECU, Boeing, Hiya Inc., Microsoft, Weyerhaeuser.
5. Golf Classic Tournament: Annual golf tournament fundraiser (16th year in 2026) generating significant revenue for the organization.
6. Block Party Fundraiser: Annual spring fundraising event featuring silent auction, raffles, and community gathering.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Invest in Youth operates a free, one-on-one volunteer tutoring program that pairs community volunteer tutors with 3rd-5th grade students in Seattle Public Schools for the entire school year. Tutors provide academic support in homework, reading comprehension, and math fundamentals while serving as long-term mentors and role models. The core tutoring program is supplemented by enrichment programming in STEAM and arts topics including robotics, hydraulics, farm-to-table nutrition, theater arts, and ceramics delivered through community partners.

Product overview

Invest in Youth operates a single unified one-on-one tutoring program as its core product, supplemented by enrichment programming modules. The organization also runs two major annual fundraising events (Golf Classic and Block Party) and provides educational resources including Tutor Resources and Weekly Tips for volunteer tutors. The core tutoring program pairs volunteer tutors with 3rd-5th grade students at Seattle Public Schools for the entire school year, while enrichment programming offers hands-on STEAM activities through community partners. Tutor Resources and Weekly Tips are complementary educational support offerings that enhance the tutoring experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• One-on-One Tutoring Program Core tutoring service matching volunteer tutors one-on-one with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students in Seattle Public Schools for the entire school year. Tutors help with homework, reading comprehension, and math fundamentals while serving as mentors and role models. Free to families and schools.
• Enrichment Programming Supplementary programming offering hands-on, interdisciplinary activities such as robotics (Ozobots, Play-Well TEKnologies), hydraulics, farm-to-table nutrition, theater arts (5th Avenue Theater), ceramics, aeronautics, art, and cooking to expose students to topics they would not typically have access to.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students improved math SBA scores by 63 points and ELA SBA scores by 71 points on average (2022-2023 school year)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary, minor and supportive.

• Seattle Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary partner providing access to schools and students. Invest in Youth programs operate at four partner schools: Beacon Hill International, Roxhill Elementary, Sanislo Elementary, and Thurgood Marshall Elementary. Schools provide classroom space, coordinate with teachers, and help identify students who would benefit most from the program.
• Play-Well TEKnologiessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTEAM partner providing engineering and physics enrichment activities for students. Instructors introduce fundamental principles through hands-on building activities such as constructing vehicles with pull-back motors.
• KidsQuest MuseumsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnrichment partner providing hands-on programming including hydraulics workshops and multi-week ceramics programs with journaling and creative expression activities.
• 5th Avenue TheaterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnrichment partner for theater arts programming.
• Museum of FlightminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnrichment partner providing programming with Ozobots (miniature robots students code to move in different speeds and directions).
• Hunger InterventionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnrichment partner focused on empathy and understanding to increase food security for underserved populations.
• PayPal Giving FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for online donations where PayPal covers all transaction fees and 100% of donations go to Invest in Youth.
• D.A. DavidsonsupportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of $10,000 hole-in-one contest at Annual Golf Classic tournament.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Direct peers

• Reading Partners: National nonprofit that mobilizes volunteer tutors to provide one-on-one literacy tutoring to K-5 students in partner schools. Operates an essentially identical operating model to Invest in Youth, scaled across multiple cities.

Broad incumbents

• Communities In Schools: National nonprofit that places staff inside public schools to coordinate supports, including tutoring and mentoring, for at-risk students. Operates a broader school-based wraparound model than Invest in Youth but serves the same student populations.

Others

• After-School All-Stars: National nonprofit providing free after-school programs to low-income youth including academic support and enrichment. Comparable in serving K-12 students in need with free, donor-funded enrichment programming.
• Citizen Schools: National nonprofit that runs expanded learning programs, including volunteer-led apprenticeships and academic support, inside partner middle schools. Related in using adult volunteers to enrich K-12 learning in school-day/after-school settings.

Emerging players

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound: Regional chapter of national youth-mentoring nonprofit that matches adult volunteers with youth for long-term mentoring relationships. Comparable in volunteer-driven, relationship-based model and Puget Sound geography, though focused on mentorship rather than academic tutoring.
• 826 National: Network of nonprofit writing and tutoring centers that provide free after-school tutoring, writing support, and publishing programs for K-12 students. Comparable as a volunteer-powered education nonprofit serving similar student demographics.

Regional players

• Boys & Girls Clubs of King County: Regional youth development nonprofit operating after-school programs across King County (Seattle metro), serving overlapping low-income and elementary-school student populations with academic and enrichment support.
• School on Wheels: Volunteer-powered nonprofit that provides one-on-one tutoring and educational support to K-12 students experiencing homelessness. Comparable volunteer-tutor model though focused on a distinct sub-population and a different region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/investinyouth
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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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