Project Avary

Name

Project Avary

Legal name

Project Avary

Website

https://projectavary.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Youth Development Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN), Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD)

Keywords

• Youth development programs
• Nonprofit youth services
• Family support programs
• Outdoor leadership camps
• Mentorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Rafael

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Online donations through their website via Network for Good, mail-in checks, and stock donations. Donors can give to specific campaigns or general operations.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Event sponsorships for annual gala and trivia bee events, with various sponsorship tiers available for organizations.
3. Foundation Grants: Funding from foundations including California State Parks Outdoor Equity Grants, San Francisco Department of Children Youth and Their Families, and various private foundations.
4. Government Grants: Grants from California Natural Resources Agency, California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grants, and other government programs.
5. Vehicle Donations: Partnership with CARS (Charitable Adult Rides & Services) for vehicle donations, which handles pick-up, sale, and tax documentation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Project Avary is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that delivers year-round youth development programs for children with incarcerated parents (ages 8-25). Core offerings include Camp Avary (summer sleep-away camp), the Outdoor Leadership Program, National Support Circles (online support groups), Whole Family Support programs, Teen Leadership Retreats, and 1:1 youth mentoring. All programs are provided free of charge and follow a 10-year commitment model progressing youth from participants to counselors and staff.

Product overview

Project Avary is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of interconnected youth development programs for children with incarcerated parents. The core offering includes Camp Avary (summer sleep-away camp), the Outdoor Leadership Program, National Support Circles (online groups), Teen Leadership Retreats, Family Camp, and individual mentoring. Programs are designed around the Avary Journey model: Welcome → Connection → Healing → Service, progressing youth from participants to counselors. The organization serves youth ages 8-25 with a 10-year commitment, providing outdoor adventures, fire circles, mentorship, and leadership development to break cycles of incarceration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outdoor Leadership Program Long-running program providing Bay Area and Northern California youth with outdoor experiences including hiking, kayaking, surfing, and team challenges to build confidence, resilience, and leadership skills. For children with incarcerated parents ages 8 and up.
• National Support Circles Online support groups led by trained facilitators with lived experience of parental incarceration, providing mentorship, community, and belonging for youth with incarcerated parents across the country.
• Whole Family Support Programs supporting entire families impacted by incarceration, including family camp retreats where youth can invite family members to participate in the Avary experience together.
• Pathways for Native Youth Outreach and support services specifically designed for Native youth disproportionately impacted by parental incarceration, building intertribal community and healing spaces across geographic lines.
• Training & Support for Schools & Communities Trainings, presentations, and consultation services to help schools, agencies, and community programs recognize the needs of children with incarcerated parents and build pathways for healing and referral.
• Camp Avary (Summer Sleep-Away Camp) Two-week summer sleep-away camp held at Clem Miller Environmental Education Center in Point Reyes National Seashore, offering outdoor activities, fire circles, music, art, and poetry workshops for children ages 8-18 with incarcerated parents.
• Teen Leadership Retreats Annual retreats for teens serving as role models and Avary's next generation of counselors, featuring workshops on facilitating fire circles, community music, ropes courses, and team building exercises.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of Project Avary youth show measurable growth in leadership, emotional regulation, and resilience
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Point Reyes National Seashore Association (PRNSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership created in 2020 to open the Clem Miller Environmental Education Center to Project Avary's camp programs. PRNSA provides naturalist programs and operational support for the site, while Project Avary provides staffing to run camp programs. About 130 kids attended camp at this location in 2023.
• CARS (Charitable Adult Rides & Services)minorOthersPartnership to process vehicle donations. CARS handles everything from pick-up and sale to providing donation receipts and tax documents. CARS has helped raise over $450 million for nonprofits.
• Adventure & Retreat PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple partners providing safe, healing spaces including: Egret Ranch/Martin Griffin Preserve, St. Dorothy's Rest, Hidden Villa, MeWater Foundation, OARS (American River Rafting), Slide Ranch, Commonweal, Challenge Sonoma, The Art of Crabbing, Outward Bound California, Hostelling International, Camp Via West, Filoli, Seymour Center, SF Maritime Museum, Hello Handcarved, Blue Water Kayaking, Call of the Sea, California Academy of Sciences, Parks Conservancy, Alliance Redwoods, National Park Service campgrounds, El Cerrito Community Center, East Bay Regional Parks.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sesame Workshop (Sesame Street in Communities): Operates Sesame Street in Communities, which includes a dedicated 'Incarceration' toolkit providing free resources for children with incarcerated parents. Highly comparable mission targeting the same underserved child population with educational and emotional support content.
• The Osborne Association: One of the oldest nonprofit organizations serving people affected by the criminal justice system, with explicit family and children-of-incarcerated-parents programming. Direct mission overlap with Project Avary, particularly around family-centered reentry support.
• Friends Outside: California-based nonprofit supporting families and children of incarcerated individuals through visitation, mentoring, and case management. Direct peer in both mission (children of incarcerated parents) and California operating geography.
• Centerforce: Bay Area-based nonprofit providing prison visitation, family support, and reentry services, including programming for children and families of incarcerated individuals. Highly comparable service mix with strong geographic overlap in Northern California.
• A New Way of Life: Los Angeles-based nonprofit providing reentry housing and family support services for formerly incarcerated women, including programs that serve their children. Comparable family-centered model serving children impacted by parental incarceration.
• The Fortune Society: New York-based nonprofit providing reentry, housing, and family services for people impacted by incarceration, including dedicated programs for children and families. Direct mission overlap in supporting children of incarcerated parents and reducing intergenerational incarceration.

Others

• National Fatherhood Initiative: National nonprofit focused on fatherhood involvement, including programs for fathers in reentry and their children. Thematically related through the incarceration-father-child relationship, though it operates primarily as a resource and advocacy organization rather than a direct service provider.

Broad incumbents

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Large national youth development organization providing after-school programs, mentoring, and leadership development. Broadly comparable youth development model, though it operates as a generalist platform rather than serving the children-of-incarcerated-parents segment.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National youth mentoring nonprofit providing one-to-one mentoring for at-risk youth. Overlaps with Project Avary's 1:1 youth mentoring component and teen leadership pathways, though it does not specialize in the children-of-incarcerated-parents niche.
• MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership: National umbrella organization advancing quality youth mentoring through partnerships, research, and advocacy. Comparable through Project Avary's reliance on Junior Counselors and 1:1 mentoring as core program delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/projectavary
• Facebookfacebook.com/ProjectAvary

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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