Young Leaders Strong City

Name

Young Leaders Strong City

Legal name

Young Leaders Strong City

Website

https://ylscmovement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Leadership Development

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Youth leadership development
• Student equity programming
• Community nonprofit education
• Civic engagement training
• Racial justice education

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Primary revenue stream from foundation and corporate funders including W. W. Caruth, Jr. Fund ($75,000 two-year grant 2021-2022), Harold Simmons Foundation ($50,000), and 25+ other funders. Funds support program expansion, staff, outreach, and operating expenses.
2. Individual Donations: Individual contributions through PayPal donations and monthly Patreon patronage. North Texas Giving Day campaigns have generated significant community support.
3. Event Revenue: Community fundraising events and campaigns that engage supporters and raise awareness.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Young Leaders Strong City is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free youth leadership development programming to 8th-12th grade students in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Core offerings include the Annual Teen Unity Summit, monthly Youth Advisory Council meetings, customized District Leadership Summits, a two-week Summer Leadership Camp, Identity and Money programming, and local history field trips, all centered on storytelling, personal identity, mental health, racial justice, and community organizing.

Product overview

Young Leaders Strong City is a nonprofit youth-centered organization offering a portfolio of free community programming for students in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. The core offerings include the Annual Teen Unity Summit (a full-day leadership development experience running since 2014), the Youth Advisory Council (monthly meetings on the second Saturday), District Leadership Summits (customized school/district programming), Summer Leadership Camp (two-week immersive experience), Identity and Money programming, and Our City Local History Field Trips. All community programming is free for students and designed to build youth leadership, promote racial justice, and create spaces for diverse students to engage across lines of difference.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• YLSC Annual Teen Unity Summit An annual full-day leadership development experience that brings together 8th-12th grade students from public, private, and charter schools across the Dallas-Fort Worth area for discussions on identity, leadership, mental health, racial justice, and organizing for change. Facilitated by local educators, artists, historians, and students; free of charge to participants.
• Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Monthly meetings held on the second Saturday of each month where students contribute their voices to ongoing youth-leadership initiatives and help shape YLSC programming.
• District Leadership Summits Customized programming delivered to local schools and districts using storytelling as a tool, with workshops organized under four categories: History, Identity, Culture, and Organizing/Activation. Designed for district-wide equity and leadership summits for staff and students.
• YLSC Summer Camp A two-week immersive summer experience focused on gaining leadership skills, developing community solutions, and building community. Free of charge, with meals, snacks, and learning materials provided.
• Identity and Money A program exploring the intersection of personal identity and financial literacy for youth participants.
• Our City - Local History Field Trips In-person and virtual tours of the Dallas area centered on inclusive history, place, and narrative change, where students learn about historically significant markers to begin their personal narrative-change process.

Quantifiable outcome

• 284 students served at 12th Annual Summit from over 15 campuses
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Roosevelt High School Alumni AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided venue for the 12th Annual Teen Unity Summit, enabling access to facility space for large-scale student programming.
• Richardson ISDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict partnership for Racial Justice and Equity Teen Summit programming. Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion praised the partnership for providing transformative experiences for students.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DoSomething.org: National youth civic engagement nonprofit that activates young people around social change campaigns. Directly comparable to YLSC in mission focus on youth-led leadership, identity-based organizing, and free programming for teenagers.
• Generation Citizen: Nonprofit bringing action civics programming to schools across multiple states. Comparable to YLSC in delivering school district partnerships, free civic education to students, and youth leadership development as core programmatic focus.
• iCivics: Nonprofit providing civics and government education resources for K-12 students. Comparable in education-focused mission, free programming for students, and partnership-driven delivery to school districts.
• Mikva Challenge: Chicago-based nonprofit developing youth civic leadership through school-based programming and action civics. Directly comparable to YLSC's district partnership model, storytelling-based civic education, and youth summit programming.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National youth mentoring nonprofit serving K-12 students. Comparable to YLSC in free youth development programming, focus on underserved student populations, and fundraising-driven revenue model.
• Close Up Foundation: Civic education nonprofit providing experiential programming for middle and high school students. Comparable to YLSC in student-focused convening, district partnership model, and leadership development summits.

Broad incumbents

• Communities In Schools: National nonprofit providing school-based student support services. Comparable to YLSC in school district partnership model and serving at-risk student populations, but operates at national scale with broader service portfolio.
• National Urban League: Major civil rights and urban advocacy organization with youth leadership programming. Comparable to YLSC in racial justice focus, youth development mission, and urban community-based service delivery.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Large national youth development nonprofit operating club-based programming across the country. Comparable to YLSC in youth leadership development mission but operates at vastly larger scale with broader programming portfolio.
• KIPP Foundation: National charter school network with strong college access and youth leadership programming. Comparable to YLSC in serving underserved student populations and free programming model, but operates schools rather than supplemental programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/YLSCmovement
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@YoungLeadersStrongCity
• Facebookfacebook.com/youngleadersstrongcity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/young-leaders-strong-city
• Instagraminstagram.com/youngleadersstrongcity

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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