Worklife Institute

Name

Worklife Institute

Legal name

Worklife Ministry, Inc., d/b/a Worklife Institute

Website

https://worklifeinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Transition and Employee Assistance Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterans & Military-to-Civilian Transition Programs (EDAAAOAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Career Transition & Reemployment Services (Job Search Support) (BPACAOAD), Veterans Affairs & Military Family Services (BPAIAHAL), Workforce & Career Transition Noncredit Programs (EDAAAEAC), Worksite Financial Wellness & Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) (FSAIAMAN)

Keywords

• Veteran career transition
• Employee assistance programs
• Organizational development consulting
• Mediation training services
• Military family support

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Worklife Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization financially supported by corporations, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and individuals. Funding sources include TVC Fund for Veterans Assistance, Easter Seals, Wells Fargo Foundation, Elizabeth Dole Foundation, May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust, and other veteran-aimed grantors.
2. Training Course Fees: Fee-for-service training programs including Basic 40-Hour Mediation Course ($1,225 standard, $450 veterans/spouses), Advanced Family Mediation 30-Hour Course ($995 standard, $450 veterans/spouses), and Workplace Mediation Training ($650). Entrepreneur training and other professional certification courses generate revenue.
3. Corporate Consulting Services: B2B services including Employee Assistance Programs for companies, Corporate Consultation, Organizational Development, Career Transition/Outplacement services for contracting companies and private clients in the Greater Houston area.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Worklife Institute delivers career transition and supportive services to military veterans and their families (free of charge) and fee-based Employee Assistance Programs, organizational development consulting, career transition/outplacement, and professional mediation training to small and mid-sized companies in the Greater Houston and Texas Gulf Coast region. Services are delivered through a Houston Resource Center, on-site corporate engagements, scheduled workshops, and a 70+ partner referral network.

Product overview

Worklife Institute is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization offering a coordinated suite of programs designed to promote quality of worklife for employees, companies, and military veterans. The organization's portfolio consists of Military Programs (Veterans and Families Worklife Transition, Texas Alliance of Military Women, Military Caregivers Program, and Entrepreneurship Program) and Corporate Programs (Career Transition/Outplacement Services, Employee Assistance Programs, Corporate Consultation/Organizational Development, and Professional Certification Training). The programs are delivered through a Resource Center in Houston with consulting, training facilities, and reference materials, serving the Texas and Gulf Coast region since 1988.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Texas Alliance of Military Women (TAMW): A community within the Veterans and Family Program designed to meet the unique situations faced by female veterans, spouses, caregivers and survivors united by shared experiences and challenges of military life.
• Military Caregivers Empowerment and Professional Development Program

Products and services

• Veterans and Families Worklife Transition Program Comprehensive career transition and support program serving military personnel, veterans, and their families with career counseling, resume assistance, job search support, personal/family counseling, and entrepreneurship workshops. Free for Active, Retired, Guard, Reserve servicemembers and their families.
• Texas Alliance of Military Women (TAMW) Community program within the Veterans Program designed for female veterans, spouses, caregivers, and survivors, offering ongoing resources, encouragement, mentorship, and social gatherings through shared experiences of military life.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% of clients found high-quality employment by end of 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Veterans Business Outreach Center (UT Rio Grande Valley)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with SBA's Veterans Business Outreach Center to provide entrepreneurship training programs twice yearly (March and October). Their team travels to Houston from UT Rio Grande Valley offices to present four-part Entrepreneur Training Program with expert resource persons from greater Houston area.
• America's Warrior PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational collaboration partnership as part of America's Warrior Partnership network. Worklife Institute participates in veteran benefits events and collaborative services programs coordinated nationally.
• Easter SealscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEaster Seals of Greater Houston provides funding and collaborative programming. Worklife Institute is partner in Texas Veterans and Family Connection collaborative services program coordinated by Easter Seals and funded by Texas Department of Health and Human Services.
• Texas Veterans CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTexas Veterans Commission Career Advisors regularly refer clients to Worklife Institute. Partnership includes TVC Entrepreneurship Program collaboration for veteran business development.
• Recruit MilitarymajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for veteran hiring events including Houston Veterans Job Fair. Worklife Institute participates as service provider at Recruit Military events to connect veterans with employment opportunities.
• PeopleFund/PeopleVetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for entrepreneurship support services providing capital access and business development resources for veteran entrepreneurs.
• LiftFundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeteran entrepreneur support services partner providing access to capital and business financing for veteran-owned businesses.
• TexVetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTexas veteran resource network providing referral services and coordinated veteran support across Texas organizations.
• United Way - Mission UnitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through United Way's Mission United program supporting veteran services and community resources in Houston.
• Houston VA Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal VA partnership for veteran benefits services and coordination of care for veteran clients.
• GoEngineerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative training programs in SolidWorks technology for veteran career development and technical skills.
• Mayor's Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (Houston)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity-level partnership with Houston Mayor's office for veteran affairs coordination and community events.
• Four Star AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerica's Warrior Partnership Four Star Alliance collaborative for veteran service coordination.
• Baker RipleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity services partnership providing additional resources for veteran families in Houston area.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Wounded Warrior Project: Largest US veteran service nonprofit; offers overlapping veteran transition, mental health, and employment programs but at vastly greater scale and brand reach, competing for the same donor base.
• ComPsych: Largest global EAP provider; competes with Worklife Institute's corporate Employee Assistance Program offering, though at much larger scale and with national footprint.

Direct peers

• Hire Heroes USA: National nonprofit focused on veteran employment transition and job placement — directly comparable mission and outcome metric (employment placement) to Worklife Institute's flagship Veterans and Family Worklife Transition Program, but operating at national scale.
• Recruit Military: Veteran hiring events operator (including Houston Veterans Job Fair) and explicit Worklife Institute partner; comparable in channel (veteran-targeted employment events) though commercially oriented versus nonprofit.
• TexVet: Texas veteran resource and referral network; collaborates with Worklife Institute on referrals and represents a peer operating in the same Texas veteran services ecosystem.
• America's Warrior Partnership: National nonprofit network connecting veterans to community resources; explicitly partners with Worklife Institute via the Four Star Alliance and collaborative services programs, sharing the same community-led veteran transition model.
• United Way - Mission United: Veteran-focused arm of United Way operating in Houston as a collaborative partner to Worklife Institute, sharing the same community referral and veteran services model.
• Easter Seals Greater Houston: Collaborative partner in the Texas Veterans and Family Connection program and a Worklife Institute funder; offers overlapping veteran and disability services in the same Houston market.

Regional players

• Swords to Plowshares: San Francisco-based veteran services nonprofit offering career transition, housing, and case management; operates in a different geography but delivers a directly comparable veteran transition program model.
• TVC Fund for Veterans Assistance (Texas Veterans Commission): State-level grant funder and referral source for Worklife Institute; comparable mission of supporting Texas veterans but as a funder/regulator rather than direct service provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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