SLĀ Foundation

Name

SLĀ Foundation

Legal name

SLĀ Foundation

Website

https://www.slafoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Education & Mentorship Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGADAC

After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

Keywords

• Youth mentorship programs
• Education nonprofit services
• Career readiness education
• Student mentorship platform
• College access programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The foundation accepts charitable donations to support its programs connecting underserved students to mentorship and educational resources. The website prominently features a donation page indicating this is a primary revenue stream for the nonprofit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SLĀ Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free youth mentorship programming to predominantly low-income middle and high school students. Its core deliverables include the Speaker Series (90-minute classroom talks by young professionals), Corporate Immersions (office visits), College Immersions (campus tours), Seminar Series (life skills workshops), the Power of Storytelling podcast, and the GarbageKids entrepreneurship program, all coordinated through the proprietary OZ (Opportunity Zone) free software platform.

Product overview

SLĀ Foundation operates a unified platform called OZ (Opportunity Zone) supplemented by several programmatic products. OZ is a free software platform connecting teachers, speakers, and students. The core programs include the Speaker Series (90-minute classroom presentations by young professionals), the Seminar Series (life skills workshops), Corporate Immersions (company field trips), and College Immersions (campus visits). The Power of Storytelling podcast provides audio content featuring inspirational stories. The newer GarbageKids program, launched under SLĀ Entrepreneurship, teaches children entrepreneurship through a neighborhood recycling service. All programs work together to connect underserved students with mentorship, educational resources, and professional networks to inspire socioeconomic mobility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GarbageKids: A neighborhood trash and recycling service program empowering children ages 8+ with entrepreneurship experience, financial literacy, and responsibility through guided, parent-overseen collection schedules.
• OZ (Opportunity Zone)
• The Power of Storytelling

Products and services

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Quantifiable outcome

• Students receive professional LinkedIn connections that expand their networks beyond their immediate community
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kendra ScottcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerKendra Scott hosts corporate immersions for SLĀ Foundation students at their offices, providing 90-minute experiences including office tours, founder story, and Q&A panels with diverse employee groups. LBJ students and Covington Middle School students have participated in Kendra Scott immersions.
• Amy's Ice CreamscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAmy's Ice Creams hosts corporate immersions for SLĀ Foundation students, providing tours of their offices and education center followed by Q&A with employees. McCallum High School students participated in an immersion.
• C3 PresentscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerC3 Presents (music and entertainment company) hosts corporate immersions for SLĀ Foundation students. Burnet Middle School students participated in an immersion at the C3 Presents office.
• SpreetailcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSpreetail hosts corporate immersions for SLĀ Foundation students at their downtown Austin offices. Wayside students participated in an immersion featuring a tour and Q&A panel.
• The ZebracoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Zebra (insurance comparison company) hosts corporate immersions for SLĀ Foundation students. Wayside students toured their downtown offices and participated in Q&A with employees.
• St. Edward's UniversitycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSt. Edward's University hosts college immersions for SLĀ Foundation students, providing walking tours and information sessions with admissions counselors. Wayside students participated in a campus visit.
• Texas State UniversitycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTexas State University in San Marcos hosts college immersions for SLĀ Foundation students including walking tours, admissions and financial aid panels, and lunch on campus. The visit also included a tour of The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment.
• Texas A&M UniversitycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTexas A&M University hosts college immersions for SLĀ Foundation students including campus tours, prospective student information sessions, and lunch on campus.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• iMentor: National nonprofit pairing low-income high school students with volunteer mentors for college and career readiness. Directly comparable in mission, target demographic, and mentor-driven model — though operates at significantly larger national scale.
• Year Up: Workforce development nonprofit providing low-income young adults with corporate internships, skills training, and college credit. Comparable in connecting underserved youth to professional workplaces and corporate partners, with a more structured employer-placement model.
• Genesys Works: Nonprofit providing high school students from under-resourced communities with technical skills training and corporate internship pathways. Closely comparable in the high school-to-corporate immersion model and the use of corporate partners as the experiential delivery layer.
• Bottom Line: College access nonprofit serving low-income and first-generation students from high school through college graduation. Comparable in the underserved-youth / college-pipeline focus and structured one-on-one advising model.
• Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO): Nonprofit providing educational and career access programs for underserved youth, including corporate mentorship and internship pathways. Comparable in the underserved-student / corporate-engagement model with deep employer relationships.
• College Possible: National nonprofit guiding low-income students to and through college via near-peer coaching. Directly comparable in the college-access-for-low-income-students mission and structured-coaching delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: The largest youth mentoring nonprofit in the U.S., matching adult volunteers with youth for sustained one-on-one relationships. Compares as a broader-incumbent player in the same youth-mentorship category with national brand recognition and infrastructure.
• KIPP Foundation: National charter school network serving underserved K-12 students with a college-prep mission. Comparable in serving low-income students with a college-and-career outcome focus, though operating a different delivery model (charter schools vs. supplemental programming).

Emerging players

• Braven: Career-acceleration nonprofit for first-generation college students, partnering with universities and employers to deliver a credit-bearing career course. Comparable in the career-readiness and employer-engagement model, though focused on the college rather than high school stage.

Others

• DreamBox Learning: Adaptive K-8 math learning platform. While not a direct peer in mentorship, it is an adjacent edtech player building technology-mediated tools for student learning outcomes — relevant as a comparator for the OZ platform's positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/SLAFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sla-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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