Latino Youth Collective

What Latino Youth Collective does

Latino Youth Collective is an Indianapolis-based nonprofit founded in 2007 that grew out of the El Puente Project dropout prevention initiative. Its mission is to provide resources and opportunities for youth to engage in personal and community development, with a primary focus on Latino youth and families in Indiana. The organization's flagship direct-service product is Athena Academy for Media Arts, Science & Technology, a six-week immersive summer program launched in 2008 that has served over 160 high school scholars and distributed more than $250,000 in participant stipends. Curriculum is built around participatory action research, media production (video, podcasting, graphic design using tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere), digital literacy (Google Docs, Sheets, Airtable), and college/career readiness.

Beyond direct programming, the organization operates a small portfolio of community-facing assets, including the Bienestar y Mas Spanish-language well-being platform and a trio of consulting services marketed to businesses and other organizations: digital transformation, Latino community outreach, and media production. Revenue is generated primarily through program service fees, foundation and community grants (with named supporters including Schusterman, CICF, ADFF, NMP, an Accelerator, and United Way of Central Indiana), and ad-hoc consulting engagements. No pricing is publicly disclosed and engagement terms appear quote-based. Distribution is entirely regional (Indiana), with go-to-market executed through community networks, word-of-mouth, a Webflow-hosted website, and direct inquiry forms — no paid marketing channels or formal sales infrastructure are in evidence.

Name

Latino Youth Collective

Legal name

Latino Youth Collective

Website

https://latino-youth-collective.webflow.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Latino Youth Collective is an Indianapolis-based nonprofit that runs out-of-school programs — most notably the Athena Academy summer media-arts program — for Latino high school students in Indiana, while also offering Latino community outreach, media production, and digital transformation consulting to other organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development and Community Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ), Cultural, Identity & Inclusion Programs (EDALAHAF)

Keywords

• Youth development programs
• Out-of-school learning
• Community outreach consulting
• Media arts education
• Culturally relevant programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Digital transformation, Latino community outreach, and media production consulting provided to businesses and organizations
2. Program Services: Out-of-school time programs and initiatives for youth and families, including Athena Academy summer program

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Latino Youth Collective is a nonprofit organization that delivers out-of-school time programs and consulting services centered on the Latino community in Indiana. Its flagship offering, Athena Academy, is a six-week immersive summer program that trains high school students in media arts, science, and technology through participatory action research and digital literacy. The Collective also operates Bienestar y Mas, a Spanish-language well-being awareness platform, and sells consulting services in digital transformation, Latino community outreach, and media production to organizations.

Product overview

Latino Youth Collective offers a portfolio of out-of-school time programs and consulting services. The core offerings include Athena Academy (a six-week summer program for high school students focused on media arts, science, and technology) and Bienestar y Mas (a well-being awareness platform for the Spanish-speaking community). The organization also provides consulting services encompassing digital transformation, Latino community outreach, and media production to help organizations engage with youth and navigate the digital landscape.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Athena Academy: A six-week immersive summer program for high school students that provides skills for college, careers, and beyond through participatory action research, media production, and digital literacy.
• Bienestar y Mas

Products and services

• Athena Academy A six-week immersive summer program that equips high school students with skills for college, careers, and beyond through participatory action research, media production, and digital literacy. Designed for youth in the Latino community.
• Bienestar y Mas A platform that features videos and personal testimonies to raise awareness and promote well-being within the Spanish-speaking community.
• Digital Transformation Consulting Consulting service that helps organizations modernize operations, enhance their online presence, and integrate new technologies for growth, spanning strategy and planning, technology and infrastructure, programs and services, and capacity building and training.
• Latino Community Outreach Consulting Consulting services that assist businesses in connecting with diverse audiences through culturally relevant strategies that build authentic relationships, including localization, original content creation, and community engagement.
• Media Production Services Media production team that creates high-quality content including video, audio, and digital campaigns, enabling organizations to effectively tell their stories and expand their reach.

Quantifiable outcome

• 160+ scholars trained since 2008
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU): Membership association representing Hispanic-Serving Institutions and advancing educational equity for Latino students—aligned demographic focus and education-mission overlap with the Collective's Latino youth development work.

Direct peers

• iMentor: Nonprofit pairing young people with mentors to support college access and graduation, aligned with the Collective's mentoring-based, college-readiness approach for underserved high school students.
• Year Up: Workforce development nonprofit combining skills training with career pathways for young adults from underserved communities, comparable in combining technical/digital literacy with career readiness for underrepresented youth.
• Genesys Works: Nonprofit providing technical skills training, career readiness, and corporate internships to high school students from underserved communities—comparable in combining digital/technical literacy with college and career outcomes.
• City Year: Nonprofit deploying near-peer mentors in schools to support student engagement, college/career readiness, and community development—closely aligned with Latino Youth Collective's college and career readiness mission.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Youth mentoring nonprofit focused on positive youth development outcomes, paralleling Latino Youth Collective's emphasis on long-term mentoring, personal development, and community-based support for youth.
• Breakthrough Collaborative: Nonprofit operating out-of-school programs that put underrepresented youth on the college and career pathway, including students of color—comparable mission and programmatic structure to Athena Academy.

Broad incumbents

• National 4-H Council: National youth development organization offering out-of-school programs focused on leadership, civic engagement, and STEM—comparable programmatic scope to the Collective's youth enrichment model.
• YMCA of the USA: Large community-services nonprofit providing out-of-school time youth programs, comparable as a broad-based provider of safe, supportive environments for youth and families at the community level.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth development nonprofit providing out-of-school time programming for young people, comparable to Latino Youth Collective's Athena Academy model of community-based youth enrichment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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