Empowered to Conquer

What Empowered to Conquer does

Empowered to Conquer (legal name Empowered to Conquer Youth Conferences, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in June 2009 and headquartered in Hoover, Alabama, with operational sites in Birmingham, Alabama. The organization develops and delivers the "Limitless by Empowered to Conquer™" program suite — a faith-integrated youth development offering for high school students that combines a semester-long skills curriculum (Limitless Groups), a year-long one-on-one mentorship (Limitless Mentoring), and an annual weekend retreat held at the Alabama 4H Center in Columbiana (Limitless Retreat). Program content is built around three pillars: faith, education, and relationships, with proprietary curriculum crafted by current and former educators covering budgeting, interview practices, resume writing, career exploration, and spiritual development. Program delivery occurs directly inside six named partner schools and districts across Alabama, including Birmingham City Schools, Bessemer City High School, Central Coosa High School, Parker High School, Woodlawn High School, and Coosa County Schools, supported by a background-checked volunteer corps of mentors, chaperones, and prayer-team members. Distribution beyond the classroom is supported by an official mobile app on iOS and Android, an annual Impact Report and video, and student testimony content. Reported outcomes include 5,000 students served cumulatively, $56,000 in scholarships awarded to career and college-ready seniors, 32 career-prep training sessions per school year, and a 96% student commitment-to-Christ rate at the 2024 Limitless Retreat.

The organization's revenue model is a diversified non-profit funding stack with no single dominant commercial stream. Individual giving is structured around the "Limitless Alliance" recurring sponsorship program with five monthly tiers ranging from $32/month (Building Hope, $384/year) to $512/month (Fueling Futures, $6,144/year), supplemented by one-time individual donations, stock transfers, and in-kind Amazon wishlist contributions. Corporate giving is organized through a formal sponsorship brochure with tiered levels and includes visible partners such as United Way, Women's Foundation of Alabama, RxBenefits, Pepsi, Ed Farm, Regions Bank, SaveFirst/IMPACT America, and Milo's Tea. Program-side revenue is minimal, capped by a $25 per-student Limitless Retreat registration fee (with full scholarships available). The go-to-market is event- and community-driven: monthly Empower X Luncheons in Birmingham, an annual retreat, in-school programming, volunteer recruitment, and a newsletter / website donation funnel. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors (Chair: Alexandria Means of IMPACT America; Interim Governance and Finance Chair: Dr. Lovella Jones of Education Solutions; Governance Co-Chair: Katrina Dada of Ed Farm; Secretary: Josiah Erwin of Regions Bank) and a Board of Influence, with a five-person staff led by Founder & Executive Director Brittany Hogan.

Name

Empowered to Conquer

Legal name

Empowered to Conquer Youth Conferences, Inc.

Website

https://empoweredtoconquer.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Empowered to Conquer is a 501(c)(3) non-profit in Hoover/Birmingham, Alabama that delivers a faith-based youth development program suite — Limitless Groups, Limitless Mentoring, and Limitless Retreat — to high school students across partner Alabama school districts, funded through individual recurring donations, corporate sponsorships, and program fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGADAD

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits

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

SECONDARYBPAGADAL

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits

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

Keywords

• Youth development programs
• Faith-based education
• Student mentorship services
• Nonprofit youth services
• College readiness programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Giving / Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual supporters. Limitless Alliance monthly giving program with tiered sponsorship levels ($32-$512/month) provides sustainable funding.
2. Corporate Giving / Sponsorships: Corporate partners provide financial support through sponsorship levels. Sponsorship tiers documented in Corporate Hero brochure.
3. Student Program Fees: Limitless Retreat registration fee of $25 per student covers meals, snacks, and lodging. Scholarships available for students who cannot afford the fee.
4. Stock Transfers: Donors can make lasting impact through stock transfer donations. Process initiated via email to [email protected].
5. Shop to Give / Amazon Wishlist: In-kind donations via Amazon wishlist for Limitless Groups program supplies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Empowered to Conquer is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in June 2009 in Hoover, Alabama, that delivers the Limitless by Empowered to Conquer™ suite of youth development programs for high school students in Alabama. Its offerings comprise semester-long curriculum-based Limitless Groups, a year-long Limitless Mentoring program, an annual Limitless Retreat, and the Empowered to Conquer® Mobile App, all delivered within a faith-based developmental framework.

Product overview

Empowered to Conquer is a non-profit organization operating the Limitless by Empowered to Conquer™ suite of three youth development programs: Limitless Groups (semester-long skill-building curriculum), Limitless Mentoring (year-long one-on-one mentorship), and Limitless Retreat (annual spiritual retreat). The organization also offers an official mobile app for student access. All programs are designed to develop faith, promote education, and build relationships among high school students in the Birmingham, Alabama area.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Limitless by Empowered to Conquer™: Collection of programs including Limitless Groups, Limitless Mentoring, and Limitless Retreat designed to guide students toward bettering themselves spiritually, mentally, and socially.

Products and services

• Limitless Groups Semester-long, curriculum-based youth development program delivered as part of the Limitless by Empowered to Conquer™ suite, designed for high school students in Alabama and delivered within a faith-based developmental framework.
• Limitless Mentoring Year-long structured mentorship program pairing high school students in Alabama with mentors as part of the Limitless by Empowered to Conquer™ suite, supporting sustained personal and spiritual growth.
• Limitless Retreat Annual spiritual retreat event for high school students in Alabama, delivered under the Limitless by Empowered to Conquer™ suite as a concentrated immersive experience complementing the semester and year-long programs.
• Empowered to Conquer® Mobile App Branded mobile application accompanying the Limitless by Empowered to Conquer™ programs, providing a digital touchpoint for high school students engaged in the curriculum, mentoring, and retreat experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% of students made a commitment to Christ at 2024 Limitless Retreat
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• United WaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting Empowered to Conquer programs. United Way logo displayed on donor recognition page.
• Ed FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner; Katrina Dada from Ed Farm serves as Governance Co-Chair on the Board of Directors.
• IMPACT AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner; Alexandria Means from IMPACT America serves as Board Chair.
• Alabama 4-H CentercoreOthersVenue partner for annual Limitless Retreat. Located at 892 Four H Road, Columbiana, AL 35051.
• Birmingham City SchoolscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSchool district partner hosting Limitless Groups and Limitless Mentoring programs in schools.
• Coosa County SchoolscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSchool district partner hosting Limitless Programs. Sharon Coffman serves on Board of Influence.
• Education SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Lovella Jones from Education Solutions serves as Interim Governance Chair and Finance Chair on the Board of Directors.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• City Year: Nonprofit placing near-peer mentors in K-12 schools for attendance, behavior, and course performance support. Comparable to ETC on the school-based youth-development framing and on the role of consistent adult mentors supporting college/career readiness.
• Year Up: Nonprofit delivering career-prep and college-readiness programming for opportunity-youth populations. Comparable in spirit to ETC's career-prep training and resume/interview curriculum, though Year Up's programming is post-secondary rather than in-high-school.

Others

• National 4-H Council: Largest U.S. youth-development organization, delivered through Cooperative Extension and partner schools. Functionally comparable on in-school delivery and life-skills curriculum, and notably ETC already uses Alabama 4-H Center as its retreat venue, indicating operational overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA): Federated nonprofit network providing youth services, mentoring, and life-skills programming to high school students. Comparable on multi-state youth-services footprint, scholarship programs, and life-skills curriculum such as budgeting and job-readiness.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Large national youth-development nonprofit operating school-year and summer programming for K-12 youth. Comparable in mission (youth development in underserved communities) and scale ambitions but secular and far broader in scope than ETC's faith-based niche.

Direct peers

• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA): Faith-based organization serving high school and college students through in-school huddles, mentoring, and camps. Overlaps ETC on the combination of school-channel delivery, faith integration, and event-driven programming such as retreats and camps.
• Youth for Christ USA: Faith-based nonprofit delivering school-channel youth ministry, mentoring, and community programs. Comparable in mission framing (faith, education, relationships for high school youth) and the in-school distribution model that ETC uses through Limitless Groups.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National 1:1 youth-mentoring nonprofit pairing adult volunteers with K-12 youth. Directly comparable to ETC's Limitless Mentoring program on model (long-term volunteer match, goal-oriented mentorship) and on volunteer-driven delivery infrastructure.
• Young Life: National faith-based youth organization operating mentoring programs, clubs, and retreats for high school students. Most direct functional peer of Empowered to Conquer because both combine volunteer-led delivery with explicit faith formation and partnership with local school communities.

Regional players

• Teen Challenge USA: Faith-based residential and outreach youth ministry with chapters across the U.S. Comparable to ETC on explicit faith-integration in youth programming, although Teen Challenge's residential model is a different delivery mechanism than ETC's in-school/retreat model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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