Name

Life Navigators

Legal name

Life Navigators

Website

https://lifenavigators.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Support Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Needs & Supplemental Needs Trust Services (FSAAANAJ), Self-Advocacy & Self-Determination Training (EDAKANAI)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Special needs trust
• Guardianship services
• Family support programs
• Self-advocacy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Wauwatosa

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Life Navigators operates as a nonprofit organization that receives donations from individuals and grants from organizations such as the Greater Milwaukee Association of REALTORS Youth Foundation and the Waukesha Rotary Club to fund its disability support services programs.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Life Navigators is a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive disability support services to individuals with disabilities and their families across Wisconsin. Its core offerings include Information and Education, Family Support, Guardianship, Self-Advocacy and Independence, the Children's Long-Term Support Program (CLTS), and a Trust Program with three special needs trust options (Trust I – Community Trust, Trust II – Pooled Trust, Trust III – Pooled Trust for Age 65 and Over). The Trust Program provides affordable financial planning while protecting public benefits.

Product overview

Life Navigators is a disability support services organization offering a comprehensive suite of services for individuals with disabilities and their families. The organization provides six core service areas: Information and Education (with a searchable resource guide of over 300 community resources), Family Support, Guardianship, Self-Advocacy and Independence, Children's Long-Term Support Program (CLTS), and a Trust Program. The Trust Program includes three specialized sub-products (Trust I – Community Trust, Trust II – Pooled Trust, and Trust III – Pooled Trust for Age 65 and Over) that provide affordable financial planning while protecting public benefits. The organization also operates community resource directories and organizes events including the annual Challenger Event. The organization served over 4,380 individuals with disabilities in 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Trust Program: Special Needs Trust Program offering Trust I (Community Trust), Trust II (Pooled Trust), and Trust III (Pooled Trust for Age 65 and Over)

Products and services

• Information and Education Provides services that impact individuals with disabilities and their families, including a searchable online resource guide with over 300 community resources spanning categories such as adaptive equipment, aging services, education, employment, family support, financial, guardianship, legal issues, medical/physical health, mental health, recreation/social, residential, transportation, and volunteer opportunities.
• Family Support Connects families of kids and adults with disabilities to community disability resources and programs, helping families navigate the disability services landscape and access needed support.
• Guardianship Secures the health, safety, and happiness of individuals with disabilities who may not have a family member to provide essential monitoring and support.
• Self-Advocacy and Independence Organizes opportunities for kids and adults to participate in community outings, educational trainings, and volunteer opportunities to build independence and self-advocacy skills.
• Children's Long-Term Support Program (CLTS) Helping children with disabilities and their families through support and services that help children grow and live their best lives.
• Trust Program Offers planning assistance for the financial and service needs of individuals with disabilities to create bright futures, while protecting public benefits. Encompasses Trust I (Community Trust), Trust II (Pooled Trust), and Trust III (Pooled Trust for Age 65 and Over).
• Trust I – Community Trust A special needs trust option for individuals with disabilities providing financial planning while protecting public benefits.
• Trust II – Pooled Trust A pooled trust option providing affordable financial planning for individuals with disabilities.
• Trust III – Pooled Trust (for Age 65 and Over) A pooled trust specifically designed for individuals with disabilities age 65 and over.
• Community Resources Online Resource Guide A searchable online resource guide linking to over 300 community resources across multiple Wisconsin counties, covering categories including adaptive equipment, aging services, education, employment, family support, financial, guardianship, legal issues, medical/physical health, mental health, recreation/social, residential, transportation, and volunteer opportunities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving over 4,380 individuals with disabilities in 2025

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Artists Working In EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing art programming at Life Navigators community events such as the Summer Picnic, creating inclusive creative opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sevita (formerly The MENTOR Network): Large national provider of home- and community-based disability services, including residential, day, and family supports. Comparable to Life Navigators' Guardianship, Family Support, and Self-Advocacy/Independence services, but operating at significantly greater scale.
• YAI (formerly Young Adult Institute): National nonprofit providing intellectual and developmental disability services including family support, guardianship, self-advocacy, and community living programs. Directly comparable service mix to Life Navigators, particularly its guardianship and self-advocacy offerings.
• Easterseals: National nonprofit network providing disability services, therapy, and family support across the U.S. Operates broadly in the same disability-services space as Life Navigators but at far greater scale and geographic reach, with overlapping offerings in family support, advocacy, and resource navigation.
• The Arc of the United States: National disability advocacy and services organization with affiliated state and local chapters. Closely comparable to Life Navigators in mission (disability support, advocacy, family services) and in operating chapter-based models; offers overlapping self-advocacy and family-support programming.
• United Cerebral Palsy (UCP): National federation providing direct disability services, advocacy, and housing/employment programs. Comparable to Life Navigators in serving individuals with disabilities and families across the life span, with overlapping family-support and independent-living offerings.

Regional players

• Wisconsin FACETS: Wisconsin nonprofit providing information, advocacy, and family-support services for children with disabilities and their families. Comparable regional peer overlapping with Life Navigators' Family Support, Information & Education, and Children's Long-Term Support programming.
• The Arc Wisconsin: Wisconsin state chapter of The Arc, providing advocacy, family support, and disability services across the state. Direct regional peer to Life Navigators for Wisconsin clients and donor base, with overlapping guardianship, family-support, and self-advocacy services.
• St. Coletta's of Wisconsin: Wisconsin-based nonprofit serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through residential, vocational, and community programs. Direct regional peer to Life Navigators, competing for similar donor dollars, state CLTS funding, and clients in the Wisconsin market.

Others

• Special Needs Alliance: National network of attorneys specializing in special-needs planning, disability law, and trust creation. Adjacent/thematic peer to Life Navigators' Trust Program — many attorneys refer clients to pooled-trust providers like Life Navigators, making it an enabling ecosystem participant.

Direct peers

• National Disability Institute: National nonprofit focused on financial empowerment and economic self-sufficiency for people with disabilities. Direct peer to Life Navigators' Trust Program and benefits-navigation work, with overlapping mission around asset building and public-benefits protection.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LifeNavOrg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkiwtM0xyfz22EUTUVWOV6g
• Facebookfacebook.com/yourdisabilitypartner
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/life-navigators
• Instagraminstagram.com/lifenavorg
• Pinterestpinterest.com/LifeNavigators

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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