Maine Boys to Men

What Maine Boys to Men does

Maine Boys to Men is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 20-1117811) founded in 1998 as a community coalition and incorporated as a nonprofit in 2004, headquartered in Portland, Maine. The organization delivers gender-based violence prevention programming through its flagship Reducing Sexism and Violence Program (RSVP®), a registered trademark curriculum developed in partnership with the US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women and validated by peer-reviewed research from Rutgers University and the University of New Hampshire. Programming is structured around two primary youth tracks (middle school boys ages 11-14 and high school students of all genders ages 14-18), with additional adult-facing programs including a Training Institute, Educators & Coaches Workshop, Introductory Workshops, Men Connect for New Mainers (serving immigrant and refugee men), Boot Camp for New Dads, and a Talking Dads support group. The Youth Advisory Council and a year-long Fellowship Program serve as engagement and leadership pipelines for high school-aged boys, complemented by a podcast (The Youth Take).

The organization's technology stack is curriculum- and facilitation-based rather than software-based: RSVP® incorporates experiential learning methods (physical activity, peer dialogue, role play, film clips, group discussions) delivered exclusively through in-person workshops, with limited virtual introductory workshop offerings. No SaaS platform, API, or digital learning product exists. Revenue is generated entirely through donations, foundation grants, corporate sponsorships, and government grants; all programs are provided free of charge to participants, schools, and partner organizations. Customer segments span Maine school districts (Portland Public Schools, Brunswick High School, North Yarmouth Academy, Falmouth Elementary School), tribal communities (Wabanaki nations), immigrant services organizations, healthcare partners (Martin's Point Health Care), and correctional facilities (Long Creek Youth Development Center). The organization operates with approximately 10 staff and contractors and reports reaching over 15,000 youth and 5,000 youth-serving adults cumulatively.

The business model is mission-driven rather than revenue-maximizing: scale is achieved through the Training Institute certification model (300+ graduates who independently deliver RSVP®), institutional partnerships (Violence Prevention Network coalition), and grant-funded expansion into new segments. The organization claims a 700% program expansion over the last five years, though revenue figures, Form 990 data, and detailed financial metrics are not publicly disclosed. Geographic concentration remains in Maine, with stated intent to expand the Training Institute model to other states.

Name

Maine Boys to Men

Legal name

Maine Boys to Men

Website

https://maineboystomen.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maine Boys to Men is a Portland, Maine-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers the RSVP® gender-based violence prevention curriculum to youth, educators, fathers, and immigrant men across Maine through school workshops, training institutes, and community partnerships, funded entirely by donations and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Violence Prevention Education and Youth Development Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Services (61), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

Keywords

• Violence prevention education
• Gender equity programs
• Youth development services
• Experiential workshops
• Healthy masculinity programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Maine Boys to Men is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that raises funds from individual donors through one-time and recurring gifts, stock/securities donations, planned giving, and tribute donations. EIN # 20-1117811.
2. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Funded by foundations including Maine Community Foundation, Maine Health Access Foundation, Elmina B. Sewall Foundation, Sam L Cohen Foundation, and corporate partners including Unum, Martin's Point Health Care, Androscoggin Bank, and Spinnaker Trust.
3. Government Grants: Funding from US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women and other government sources to support violence prevention programming, including the Men Connect for New Mainers program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Maine Boys to Men delivers free experiential violence prevention workshops and training programs primarily to middle and high school students, educators, expectant fathers, and immigrant men across Maine. Its flagship offering is the Reducing Sexism and Violence Program (RSVP®), an evidence-based curriculum developed with the US Department of Justice, supplemented by a Training Institute that certifies external adults to facilitate RSVP® and by adult-facing programs such as Boot Camp for New Dads, Men Connect for New Mainers, and Educators & Coaches Workshops. All programs are offered at no cost to participants, funded by donations, foundation grants, corporate sponsors, and government grants.

Product overview

Maine Boys to Men operates as a single-product nonprofit organization with a centralized violence prevention curriculum (RSVP®) that serves as the foundation for multiple delivery channels. The core offering is the Reducing Sexism and Violence Program (RSVP®), an evidence-based gender-based violence prevention curriculum developed in partnership with the US Department of Justice. This single curriculum is adapted and delivered through: (1) direct programming to middle and high school students in schools and community settings; (2) a Youth Advisory Council that shapes and disseminates the program while creating supplementary content like the Youth Take podcast; (3) a Fellowship Program for high school boys; (4) an Adult Programs suite including Introductory Workshops, Educators & Coaches Workshops, Men Connect For New Mainers, Boot Camp for New Dads, and Talking Dads; and (5) a Training Institute that certifies external practitioners to deliver RSVP® in their own communities. The organization does not offer a technology platform, SaaS product, or modular software architecture—all programming is delivered through in-person facilitation and the Training Institute model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reducing Sexism and Violence Program (RSVP®) Evidence-based gender-based violence prevention curriculum for youth, including separate programs for middle school boys (ages 11-14) and high school students of all genders (ages 14-18). Delivered through interactive workshops incorporating dialogue, role-play, film clips, and group discussions. Delivered to over 15,000 students.
• Youth Advisory Council Group of 14- to 24-year-olds who collaborate with Maine Boys to Men staff to shape mission, program development, and delivery. The council creates podcasts, documentaries, attends conferences, and brings violence-prevention programs to hundreds of students and educators.
• Fellowship Program Year-long mentorship experience for high school boys (ages 15-18) focused on developing a community of belonging and disrupting patterns of narrow masculinity. Includes day-long programs, weekend retreats, monthly Zoom calls, and mentorship through dialogue, novel experiences, and project-based leadership. Developed in partnership with Samara Strategies.
• The Youth Take Podcast Podcast created by Maine Boys to Men's Youth Advisory Council exploring expansive masculinity, self-care, and healthy relationships. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
• Training Institute Two-day professional development program that prepares parents, teachers, coaches, and youth-serving adults to lead RSVP® in their own communities. Graduates receive certification and join an online community of practitioners. Over 300 adults trained to date.
• Introductory Workshop Two-hour online workshop that builds understanding of the root causes of male violence and self-harm, teaches skills to identify and interrupt harmful beliefs and behaviors, and introduces Maine Boys to Men's programs. Offered every other month from 12:00-2:00 p.m. EST.
• Educators & Coaches Workshop Workshop for youth-serving adults focused on creating inclusive and violence-free school cultures. Covers gender as a social construct, harmful gender stereotypes, boundaries, and upstander intervention. Delivered to school staff, coaches, and parent-teacher organizations.
• Men Connect For New Mainers Confidential space for immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking men to explore experiences with masculinity and discuss tools for self-care, healthy relationships, and violence prevention. Funded by the US Department of Justice and offered in local hotels and shelters.
• Boot Camp for New Dads Half-day workshop for expectant male-identifying adults providing practical training in infant care, supporting partners, and navigating fatherhood. Discusses gender stereotypes in parenting roles and creating equal participation in parenting. Offered monthly at Birth Roots in Portland.
• Talking Dads Monthly drop-in support group for male-identifying parents offered in collaboration with Birth Roots. Provides facilitated conversations about competing priorities and expectations of fatherhood, examining how male socialization impacts parenting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 95% of RSVP participants leave knowing how to safely intervene if someone's behavior makes them feel unsafe
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and major.

• Violence Prevention Network (VPN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 2023Collaborative of violence prevention programs based in Cumberland County, Maine representing a K-12 approach to violence prevention programming. Partners include Civil Rights Team Project, Family Crisis Services, GLSEN Southern ME Chapter, Portland Defending Childhood, Prevention.Action.Change., SARSSM, Speak About It, University of Southern Maine, and Hardy Girls Healthy Women.
• US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against WomenflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Developed the RSVP curriculum in partnership with OVW, one of Maine Boys to Men's key funders. This partnership created one of the most comprehensive gender-based violence prevention programs in the nation.
• Wabanaki Women's CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to expand programs into Maine's five tribal communities. MBTM delivered five Training Institutes with Wabanaki tribal communities including Penobscot Nation, Passamaquoddy communities, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, and Aroostook Band of Micmacs.
• Martin's Point Health CaremajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partner that created a video about the Men Connect for New Mainers program. Key supporter of violence prevention programming for immigrant and refugee men.
• Birth RootsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Boot Camp for New Dads workshops (held monthly at Birth Roots location) and Talking Dads monthly support group for fathers.
• Samara StrategiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop and launch the Maine Boys to Men Fellowship program for high school-aged boys.
• Rutgers UniversitymajorOthersConducted peer-reviewed research study validating positive impacts of RSVP on adolescent males, published in Children and Youth Services Review journal. Study confirmed broadening of emotional capacity and shift in attitudes about male power, gender equity, and coercion in relationships.
• University of New HampshiremajorOthersCo-researchers with Rutgers University on validating RSVP program effectiveness with middle school boys.
• Portland Public SchoolscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor school district partner receiving ongoing RSVP programming; 35 educators trained through Training Institute partnership.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) at Northeastern University: MVP is a widely used school-based gender violence prevention and bystander intervention program that closely parallels MBTM's RSVP® curriculum in goals (bystander empowerment, violence prevention) and audience (middle/high school students, educators).
• White Ribbon Campaign: White Ribbon is one of the largest global efforts engaging men and boys to end violence against women, sharing MBTM's foundational 'men as allies/actors' framing and educational workshop approach.
• A Call to Men: A Call to Men is a leading national nonprofit engaging men and boys in ending violence against women and promoting healthy masculinity—the closest national analog to Maine Boys to Men's mission and target audiences (boys, men, educators, coaches).
• Futures Without Violence (Coaching Boys Into Men): Futures Without Violence operates the Coaching Boys Into Men program, a school- and athletics-based GBV prevention curriculum for adolescent boys that directly overlaps with MBTM's RSVP® middle school and high school programs in curriculum, target audience, and delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• The Representation Project: The Representation Project produces media and educational campaigns challenging limiting gender norms (e.g., The Mask You Live In)—an adjacent gender-equity organization using educational content to shift masculinity norms, comparable in mission space to MBTM.
• MenEngage Alliance: MenEngage Alliance is a global network of NGOs working to engage men and boys in gender equality, human rights, and violence prevention—representing a broader, umbrella-level counterpart to MBTM's domestic direct-service model.
• Prevention Institute: Prevention Institute is a national nonprofit focused on prevention and equity, including violence prevention frameworks applied at community and systems level—an adjacent incumbent in MBTM's violence-prevention field with broader public-health framing.

Emerging players

• Seeds of Peace: Seeds of Peace runs youth leadership and dialogue programs (relevant because MBTM's Program Director Sarah Fahey previously served there); comparable in youth-development and conflict-prevention pedagogy but focused on cross-cultural rather than gender-based violence prevention.

Regional players

• Men Stopping Violence: Men Stopping Violence is a Georgia-based nonprofit running educational programs and trainings for men, boys, and organizations on ending gender-based violence—a comparable community-based GBV prevention peer operating in a different U.S. region.
• Hardy Girls Healthy Women: Hardy Girls Healthy Women is a Maine-based nonprofit (and MBTM Violence Prevention Network partner) that delivers youth development programming challenging gender stereotypes—comparable in audience (Maine youth), mission (gender equity), and regional focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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