Maine Youth Power

What Maine Youth Power does

Maine Youth Power is a youth-led nonprofit organization based in Maine that conducts community organizing, voter engagement, and advocacy on behalf of young people ages 17 to 30. Its core activities include field canvassing and voter mobilization, candidate endorsement and accountability work, coalition convening, and issue campaigns such as gender-neutral bathrooms and voting-rights reform. In the 2024 election cycle the organization reported reaching 16,000+ young voters with all five endorsed candidates winning their races, and in 2026 it hosted a Gubernatorial Primary Candidate Forum, evidencing a statewide political posture.

Its core programs include the Movement Building School — a paid training program offering $700 stipends to participants — and ongoing engagement with coalitions such as the Maine Youth Collaboration, the Maine Youth & Climate Justice network (MYCJ), and Mainers for Modern Elections. Operationally, the organization runs with a small team (approximately 9 employees per available signals) and operates under fiscal sponsorship with Future Incubator, indicating it uses a sponsoring-fiscal arrangement rather than standalone 501(c)(3) infrastructure.

Its business model is that of a donor- and grant-funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Revenue mechanics rely on individual donations, philanthropic grants, and fiscal sponsorship through Future Incubator. There is no disclosed product pricing, SaaS revenue, or fee-for-service line; the primary customer-equivalent stakeholders are young constituents, candidate partners, coalition members, and institutional funders. No proprietary technology, AI/ML systems, or platform products are indicated in the input data.

Name

Maine Youth Power

Legal name

Maine Youth Power

Website

https://maineyouthpower.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maine Youth Power is a Maine-based, youth-led nonprofit (ages 17–30) that runs voter mobilization, candidate forums, and advocacy campaigns while training new young organizers through its paid Movement Building School and operating under Future Incubator fiscal sponsorship.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Organizing & Civic Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Child and Youth Services (624110), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), Civic Participation & Leadership Development (Voting, Advocacy, Community Leadership) (EDAAADAL), Volunteerism, Service-Learning & Community Service (EDALAHAG)

Keywords

• Youth civic engagement
• Community organizing services
• Voter outreach programs
• Political education training
• Advocacy campaign organizing

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Maine Youth Power is funded through donations. They accept 501(c)(3) donations (tax-deductible) and 501(c)(4) donations for political work. They also utilize ActBlue for processing donations and monthly giving. The organization is a fiscally sponsored project under Future Incubator.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Maine Youth Power runs a portfolio of youth-led organizing programs in Maine: a paid political education curriculum (Movement Building School), a Membership Program with monthly Zoom calls and campaign access, issue campaigns (Gender Neutral Bathrooms, Voter Education and Access), recurring candidate forums (Youth Ask the Questions), a Candidate Endorsement program, and coalition convenings with allied youth organizations. Services are offered free to participants; youth are compensated through stipends such as the $700 Movement Building School award.

Product overview

Maine Youth Power is a youth-led community organizing nonprofit operating across rural and suburban Maine. Its core offerings consist of campaign-based organizing programs (Gender Neutral Bathrooms, Voter Education and Access, Candidate Endorsement), civic education programs (Movement Building School, Youth Ask the Questions Forum), and a Membership Program. These programs are complemented by coalition memberships (Maine Youth Collaboration, Maine Youth for Climate Justice, Mainers for Modern Elections, Funders' Collaborative on Youth Organizing) and strategic tools including an Impact and Opportunity Map. The organization is fiscally sponsored under Future Incubator and does not offer a technology product or software platform.

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Products and services

• Movement Building School A paid political education training series for Maine youth ages 17–22 covering systems of oppression, relational organizing, Maine's political system, and dismantling racism, capitalism, and patriarchy. Participants received a $700 stipend for completing 10 training sessions and two mentor check-ins (approximately 35 hours total).
• Gender Neutral Bathrooms Campaign A coalition campaign with YOQC (Youth Oriented Queer Collective of Maine) advocating for accessible gender-neutral bathrooms in high schools across Maine, addressing the gap between state nondiscrimination law and actual implementation for trans and non-binary students.
• Youth Ask the Questions Forum Recurring candidate forums held in 2022, 2024, and 2026 where Maine youth directly question politicians on issues that matter to young people. Forums are hosted in collaboration with Community Organizing Alliance and Young People's Caucus, with in-person attendance and live streams across watch parties statewide.
• Voter Education and Access Campaign A campaign focused on ensuring young people understand and have access to Maine's voting system, including voter registration, absentee voting guides, and rights information. Addresses the lack of voting materials available in high schools.
• Candidate Endorsement Program Electoral program endorsing progressive candidates for Maine state office. In 2024, Maine Youth Power reached over 16,000 young voters and all five endorsed candidates won their races. Endorsed candidates include Kilton Webb, Flavia Debrito, Mana Abdi, Ambureen Rana, and Mike Tipping.
• Membership Program Membership program offering monthly Zoom calls, access to join any Maine Youth Power campaign, input on legislative priorities, and invitations to all events. Members can access shared resources from membership calls.
• Maine Youth Collaboration A coalition of over 10 youth-led and youth-oriented organizations across Maine that centers environmental justice, marginalized communities, political engagement, and student representation.
• Maine Youth for Climate Justice A coalition of 400 youth from across Maine fighting for bold climate action, a just transition, and a livable future. Founded in 2019, open to anyone under 30 interested in climate justice engagement at the local or state level.
• Mainers for Modern Elections A coalition committed to ensuring safe, secure, and equitable access to the ballot for every eligible Maine voter, transcending politics and partisanship.
• Impact and Opportunity Map An interactive map displaying the proportion of Maine residents aged 18–29 by zip code, overlaid with Maine House and Senate district boundaries, with Maine Youth Power contacts and donors per zip code.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached over 16,000 young voters in 2024 election cycle
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Integration3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Future IncubatorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFuture Incubator is a national network founded in 2018 for youth-led organizations and youth organizers, with focus on BIPOC, queer, and frontline youth. Maine Youth Power is a fiscally sponsored project under Future Incubator, receiving organizational support, resources, and infrastructure.
• Mainers for Modern ElectionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition committed to ensuring voting rights transcend politics and partisanship. Advocates for safe, secure, modern elections and equitable ballot access for every eligible Maine voter.
• Maine Youth for Climate Justice (MYCJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of 400 youth from across Maine fighting for bold climate action, just transition, and livable future. Founded in 2019, open to anyone under 30 interested in climate justice.
• Maine Youth CollaborationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of over 10 youth-led and youth-oriented organizations from across Maine. Centers environmental justice, marginalized communities, political involvement, and student empowerment.
• YOQC (Youth Oriented Queer Collective of Maine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating organization in the Gender Neutral Bathrooms campaign. YOQC works with Maine Youth Power to push for accessible gender-neutral bathrooms at high schools across Maine.
• Community Organizing AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator on the 'Youth Ask the Questions' Gubernatorial Candidate Forum, hosting the event at Portland Media Center with young Mainers questioning candidates.
• Young People's CaucusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of Gubernatorial Candidate Forum alongside Maine Youth Power and Community Organizing Alliance.
• Healthy AcadiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for the Summer Community Organizing Fellowship program, bringing together community organizing training for new organizers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Mikva Challenge: Youth civic engagement nonprofit providing political education, leadership development, and action civics. Comparable to MYP's Movement Building School and Youth Ask the Questions forum programming for high-school-age youth.

Direct peers

• Ignite: National youth-led civic and political engagement organization focused on young women and nonbinary people. Comparable in demographic targeting, leadership-development training model, and advocacy-driven approach.
• March For Our Lives: Youth-led gun violence prevention organizing nonprofit. Closely parallels MYP's youth-led governance model, voter mobilization focus, and use of coalitions to convert organizing into electoral and policy outcomes.
• Sunrise Movement: National youth-led climate and political organizing network. Directly comparable to MYP as a youth-driven organizing model that combines electoral endorsements, base-building, and policy advocacy, though at significantly larger national scale.
• Mainers for Modern Elections: Maine coalition advocating for ballot access and election modernization. Direct coalition partner of MYP and operates on similar grassroots organizing methodology in the same Maine geography.
• Maine Youth for Climate Justice: Maine-based coalition of 400 youth focused on climate justice, founded 2019. Closest direct comparable as a peer coalition operating in the same Maine geography and overlapping youth-organizing model.

Broad incumbents

• Rock the Vote: Established youth voter engagement and registration nonprofit. Overlaps with MYP's Voter Education and Access Campaign and 2024 turnout work, though at a much larger national scale.
• NextGen America: Large-scale youth voter mobilization organization. Comparable to MYP in target demographic (young voters, ages 18-30) and core activity (turnout, registration, endorsements), but operates nationally with far greater resources.
• Future Coalition: National network that houses Future Incubator, MYP's fiscal sponsor. Most directly comparable as the parent ecosystem for youth-led organizing groups with shared infrastructure, training, and coalition support.
• When We All Vote: Nonpartisan voter registration and turnout organization co-founded by Michelle Obama. Comparable in voter access and registration mission, but operates nationally with celebrity-backed funding rather than grassroots organizing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/maineyouthpower
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maine-youth-power

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