National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM)

What National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) does

The National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) is a San Diego, California-based 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 1979 that operates the largest nationwide collaborative network of youth ministry leaders in the United States. The organization provides a free registration-based platform enabling youth pastors, youth directors, and church staff to discover or launch local ministry networks across 600+ local networks serving nearly 4,000 communities, connecting leaders across denominational lines (Nondenominational, Southern Baptist, United Methodist, and others). NNYM delivers professionally equipped training, coaching, discussion guides, and resource curation—including products like the Leader Thrive Booklet, Network Discussion Guides, and a Quick Start Guide—and coordinates signature national prayer movements such as Footprints on Campus (annual, August), Symphony of Prayer (August–September, launched 2024), and See You at the Pole (September, established 1990).

The organization's underlying technology is a web-based platform supporting network discovery with interest- and geography-based matching, member registration and personalized dashboards, resource distribution, prayer initiative coordination, and event coordination tools. NNYM has built an ecosystem of 20+ partner organizations (Cru, Young Life, Dare 2 Share, FCA, Claim Your Campus, Moms in Prayer, Lead222, PACT, and others) that provide complementary evangelism, discipleship, mentoring, and student ministry resources. The organization does not sell products or services; it operates on a donation-based revenue model funded by individual donors (one-time and recurring monthly gifts), churches, ministry partners, legacy/IRA distributions, and Donor Advised Fund contributions, with a stated stewardship metric that 92% of every donated dollar goes directly into community action.

Name

National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM)

Legal name

National Network of Youth Ministries

Website

https://nnym.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating 600+ free, collaborative local networks connecting Christian youth ministry leaders across denominations throughout nearly 4,000 U.S. communities through training, resources, and national prayer mobilization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations & Charitable Giving: NNYM is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity (Fed Tax ID: 33-0082789). The primary revenue stream is tax-deductible financial contributions from individual donors, youth leaders, churches, and ministry partners. Donors can give one-time or recurring gifts via credit card or bank ACH, and special giving options include endowments, legacy gifts, memorial gifts, IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions, and Donor Advised Fund contributions.
2. Recurring Giving Programs: Monthly recurring donor program allowing supporters to set up automated monthly contributions. Donors receive receipts for tax purposes and can manage their giving through an online donor portal.
3. Partnership & Ministry Support: Churches, ministries, and organizations partner financially to advance national initiatives. 92% of every dollar goes directly into action in the communities where team members serve. Donor Care team manages relationships and special giving arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NNYM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that unites Christian youth ministry leaders across denominations through 600+ free local networks serving nearly 4,000 U.S. communities. It delivers its mission via a free web-based registration and network discovery platform, training/coaching, downloadable discussion guides and the Leader Thrive Booklet, and signature nationwide prayer movements including Footprints on Campus, Symphony of Prayer, and See You at the Pole.

Product overview

NNYM operates as a ministry coordination platform centered around its main website, providing youth leaders with networking opportunities, professional development resources, prayer movements, and collaborative tools. The platform serves 600+ local networks across nearly 4,000 communities. Key products include the website platform itself, the Leader Thrive Booklet, Network Discussion Guides, Quick Start Guide, Network Training & Coaching services, Footprints on Campus prayer initiative, and the Symphony of Prayer initiative. Partner resources are aggregated through the platform to support discipleship, evangelism, and student ministry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NNYM Network Membership Platform Free web-based platform providing youth leader networking, resource access, training materials, event information, and member registration. Supports 600+ local networks serving nearly 4,000 communities nationwide for individual youth pastors, youth directors, and volunteer youth ministers.
• Footprints on Campus A nationwide prayer movement mobilizing Christian youth leaders, students, and partners to physically walk and pray on school campuses and juvenile detention facilities. In 2024, nearly 2,000 schools were covered in prayer during Footprints Week, with over 1,000 campuses adopted for year-round prayer.
• Symphony of Prayer A nationwide season of united prayer for students, teachers, and campuses spanning August and September, coordinating multiple partner organizations (Claim Your Campus, Moms in Prayer, Every Student Every School, Campus Alliance, Youth Alive, Operation P.R.A.Y., Christian Educators, 9 Month Mission Trip) in collective prayer movements covering 69,000 middle and high school campuses and 1,200 juvenile justice centers.
• See You at the Pole A global student-led prayer event held on the fourth Wednesday of September at school flagpoles, coordinated as a founding partner of NNYM's Symphony of Prayer and promoted through NNYM's network of youth ministry leaders.
• Network Training & Coaching Training and coaching services for youth ministry leaders covering leadership development, collaborative learning environments, network development support, prayer mobilization resources, and ministry growth strategy guidance. In 2025, NNYM reported 2,500+ youth leaders were professionally equipped through training gatherings, mentoring conversations, and collaborative learning environments.
• Leader Thrive Booklet A professionally produced downloadable booklet providing youth ministry leaders with discipleship resources, training tools, community engagement opportunities, prayer initiatives, and evangelism strategies across five pathways (Discipleship, Training, Community Engagement, Prayer, Evangelism).

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of every donated dollar goes directly into community action
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Claim Your CampuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClaim Your Campus is a key prayer mobilization partner in the Symphony of Prayer initiative. NNYM collaborates with them on the Prayer Walk Project, Footprints on Campus, and Adopt-A-School programs. Their prayer guide app equips students to lead prayer groups at middle and high schools.
• Every Student Every School (ESES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvery Student Every School is a partner in the Adopt-A-School movement within the Symphony of Prayer. NNYM directs supporters to adopt schools for year-round prayer through ESES, which also organizes the National Campus Summit Livestream.
• Moms in Prayer (MIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoms in Prayer co-leads the Bless Our Schools Sunday initiative as part of the Symphony of Prayer season (Sundays in August and September). Their network of prayer groups complements NNYM's campus-focused prayer movements.
• See You at the Pole (SYATP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSee You at the Pole is a founding prayer movement partner, organizing the global student-led prayer event held on the fourth Wednesday of September. NNYM promotes SYATP as part of the Symphony of Prayer and collaborates on Prayer Walk Project initiatives.
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCA co-leads the Fields of Faith event (typically October) as part of the fall prayer and outreach season. Their athletic platform complements NNYM's campus ministry focus, and they participate in the broader Symphony of Prayer movement.
• Campus AlliancesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus Alliance co-leads the Pray 9:38 monthly Zoom gathering (second Thursday of each month during school year) as part of the Prayer Zone Partners initiative under Symphony of Prayer, providing focused prayer for students and schools.
• Youth AlivesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth Alive co-leads the Prayer Zone Partners initiative—a nationwide livestream of campus ministry stories, encouragement, and updates. Their adult prayer network for school-adjacent intercession complements NNYM's campus focus.
• Operation P.R.A.Y. (Prayer Reaching All Youth)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperation P.R.A.Y. co-leads a weekly prayer initiative offering prayer to high school students near school dismissal areas. They participate in the Symphony of Prayer as a weekly movement partner.
• Christian EducatorssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian Educators co-leads the Steps of Prayer initiative (daily in September) as part of the Symphony of Prayer, encouraging prayer walks at schools with step/mile logging. They also support and connect Christian educators in public schools.
• 9 Month Mission Trip (9MMT)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner9MMT co-leads the Top-9 Prayer Challenge encouraging students to pray for friends by name. Their vision for students as everyday missionaries aligns with NNYM's campus ministry strategy. 9MMT also supports prayer mobilization efforts within the Symphony of Prayer.
• CrusecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCru is listed as an evangelism partner and resource, mobilizing students to reach peers with the gospel through campus movements focused on evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development. NNYM refers youth leaders to Cru as a trusted resource.
• Dare 2 SharesecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerDare 2 Share is listed as an evangelism partner, providing practical training and a clear framework for student-led evangelism. NNYM refers youth leaders to Dare 2 Share resources as part of its evangelism strategy for reaching students with the gospel.
• Young LifesecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerYoung Life is listed as an evangelism partner, engaging students through relational ministry by meeting them where they are and earning the opportunity to share the gospel authentically. NNYM recognizes Young Life as a complementary campus ministry partner.
• First PrioritysecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerFirst Priority is listed as an evangelism partner, establishing student-led clubs on school campuses that create consistent opportunities to share the gospel with peers. NNYM identifies First Priority as a campus ministry partner for youth leaders seeking school-based outreach models.
• Decision PointsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerDecision Point is listed as an evangelism partner, training and empowering students to become bold evangelists who lead peers to Christ through student-initiated outreach. NNYM promotes their Jesus Changes Everything week-long campus outreach as a recommended outreach tool.
• Alpha YouthsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerAlpha Youth is listed as an evangelism resource, creating safe conversational spaces for students to explore faith and encounter the gospel on their own terms. NNYM recommends Alpha Youth as a discipleship and outreach tool for youth ministries.
• Standing Stone MinistriessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerStanding Stone provides confidential, no-cost pastoral care through long-term relationships with experienced ministry leaders who understand the pressures of ministry life. NNYM lists Standing Stone as a recommended resource for leader care and soul health within its Discipleship pathway.
• Lead222 MentoringsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead222 is listed as a strategy and training resource, mentoring and coaching youth ministry leaders to lead healthy lives, families, and ministries to reach the next generation. NNYM refers youth leaders to Lead222 for intensive mentoring support.
• PACT MinistrysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPACT Ministry is listed as a strategy and training resource, offering life-on-life mentoring through prayer, accountability, and care to help youth pastors thrive personally, relationally, and in ministry. NNYM includes PACT in its leader care and development pathway.
• LeaderTrekssecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerLeaderTreks is listed as a student discipling tool, providing experiential learning through trips and curriculum to help students grow through challenge, discovery, and hands-on discipleship. NNYM recommends LeaderTreks for youth ministries seeking adventure-based programming.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cru: Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) is a major interdenominational Christian ministry focused on campus evangelism and discipleship. NNYM refers youth leaders to Cru as a trusted evangelism partner, and both organizations operate multi-denominationally across U.S. college and high-school environments.
• Youth for Christ: Youth for Christ is a national parachurch youth ministry where NNYM's CEO Randy Davis previously held national leadership roles. YFC focuses on reaching teenagers through local chapters and volunteer leaders, directly overlapping with NNYM's network-of-networks model.
• Young Life: Young Life is a national Christian youth ministry organization that, like NNYM, mobilizes volunteer leaders and partners with local churches to reach U.S. teenagers. Both organizations operate at national scale and serve the youth-pastor / youth-leader ecosystem; they are listed as direct evangelism partners of NNYM.
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA): FCA is a national Christian sports ministry that mobilizes coaches and athletes, including on school campuses. NNYM lists FCA as a core partner in the Symphony of Prayer and Fields of Faith, and both organizations operate as parachurch networks serving youth leaders across the U.S.
• Dare 2 Share: Dare 2 Share is a youth evangelism training organization providing student-led outreach frameworks. NNYM explicitly lists Dare 2 Share as an evangelism partner and resource, and both organizations serve youth pastors seeking tools to mobilize students in gospel witness.
• Every Student Every School (ESES): Every Student Every School is a partner organization of NNYM that runs the Adopt-A-School movement and the National Campus Summit Livestream. Both organizations share the mission of mobilizing year-round prayer coverage of U.S. schools and operate in overlapping campus ministry networks.
• Lead222: Lead222 is a mentoring and coaching ministry for youth pastors that NNYM recommends to its network leaders. Both organizations serve the same primary customer (youth pastors) with training, peer support, and leader-care services.
• See You at the Pole: See You at the Pole is a global student-led prayer event that originated within NNYM in 1990. SYATP and NNYM co-promote the annual September gathering and collaborate on the Prayer Walk Project, making them deeply intertwined peer organizations in campus prayer mobilization.
• Moms in Prayer: Moms in Prayer is a national prayer ministry for children and schools and a co-leader of the Bless Our Schools Sunday initiative within NNYM's Symphony of Prayer. Both organizations mobilize intercessory prayer for U.S. schools and operate volunteer-led networks at national scale.

Broad incumbents

• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: InterVarsity is a large established campus ministry with a longer history of college-focused work and broader scope than NNYM. It is comparable as a parachurch youth-and-student ministry organization operating nationally across U.S. campuses and partnering with local churches.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nnym
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@NNYM4u
• Facebookfacebook.com/nationalnetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nnym
• Instagraminstagram.com/youthminnetworks

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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