Paranormal Existence Research Society

What Paranormal Existence Research Society does

Paranormal Existence Research Society (P.E.R.S.) is a US-based non-profit paranormal research group founded in 2015 and headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida. The organization employs approximately 5 staff and delivers professional paranormal investigation services to residential homeowners, business owners, historic property stakeholders, and event organizers. It operates across 4 US states (Florida, Nebraska, Georgia, and New England) and 3 international markets (United Kingdom, Italy, and Greece), with a planned expansion into Brazil.

P.E.R.S. offers four core service lines: residential paranormal investigation, business paranormal investigation, historic location investigation, and public education/speaking engagements. The methodology combines intuitive approaches with scientific investigation techniques and standard paranormal investigation equipment, and the organization explicitly excludes black arts or witchcraft from its practices. Clients request investigations through a Google Forms intake on the website, a dedicated phone line (844-FLGHOSTS), and email. The organization emphasizes professionalism, compassion, honesty, and client confidentiality as core operating principles.

The business model is a hybrid of professional-services fees for investigation engagements and donation-based funding typical of a non-profit structure. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and appears to be quote-based per engagement. Go-to-market is sales-led, driven by direct inquiry, public speaking at events, and an active social media presence across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Yelp. No customer logos, enterprise contracts, funding rounds, acquisitions, patents, or AI/technology capabilities are disclosed in the source material.

Name

Paranormal Existence Research Society

Legal name

Paranormal Existence Research Society

Website

https://persfl.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Paranormal Existence Research Society (P.E.R.S.) is a US-based non-profit that delivers residential, business, and historic paranormal investigation services and public education across 4 US states and 3 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Coral Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Investigation Services: Professional paranormal investigation services for residential, business, and historic properties. Clients request investigations through a formal intake process and the organization provides findings, evidence documentation, and resolution assistance.
2. Donations: As a non-profit organization, P.E.R.S. accepts donations to support their research and operational activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Paranormal Existence Research Society is a non-profit paranormal research organization that conducts professional investigations of reported hauntings, demonic possession claims, ghost and shadow figure sightings, haunted objects, UFO encounters, and other unexplained phenomena. Services are delivered across residential properties, businesses, and historic locations, accompanied by public education on paranormal investigation techniques and safety [Inferred from limited input].

Product overview

Paranormal Existence Research Society (P.E.R.S.) offers a portfolio of professional paranormal investigation services rather than a software product platform. The core offering consists of four interconnected investigation service categories: Residential Paranormal Investigation, Business Paranormal Investigation, Historic Location Investigation, and Public Education Services. The organization works both intuitively and scientifically, combining traditional investigation techniques with compassionate client support to help identify paranormal activity, ease client anxiety, and bring resolution to cases involving hauntings, demonic possession, ghosts, shadow figures, haunted objects, UFOs, and unexplained phenomena.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Paranormal State (Ryan Buell): Ryan Buell's Paranormal State group, originally featured on A&E, provides residential and historic-location paranormal investigations and public education. It is a direct peer to P.E.R.S. in service offering and audience, though with a media-driven brand.
• The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS): Founded by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, TAPS is the most prominent paranormal investigation group in the United States and the basis for the long-running Ghost Hunters franchise. It offers residential, business, and historic property investigations, hosts public events, and operates a network of affiliated regional teams — directly comparable to P.E.R.S.'s service mix and non-profit-style operation.
• Ghost Adventures (Zak Bagans): Zak Bagans and the Ghost Adventures crew conduct residential, commercial, and historic-location paranormal investigations, host live events, and sell related merchandise. The group is a direct peer in the paranormal investigation services category, with a much larger brand built through TV distribution.
• The Ghost Club: Founded in 1862 in the UK, The Ghost Club is one of the oldest organizations in the world dedicated to the investigation of paranormal phenomena. It conducts investigations, hosts lectures and events, and publishes research — directly comparable to P.E.R.S.'s investigation-plus-education service model, particularly within P.E.R.S.'s UK presence.

Regional players

• New England Society for Psychic Research: A regional paranormal investigation group based in the New England area, a region where P.E.R.S. also claims an active team. It offers residential, business, and historic-location investigations and public events, making it a direct geographic peer for P.E.R.S.'s New England operations.

Broad incumbents

• Society for Psychical Research (SPR): Founded in 1882 in the UK, the SPR is the leading academic and scientific society for the study of psychical and paranormal phenomena. It is a broader, more established incumbent than P.E.R.S., with a research-and-publication focus rather than a consumer-facing investigation service, but it operates in the same paranormal research category and provides reputational reference points.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/persteamfl
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UClcuKspDwgGQBid2u-iahbQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/persfl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paranormal-existence-research-society
• Instagraminstagram.com/paranormalexistence

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