Serve Louisiana

What Serve Louisiana does

Serve Louisiana is a nonprofit AmeriCorps program founded in 1991 (originally as Louisiana Delta Service Corps) and headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The organization operates as Louisiana's longest-running AmeriCorps state service program, recruiting emerging leaders (recent graduates and young professionals) and matching them with nonprofits, public schools, grassroots initiatives, and government entities for an 11-month paid service term running September through July. Corps members fill four structured capacity-building roles at host organizations: Volunteer Coordinator, Technology & Social Media Coordinator, Program Outreach & Community Awareness Coordinator, and Program Development Coordinator.

The business model is grant-funded and partner-subsidized rather than fee-based. Primary revenue comes from federal AmeriCorps funding channeled through the Volunteer Louisiana Commission in the Office of Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser. Host organizations pay a non-refundable $16,000 cash match per corps member to cover living allowances, health insurance, paid time off, and other member benefits. Corps members themselves receive a $24,000 annual living allowance and a $7,395 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award upon completion.

Serve Louisiana serves a two-sided constituency: small to midsized Louisiana nonprofits needing operational capacity, and emerging leaders seeking structured service experience and professional development. In 2023 the program placed 60 corps members across 19 partner host sites and reported 160 community partnerships and 1,550 organized volunteers. The program also operates the Boards & Commissions Fellowship, a 6-month civic-leadership track. Service areas span Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and (as of 2026) Southwest Louisiana including Lafayette and Lake Charles. There is no proprietary technology platform; program operations run through the national AmeriCorps/My AmeriCorps infrastructure.

Name

Serve Louisiana

Legal name

Serve Louisiana

Website

https://servelouisiana.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Serve Louisiana is Louisiana's longest-running AmeriCorps program, founded in 1991 and based in Baton Rouge. It recruits emerging leaders and matches them with nonprofits, schools, and government entities for an 11-month paid service term, with host organizations paying a $16,000 cash match per corps member.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Service Programs

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Volunteerism, Service-Learning & Community Service (EDALAHAG), Community Engagement & Service-Learning Partnerships (EDALAOAI), Leadership, Debate & Model UN Camps (EDAMALAK), Capacity Building & Nonprofit Infrastructure Funders (BPAGAKAO)

Keywords

• National service programs
• Nonprofit capacity building
• AmeriCorps service program
• Workforce development services
• Civic leadership training

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal AmeriCorps Grant: Serve Louisiana operates as a grant-funded nonprofit under AmeriCorps, receiving federal national service funding through the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1991 and subsequent AmeriCorps legislation.
2. Partner Organization Cash Match: Partner organizations pay a $16,000 non-refundable cash match per corps member. This covers living allowances, health insurance, paid days off, and other competitive benefits for AmeriCorps members.
3. Volunteer Louisiana Commission Grant: Supported by a grant from the Volunteer Louisiana Commission in the Office of Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Serve Louisiana matches emerging leaders with Louisiana nonprofits, public schools, government agencies, and grassroots organizations for a paid 11-month AmeriCorps service term (September through July). Partner host sites gain a full-time capacity-building team member in one of four coordinator roles (Volunteer, Technology & Social Media, Program Outreach & Community Awareness, or Program Development), while corps members receive a $24,000 annual living allowance, health insurance, and a $7,395 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award. The organization also runs the Boards & Commissions Fellowship, a 6-month civic leadership development track.

Product overview

Serve Louisiana is Louisiana's longest-running AmeriCorps program operating as a single unified service offering. The organization partners emerging leaders with nonprofits, public schools, grassroots efforts, and community initiatives through four primary capacity-building coordinator roles: Volunteer Coordinator, Technology & Social Media Coordinator, Program Outreach & Community Awareness Coordinator, and Program Development Coordinator. In addition to the core AmeriCorps partnership program, Serve Louisiana offers a Boards & Commissions Fellowship as a supplementary leadership development track. The program serves the Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Southwest Louisiana (Lafayette/Lake Charles) areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AmeriCorps Partnership Program Paid 11-month AmeriCorps service program (September through July) that matches emerging leaders with Louisiana nonprofits, public schools, government agencies, and grassroots organizations as full-time capacity-building team members, providing partners a corps member in one of four coordinator roles (Volunteer, Technology & Social Media, Program Outreach & Community Awareness, or Program Development) for a $16,000 cash match, while corps members receive a $24,000 annual living allowance and a $7,395 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award.
• Boards & Commissions Fellowship A 6-month civic leadership development track that prepares Louisiana residents to serve on local and statewide boards and commissions through monthly in-person or virtual sessions covering local government, parliamentary procedure, power mapping, and the board appointment process.

Quantifiable outcome

• 19 partner host sites, 60 corps members, 160 community partnerships, and 1,550 volunteers organized in 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Volunteer Louisiana CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServe Louisiana is supported by a grant from the Volunteer Louisiana Commission in the Office of Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser. This is the primary government partnership that enables Serve Louisiana's operations as Louisiana's AmeriCorps program.
• Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRCL is a key long-term partner host site. Serve Louisiana corps members have helped build the Oyster Shell Recycling Program and Student Coastal Leaders program. Darrah Bach, a former corps member, was hired as full-time Oyster Shell Recycling program manager and later became a supervisor of Serve Louisiana members.
• March for MomscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarch for Moms partnered with Serve Louisiana to strengthen Louisiana partnerships and engage more moms and birthing people. A corps member helped build partnerships with 15 grassroots maternal health groups in Louisiana and developed a community engagement plan.
• Orleans Public Defenders (OPD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPD has partnered with Serve Louisiana for over a decade. Corps members helped develop the Client Services Division, including a bond advocacy team, mental health unit, and peer/youth/parent advocates. Systems developed by corps members reduced average incarceration time by 14 days.
• Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEAN partnered with Serve Louisiana to archive decades of environmental justice media. A corps member digitized and organized hundreds of stories, photos, and newspaper articles into a searchable online archive documenting Louisiana's environmental justice movement.
• Saul's LightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaul's Light used Serve Louisiana corps members to grow from a 1-person to 3-person organization. Members helped streamline processes, collect data on families served, and add new programs. The corps member was hired permanently after their term.
• Recirculating FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecirculating Farms hosted a corps member who led community outreach and capacity building. The member helped build the 'Growing Local Collaborative' of food systems nonprofits. The member was hired as Program Manager after their second service term.
• Pointe-au-Chien Indian TribeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe partnered with CRCL to build oyster reefs from recycled shells to protect sacred indigenous land from coastal erosion. The tribe provided access to sites, hosted volunteer events, provided boats, and hired tribal members as captains to monitor reef construction.
• AmeriCorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServe Louisiana operates as an AmeriCorps program under the national service framework established by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. AmeriCorps provides the funding structure, branding, education awards, and national network that underpin the program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Youth Service America: National nonprofit that promotes youth volunteering and service-learning. Operates grants and programs (including Youth Service America Grants) that overlap with Serve Louisiana's service-and-leadership development mission.
• AmeriCorps NCCC: Federal AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps program. Operates as a residential, team-based national service program within the same AmeriCorps framework that underpins Serve Louisiana.

Direct peers

• City Year: National AmeriCorps intermediary that places young adults in schools for a year of service. Highly comparable model: paid service term, school/community partner host sites, member living allowance, and education award.
• Public Allies: National AmeriCorps program placing emerging leaders in nonprofit capacity-building roles. Direct model match: matches diverse young leaders with nonprofits for paid service terms focused on organizational capacity building.
• Service for Peace: Operates AmeriCorps service programs in multiple states, placing members at community organizations. Direct comparable model: paid AmeriCorps service terms matched with nonprofit capacity-building host sites.
• Volunteer Louisiana: Louisiana's state service commission that administers AmeriCorps funding in the state. Serve Louisiana is actually a grantee of Volunteer Louisiana, making them the most directly comparable organization in the same state ecosystem.

Regional players

• Conservation Corps of the South: Regional service corps operating in the Southeastern U.S., including Louisiana. Comparable paid service-year model focused on conservation and community projects with youth crews.

Emerging players

• Bigger Than Me Foundation: Louisiana-based emerging nonprofit focused on youth leadership, civic engagement, and service. Comparable mission and Louisiana geographic focus, though smaller and more recent than Serve Louisiana.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/serve-louisiana

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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