Take Stock in Children of Manatee County

Name

Take Stock in Children of Manatee County

Legal name

Take Stock in Children of Manatee County Inc.

Website

https://takestockmanatee.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Education and Mentoring Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC)

Keywords

• Youth mentoring services
• College scholarship programs
• Nonprofit education support
• Mentor matching programs
• Student college readiness

Headquarters

HQ city

Bradenton

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donations from community members, donors, and supporters. Multiple donation channels including online portal, stock donations, and Flanzer Trust.
2. Corporate and Foundation Grants: Funding from corporate partners, foundations, and organizations such as Flanzer Trust, Patterson Foundation, Florida Prepaid Foundation, and various local businesses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Take Stock in Children of Manatee County is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides college scholarships, one-on-one mentorship, and comprehensive support services to motivated middle and high school students in Manatee County, Florida who face economic and systemic barriers. The organization pairs students with volunteer mentors, provides post-secondary scholarship funding, and offers college and career readiness support, health services access, and alumni support through graduation and beyond.

Product overview

Take Stock in Children of Manatee County operates as a nonprofit providing a multi-pronged youth development program combining scholarships, mentorship, and support services. The core offerings include the Take Stock App (mobile and web application for virtual/in-person mentoring sessions), the Mentor Toolkit (guidance resources for mentors), the Scholarship Program (post-secondary financial support), College & Career Readiness services, Dive Into Reading (summer literacy intervention), and Health Services partnerships. These programs work together to create pathways to post-secondary education for students facing economic and systemic barriers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Take Stock App Mobile and web application enabling mentors and students to conduct text chat and video chat mentoring sessions, schedule appointments, and log mentor sessions. Available in both Android and iOS stores with secure communication features including archived text chats and monitored video sessions.
• Mentor Toolkit Comprehensive resource providing mentors with guidance and tools including mentoring strategies, communication techniques, goal-setting frameworks, and problem-solving approaches.
• Mentoring Program One-on-one mentorship matching between adult volunteer mentors and students, with virtual and in-person mentoring sessions encouraged for 30 minutes weekly, logged through the STAR database.
• Scholarship Program College scholarships for students facing economic and systemic barriers, combined with mentorship and comprehensive support services to help students achieve academic and career goals.
• Dive Into Reading Summer reading program partnering with Anna Maria Oyster Bar to improve children's reading levels by combating 'Summer Slide' through hot breakfast and reading practice with volunteer mentors.
• College & Career Readiness Support services helping students navigate college application processes, financial aid (FAFSA), career planning, and post-secondary education pathways.
• Health Services Partnership with counseling services and mental health resources including Blue Butterfly Family Grief Center, Samaritan Counseling Services, and HOPE Family Services to support student well-being.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% high school completion rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Suncoast Credit UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresented Cheers to 30 Years celebration event. Provides financial education workshops for students including Checking Account 101 and Financial Health presentations.
• Patterson FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOVID-19 response initiative partner providing health resources and vaccination information to community.
• Hendrick Honda of BradentonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner providing graduation celebration event support for Class of 2021.
• Manatee County School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner for delivering mentoring and scholarship programs across county schools.
• Brain Health InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative program accepting Take Stock scholars for brain health research and development opportunities.
• Anna Maria Oyster BarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for Dive into Reading program since 2017, providing breakfast and reading mentors for Title I elementary students.
• Tampa Bay RaysminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRunning with the Rays 5K virtual race with proceeds benefiting Take Stock in Children Manatee.
• Neal CommunitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVice President of Community & Governmental Affairs, Ivory Matthews, serves as mentor and past board member.
• Healthy Teens Coalition of Manatee CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner providing student workshops on stress, anxiety, and healthy behaviors.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bottom Line: National nonprofit focused on college access and success for first-generation students from low-income backgrounds through 1:1 advising — closely mirrors Take Stock's whole-student college completion mission.
• College Possible: National college access nonprofit providing near-peer coaching and support to students from low-income backgrounds pursuing higher education — directly comparable mission and cohort-based mentoring structure.
• iMentor: Operates a long-term 1:1 mentoring model pairing students with adult mentors focused on college success, using a proprietary virtual platform — comparable to Take Stock's app-enabled mentor approach.
• Take Stock in Children (Statewide Florida Network): Statewide parent organization of which Take Stock Manatee is an affiliate. Operates the same scholarship + mentoring model across multiple Florida counties, making it the closest direct functional peer for model and impact benchmarking.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast: Regional mentoring nonprofit serving at-risk youth in the same Florida Gulf Coast geography with a similar 1:1 volunteer mentor model targeting educational and life outcomes.

Others

• The Patterson Foundation: Regional philanthropic partner of Take Stock Manatee, co-developing COVID-19 response and brain health initiatives — relevant as a funder/strategic partner rather than a direct service peer.
• Goodwill Industries-Manasota: Regional workforce development nonprofit providing job training and career services — adjacent to Take Stock's career readiness mission for low-income youth in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• United Way Suncoast: Broader regional funder and convener supporting education, financial stability, and health initiatives across the Suncoast region — overlapping donor and partner network with Take Stock Manatee.

Regional players

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County: Local youth development nonprofit serving the same Manatee County geography with after-school programming, academic support, and college/career readiness — overlapping student segments and partner ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Junior Achievement of Manatee & Sarasota: Local youth education nonprofit delivering financial literacy, work-readiness, and entrepreneurship programs in K-12 schools — partial overlap with Take Stock's financial literacy and career readiness offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/TSICManatee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/take-stock-in-children-of-manatee-county

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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