Notre Dame Mission Volunteers-AmeriCorps

What Notre Dame Mission Volunteers-AmeriCorps does

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers (NDMV), operating as Notre Dame Mission Volunteers-AmeriCorps, is a Maryland-based nonprofit organization (headquarters at 5401 Loch Raven Blvd., Baltimore) affiliated with AmeriCorps that recruits and places full-time volunteers at schools and nonprofit organizations across the United States. The organization runs two core service programs: (1) Pre-K through 12th Grade Education Support, in which volunteers serve as tutors, mentors, and classroom supporters delivering one-on-one and small-group academic and social-emotional learning support, and (2) Adult Education and Community Navigation, in which volunteers act as mentors and resource navigators for adults facing economic hardship, providing job-readiness coaching, basic-needs support, and English-language learning. Volunteers are recruited via the ndmv.org website, placed at partner schools and nonprofits at no cost to those partners, and serve in exchange for a living stipend and an AmeriCorps education award.

NDMV does not operate a technology product; its "products" are the volunteer service placements and the associated coordination infrastructure. The technology layer is limited to a Squarespace-hosted website, email newsletter, social-media presence, and standard nonprofit back-office functions — there are no APIs, integrations, proprietary platforms, or paid product tiers. The go-to-market motion is community-led: prospective volunteers apply through the website, alumni and current volunteers publish stories and testimonials, and the organization runs a national retreat program to reinforce community ties. Marketing channels include the website, email newsletter, events, stories/testimonials, and annual reports (2023-24 and 2024-25 published).

NDMV's revenue model is donations and charitable contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations, augmented by AmeriCorps federal funding tied to member placements. There is no pricing model because partner schools and nonprofits receive the service gratis and volunteers receive a stipend plus education award rather than wages. The organization is governed by a board of directors (Jackie Simon, Board President) and operates with a small staff team including a Director of Communications, Recruitment Coordinator, and Site Manager. The legal entity is private, with no parent company, subsidiaries, institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity disclosed.

Name

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers-AmeriCorps

Legal name

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers

Website

https://www.ndmv.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers (NDMV) is a Maryland-based AmeriCorps-affiliated nonprofit that recruits and places full-time volunteers at schools and community nonprofits nationwide, delivering Pre-K-12 tutoring and mentoring plus adult community navigation services funded by donations and federal AmeriCorps support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Volunteer Services / Community Service Programs

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Education & Teaching Volunteer Programs (EDAIAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• AmeriCorps volunteer service
• Education support programs
• Community navigation services
• Faith-based volunteering
• Tutoring and mentorship

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: NDMV operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations who support their mission of placing volunteers in education and community service roles.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NDMV places full-time AmeriCorps volunteers at schools and nonprofit organizations across the United States to deliver two primary service programs: Pre-K through 12th Grade Education Support (tutoring, mentoring, and classroom support in schools and after-school programs) and Adult Education and Community Navigation (mentorship, job-readiness coaching, and basic-needs resource connection for adults facing economic hardship). Volunteers receive a living stipend and education award through the AmeriCorps program while partner organizations receive volunteer support at no cost.

Product overview

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers (NDMV) is an AmeriCorps-affiliated organization that operates as a single, unified volunteer service program rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization offers two primary service programs: Pre-K to 12th Grade Education Support (volunteers serving as tutors, mentors, and classroom supporters in schools and after-school programs) and Adult Education and Community Navigation (volunteers serving as mentors and community navigators for adults facing economic hardship). These programs work in tandem to fulfill NDMV's mission of developing leaders through education and compassionate service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-K to 12th Grade Education Support

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lutheran Volunteer Corps: Faith-based (Lutheran) national volunteer-placement program serving schools, nonprofits, and community organizations on a full-time year-of-service basis. Comparable structure with a different denominational anchor.
• City Year: Large national AmeriCorps program placing full-time near-peer tutors and mentors in K-12 schools. Directly comparable to NDMV's Pre-K-12 service model and federal funding structure, but at substantially greater scale.
• Jesuit Volunteer Corps: Faith-based (Catholic/Jesuit) volunteer program placing full-time volunteers in education and social-service roles, often with a focus on accompaniment and social justice. Closely comparable to NDMV's mission, faith identity, and full-year service model.
• Teach For America: National service program placing recent graduates in K-12 classrooms in under-resourced communities. Comparable mission of educational equity through short-term service, though TFA participants are paid teachers rather than AmeriCorps members.
• Mercy Volunteer Corps: Sisters of Mercy-sponsored year-of-service program placing volunteers in education, healthcare, and social-service settings. Similar Catholic faith-based identity and one-year commitment structure to NDMV.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity International: Volunteer-driven nonprofit operating at national scale with affiliate offices and donor-supported program funding. Comparable nonprofit revenue model and reliance on volunteer mobilization, though focused on housing rather than education.
• AmeriCorps: Federal umbrella agency funding the AmeriCorps State and National network of which NDMV is a member. Sets program rules, funding levels, and education-award structure that directly determine NDMV's operating model.
• Catholic Charities USA: National network of Catholic social-service agencies operating education, refugee resettlement, and basic-needs programs. Comparable faith-based identity and overlapping client population in adult and community services.
• Peace Corps: Federal volunteer-service program placing Americans in education and community-development roles internationally. Comparable service-year identity and mission framing, though international in scope rather than domestic.

Emerging players

• Year Up: Workforce-development nonprofit providing job-readiness training and corporate internships for young adults facing economic barriers. Directly comparable to NDMV's adult-services arm focused on job-readiness and economic stability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NotreDameMissionVolunteers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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