GEMS Girls Inc.

What GEMS Girls Inc. does

GEMS Girls Inc. is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2022 that provides after-school clubs and workshops for girls in grades 4 through 6. Its GEMS Mine curriculum is organized by grade and month, covering emotional intelligence, confidence, friendship, social media safety, financial literacy, nutrition, exercise, creativity, STEM, entrepreneurship, mindfulness, and cooking. Delivery is facilitator-led through teachers, coaches, Girl Scout leaders, social workers, camp counselors, and other adult mentors using weekly meetings, discussion and activity materials, monthly GEMS Boxes, and a leader portal. No app, API, proprietary AI capability, or core technology platform is disclosed.

Revenue comes from $97 monthly enrollment in the six-month core program, one-time 1.5-2 hour workshops priced at $49 or $45 per girl by group size, and donations, grants, school/PTA funding, and sponsorships. GEMS reaches families through local institutions, word of mouth, and adult leaders responsible for marketing, enrollment, and session delivery; the mobile clubhouse is limited to within 25 miles of Charlotte. The organization has 1-10 employees, no disclosed institutional investors or funding rounds, and no public revenue or enrollment totals. Primary evidence:.

Name

GEMS Girls Inc.

Legal name

GEMS Girls Inc.

Website

https://gemsgirls.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GEMS Girls Inc. is a Charlotte nonprofit operating after-school clubs and workshops for preteen girls, using facilitator-led curricula, monthly activity boxes, and emotional-intelligence and practical-life-skills programming delivered through schools and community organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Social-Emotional Learning Programs

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Enrichment Programs for Gifted Learners (STEM, Humanities, Arts) (EDAKALAE)

Keywords

• Social-emotional learning
• After-school programs
• Girls empowerment curriculum
• Youth development workshops
• Preteen life skills

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Monthly Enrollment Fees: Parents pay $97 per month for their daughter to participate in the 6-month program. This covers the GEMS Box, leader stipend, materials, supplies, and administrative costs.
2. Workshop Fees: One-time workshop fees for the mobile clubhouse (GEMS bus) visits. Priced at $49 per girl for groups of 8-15 and $45 per girl for groups of 16-25. Workshops are 1.5-2 hours covering a single GEMS topic.
3. Donations and Grants: Tax-deductible donations from individuals, corporations, and organizations to cover operational costs or sponsor club memberships for girls. Schools can also sponsor participants via grants or PTA funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GEMS Girls Inc. operates after-school clubs and one-time workshops for preteen girls in grades 4-6, delivered through trained adult GEMS Leaders at schools and community organizations. The program combines a Social-Emotional Learning curriculum (GEMS Mine) with practical life skills such as financial literacy, nutrition, and STEM exposure, packaged as a six-month subscription that includes monthly physical GEMS Boxes of materials and weekly facilitated club sessions.

Product overview

GEMS Girls Inc. is a North Carolina-based nonprofit organization offering a Social-Emotional Learning after-school program for preteen girls in 4th through 6th grade. The core product is the GEMS Club Program, which includes the GEMS Mine Curriculum (grade-specific monthly topics), the GEMS Box (physical materials delivered monthly), and the GEMS Leader Program (training and support for adult facilitators). Additional offerings include the GEMS Mobile Clubhouse (a bus-based workshop program coming soon) and standalone GEMS Workshops for schools and organizations. The program focuses on building emotional intelligence, confidence, and practical life skills through a structured curriculum covering topics such as friendship, financial literacy, social media awareness, nutrition, and mindfulness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GEMS Club Program Six-month after-school club subscription for preteen girls in grades 4-6, delivered through trained adult GEMS Leaders at partner schools and community organizations. Includes the GEMS Mine Curriculum, monthly GEMS Boxes of materials, and weekly facilitated SEL sessions covering emotional intelligence, confidence, and practical life skills.
• GEMS Leader Program Training, onboarding, and ongoing support program for adults (teachers, coaches, Girl Scout troop leaders, social workers, camp counselors) to run GEMS Clubs at their schools or community organizations. Provides curriculum, discussion guides, marketing materials, and monthly stipends tied to club enrollment.
• GEMS Workshops One-time, 1.5-2 hour workshops covering a single pre-selected GEMS topic, delivered to groups of 8-25 girls at schools, Girl Scout troops, sports teams, or clubs. Each participant receives a GEMS box with supplies and goodies. Priced at $49/girl for groups of 8-15 and $45/girl for groups of 16-25.
• GEMS Mobile Clubhouse Mobile workshop delivery service using a branded GEMS bus that travels to partner sites within 25 miles of Charlotte, NC to deliver GEMS topic workshops with accompanying GEMS Boxes for each participant.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students in SEL programs exhibit more positive social behavior and higher academic performance than students who did not participate
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Digital Parenting CoachminorOthersContent collaboration partner who provided tips and resources for the Social Media Safety Tips blog post. GEMS Girls credited the organization in the blog article as a resource for parents seeking additional information on digital parenting topics.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Girl Scouts of the USA: Established national girls' empowerment organization delivering badge-based curriculum through troop leaders in schools and communities. Operates the same channel-leader model and preteen-girl audience that GEMS targets, but at vastly greater scale and with a broader leadership/STEM/entrepreneurship curriculum footprint.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Large established youth-mentoring nonprofit pairing vetted adult volunteers with children and teens. Comparable as a nonprofit channel-partner model delivering adult-led SEL support to youth, though gender-neutral rather than preteen-girl specific.
• Lean In Foundation: Established nonprofit promoting girls' and women's leadership, empowerment, and confidence-building through education and Circles programs. Comparable mission (girls' agency and leadership) at much broader scale and a different delivery format than GEMS' after-school clubs.

Regional players

• Dress for Success: Nonprofit delivering empowerment programming to women and girls, including confidence and self-presentation curricula. Less age-aligned than GEMS but operates a similar curriculum-plus-mentor delivery model within the girls/women empowerment niche.

Direct peers

• She's the First: Nonprofit focused on girls' education, leadership, and empowerment through curated curricula and mentorship programs. Comparable to GEMS in mission (girls' agency and life skills), nonprofit funding structure, and use of trained adult mentors to deliver programming.
• Girls on the Run: National nonprofit offering after-school SEL programs for elementary and middle-school girls combining physical activity with life-skills curriculum. GEMS shares the same target demographic (preteen girls), delivery model (school-based clubs run by trained volunteer/coach leaders), and confidence-building mission.

Emerging players

• SPARK Movement: Girl-focused activist and education nonprofit tackling body image, media literacy, and self-esteem — issues explicitly named in GEMS' curriculum. Compares as a peer addressing the same preteen-girl mental-health and confidence pain points.
• Moxie Institute: Nonprofit providing girl-focused SEL programming, leadership curricula, and media-literacy resources. Overlaps directly with GEMS' preteen-girl, curriculum-and-leader delivery approach and emotional-intelligence orientation.
• StepUp (Step Up Women's Network): Nonprofit running after-school mentoring and leadership programs for underserved teen girls. Shares GEMS' SEL+life-skills curriculum philosophy, female-mentor channel, and emphasis on confidence and post-secondary readiness for girls.
• The Ophelia Project: Nonprofit providing social-emotional programming and mentoring for adolescent girls. Directly comparable to GEMS in target demographic (school-age girls), SEL focus, and reliance on trained facilitators to deliver structured curriculum in schools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gemsgirlsnc
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemsgirlsinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gems-girls-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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