Grace Place

What Grace Place does

Grace Place for Children and Families is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit education organization founded in 2004 and headquartered on a 4.5-acre licensed campus at 4300 21st Ave. SW in Naples, Florida (EIN 65-1229558). The organization operates five interconnected programs—Bright Beginnings (early childhood education for ages 1–4 with parent engagement), Academy of Leaders (K–12 after-school program operating under 21st Century Community Learning Center grants), LEAD Program (high school college and career access), Adult Education (ESL, financial literacy, citizenship preparation, computer literacy), and Food Pantry (serving ~350 families weekly)—delivered through a proprietary registered-trademark methodology called the Grace Place Family Literacy Model® that integrates four components: Early Childhood Education, Parent Time, Adult Education, and Parent and Child Together (P.A.C.T.) Time. The tech stack combines third-party curricula including Creative Curriculum for early childhood, Side-by-Side for ESL, and Rosetta Stone language lab for supplemental language support, alongside in-house case management and impact-reporting systems.

The organization serves approximately 1,300 students annually drawn from low-income, predominantly non-English-speaking families in the four-square-mile Golden Gate area, where per capita income is $16,671 and 74% of residents speak a language other than English at home. Programs are delivered both on the main campus and through formal partnerships with seven Collier County Public Schools (Golden Gate Elementary, Golden Terrace Elementary, Herbert Cambridge Elementary, Lavern Gaynor Elementary, Mike Davis Elementary, Golden Gate Middle School, and Golden Gate High School). All programs are provided free to families, eliminating price as an access barrier.

Grace Place runs a community-led, donation-funded revenue model rather than a commercial one. For fiscal year 2025 the organization disclosed a $7.3 million operating budget, assembled from individual donations, foundation and corporate grants (Naples Children Foundation, Women's Foundation of Collier County, Barbara Bush Foundation, Dollar General Literacy Foundation, Hobbs Foundation, Bank of America, Publix), planned giving, IRA rollovers, and signature fundraising events including the A Swing of Grace golf tournament (over $523,000 raised in 2026) and Beers & Books. The organization has scaled from 1 employee serving 60 students in a single building to 120+ employees, 1,300+ students, 5 programs, and 300+ active volunteers contributing 45,550+ hours annually, and reports a Charity Navigator four-star rating, GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency, and a 2019 Pearl Literacy Award from the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.

Name

Grace Place

Legal name

Grace Place for Children and Families, Inc.

Website

https://graceplacenaples.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Grace Place for Children and Families is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free family literacy and education programs—from early childhood through adulthood—to approximately 1,300 low-income students annually in the Golden Gate community of Naples, Florida, using its registered Grace Place Family Literacy Model® across five integrated programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Family Literacy Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Child Care Services (6244), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Literacy (Parent/Child & Intergenerational) (EDAAAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Family & Parenting Education (Family Literacy, Parenting Skills) (EDAAAFAF), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ)

Keywords

• Family literacy education
• Early childhood programs
• Adult ESL classes
• After-school academic support
• Nonprofit educational services

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Free programs funded entirely by charitable donations from individuals. The organization hosts annual fundraising events including A Swing of Grace golf tournament, Beers & Books, Dodge for a Cause, and other community events.
2. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Funded by grants from foundations including Naples Children Foundation, Women's Foundation of Collier County, Barbara Bush Foundation, Dollar General Literacy Foundation, Hobbs Foundation, and various corporate partners.
3. Planned Giving and Endowments: Accepts planned giving, IRA charitable rollovers, stocks, bonds, and DAF donations as part of long-term sustainable funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Grace Place provides free, comprehensive educational programs for underserved families in the Golden Gate community of Naples, Florida, spanning the full lifecycle from early childhood through adulthood. Its core offerings include Bright Beginnings (early childhood education for ages 1-4), Academy of Leaders (K-12 after-school and summer enrichment), LEAD Program (high school college and career readiness), Adult Education (ESL, financial literacy, citizenship preparation, computer literacy), and a Food Pantry program. All services are unified by the proprietary Grace Place Family Literacy Model, a registered trademark methodology combining Early Childhood Education, Parent Time, Adult Education, and PACT (Parent and Child Together) Time.

Product overview

Grace Place for Children and Families is a nonprofit educational organization operating as a unified family literacy platform. The organization offers four interconnected programs built around its proprietary Grace Place Family Literacy Model: Bright Beginnings (early childhood education for children ages 1-4 with parent engagement), Academy of Leaders (K-12 after-school academic and enrichment programming), LEAD Program (high school college and career readiness), and Adult Education (ESL, literacy, financial and computer literacy for adults). Supporting services include a Food Pantry and various enrichment activities. The integrated approach engages the entire family unit, extending educational impact from early childhood through adulthood.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Grace Place Family Literacy Model: A registered trademark model incorporating four components of family literacy: Early Childhood Education, Parent Time, Adult Education, and Parent and Child Together (P.A.C.T.) Time.

Products and services

• Bright Beginnings (Family Literacy Program) Early childhood education program for children ages 1-4 and their parents, incorporating four components: Early Childhood Education, Parent Time, Adult Education, and Parent and Child Together (P.A.C.T.) Time. Uses Creative Curriculum and prepares children for kindergarten entry.
• Academy of Leaders (After-School Program) K-12 after-school and summer learning program funded by 21st Century Community Learning Center grants. Provides academic tutoring, STEM education, robotics, leadership development via Stephen Covey's Leader in Me program, and enrichment activities in music, arts, and wellness.
• LEAD Program (Leaders Empowered to Achieve Dreams) High school college and career access program providing academic assistance, life and leadership skills, SAT/ACT preparation, college exploration, and work-based learning opportunities for students to succeed beyond high school.
• Adult Education Program Adult education programs offering English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, literacy instruction, financial literacy, citizenship classes, and computer literacy. Uses Side-by-Side curriculum and Rosetta Stone language lab for supplemental support.
• Food Pantry Program Food distribution program operating on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, providing food boxes to families. Serves approximately 350 families weekly with support from partners like Meals of Hope and Harry Chapin Food Bank.
• Grace Place Family Literacy Model Proprietary integrated family literacy methodology that combines four research-based components: Early Childhood Education, Parent Time, Adult Education, and P.A.C.T. Time, creating a comprehensive approach to building positive educational culture in the home.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,300+ students served annually across all programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Future Ready ColliercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Grace Place is a key partner of Future Ready Collier, a collective impact initiative focused on education outcomes in Collier County.
• Collier County Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal partnerships with Golden Gate Elementary, Golden Gate Middle School, Golden Gate High School, and other schools for 21st Century Community Learning Center programming. Provides academic services during and after school hours.
• Chubb ClassicmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerLong-standing partnership with Chubb Classic PGA Tour Champions event, raising awareness and funds for education programs.
• Core Health PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunched free developmental screening and health services at Grace Place campus in 2021, providing on-site health services to families.
• Harry Chapin Food BankmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for food pantry operations serving 350 families weekly. Received $10,000 grants for food pantry support.
• FC NaplesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFree soccer camps for underserved children in partnership with Publix, serving 300+ Southwest Florida kids.
• Junior Achievement of Southwest FloridaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner providing supplemental programming to students.
• Room to ReadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Young Authors' Festival where students in grades 3-5 become published authors.
• Catholic Charities Collier CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram partner providing supplemental services to Grace Place students.
• Gulf Shore OperaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnrichment partner providing arts programming.
• Naples Botanical GardenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnrichment partner for environmental education programming.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• National Center for Families Learning: National nonprofit advancing family literacy and two-generation education through family-facing programs; the closest direct operating peer to Grace Place's four-component Family Literacy Model.
• ProLiteracy: National nonprofit supporting adult literacy, ESL, and family literacy programs; comparable to Grace Place's Adult Education and ESL offerings at national scale.
• Parent-Child Home Program: National early-literacy nonprofit providing parent-mediated home visiting for low-income families with young children; directly comparable to Grace Place's Bright Beginnings / PACT Time model.
• Raising A Reader: National family-literacy and book-distribution nonprofit; comparable to Grace Place's early-literacy book-distribution work (Grace Place hit 100,000 books distributed in 2024).

Emerging players

• Reach Out and Read: National pediatric-literacy nonprofit distributing books through pediatric clinics; comparable to Grace Place's on-site Core Health Partners developmental screening and literacy integration since 2021.
• Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida: Regional workforce-readiness and financial-literacy nonprofit explicitly listed as a Grace Place partner; comparable in mission overlap with the LEAD college/career and adult financial literacy tracks.

Broad incumbents

• Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy: National funder and award body in family literacy that granted Grace Place its 2019 Pearl Literacy Award; operates programming and grantmaking in the same family-literacy category that Grace Place delivers directly.

Regional players

• Hispanic Unity of Florida: Florida-based nonprofit providing ESL, citizenship, and family-support services to immigrant families; comparable to Grace Place's Adult Education and ESL programming in the same state.
• United Way of Collier and the Keys: Regional funder/partner that awarded Grace Place an ALICE grant and co-runs the Give Where You Live Collier campaign; operates in the same local family-services funding ecosystem.
• Early Learning Coalition of Southwest Florida: Regional early-childhood funder and service coordinator for Collier/Lee/Hendry/Glades counties; operates in the same school-readiness space as Grace Place's Bright Beginnings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/GracePlaceNaples1?feature=mhee
• Facebookfacebook.com/GracePlaceNaples
• Instagraminstagram.com/graceplacenaples
• Xx.com/GPNaples

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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