Humanim

Name

Humanim

Legal name

Humanim, Inc.

Website

https://humanim.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Human Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Child and Youth Services (62411), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC), Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

Keywords

• Workforce development services
• Behavioral health services
• Developmental disability services
• Social enterprise programs
• Youth transition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts & Grants: Funding from government agencies including Developmental Disabilities Administration, Division of Rehabilitation Services, and Behavioral Health Administration for licensed service provision in Maryland
2. Foundation & Corporate Grants: Grants from foundations such as Abell Foundation, Howard Bank ($250,000 over 10 years), and federal grants ($500,000 in workforce development grants from Senator Van Hollen)
3. Social Enterprise Revenue: Five Baltimore-based social enterprises generating revenue through business activities including iScan, DETAILS, Harbor City Services, City Seeds, and Brick + Board
4. Individual Donations: Donations from individuals supporting the nonprofit mission

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Humanim is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social services organization that delivers workforce development, behavioral health, developmental disability, deaf, and youth transition services to individuals facing social and economic barriers across Maryland. The organization also operates a portfolio of social enterprises (culinary, deconstruction, document management, and material salvage businesses) that provide job training and employment while generating earned revenue. Services are funded primarily through government contracts, foundation and corporate grants, and individual donations.

Product overview

Humanim is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of human services and workforce development programs. The organization operates both traditional human service programs (Behavioral Health, Developmental Disability Services, Deaf Services, Youth Transition Services) and an innovative Social Enterprise division. The Social Enterprise division encompasses multiple distinct businesses including culinary enterprises (City Seeds, School of Food), deconstruction services (Details Deconstruction, Brick + Board), document management (iScan), and storage services (Harbor City Services). These social enterprises serve dual purposes: providing job training and employment for individuals with barriers while generating revenue through commercial services. The organization recently affiliated with Melwood to create one of the most comprehensive service networks in the Mid-Atlantic.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Elev8 Baltimore: Award-winning community schools initiative working in four schools in Baltimore city, focused on youth services.
• City Seeds
• Details
• iScan
• Harbor City Services
• Brick + Board
• School of Food

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MelwoodcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2026Strategic affiliation where Humanim joins Melwood Family of Companies as an affiliate. Creates one of the most comprehensive networks of behavioral health, youth, employment, and support services in the Mid-Atlantic. Humanim becomes the primary licensed service provider in Maryland for Developmental Disabilities Administration, Division of Rehabilitation Services, and Behavioral Health Administration offerings.
• Towson UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2018Partnership through Baltimore Integration Project for Humanim's Administrative Assistant Career Training program. Inclusive employment partnership.
• U.S. Forest ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2018Baltimore Wood Project collaboration with U.S. Forest Service, Parks & People Foundation, and city/state government. Forest Service plays 'matchmaking' role connecting nonprofits with private companies for reclaimed lumber partnerships.
• Room & BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2018Commercial partner in Baltimore Wood Project. Takes wood from Brick + Board for furniture manufacturing (McKean media cabinets, Etting bookcases). Creates national market for reclaimed materials.
• Parks & People FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2018Baltimore Wood Project partnership focused on restoring green spaces, jobs, and healthier neighborhoods.
• Howard County Public School SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2018WE STEP Program partnership with Howard County Public School System's Homewood Center to provide work training programs that help students transition from high school to adult life.
• Y in Central Maryland (Dancel Family Center)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2018WE STEP Program worksite partnership. Y in Central Maryland serves as worksite for work experience students and job shadowing site.
• Maryland Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2018Project C.O.R.E. partnership for blight removal and job creation through deconstruction. DHCD funds have been catalyst for expanding deconstruction efforts.
• Baltimore City Housing and Community DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2018DETAILS deconstruction program partnership with Baltimore Housing. Deconstruction pilot program to promote job training and building material reuse.
• Union MarketminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 August 2017School of Food expanded to D.C. in partnership with Union Market. Union Market District serves as host for monthly educational workshops for food entrepreneurs. Union Market is also sponsoring two Passport scholarships.
• Harbor City ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2012Merger with Harbor City Services (HCS), a 25-year-old nonprofit social enterprise providing document management, storage, shredding, and moving services. Integration completed by October 2012. Supported by Abell Foundation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Melwood: Upper Marlboro, MD-based nonprofit providing employment, disability, and behavioral health services across the Mid-Atlantic. Directly comparable to Humanim in mission, population served, and service lines; the two organizations affiliated in February 2026.
• JEVS Human Services: Philadelphia-area nonprofit delivering workforce development, behavioral health, and disability services. Directly comparable to Humanim across human services portfolio and vocational rehabilitation focus.
• Penn-Mar Human Services: Maryland-based nonprofit supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through residential, vocational, and community services. Closely comparable service mix and target population to Humanim's DD and behavioral health lines.
• Chimes: Mid-Atlantic nonprofit providing disability, behavioral health, and workforce services. Comparable scope and population served; overlapping social enterprise and supported employment offerings.
• Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA): Rockville, MD-based nonprofit delivering behavioral health, developmental disability, and social services across MD and VA. Directly comparable in target populations, geography, and clinical service mix.

Broad incumbents

• The Arc of the United States: National disability advocacy and services organization with a strong developmental disability focus. Comparable IDD service mission, broader geographic scale, and similar state-level contract delivery model.
• Mosaic: National nonprofit providing services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities including residential, employment, and behavioral health. Operates at broader national scale than Humanim with similar service lines.
• Goodwill Industries International: National nonprofit workforce development and social enterprise operator with mission-aligned businesses (retail, document shredding, staffing). Comparable workforce development and social enterprise mix, but at vastly larger scale and broader geography.

Regional players

• Kennedy Krieger Institute: Baltimore-based nonprofit specializing in developmental disabilities, behavioral health, and pediatric rehabilitation. Strong overlap with Humanim's DD and behavioral health services, primarily serving Maryland.

Emerging players

• Second Chance, Inc. Maryland-based nonprofit deconstruction and salvaged-materials social enterprise. Closely comparable to Humanim's DETAILS and Brick + Board operations, demonstrating an alternative implementation of the same social-enterprise model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/humanim
• YouTubevimeo.com/humanim
• Facebookfacebook.com/Humanim
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/humanim
• Instagraminstagram.com/humanim

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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