Raphah Institute

What Raphah Institute does

Raphah Institute is a Nashville-based nonprofit (founded 2017) that operates restorative justice and community-healing programs in Tennessee. Its flagship Accountability and Repair Conferencing (ARC) program provides consent-based support for people harmed by serious violence and guides responsible parties through a 12-15 month accountability, behavior-change, and repair process. The Early Embrace initiative modernizes pathways for home-based childcare providers in low-income communities to become subsidy-eligible without wealth-test barriers, and the Policy and Systems Repair program advocates for statewide policy changes addressing systemic barriers to housing, healthcare, education, and economic opportunity.

The organization serves community members at no cost and does not operate a proprietary technology platform; service delivery is human-mediated through Trauma Support Specialists, Accountability Coaches, and program managers based in Nashville and Memphis. Revenue is generated through a diversified mix of individual donations (via givebutter.com), five-tiered corporate sponsorships (anchored by Bank of America and First Horizon at the Legacy Leader level), government grants (including a $237k Mayor Cooper Community Safety Partnership Fund award and a $7.5M American Rescue Plan deployment with United Way of Greater Nashville), event fundraising, and branded merchandise sold through Bonfire. Headcount is small (1-10 employees), but the organization has built notable external validation through features in Max's "Justice USA" documentary, WPLN (NPR), The Tennessean, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation's national analysis of restorative justice jurisdictions.

Name

Raphah Institute

Legal name

Raphah Institute

Website

https://raphah.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Raphah Institute is a Nashville-based nonprofit that delivers restorative justice programming for communities harmed by serious violence, workforce pathways for home-based childcare providers, and statewide policy advocacy on community safety in Tennessee.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restorative Justice Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative Dispute Resolution & Restorative Justice Programs (BPAIAFAL)

Keywords

• Restorative justice services
• Community violence intervention
• Trauma support programs
• Accountability conferencing
• Home-based childcare support

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Online giving portal via givebutter.com and mailing check donations
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Legacy Leader, Generational Changemaker, Pathway Pioneer, Foundation Builder, and Groundbreaker corporate sponsorship tiers
3. Government Grants: Funding from Mayor Cooper's Community Safety Partnership Fund ($237k) and American Rescue Plan funds ($7.5M initiative with United Way)
4. Merchandise Sales: Branded merchandise sold through Bonfire storefront
5. Event Fundraising: Fundraiser events including breakfasts and community events

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Raphah Institute delivers community-based restorative justice programs that support people harmed by serious violence and guide responsible parties through a multi-month accountability and repair process centered on the harmed party's goals. The organization also supports home-based childcare providers through its Early Embrace program and conducts policy advocacy to expand access to restorative practices.

Product overview

Raphah Institute operates as a community-focused nonprofit offering three interconnected core programs: Accountability and Repair Conferencing (ARC), Early Embrace, and Policy and Systems Repair. ARC is a consent-based restorative justice program for serious violence cases featuring a 12-15 month structured accountability process. Early Embrace modernizes pathways for home-based childcare providers to become subsidy-eligible. Policy and Systems Repair advocates for systemic change. The organization also sells branded merchandise to support operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accountability and Repair Conferencing (ARC) A consent-based restorative justice program that supports people harmed by serious violence and guides responsible parties through a 12-15 month accountability and repair journey at no cost to participants. ARC includes intake and assessments, a 90-day foundation phase with skill-building and goal-setting, a participant-guided healing phase, an accountability circle when ready, and ongoing wraparound navigation support.
• Early Embrace A program that supports home-based childcare providers in stabilizing and sustaining their family childcare businesses by providing supplies, training, and operational support.
• Policy and Systems Repair A policy and advocacy program aimed at expanding access to restorative practices at the systems level.
• Raphah Institute Merchandise Branded merchandise (apparel and accessories) sold online to support the organization's fundraising.

Quantifiable outcome

• 19 women graduated from Early Embrace program to become licensed home-based childcare providers

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, supporting and core.

• United Way of Greater NashvilleflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecognized as a Community Impact Partner through United Way's Community Impact Funding process. Collaborative $7.5 million Early Embrace childcare initiative funded by American Rescue Plan to revolutionize childcare access in Nashville.
• Lipscomb UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation Builder partner providing educational institution collaboration.
• S3 Recycling SolutionssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation Builder partner and co-host of annual Turkey & Dressing community care event, providing turkey donations for families.
• Nashville Diaper ConnectionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Pack Power Promise team-building event combining diaper distribution with community support.
• Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth (CSFY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partnership for panel discussions on restorative and transformative justice at CSFY 2024 National Convening in Washington D.C.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JustLeadershipUSA: National nonprofit led by directly impacted people working to reduce incarceration and invest in community-led safety solutions. Operates in the same justice-reform and community-accountability intersection as Raphah.
• The Fortune Society: New York-based nonprofit supporting people involved in the justice system with reentry, alternatives to incarceration, and behavioral health. Comparable in supporting both harmed parties and responsible parties through accountability frameworks.
• Common Justice: Brooklyn-based nonprofit operating one of the most established victim-offender conferencing programs for serious violent crime in the U.S., with a comparable 12-18 month accountability model. Raphah's ARC program is directly modeled on the same victim-centered restorative justice framework.
• Roca: Massachusetts-based nonprofit working with young people at the center of violence to disrupt cycles of harm through behavior-change programming. Comparable to Raphah's Accountability Coaching model for responsible parties.
• Impact Justice: Oakland-based national nonprofit advancing restorative justice alternatives to incarceration, including diversion programs for youth and adults. Operates in the same policy-reform and direct-service intersection as Raphah.
• Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY): Pioneer in school- and community-based restorative justice for youth in Oakland. Comparable to Raphah in youth diversion focus and Annie E. Casey Foundation citation as a leading model.

Regional players

• A Long Walk Home: Chicago-based nonprofit using art, healing, and restorative practices to support survivors of sexual violence and youth harmed by violence. Comparable harmed-party-centered, trauma-support model to Raphah's ARC trauma support work.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Court Innovation: Larger NYC-based nonprofit that operates problem-solving courts and restorative justice programs across jurisdictions. Operates in the same RJ-for-serious-harm category but with broader scope and longer institutional track record.
• Cure Violence (Cure Violence Global): National public-health approach to violence interruption deployed across U.S. cities. Addresses the same community-safety and violence-prevention space as Raphah but with a different methodological frame.

Others

• National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ): National membership and convening body for the restorative justice field. Raphah operates as an exemplar member within this ecosystem, aligned on RJ promotion and policy advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/raphahinstitute
• Facebookfacebook.com/raphahinstitute
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/raphah-institute-justice-is-healing

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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