What HumanKind does

HumanKind is a Virginia-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit human services organization founded in 1903 as the Presbyterian Orphans Home and rebranded under its current name in 2012-2014. Headquartered on a 160-plus-acre campus at 1903 HumanKind Way in Lynchburg, the organization provides wraparound social services to low-income children and families across Central Virginia, with active locations in Lynchburg, Bedford, Richmond, Danville, and Roanoke. In its 2025 Impact Report, HumanKind reported serving 7,079 individuals (and cumulatively more than 17,500 annually across programs), with 98% of those served classified as low-income, 85% as very low-income, and 73% in female-headed households.

The organization's core programs include Early Head Start childcare, Treatment Foster Care (238 children served across four Virginia cities), Healthy Families home visiting (1,421 home visits to 155 children and 331 family members), Financial Coaching and the Economic Resource Center (5,962 individuals served), Ways to Work fair-interest vehicle loans (over $2 million in 500+ loans since 2012 in Metro Richmond), and Virginia Career Works workforce development, where HumanKind serves as the designated One Stop Operator for the Central Region. Services are delivered free of charge to participants through on-campus programming, home visits, and community access points such as libraries and adult education sites. There is no proprietary technology platform; HumanKind's core competency is integrated human service delivery rather than software.

HumanKind is funded through a diversified mix of charitable donations from individuals, churches, foundations, and corporations, recurring government contracts (Local Departments of Social Services, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, Virginia Employment Commission), modest interest income from the Ways to Work loan portfolio, and ancillary event space rentals. The organization employs 51-100 staff, holds a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency and Charity Navigator Four-Star Rating, and operates flagship community events including the 37-year-running Lynchburg Turkey Trot (3,950 participants in 2024) and the Richmond-based HumanKind Golf Challenge.

Name

HumanKind

Legal name

Presbyterian Homes & Family Services, Inc.

Website

https://humankind.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

HumanKind is a Virginia-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1903 providing wraparound social services — childcare, foster care, parent support, financial coaching, vehicle loans, and workforce development — to low-income children and families across Central Virginia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Services / Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

Keywords

• Human services nonprofit
• Early childhood education
• Foster care services
• Financial coaching programs
• Workforce development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lynchburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations and Contributions: HumanKind operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID 54-0346118) and relies primarily on charitable donations from individuals, churches, foundations, and corporations to fund its programs. Donations are tax-deductible. The organization runs annual campaigns, events (Turkey Trot, Golf Challenge), and accepts online donations via its website.
2. Ways to Work Vehicle Loan Program: Ways to Work provides fair-interest vehicle loans to working individuals with challenging credit. Since 2012, the program has provided over 500 personal fair-interest loans totaling over $2 million in the Metro Richmond region. Interest income from the loan portfolio supports program operations.
3. Event Space Rental: HumanKind rents its facilities (pavilion, chapel, commercial kitchen, gym, photography sessions) to nonprofit and corporate partners for events. Fees include $25/hour for photography. This provides modest ancillary revenue while serving the community.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

HumanKind is a Virginia nonprofit organization that delivers wraparound human services to low-income families and at-risk children across Central Virginia. Its core offerings include Early Head Start childcare, Healthy Families home visiting parent support, Treatment Foster Care, Ways to Work fair-interest vehicle loans, Financial Coaching, and Virginia Career Works workforce development, all provided free of charge to eligible participants and funded through charitable donations, government contracts, and program revenue.

Product overview

HumanKind is a Virginia-based nonprofit organization (formerly Presbyterian Homes & Family Services) offering a portfolio of interconnected human services programs. The organization operates as a unified social services platform rather than a single product, providing Early Head Start childcare, Treatment Foster Care, Healthy Families parent support, Financial Coaching, Ways to Work vehicle loans, Virginia Career Works workforce development, and an Economic Resource Center. These programs work together to provide wraparound support for families, with services designed to address multiple barriers to stability simultaneously.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Head Start No-cost, high-quality childcare and early education program for infants and toddlers from low-income families in Central Virginia, providing a safe nurturing environment during critical developmental years, with classroom experiences, health screenings, nutrition care, and parenting resources.
• Healthy Families Home visiting program that empowers expecting parents and parents of young children through personalized guidance, parenting coaching, prenatal support, goal planning, and referrals to community resources to strengthen family relationships and create stable, nurturing homes.
• Treatment Foster Care Licensed foster care program that trains and supports foster families to provide around-the-clock therapeutic care for at-risk youth removed from homes due to abuse or neglect, with referrals coordinated through Local Departments of Social Services across Virginia.
• Ways to Work Fair-interest vehicle loan program with financial education and ongoing case management for working individuals with challenging credit history, helping them achieve reliable transportation for employment, healthcare, and daily essentials.
• Financial Coaching Personalized financial coaching program that empowers clients to improve their finances, advance their careers, and build stability through budget planning, credit building guidance, and goal setting.
• Virginia Career Works Workforce development initiative delivered as One Stop Operator for Virginia Career Works – Central Region, providing career counseling, training opportunities, supportive services, and access points throughout Central Virginia for job seekers facing employment barriers.
• Economic Resource Center (ERC) Comprehensive economic support hub delivering Ways to Work vehicle loans, Financial Coaching, Financial Opportunity Center services, and workforce development programs to build financial stability for individuals and families across Virginia.

Quantifiable outcome

• 203 vehicle loans funded with 97% loan success rate; 99% of borrowers reported improved quality of life; 100% gained better access to jobs, healthcare, and daily essentials; 90% increased their credit score
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Lynchburg HillcatscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025HumanKind partnered with the Lynchburg Hillcats (minor league baseball team) for a special fundraising game night. Discounted $8 tickets with proceeds supporting HumanKind's mission. The partnership engages the broader Lynchburg community while raising funds.
• Scott InsuranceflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Scott Insurance is the presenting sponsor of the Lynchburg Turkey Trot, HumanKind's flagship annual community event now in its 37th year. COO/CFO Keith Mann stated Scott Insurance is committed to enriching the community and helping with food poverty. The partnership includes event sponsorship and leadership participation.
• Magnolia Golf and Country ClubminorOthers · 1 January 2024Venue host for the 2024 HumanKind Golf Challenge in Richmond, VA. The event brought together sponsors and supporters for a day of competition and fundraising for the Economic Resource Center.
• Assisting Families of Inmates (AFOI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024HumanKind partners with AFOI to address transportation barriers for families of the incarcerated. AFOI Office Coordinator Pame Adams spoke at the 2024 Golf Challenge about her experience in Ways to Work. Both organizations serve overlapping vulnerable populations in the Richmond area.
• Habitat for HumanitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022HumanKind's Early Head Start program partnered with Habitat for Humanity to support participant LaShaunta's path to homeownership. HumanKind staff and over 20 volunteers supported LaShaunta's home building. The partnership demonstrates how wraparound services connect families to broader housing opportunities.
• Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDARS partners with HumanKind's Virginia Career Works – Central Region to serve adults with disabilities. Denise Hutton, a HumanKind Career Navigator, was named a 2025 Champion of Disability Employment by DARS, reflecting the strength of this collaboration.
• Virginia Employment CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Virginia Career Works network. The VEC works with HumanKind to provide employment services, job placement, and workforce development across the Central Region.
• Central Virginia Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner collaborating with Virginia Career Works – Central Region. Community college partnerships provide training opportunities and educational pathways for workforce development clients.
• Old Dominion Job CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development partner in the Virginia Career Works network. Collaborates to provide career pathways and training for job seekers facing barriers.
• Adult Education of Central VirginiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner providing adult literacy, GED preparation, and basic skills education. Integrates with workforce development services offered through Virginia Career Works – Central Region.
• Local Departments of Social ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDSS agencies across Lynchburg, Bedford, Danville, and Richmond refer children and families to HumanKind's Treatment Foster Care, Early Head Start, and Healthy Families programs. HumanKind coordinates case services and court proceedings with DSS.
• Hill City Master GardenersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer garden partners who created the Davis Instructional Garden as a working community garden near the historic barn and stable on HumanKind's Lynchburg campus (2016).

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Virginia Early Childhood Foundation: Statewide early-childhood advocacy and grantmaking organization funding programs aligned with HumanKind's EHS and Healthy Families work — ecosystem partner/funder rather than service competitor.

Direct peers

• Brightpoint (formerly Virginia's Community Action Agencies network): Community Action Agency providing workforce development, early childhood, and anti-poverty services across Central Virginia — direct peer in workforce and family-financial-stability programming.
• Children's Home Society of Virginia: Virginia-based nonprofit serving children and families through adoption, foster care, pregnancy counseling, and family preservation across the Commonwealth — directly comparable mission and program mix to HumanKind.
• Lutheran Family Services of Virginia: Faith-rooted human services nonprofit serving Virginia with counseling, foster care, refugee support, and family services — closely comparable faith-based community-services model to HumanKind.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia: Youth-development nonprofit serving Central/Southwest Virginia with afterschool programs, mentoring, and family engagement — comparable target demographic and outcome-measurement approach.
• Commonwealth Catholic Charities: Faith-based nonprofit providing refugee resettlement, adoption, foster care, and family services across Virginia — overlapping service lines with HumanKind's foster care, parent support, and workforce programs.
• NewFound Families Virginia: Virginia nonprofit focused on foster care, adoption, and family support including statewide training and advocacy — directly comparable to HumanKind's Treatment Foster Care program.
• YMCA of Central Virginia: Central Virginia YMCA providing youth development, family programming, childcare, and community wellness — overlapping with HumanKind's EHS childcare and family-engagement mission in the same Lynchburg market.

Broad incumbents

• United Way of Central Virginia: Broader regional funder and coordinator of human services in the Lynchburg region — not a direct service peer but a key funding conduit and ecosystem competitor for corporate donations that HumanKind also pursues.

Regional players

• Family Service of Roanoke Valley: Human services nonprofit in adjacent Western Virginia offering counseling, case management, and youth programs — comparable services and populations in a neighboring geography.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HumanKindVA
• Instagraminstagram.com/humankind1903
• Xx.com/phfs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/humankindva

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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