Conexión Latina Newport

What Conexión Latina Newport does

Conexión Latina Newport is a community-based nonprofit organization operating from 170 Broadway in Newport, Rhode Island. Founded in 2019 under EIN 85-1270650, the organization convenes and connects Latino families — a population that represents roughly 1 in 5 Rhode Island residents and 30% of the state's public school students — to essential services including school registration, health coverage applications, housing support, and local social services. The organization's service area spans Aquidneck Island and broader Rhode Island, and its headcount is small (1-10 employees).

The organization delivers its work through a portfolio of programs rather than a unified technology product. Core offerings include Safety Net (comprehensive service navigation), Health Navigation, Education Navigation, Language Exchange, the Mujeres Poderosas women's leadership program, the Latino Parent Advisory Committee civic engagement initiative, and the annual Festival Latino cultural event. Services are delivered face-to-face at the Newport office and through partnerships with schools, health providers, and public institutions that channel referrals to the organization. Distribution relies on community events, school and health-provider partnerships, Facebook and Instagram, and word-of-mouth within the Latino community. The underlying technology stack is minimal — a website (clnewport.org), social media profiles, and a WhatsApp contact channel — consistent with a human-delivered service model.

Conexión Latina's revenue model is donation-based: the organization accepts one-time gifts and sustaining monthly donations from individuals and community supporters, supplemented by occasional foundation grants (one disclosed: $10,000 from Tufts Health Plan Foundation in December 2021). All programs and services are provided at no cost to community members. The organization is community-governed, with no disclosed parent company, institutional investor, or PE/VC ownership. Its competitive advantage rests on deep community trust, cultural authority to convene Latino families and institutions, and structural position as the default bridge between the local Latino population and schools, healthcare systems, and housing resources on Aquidneck Island.

Name

Conexión Latina Newport

Legal name

Conexión Latina Newport

Website

https://conexionlatinanewport.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Conexión Latina Newport is a Rhode Island nonprofit that connects Latino families on Aquidneck Island to schools, healthcare, housing support, and community programs through free navigation, cultural events, and leadership development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization accepts donations from individuals, community members, and supporters to fund family navigation, leadership programs, and cultural events. Donors can give one-time gifts or become sustaining donors through monthly contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Conexión Latina Newport is a community-based nonprofit organization that provides direct navigation and support services to Latino families on Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island. Its core services include helping families register children for school, apply for health coverage, access housing support, and connect with local resources. The organization also runs cultural and leadership programs such as Festival Latino, Mujeres Poderosas, Language Exchange, and the Latino Parent Advisory Committee.

Product overview

Conexión Latina Newport is a community-based nonprofit organization serving Latino families on Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island. Rather than a single unified tech product, the organization offers a portfolio of interconnected social service programs and community initiatives. The core offerings include Safety Net (comprehensive service navigation), Health Navigation, Education Navigation, Language Exchange, and the Mujeres Poderosas leadership program. These services are complemented by community events such as Festival Latino and the Latino Parent Advisory Committee. The organization acts as a bridge connecting families to schools, healthcare systems, housing resources, and community programs, providing direct family navigation support to ensure Latino community members can access essential services and achieve self-sufficiency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Safety Net Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Helps Latino families access essential services including schools, healthcare, and housing

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Schools and School DistrictscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConexión Latina works with schools and school districts to help Latino parents navigate school registration, support their children's education, and participate in the Latino Parent Advisory Committee. The organization advocates for bilingual education and serves as a bridge between schools and Latino families.
• Health ProviderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe organization partners with health providers to guide families to healthcare, assist with health coverage applications, and provide health navigation services. This includes helping community members understand and access available healthcare resources.
• Public InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConexión Latina collaborates with public institutions to make systems more inclusive and responsive to Latino families. The organization works to ensure Latino voices are represented in public policy discussions and institutional processes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hispanic Federation: National Latino advocacy and community services umbrella organization supporting a network of Latino nonprofits. Operates across education, health, immigration, and economic empowerment — overlapping with Conexión Latina's portfolio at a national scale.
• UnidosUS: Large national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization formerly known as NCLR. Provides education, health, and immigration support through a network of affiliate community-based organizations, with significant overlap in mission and service categories.

Emerging players

• Make the Road New York: Community-based organization serving immigrant and Latino communities through education, health, legal, and organizing programs. Comparable holistic service-plus-advocacy model, though focused on New York rather than Rhode Island.

Regional players

• Rhode Island Community Action Partnership: Statewide antipoverty organization delivering family support, housing navigation, and education services across Rhode Island. Comparable in geography and service categories (housing support, family navigation), though broader in target population.
• The Resurrection Project: Latino community organization serving Chicago-area families through education, immigration legal services, and leadership development. Comparable integrated model combining direct services, civic engagement, and cultural programming.
• Welcoming Rhode Island: Refugee and immigrant integration initiative operating in Rhode Island. Comparable in geographic focus and mission of integrating immigrant families into local services and community life.

Direct peers

• Progreso Latino: Rhode Island-based Latino community services nonprofit offering education, health, and workforce programs. Most directly comparable peer given the shared Rhode Island footprint and Latino community service mission.
• Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island: Rhode Island-based refugee and immigrant services organization providing resettlement, education navigation, and case management. Closely comparable service portfolio (education navigation, health access, family support) within the same geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/conexionlatinanewport
• Instagraminstagram.com/conexionlatinanewport

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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