Christmas in April Calvert County

What Christmas in April Calvert County does

Christmas in April* Calvert County, Inc. is a Maryland-incorporated non-profit organization founded in 1991 that provides free home repair and rehabilitation services to low-income homeowners in Calvert County, Maryland. The organization is a United Way Member Agency and targets four primary beneficiary segments: elderly homeowners, disabled homeowners, families with children, and veterans — all of whom own and occupy their homes but cannot afford to pay for critical repairs. Service scope spans plumbing, electrical, carpentry, roofing, insulation, heating and air conditioning, structural repairs (decks, stairs, joists, floors), accessibility modifications (ramp construction), window and door replacement, painting, landscaping, and septic system assistance. The defining operating event is National Rebuilding Day, the last Saturday of April, on which the organization repairs dozens of houses in a single day using both licensed trades volunteers (carpenters, plumbers, electricians) and general volunteers working under house captains. Emergency repairs and follow-up projects continue through the summer and fall.

The organization is governed by a Board of Directors led by Russell Bowie (President), Randy Kozik (Vice President), Patricia Pringle (Secretary), and Sean McGowan (Treasurer), with additional board members and a Legal Advisor, and it operates from a P.O. Box in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Its resource base is entirely donation-driven and includes three revenue streams: individual and corporate monetary donations (averaging $2,000 per house per year in material spend), foundation and government grants (Calvert County government provides matching grants), and in-kind material donations from lumberyards, hardware stores, and foundations such as the Home Depot Foundation and Homebuilders Care Foundation. Major corporate partners include Home Depot Foundation, Homebuilders Care Foundation, Exelon Generation/PEPCO, Constellation Energy/Cove Point LNG, and Lowe's, supplemented by referral partnerships with the Calvert County Office on Aging, Calvert County Board of Education, United Way of Southern Maryland, and Patuxent Habitat for Humanity. Distribution is direct: homeowners apply via an online form, a house selection committee reviews and selects homes, volunteers are matched to work requirements by January, and the actual repair work is performed in-person by volunteers at the home. The organization is explicitly restricted to Calvert County residents and does not operate outside the county. There are no products, apps, APIs, or digital platforms; the organization has no AI/ML capabilities, no proprietary technology, no patents, and no funding rounds beyond a single $3,500 grant from Qlarant dated 2023-07-14.

Name

Christmas in April Calvert County

Legal name

Christmas in April* Calvert County, Inc.

Website

https://christmasinaprilcalvertcounty.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Christmas in April Calvert County is a 1991-founded, Maryland-based non-profit that provides free home repair and rehabilitation services to low-income elderly, disabled, veteran, and family homeowners in Calvert County, Maryland, primarily through volunteer-led work on National Rebuilding Day and year-round follow-up projects, funded by donations, grants, and in-kind materials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Home Repair and Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Residential Building Construction (23611), Home and Garden Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811411)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Repair Services (7600), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Small Exterior Repairs (Trim, Fascia, Soffit, Siding Patches) (HSAGAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Rehabilitation, Weatherization & Home Repair Grant/Loan Programs (FSALAKAJ), Wood Rot, Water Damage & Termite Damage Repair (Wood Restoration) (HSAGABAI), Hardwood Floor Refinishing & Restoration (HSAPAGAB)

Keywords

• Nonprofit home repair
• Volunteer home rehabilitation
• Low-income housing assistance
• Community rebuilding services
• Affordable housing repairs

Headquarters

HQ city

Prince Frederick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Monetary Donations: Individual and corporate donations used to purchase materials for home repairs. Average spending of $2,000 per house per year. Donations can be directed to Christmas in April Calvert County #44840.
2. Foundation and Government Grants: Grants from foundations and county government that match donated funds, providing leverage for donated dollars. The organization is a United Way Member Agency.
3. Material Donations: Materials and supplies donated or discounted by lumberyards, hardware stores, and local businesses. Labor is provided by volunteers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Christmas in April Calvert County provides free home repair and rehabilitation services to low-income homeowners in Calvert County, Maryland, including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, roofing, insulation, heating/AC, accessibility modifications, and general home repairs. Services are delivered by volunteer labor and donated materials, organized year-round and executed primarily on National Rebuilding Day (the last Saturday of April), with emergency and follow-up repairs performed throughout the year.

Product overview

Christmas in April Calvert County is a non-profit organization offering a unified service model centered on home repair assistance for low-income homeowners. The organization operates three interconnected programs: the Home Repair Assistance Program (free repairs including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, roofing, and insulation), Volunteer Coordination Services (recruiting and managing skilled and general volunteers), and Donation Processing (accepting monetary and material contributions). Services culminate on National Rebuilding Day (last Saturday of April), with ongoing emergency repairs throughout the year. The organization is a United Way Member Agency serving Calvert County since 1991.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Home Repair Assistance Program Free home repair and rehabilitation services for eligible low-income homeowners in Calvert County, including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, roofing, insulation, heating/AC, window/door replacement, accessibility ramp construction, deck/stairs rebuilding, bathroom/kitchen floor replacement, floor/joist repair, painting, landscaping, and septic system assistance. Services are delivered by volunteers on National Rebuilding Day (the last Saturday of April) with emergency repairs and follow-up work done throughout the year.
• Volunteer Coordination Services Recruitment and coordination of volunteers for home repair projects, including licensed professionals (carpenters, plumbers, electricians) and general community volunteers (minimum age 14) who work under house captain supervision on repair projects. Volunteers can sign up as groups or individuals to participate in National Rebuilding Day and other year-round projects.
• Donation Processing Processing of monetary and material donations to fund the organization's home repair mission, with an average of $2,000 spent per house per year. Donations can be directed to Christmas in April Calvert County #44840 via the United Way, or made directly through the website's online payment system via Clover.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fixed HVAC system with a $5 part, eliminating $250/month electricity overage
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Way of Southern MarylandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristmas in April* Calvert County, Inc. is a United Way Member Agency. United Way provides organizational support, credibility, and referral network access within the southern Maryland community.
• Calvert County Board of EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partner providing volunteer support and community connections for home repair initiatives.
• Calvert County Office on AgingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner connecting elderly homeowners in need with Christmas in April services. Helps identify eligible elderly residents who may benefit from home repairs.
• Patuxent Habitat for HumanityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHabitat for Humanity affiliate working in the same region on affordable housing, providing potential collaboration on home repair and construction projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rebuilding Together: National nonprofit affiliate network that repairs and rehabilitates homes for low-income homeowners through volunteer-driven programs, of which the Christmas in April network is the predecessor; directly comparable mission and operating model.
• Habitat for Humanity International: Largest U.S. nonprofit in affordable housing repair and construction, with affiliate-driven volunteer labor and donated-materials model that overlaps with Christmas in April Calvert County's homeowner-rehabilitation work.

Direct peers

• Patuxent Habitat for Humanity: Local Habitat for Humanity affiliate in southern Maryland that builds, repairs, and rehabilitates affordable housing for low-income homeowners in the same geographic market; operates with a similar volunteer-and-donor model and overlapping referral pathways.
• Christmas in April Howard County: Sister affiliate of the same Christmas in April / Rebuilding Together network operating in adjacent Maryland counties; uses an identical single-day Rebuilding Day volunteer repair model for low-income homeowners.

Others

• ToolBank USA: National nonprofit that lends tools and equipment to volunteer-driven community repair and revitalization projects; serves as a shared infrastructure provider for organizations like Christmas in April that depend on volunteer labor for home repairs.
• Homefix Corporation: Regional home-remodeling contractor that performs home repair and accessibility-modification work in the greater Maryland area; comparable service mix (handyman, accessibility, weatherization) but operates on a paid-contractor model rather than volunteer-driven nonprofit model.
• AARP Foundation Experience Corps: National nonprofit foundation serving low-income seniors with home repair and aging-in-place support; comparable target segment (elderly homeowners) but operates at national scale rather than local volunteer-rebuild day model.

Regional players

• Chesapeake Housing Mission: Faith-based nonprofit in the Chesapeake Bay region that provides no-cost critical home repairs for low-income homeowners through volunteer crews, operating a model and target population directly comparable to Christmas in April Calvert County.
• Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas: Regional human services nonprofit providing housing stability, home repair, and supportive services to vulnerable populations across Maryland and the Carolinas; comparable low-income homeowner focus and volunteer/donor-funded operating model.
• Southern Maryland Resource Center for Independent Living: Southern Maryland nonprofit providing accessibility modifications, home repairs, and independent living support for disabled residents; directly comparable mission overlap with Christmas in April's accessibility-ramp and disabled-homeowner work in the same region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Christmas-in-April-Calvert-County-100058947997246

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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