What ARISE does

ARISE – Exceptional Family Resources (ARISE-EFR) is a Syracuse, New York-based nonprofit organization founded in 1979 that delivers a comprehensive portfolio of disability, aging, advocacy, and recreation services to individuals with physical, developmental, and intellectual disabilities, seniors, veterans, and their families across Central New York. Its service portfolio is organized into four divisions: Accessibility, Disability & Aging Services (including Consumer Directed Personal Assistance, Nursing Home Transition and Diversion, Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver, Veteran Directed Care, Benefits Assistance, and Service Access Coordination); Advocacy (systems, education, health care, benefits, adaptive design, ramps, medical equipment loan closet); Developmental & Intellectual Disability Services (employment programs, community habilitation, respite, self-direction, family support); and Recreation & Art (Doc Marshall Farm horseback riding and therapeutic recreation, ARISE & Ski, summer and OPWDD recreation programs, UNIQUE Magazine and talent showcases).

The organization's underlying delivery model is human-staff-intensive rather than technology-mediated: services are provided directly through ARISE-EFR's main office at 635 James Street, Syracuse, and at owned/operated facilities including Doc Marshall Farm. The Adaptive Design Program is a notable non-software technical capability, producing custom low-cost accessibility devices and home modifications. No proprietary software platform, AI/ML systems, or digital product surface is disclosed in the available data.

Its business model is that of a 501(c)(3)-style human services nonprofit: revenue is generated through a mix of New York State OPWDD and other Medicaid waiver reimbursements, VA directed-care contracts, county and state program funding, individual donations processed through a Blackbaud-integrated donation form on contactefr.org, and volunteer-supported fundraising events. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is not commercially negotiable in a traditional sense — reimbursement rates are set by public payers and donations are contribution-based. The customer base is geographically concentrated in Central New York and structurally diversified across individual beneficiaries, but funding is concentrated in a small number of public payer relationships.

Name

ARISE

Legal name

ARISE-Exceptional Family Resources

Website

https://ariseinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ARISE – Exceptional Family Resources is a Syracuse, New York-based nonprofit founded in 1979 that provides accessibility, advocacy, developmental disability, employment, and recreational services for individuals with disabilities, seniors, veterans, and their families across Central New York.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Human Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM), Respite Care for Adults with Disabilities / Special Needs (HSABAGAI), Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

Keywords

• Disability services
• Accessibility services
• Advocacy programs
• Developmental disability support
• Therapeutic recreation

Headquarters

HQ city

Syracuse

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, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ARISE – Exceptional Family Resources delivers direct human services to individuals with disabilities, seniors, and veterans in Central New York through four integrated divisions: Accessibility/Disability/Aging Services (personal assistance, housing, nursing home transition, veteran directed care, benefits assistance), Advocacy (systems change, adaptive design, education and health care advocacy, ramps and medical equipment programs), Developmental & Intellectual Disability Services (employment programs, community habilitation, respite, self-direction, family support), and Recreation & Art Programs (Doc Marshall Farm horseback riding and therapeutic recreation, ARISE & Ski, summer recreation, OPWDD programs, UNIQUE Magazine).

Product overview

ARISE – Exceptional Family Resources (EFR) is a non-profit service organization providing a comprehensive portfolio of disability services, advocacy, and recreation programs in Central New York. The organization operates multiple service divisions including Accessibility/Disability/Aging Services, Advocacy, Developmental & Intellectual Disability Services, and Recreation & Art Programs. These services are delivered through various facilities including the Doc Marshall Farm and encompass programs such as the ARISE Adaptive Design Program which showcases innovative accessibility solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accessibility, Disability, & Aging Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Asia Pacific CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARISE Philippines has partnered with Asia Pacific College to deploy IBM SkillsBuild, a free digital learning platform, to deliver disaster risk reduction and resilience (DRRR) training to private sector companies nationwide in the Philippines. The e-learning tool provides companies access to standardized training in technology, data, and workplace skills aligned with local disaster risk and sustainability goals. The initiative aims to strengthen technology-enabled resilience across the private sector and partner communities through project-based learning and mentoring from industry experts.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals: Largest U.S. nonprofit disability services network offering similar programs in vocational training, accessibility, recreation, and advocacy across all 50 states. Comparable mission and service mix, but at national scale versus ARISE-EFR's regional footprint.
• The Arc of the United States: National advocacy and services organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, offering community habilitation, employment, family support, and advocacy that closely mirror ARISE-EFR's IDD Services and Advocacy divisions.
• YAI (Young Adult Institute): New York-based nonprofit providing IDD services, including residential, day programs, employment support, and clinical services. Comparable service portfolio to ARISE-EFR, with broader geographic reach and larger residential footprint.

Direct peers

• Community Options: National nonprofit operating community-based services for people with disabilities, including employment programs, day habilitation, and residential support. Comparable employment and community habilitation services to ARISE-EFR's Developmental & Intellectual Disability Services division.
• AccessCNY: Central New York-based nonprofit serving individuals with disabilities through residential, day, employment, and clinical services. Most direct local peer given shared geography, mission, and overlapping service lines including advocacy and community habilitation.
• Birch Family Services: NYC-based nonprofit providing educational, residential, day, and employment services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Comparable vocational and community habilitation service offerings to ARISE-EFR.
• Ability Beyond: Connecticut and New York-based nonprofit serving individuals with disabilities through residential, vocational, community, and clinical programs. Directly comparable service mix with similar target populations and funding model.
• Saratoga Bridges: New York State-based nonprofit providing residential, day, employment, recreational, and clinical services for people with developmental disabilities. Comparable OPWDD-funded service portfolio and regional NY operational model.
• Life's WORC: Long Island and New York-based nonprofit providing residential, day habilitation, vocational, and family support services for people with developmental disabilities. Comparable operational model and service breadth in NY State.

Regional players

• Special Olympics New York: Provides sports training and athletic competition for individuals with intellectual disabilities across New York State. Partially comparable to ARISE-EFR's recreational programs (Doc Marshall Farm, ARISE & Ski), but focused specifically on competitive athletics rather than broader therapeutic recreation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ARISEcny

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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