Vimenti

What Vimenti does

Vimenti is a non-profit, community-based family services center headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that addresses child and family poverty through an integrated two-generation model serving parents and their children simultaneously. Founded in 2018 by Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico and the Youth Development Institute, the organization operates from inside the Ernesto Ramos Antonini Public Housing Complex and runs a second campus (Vimenti II) in San Juan. Its service portfolio includes Vimenti School, Puerto Rico's first public charter school (bilingual K-7 program with 314 enrolled students in 2024-2025), an after-school academic support program, workforce and entrepreneurship training delivered with Generation, Project Makers entrepreneurship curriculum for ages 9-18, case management services, the Healthy and Ready to Learn health intervention program, and a hot meals nutrition program. A Research and Policy Lab, run jointly with the Youth Development Institute's Economic Mobility Policy Lab, collects longitudinal data and conducts research to inform public policy on child and family poverty.

Vimenti is not a technology company and does not develop proprietary software; its core 'technology' is the integrated service-delivery architecture, bilingual instruction methodology, and evidence-based program design combined under one roof. All programs are delivered free of charge to families, and the organization's revenue model consists of charitable donations, foundation grants, corporate contributions, and likely per-pupil charter school allocations from the Puerto Rico Department of Education. Reported outcome metrics include a reduction in parent unemployment from 42% to 25% since launch, 64% of families reporting income increases, 11% poverty reduction versus baseline, and a $3.41 ROI confirmed for Puerto Rico. The organization is sustained by a broad ecosystem of partners including Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico, Youth Development Institute, Saint John's School, Generation, Starbucks Foundation, Harold Alfond Foundation, MLB, UNICEF USA, and United for Puerto Rico, and was named a Yass Prize semi-finalist in consecutive years through 2024.

Name

Vimenti

Legal name

Vimenti

Website

https://vimenti.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vimenti is a non-profit, two-generation family services center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, providing bilingual K-7 charter education, after-school, workforce, health, and case management programs free of charge to low-income families in public housing communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community and Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAC

Family & Parenting Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYEDAJALAK

Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Educational Support Services (Tutoring & Counseling)

SECONDARYEDAJAIAK

Family & Community Support Services (Case Management, Referrals)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Student Health, Safety & Wellbeing Services (Counseling, Mental Health, SEL, Safeguarding)

SECONDARYEDAJAEAJ

Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Alternative & At-Risk K–12 Education (Continuation, Recovery, Juvenile)

Keywords

• Family services center
• Charter school education
• Workforce development programs
• Community social services
• Youth education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan

HQ country

Puerto Rico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Vimenti operates as a non-profit organization funded primarily through donations, charitable grants, and foundation support. The organization solicits donations through its website and has partnerships with various foundations both in Puerto Rico and the United States.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vimenti operates a one-stop-shop comprehensive family services center using a two-generation (2Gen) approach to eradicate child poverty in Puerto Rico. Its offerings include Puerto Rico's first public charter school (K-7), bilingual after-school academic programs, workforce and entrepreneurship training for youth and adults, case management and social services, health and wellness screenings, hot meals, post-secondary support, and a Policy Lab that generates evidence to inform public policy. All services are provided free of charge to participating families at campuses in the Ernesto Ramos Antonini public housing complex in San Juan.

Product overview

Vimenti is a one-stop-shop comprehensive family services center using a two-generation approach to eradicate child poverty in Puerto Rico. The organization operates as an integrated solutions lab comprising multiple interconnected programs: Vimenti School (Puerto Rico's first public charter school) as the core educational platform serving K-7 students with bilingual instruction; complemented by the After School Academic Support Program for extended learning; Employability and Careers Program and Project Makers (Entrepreneurship) for workforce and business development; Case Management Services and the Healthy and Ready to Learn program for social and health support; Hot Meals Program for nutrition; and the Policy Lab for research-driven policy advocacy. These programs work together holistically to provide wraparound services addressing education, economic mobility, and family stability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vimenti School Puerto Rico's first public charter school offering a bilingual K-7 program with dynamic project-based learning environments that foster discovery of individual talents and develop integrity and compassion. Free to participating families at Vimenti's San Juan campus.
• After School Academic Support Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 64% of families reported increase in monthly income; 22% reported increase of more than $1,000/month
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto RicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization that created Vimenti as a two-generation service model. Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico has been planning and designing the comprehensive evidence-based service model since 2016. The organization provides operational oversight and institutional support.
• Youth Development InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey collaborator in Vimenti's Policy Lab initiative. The Youth Development Institute's Economic Mobility Policy Lab, under the guidance of Dr. Maria Enchautegui, works with Vimenti to collect data and conduct research that leads to systemic changes in policies, programs, and practices.
• Saint John's School of Puerto RicomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico to establish Vimenti School. Saint John's School contributed to the design and caliber of the charter school model.
• GenerationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership launched in October 2018 to provide a dedicated curriculum for the employability program. Generation's program develops critical soft skills for job readiness and above-average performance in employment, with job placement and retention as the ultimate goals.
• FEMAminorOthersFederal Emergency Management Agency provided direct relief support following Hurricane Fiona. Vimenti provided access to its facilities for FEMA and other relief organizations.
• World Central KitchenminorOthersProvided hot meals to families and community members following Hurricane Fiona. Vimenti provided facility access for the organization's relief operations.
• Los Mets de Guaynabo (Basketball Team)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVimenti became an ally during the basketball season. The collaboration was formalized with a visit from former NBA player José Juan Barea to Vimenti facilities.
• HLB Puerto RicominorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipated in HLB Communities Day 2025 with a volunteering event at Vimenti facilities, demonstrating corporate community engagement.
• Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Puerto RicominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance to promote access to mammograms in vulnerable communities, expanding health services offered at Vimenti.
• Caras con CausaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the first conference for school communities under the theme 'The Power of Collective Impact,' bringing together educational stakeholders.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Harlem Children's Zone: New York-based nonprofit running a comprehensive neighborhood-based pipeline of charter schools, social services, and adult programs for a low-income community; the closest international analog to Vimenti's one-stop-shop, two-generation model in a public housing-adjacent catchment.
• Youth Development Institute (Instituto de Desarrollo de la Juventud): Puerto Rico-based nonprofit research and policy organization and core collaborator running Vimenti's Policy Lab; comparable in its two-generation poverty focus and in publishing evidence used to shape Puerto Rico's family policy, making it both a partner and a strategic peer in the same mission space.
• Caras con Causa: Puerto Rican nonprofit delivering education and community-development programs in low-income communities and a documented Vimenti collaborator (co-hosted the 'Power of Collective Impact' conference); directly comparable in scope and population served.

Emerging players

• Generation: Global employment nonprofit providing workforce training curricula and job placement; a current Vimenti curriculum partner (since 2018) and a directly comparable operator on the adult-side employability outcomes that Vimenti's workforce programs rely on.

Broad incumbents

• United Way of Puerto Rico: Island-wide nonprofit umbrella funding and convening family-support and education programs; comparable mission (anti-poverty, family services) but functions as a grantmaker and convener rather than a direct service operator in a single community.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico: Parent organization of Vimenti; operates a broader network of youth development centers across Puerto Rico focused on after-school programming, but does not deliver the integrated two-generation charter-school-plus-family-services model that defines Vimenti.
• StriveTogether (Cradle to Career Network): U.S. national network of place-based cradle-to-career partnerships focused on educational and economic mobility outcomes; comparable on outcomes-measurement and cross-sector coordination logic that Vimenti's Policy Lab operationalizes locally.
• KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program): Largest U.S. charter school network with college-prep focus and wraparound supports; comparable on the charter-school platform but operates across many states at much larger scale rather than concentrating on integrated adult services in a single community.

Others

• Saint John's School of Puerto Rico: Independent college-prep school in San Juan that co-designed the Vimenti School charter model; not a direct competitor, but a strategic partner with deep expertise in K-12 instruction design that shaped Vimenti's product offering.
• UNICEF USA: Listed as a Vimenti funder/ally on the website; not a direct peer but a comparable large-scale child-welfare and family-support organization whose frameworks Vimenti aligns with, especially for at-risk youth policy advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vimenti
• Facebookfacebook.com/VimentiPR

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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