Community Learning Center Institute

What Community Learning Center Institute does

Community Learning Center Institute (CLCI) is an Ohio-domiciled 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in 2009 by Darlene Kamine and headquartered in Cincinnati. Its core function is to facilitate ongoing engagement across the Greater Cincinnati community to advance all schools as Community Learning Centers (CLCs), each supported by financially sustainable, co-located partnerships that reflect the vision and needs of the school and its neighborhood. With fidelity to Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) policy, CLCI serves as lead agency at seven CPS Community Learning Centers: Academy of World Languages, Bramble Nature Campus, Mt. Airy, Mt. Washington, Oyler, Roberts, and Sayler Park.

CLCI's product surface is not a software platform but a coordinated service portfolio delivered through partner co-location at school facilities. Services span school-based health (primary care, dental, vision), mental health, out-of-school-time enrichment, college and career access, early childhood programs, housing support, and neighborhood vitality initiatives. The organization's flagship health partnership—a school-based dental program launched in 2013 with the Delta Dental Foundation and the Cincinnati Health Department at Oyler—has scaled to 12 dental centers serving approximately 24,000 patients annually and is recognized as a national model by national health organizations.

CLCI operates as a deliberately lean coordinating body with an 11-50 employee band and an intentionally small administrative team focused on capacity building, infrastructure, and high-quality implementation of the CLC model. Revenue is generated through partnership and grant funding rather than fee-based pricing; services are delivered at no direct cost to end users, and all partner organizations are expected to be financially self-sustaining. Governance is provided by a Board of Directors; the current Executive Director is Annie Bogenschutz, who succeeded founder Darlene Kamine in 2024. Distribution and go-to-market are anchored in a single-district (CPS) relationship, with national visibility through influence on Community Learning Center initiatives in New York, Philadelphia, and other cities. No technology product, mobile app, or API is offered.

Name

Community Learning Center Institute

Legal name

Community Learning Center Institute

Website

https://clcinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CLCI is a Cincinnati-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates as lead agency at seven Cincinnati Public Schools Community Learning Centers. It coordinates co-located partnerships across hundreds of community organizations to deliver health, educational, and family services within school facilities serving as neighborhood hubs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Education and Wraparound Services (nonprofit)

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Community Center Education Programs (EDAAAFAB)

Keywords

• Community learning centers
• School-based health services
• Nonprofit education partnerships
• Out-of-school-time programs
• Community program coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Partnership and Grant Funding: CLCI generates revenue through strategic partnerships with public and private organizations. As a nonprofit, the organization relies on collaborative funding models where all partners are expected to be financially self-sustaining. The organization works with Cincinnati Public Schools and various community partners to maintain operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Community Learning Center Institute (CLCI) is a nonprofit organization that serves as the lead agency at seven Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) Community Learning Centers, coordinating co-located partnerships among CPS, community organizations, and service providers to deliver school-based health care (primary care, dental, vision), mental health services, out-of-school-time enrichment, early childhood programs, college and career access, housing support, and neighborhood vitality programming to students, families, and community members at no direct cost.

Product overview

Community Learning Center Institute (CLCI) operates as a nonprofit organization focused on transforming public school facilities into Community Learning Centers (CLCs) that serve as neighborhood hubs. Rather than offering a software product or platform, CLCI provides community services and coordination, including school-based health centers (primary care, dental, vision), mental health services, out-of-school-time enrichment programming, college and career access, early childhood programs, and neighborhood vitality initiatives. CLCI serves as the lead agency at seven CPS Community Learning Centers: Academy of World Languages, Bramble Nature Campus, Mt. Airy, Mt. Washington, Oyler, Roberts, and Sayler Park. The organization facilitates partnerships between schools and community organizations but does not offer a technical product, software platform, or API.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Learning Center Lead Agency Services Lead-agency services coordinating co-located partnerships at CPS Community Learning Center sites; delivered to Cincinnati Public Schools and partner organizations and designed to make each school a neighborhood hub of educational, recreational, cultural, health, and civic partnerships.
• School-Based Health Centers (Primary Care, Dental, and Vision) Co-located primary care, dental, and vision services delivered to students and their families at Community Learning Center school sites.
• Mental Health Services Mental health services for students and families co-located at Community Learning Center schools as part of the CLC service mix.
• Out-of-School-Time Enrichment Programming Enrichment programming for students outside of school hours at Community Learning Center sites.
• Early Childhood Programs Early childhood programming for young children and their families co-located at Community Learning Center school sites.
• College and Career Access Programs College and career access programming for students at Community Learning Center school sites.
• Neighborhood Vitality / Family and Neighborhood Advancement Programs Family, housing, and neighborhood-vitality programs co-located at Community Learning Center school sites to support broader community revitalization.

Quantifiable outcome

• CLCI serves as lead agency at seven CPS Community Learning Centers serving the Greater Cincinnati community.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Delta Dental FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013The Delta Dental Foundation is a public-private partner in the school-based dental program at Community Learning Centers. The partnership began with the Delta Dental Center at Oyler in 2013, which was the first school-based dental center in the country. The program serves 24,000 patients annually through 12 dental centers.
• Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLCI was established as an independent nonprofit partner dedicated to deepening and expanding the Community Learning Center strategy within CPS. The partnership is central to CLCI's mission, with CLCI serving as lead agency at seven CPS Community Learning Centers as part of the district's Facilities Master Plan.
• Cincinnati Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Cincinnati Health Department operates the school-based dental program through Community Learning Centers, providing comprehensive oral health care including exams, sealants, fillings, and emergency services to students and their families.
• Hundreds of Community OrganizationscoreOthersCLCI strategically partners with hundreds of community organizations across diverse areas of expertise, all based on the vision and needs of each school and community. These partnerships support enrichment, health care, the arts, adult education, early childhood programs, college and career access, and family and neighborhood advancement services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Communities In Schools: National nonprofit that places site coordinators inside public schools to integrate community services and supports for students—directly analogous to CLCI's Community Learning Center model but operating at much larger national scale.

Direct peers

• Children's Aid Society: Operates community schools in New York City combining academic, health, and social services inside public school buildings, making it a directly comparable community schools operator to CLCI.
• Turnaround for Children: Nonprofit that partners with public schools serving high-poverty communities to build whole-child support systems, comparable to CLCI's wraparound service coordination inside schools.

Regional players

• United Way of Greater Cincinnati: Local Cincinnati-area funder and convener that funds many of the same wraparound education, health, and family stability programs CLCI coordinates through Community Learning Centers.
• StrivePartnership (Strive Together): Cincinnati-born cradle-to-career collective impact network focused on education outcomes in the same region CLCI serves, with overlapping school and community partner networks.
• Beech Acres Parenting Center: Cincinnati-based nonprofit delivering family support and youth development services similar to the family advancement programming CLCI coordinates at its Community Learning Centers.

Others

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Major regional healthcare provider and likely partner for school-based health services in CPS schools, making it a natural ecosystem peer given CLCI's coordination of school-based primary, dental, and mental health care.
• National Center for Community Schools: National intermediary organization that promotes the community schools strategy and convenes practitioners—including CLCI—working in the same model CLCI implements locally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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