Duet

Name

Duet

Legal name

Duet

Website

https://duetne.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Support Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Residential support services
• Developmental disability care
• Supported employment programs
• Community-based disability services

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Medicaid/Government Funding: Duet operates as a nonprofit providing services to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, with primary funding through Medicaid reimbursement rates and government contracts.
2. Donations and Foundation Support: The Duet Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) organization, provides supplemental funding for personal expenditures, program expenses, emergency funds, and equipment not fully covered by Medicaid.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Duet is a Nebraska nonprofit that delivers person-centered support services to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, including day services, residential services, supported employment, nursing services, shared living, independent living, and supported family living across seven counties in the Omaha Metro and Central Nebraska. The organization also operates the Artisan Commons vintage store as a social enterprise and the Duet Foundation as a 501(c)(3) fundraising arm.

Product overview

Duet is a nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive suite of support services for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities in Nebraska. Founded in 1968 as the first community-based support provider in Nebraska, Duet operates as a platform of interconnected services including Day Services, Residential Services, Supported Employment, Nursing Services, Shared Living, Independent Living, and Supported Family Living. These services are available across multiple locations in Omaha Metro and Central Nebraska, covering Douglas, Dodge, Washington, Cass, Sarpy, Adams, and Hall counties. Additionally, Duet operates Artisan Commons, a vintage store providing vocational training, and the Duet Foundation, a 501(c)(3) that provides supplemental funding for emergency needs, equipment, and program enhancements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Duet Foundation: A registered 501(c)(3) organization that helps bridge the financial gap that can occur in the work done with the people supported. Provides funding for personal expenditures, program expenses, and emergency funds.

Products and services

• Day Services Day programs providing activities, engagement, and skill-building for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, with multiple locations in seven Nebraska counties and a person-centered approach supporting individual interests and choices.
• Residential Services 24-hour residential living support in community homes for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, typically with three to four residents per home tailored to personal needs and preferences.
• Supported Employment Employment support services providing job training, interviewing skills, effective workplace communication, and other work environment skills aligned to a person's interests and ambitions.
• Nursing Services 24-hour nursing team providing medical support to people in residential and day services, including medical support specialists for transportation and documentation, ensuring all medical orders and protocols are followed.
• Shared Living Residential service option in which a person chooses to live with a vetted Shared Living Provider (SLP) trained to provide needed support, with matching based on personalities, hobbies, interests, location, pets, and family make-up.
• Independent Living Services tailored to a person's interests and desires for living independently, pursuing an active lifestyle, and being a productive community member, with intermittent support as requested.
• Supported Family Living Assistance delivered in a person's own home in addition to natural support from family and friends, with customized plans including community involvement and life skills development.
• Artisan Commons Vintage store in Bellevue, NE, featuring donated furniture and antiques, operated by Duet participants to provide vocational training and community engagement opportunities.
• Duet Foundation Registered 501(c)(3) foundation that helps bridge the financial gap in Duet's work by funding personal expenditures, program expenses, and emergency funds for people supported by Duet.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple locations across 7 Nebraska counties providing comprehensive services
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

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.

• Stock Tank SecretcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing business relationship where Duet produces straw bags for Stock Tank Secret. Stock Tank Secret provides all materials required, and Duet's workshop in Bellevue employs approximately 11 people plus two staff members to complete approximately 300 bags per day. The bags are filled with organically grown barley straw and distributed to Tractor Supply stores.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sevita Health (formerly The MENTOR Network): Sevita is one of the largest U.S. providers of home and community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, offering residential, day, and supported employment programs nationwide. Comparable to Duet in service model, though operating at far greater scale and across many states.
• Mosaic: Mosaic is a faith-based nonprofit providing residential, day, employment, and behavioral services to people with IDD across more than a dozen states. Directly comparable to Duet in mission and the integrated Day/Residential/Employment service stack, with similar Medicaid-driven revenue model.
• Easterseals: Easterseals is a national nonprofit federation providing disability and community services including adult day programs, residential support, and employment services. Operates a similar multi-service IDD platform and shares the local-affiliate nonprofit structure with Duet.
• BrightSpring Health Services: BrightSpring is a publicly traded provider of home and community-based health services, including IDD residential and day habilitation through subsidiaries like ResCare. Comparable to Duet's service portfolio but with stronger technology infrastructure, scale, and capital markets access.
• Volunteers of America: Volunteers of America is a faith-based nonprofit providing a wide range of human services including IDD-specific residential and behavioral health programs. Comparable to Duet in nonprofit structure, values-based service model, and government-reimbursed care delivery.
• Goodwill Industries International: Goodwill affiliates across the U.S. provide supported employment, day, and community-based services to people with disabilities via nonprofit social-enterprise models. Duet's Artisan Commons and Straw Shop reflect a similar earned-income-plus-mission approach to Goodwill's thrift stores and employer programs.

Direct peers

• Chimes International: Chimes is a nonprofit operating day, residential, employment, and behavioral health services for people with IDD across multiple Mid-Atlantic and Midwest states. Closely comparable to Duet's full-lifecycle service mix and nonprofit Medicaid-funded model.
• The Arc: The Arc is a national network of state and local chapters providing advocacy, residential, day, and employment supports for people with IDD. Shares Duet's mission, nonprofit structure, and reliance on Medicaid HCBS funding, with similar integrated service portfolios at chapter affiliates.
• Bay Human Services (formerly Bay Industries): Bay Human Services is a Nebraska-based nonprofit serving individuals with developmental disabilities through residential, vocational, and supported employment programs. Closely comparable to Duet in geography, service mix, and nonprofit IDD focus, representing a direct regional competitor within Nebraska.

Regional players

• Community Connections Nebraska (Region V): Region V Systems (and similar Nebraska behavioral health regions) coordinate IDD and behavioral health services across Nebraska counties. Comparable to Duet as a Nebraska-based IDD service coordinator and potential referral partner or competitor in overlapping counties.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NebraskaDuet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/duetne
• Instagraminstagram.com/duetnebraska

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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