What BruderhausDiakonie does

BruderhausDiakonie – Stiftung Gustav Werner und Haus am Berg is a German charitable foundation (Stiftung bürgerlichen Rechts) headquartered in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, founded in 1881 and operating as one of the oldest social welfare foundations in the state. It provides an integrated portfolio of social services across the life course, organized into five core verticals: Altenhilfe (elderly care — residential, day, short-term, assisted living), Behindertenhilfe (disability assistance — residential, vocational, integration, serving ~3,200 clients), Sozialpsychiatrie (psychiatric housing, addiction, crisis services), Jugendhilfe (youth welfare, residential groups, foster care, including the 54-place Oberlin-Jugendhilfe and hospital-school partnership with Christophsbad Göppingen since 2010), and Migration services (CHAI Zentrum, language and integration courses). It also operates vocational workshops, special-needs schools (SBBZ) including the MTZ medical-therapeutic center with an MZEB clinic, and multiple Kindertagesstätten such as the integrated Naturkindergarten Hopfenhof and Sprachheilkindergarten Dornstetten.

The foundation delivers services through a regional network covering 16 city and rural districts across Baden-Württemberg, operated from 100+ facilities by 5,048 employees (3,036 FTE), supplemented by 194 volunteers and 542 honorary contributors. Six wholly-owned subsidiaries (Intego gGmbH for inclusion employment, BruderhausDiakonie Menü GmbH for catering, BruderhausService GmbH for household services, plus three ambulant care entities) extend commercial and service reach. Technology footprint is limited to non-core systems: Fundraisingbox and Enterbrain for donations, BITE for recruiting, Google Analytics/Tag Manager for web analytics, ReadSpeaker for accessibility, and YouTube for content — no proprietary platform or AI/ML capabilities beyond a recently announced November 2024 AI research project partnership in elderly care.

Revenue derives from three primary streams: (1) state funding and public benefits via contracts with Kostenträger (Landkreise, municipalities, health insurers) under regulated social-security frameworks (subscription/recurring, structural); (2) donations and charitable contributions processed through Fundraisingbox (subscription/recurring, voluntary); and (3) economic/business operations through workshops, catering, and household services subsidiaries (managed services, commercial). Pricing is not publicly disclosed — services are largely funded through government contracts and means-tested individual contributions, with kindergarten fees (Besuchsgebühren) offering reductions for Bonuscard/Familiencard holders in Stuttgart. Governance is exercised by a twelve-member honorary Stiftungsrat and a two-member Vorstand (Dr. Tobias Staib, Fachlicher Vorstand und Vorstandsvorsitzender; Andreas Lingk, Kaufmännischer Vorstand), with foundation oversight by the Regierungspräsidium Tübingen.

Name

BruderhausDiakonie

Legal name

BruderhausDiakonie – Stiftung Gustav Werner und Haus am Berg

Website

https://bruderhausdiakonie.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1881

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

BruderhausDiakonie is a Reutlingen-based charitable foundation (founded 1881) delivering integrated social services across Baden-Württemberg, including elderly care, disability support, youth welfare, social psychiatry, migration, and vocational training through 100+ facilities, six subsidiaries, and 5,048 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based / Nonprofit Assisted Living Providers (HLADABAH), Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Social services
• Elderly care
• Disability support
• Youth welfare
• Vocational training

Headquarters

HQ city

Reutlingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. State funding and public benefits: Primary revenue from government funding through social security contributions and public contracts with Kostenträger (cost bearers such as Landkreise and municipalities) for services in disability support, elderly care, youth welfare, and psychiatric services.
2. Donations and charitable contributions: Donations from individuals and organizations to support social projects and initiatives.
3. Economic/business operations: Revenue from economic operations including workshops (Werkstätten), services, and subsidiary companies (BruderhausDiakonie Menü GmbH, BruderhausService GmbH).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

BruderhausDiakonie is a Christian-diakonic charitable foundation that delivers social services across Baden-Württemberg, including elderly care (Altenhilfe), disability support (Behindertenhilfe), social psychiatry (Sozialpsychiatrie), youth welfare (Jugendhilfe), vocational training (Arbeit und berufliche Bildung), workshops (Werkstätten), and migration/integration services. Services are delivered through 100+ facilities including residential homes, daycare centers, schools, medical-therapeutic centers, and mobile care services, with revenue primarily from public-sector cost bearers (Landkreise, municipalities, health insurers).

Product overview

BruderhausDiakonie operates as a comprehensive social services foundation providing a broad portfolio of interconnected services across Baden-Württemberg. The organization functions as a multi-service provider offering elderly care (Altenhilfe), disability assistance (Behindertenhilfe), social psychiatry (Sozialpsychiatrie), youth welfare (Jugendhilfe), vocational training, workshops, and migration services. Key operational units include the Medizinisch-Therapeutisches Zentrum (MTZ) with its MZEB clinic, multiple daycare centers including specialized nature and forest kindergartens, special education schools (SBBZ), and the BD mobil mobile care service. The foundation operates several subsidiaries including Intego gGmbH for inclusion employment, BruderhausDiakonie Menü GmbH for catering, and BruderhausService GmbH for household services. Services are delivered through regional structures across 16 city and rural districts in Baden-Württemberg, supported by approximately 5,048 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Medizinisch-Therapeutisches Zentrum (MTZ): Medical-therapeutic center offering medical services, psychological-therapeutic services, and a medical center for adults with intellectual or multiple disabilities (MZEB), psychotherapy practice, and occupational therapy practice in Reutlingen.
• BD mobil Pflegedienst
• CHAI Zentrum

Products and services

• Altenhilfe (Elderly Care)

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,048 people employed, serving communities across 16 districts in Baden-Württemberg
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Klinikum Christophsbad Göppingen (Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Partnership established in 2010 for the Klinikschule (hospital school) providing educational services for children and adolescents (ages 6-19) receiving inpatient or partial inpatient psychiatric treatment. The SBBZ SILK (Förderschwerpunkt Schüler in längerer Krankenhausbehandlung) operates in cooperation with the clinic.
• Tübinger Akademie für Verhaltenstherapie (TAVT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner allowing psychotherapy trainees (PiA) to complete 600 hours of psychiatry internship (PT 1) at the Medical-Therapeutic Center (MTZ) of BruderhausDiakonie.
• Systemisches Institut TübingenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for psychotherapy training, providing clinical placement opportunities for trainees.
• Intego gGmbH - Gesellschaft für Arbeit, Integration und QualifizierungcoreOthersInclusion company (Inklusionsunternehmen) under BruderhausDiakonie umbrella, providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities in regular workplaces.
• BruderhausDiakonie Menü GmbHminorOthersSubsidiary company providing meal services (catering) to facilities of BruderhausDiakonie.
• BruderhausService GmbHminorOthersSubsidiary providing household-related services (haushaltsnahe Dienstleistungen) to support daily living.
• Diakonisches Werk WürttembergcoreOthersMember of the Protestant welfare organization network, part of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg. This provides access to church funding, professional standards, and represents the organization in policy advocacy.
• Stadt RavensburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Oststadt.Quartier project - joint neighborhood development initiative where BruderhausDiakonie provides two community managers (Quartiersmanagerinnen) to support neighborhood integration and community building. Financed 60% by Baden-Württemberg state and 40% by Stadt Ravensburg.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Von Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel: Large Protestant-diakonal foundation in northern Germany operating hospitals, clinics, residential care, disability services, and vocational programs. Closely mirrors BruderhausDiakonie's faith-based foundation model, Eingliederungshilfe orientation, and integrated care-to-employment service stack.
• Stiftung Liebenau: Catholic social services foundation headquartered in southern Baden-Württemberg with overlapping elderly care, disability, youth welfare, and education programs. Highly comparable geography and service mix to BruderhausDiakonie, including workshops and residential care.
• Rummelsberger Dienste für Menschen: Diakonal provider in Bavaria running elderly care, disability support, youth welfare, and training programs at multi-site scale. Comparable foundation-style governance and cost-bearer-funded revenue model.
• Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe: National federation focused on disability services (Wohnen, Werkstätten, Frühförderung, family support) - directly overlaps BruderhausDiakonie's Behindertenhilfe and Werkstätten portfolios and competes for the same Kostenträger contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Germany's largest Catholic welfare confederation, operating elderly care, youth welfare, disability, and migration services nationwide. Parallel to BruderhausDiakonie's portfolio at much larger scale and across all 16 German states.
• AWO Bundesverband: National Arbeiterwohlfahrt association delivering comparable elderly care, youth welfare, and social services across Germany. Competes for the same SGB-funded contracts; overlaps especially in stationary Pflege and Jugendhilfe.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst: Faith-based welfare organization running nationwide programs in elderly care, migration/integration services, youth welfare, and outpatient services. Comparable in mission-funding mix though more distributed geographically.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Protestant welfare organization with comparable service lines - hospice/palliative care, Hausnotruf, youth welfare, and senior services. Overlaps with BruderhausDiakonie's elderly care, migration, and youth portfolios.

Others

• Diakonisches Werk der EKD: National umbrella organization of Protestant welfare work in Germany, of which BruderhausDiakonie's Diakonisches Werk Württemberg is a member. Comparable in scope and serves as the policy/funding framework within which BruderhausDiakonie operates.
• Der PARITÄTISCHE Gesamtverband: Umbrella association for independent nonprofit social and health service providers in Germany. Provides advocacy, funding channels, and standards for member organizations including many providers comparable to BruderhausDiakonie.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xxing.com/pages/bruderhausdiakonie
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BruderhausDiakonieBW
• Facebookfacebook.com/bruderhausdiakonie.beruf.karriere
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bruderhausdiakonie
• Instagraminstagram.com/bruderhausdiakonie

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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