What Kate's Club does

Kate's Club, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2003 by Kate Atwood in Atlanta, Georgia, with the mission of helping children and families heal after the death of a parent or sibling. The organization delivers free, peer-based recreational and therapeutic group programs to four primary segments: children and teens ages 5-18 (Clubhouse Programs), young adults ages 18-30 (LoKate), parents and caregivers (Park Bench, Family Nights, Holiday H.U.G.S.), and schools and professionals (training, community grief groups, crisis response). All programs are provided at no cost to participants and are funded entirely through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, and community fundraisers.

The operational footprint comprises six Clubhouse locations across Georgia — Atlanta (headquarters at 1190 West Druid Hills Drive NE), Albany, Athens, Brunswick, Cobb County, and Newnan — supplemented by virtual programming that extends reach nationwide. Core programmatic offerings include Camp Good Mourning at Camp Twin Lakes, the Traumatic Loss Retreat (Growing With Grief), and Kate's Hub, an online community platform built on the mn.co framework that supports continuous member engagement between in-person events. Programs are guided by the National Alliance for Children's Grief Standards of Practice and delivered by clinically credentialed staff.

The business model is donation-driven: revenue streams comprise individual giving, corporate sponsorships (Delta, KPMG, FedEx, RBC Capital Markets, Truist, Cox), foundation grants (Chestnut Family Foundation, Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, New York Life Foundation, Truist Trusteed Foundations, James M. Cox Foundation, Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation), and third-party community fundraisers. Distribution combines physical clubhouse delivery, school-based field deployments, and a virtual self-serve channel via Kate's Hub and Zoom. Since founding, Kate's Club has served over 10,000–15,000 children and families across Georgia and celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023.

Name

Kate's Club

Legal name

Kate's Club, Inc.

Website

https://katesclub.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kate's Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2003 that delivers free, peer-based grief support programs for children, teens, young adults, parents, and schools across six Georgia locations and virtually nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grief Support and Bereavement Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Hospice-Affiliated/Independent) (HLADAHAL)

Keywords

• Grief support services
• Bereavement counseling programs
• Youth peer support
• Childhood bereavement programs
• Family grief services

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals supporting grieving children and families. Donors can give via website, mail, or stock transfer.
2. Corporate Sponsorship: Corporate sponsors support events and programs, connecting organizations with the grief support cause. Includes annual event sponsorships.
3. Foundation Grants: Grants from private foundations including Chestnut Family Foundation, Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, and others supporting program expansion.
4. Community Fundraisers: Approved third-party fundraisers by individuals, schools, and businesses raising money for Kate's Club programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Kate's Club provides free, recreation-based peer-support grief programs for children and teens ages 5-18, young adults ages 18-30, parents and caregivers, and schools/professionals who have experienced the death of someone close. Core offerings are delivered through Clubhouse Programs (in-person and outings), LoKate (young adults), Parent & Caregiver Programs (Park Bench peer support, Family Nights, Holiday H.U.G.S., Traumatic Loss Retreat), and Schools & Professionals Programs (training, Community Grief Groups, crisis response). The Kate's Hub online community extends engagement virtually. All programs are 100% free to participants and donor-funded.

Product overview

Kate's Club is a nonprofit grief support organization that offers a comprehensive portfolio of peer-support programs designed for children, teens, young adults, parents, caregivers, and professionals. The core offering consists of Clubhouse Programs for kids and teens ages 5-18, the LoKate program for young adults ages 18-30, and Parent & Caregiver Programs including Park Bench and Family Clubhouse. These are complemented by Schools & Professionals Programs offering professional training, community grief groups, and crisis response services. The organization also provides Kate's Hub, an online community platform built on mn.co, for virtual engagement and resource sharing. All programs are provided free of charge to participants and are 100% donor-funded.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clubhouse Programs for Kids & Teens Flagship in-person grief-support programming for children and teens ages 5-18 who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or caregiver, delivered through six Georgia clubhouses and including Clubhouse Days, Outings, Teen Nights, Family Nights, Camp Good Mourning, Holiday H.U.G.S., and the Traumatic Loss Retreat. Provided free of charge.
• LoKate Young Adult Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of children can benefit from the recreational peer-support model
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CORRALminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership organization collaborating on community support programs.
• Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency partnering with Kate's Club to deliver clubhouse programs in multiple Georgia locations.
• Camp Twin LakescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCamp facility in Rutledge, GA hosting Camp Good Mourning weekend camps multiple times per year.
• National Alliance for Children's GriefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization whose Standards of Practice guide Kate's Club's programs. Kate's Club is part of their referral network.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Dougy Center: The Dougy Center is the pioneering peer-support model for grieving children and families, founded in 1983 in Portland, OR. Kate's Club explicitly aligns its programming to the National Alliance for Children's Grief Standards of Practice, which grew out of the Dougy Center model, making it the closest direct comparable in mission and method.
• Camp Kesem: Camp Kesem operates free summer camps and year-round programs for children affected by a parent's cancer. Like Kate's Club, it combines recreational programming with peer emotional support and is free to participants, primarily serving school-age kids who have lost a parent.
• Comfort Zone Camp: Comfort Zone Camp runs free bereavement camps for grieving children ages 7-17 who have lost a parent, sibling, or caregiver. It overlaps directly with Kate's Club's Camp Good Mourning and Clubhouse programming on mission, population, and free-camp delivery model.
• Experience Camps: Experience Camps provides free, week-long summer camps for grieving children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver. It is a direct peer to Kate's Club's Camp Good Mourning weekend camps and youth clubhouse programming.
• Ele's Place: Ele's Place is a nonprofit organization with centers in Michigan (Lansing, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids) providing free peer-support programming for grieving children, teens, and families. Closely comparable to Kate's Club in target population, free service model, and physical-center-plus-group-program delivery.
• Rainbows for All Children: Rainbows for All Children offers peer-support programs for children, teens, and adults grieving a loss, including school-based curricula and facilitated group sessions. Its school-based grief groups overlap directly with Kate's Club's Schools & Professionals programming.
• Children's Bereavement Center: The Children's Bereavement Center (South Florida) provides free grief support groups for children, adolescents, and young adults who have experienced the death of a loved one. Directly comparable to Kate's Club's Clubhouse and LoKate programs in target population, free model, and group-based peer support delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Hospice Foundation of America: Hospice Foundation of America is a national nonprofit addressing end-of-life care, including bereavement programming, professional training, and public education. While not a direct competitor, it operates in the same broader grief/bereavement ecosystem and provides resources and training relevant to Kate's Club's professional education programs.

Others

• National Alliance for Children's Grief: The National Alliance for Children's Grief is the industry association that publishes the Standards of Practice guiding Kate's Club's programs and operates the referral network in which Kate's Club participates. It is an ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor.
• New York Life Foundation: New York Life Foundation is a major national funder of childhood bereavement programs and a current Kate's Club donor. Its nationwide grief-support grantmaking makes it an ecosystem participant shaping the field in which Kate's Club operates, and a potential partner or funder rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/katesclub
• Xx.com/KatesClub
• Facebookfacebook.com/KatesClubInc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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