What The Arc San Francisco does

The Arc San Francisco is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1950 that partners with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) across the San Francisco, Marin, and San Mateo counties. Its mission is to expand access, opportunity, and belonging for this population through a person-centered service model built around educational, vocational, residential, and community programs. Core offerings span Adult Life & Skills training, Continuing Education & Workforce Development, Careers & Advancement, Residential Services, Health & Wellness advocacy, the Friends Like Me social recreation program, The Arts and ArtReach, and the Paul K. Longmore Center for disability rights and leadership. The organization also runs The Arc SF Hub, a remote learning platform used to deliver virtual programming such as game nights, movie watch parties, and a Dinner Club, suggesting a hybrid in-person/remote delivery model with a basic online portal for participants and families. Programs are delivered directly at the Howard Street headquarters and through regional offices, with intake managed by a Director of Intake and Quality Assurance and participant placement supported by partners such as Salesforce (which has employed more than 20 participants).

Name

The Arc San Francisco

Legal name

The Arc San Francisco

Website

https://thearcsf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Arc San Francisco is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1950 that partners with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the San Francisco Bay Area, delivering education, workforce development, residential, health advocacy, and recreation programs across three counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals, including direct cash gifts, credit card donations, and automatic bank transfers. The organization runs campaigns such as the We Are the Future campaign which surpassed its $3.3 million goal.
2. Planned Giving and Bequests: Legacy gifts through wills, living trusts, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, beneficiary designations, and endowed gifts. The Heart of The Arc Society recognizes donors who have included The Arc SF in their estate plans.
3. Workplace Giving: Payroll deductions and matching gift programs through employers. Donors can check for matching gift eligibility through employer programs.
4. Stock and Securities Donations: Gifts of appreciated stock allow donors to avoid capital gains tax while receiving a charitable income tax deduction.
5. Charitable Gift Annuities: Donors age 70½ and older can make a one-time election of up to $55,000 from their IRA to fund a charitable gift annuity, receiving lifetime payments.
6. IRA Charitable Rollovers (QCD): Individuals 70½ or older can transfer up to $111,000 annually directly from their IRA to qualified charities without recognizing the distribution as income.
7. Real Estate Donations: Outright gifts, retained life estates, bargain sales, and gifts through wills or living trusts involving real property.
8. Vehicle and Property Donations: Donations of cars, vans, trucks, or boats through The Arc's vehicle donation program.
9. Corporate DEI Consulting: Fee-for-service corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting through Radian Disability Advisory Consulting Services, generating revenue from consulting engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

No source-backed information was provided in the input to describe The Arc San Francisco's core offerings.

Product overview

The Arc San Francisco offers a comprehensive suite of programs and services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The organization operates as a single, integrated service provider rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core programs include Adult Life & Skills training, Continuing Education & Workforce Development, Careers & Advancement, and Residential Services. Additional support services encompass Health & Wellness advocacy, the Friends Like Me social recreation program, and The Arts and ArtReach creative programs. The organization also provides Corporate DEI Consulting services and houses The Paul K. Longmore Center for disability advocacy and leadership. A participant portal provides digital access to services. Programs are delivered across San Francisco, Marin, and San Mateo counties, with CARF accreditation ensuring quality standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• We Are the Future campaign surpassed $3.3 million goal to reduce wait times, expand services, and create new opportunities.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SalesforcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with Salesforce placing more than 20 participants in jobs at their offices. Salesforce employees have attended Arc breakfasts for many years. John, a Board member, worked with participants employed at Salesforce.
• HSA DAS (Human Services Agency, Department of Aging and Disabilities)coreOthersKey government partner providing support and collaboration for disability services.
• OEWD (Office of Economic and Workforce Development)coreOthersSan Francisco government partner supporting workforce development initiatives.
• MOHCD (Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development)coreOthersSan Francisco government partner supporting housing and community development.
• Golden Gate Regional CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional center providing services to people with developmental disabilities in San Francisco, Marin, and San Mateo counties. Referrals and coordination of services.
• Helpers Community IncminorOthersCommunity organization partner supporting the Arc's mission.
• Rotary Club of San FranciscominorOthersService organization partner supporting disability services.
• WaymominorOthersCorporate partner supporting The Arc SF.
• San Francisco GiantsminorOthersCorporate partner supporting The Arc SF.
• ZendeskminorOthersCorporate partner supporting The Arc SF.
• San Francisco Mayor's Office on DisabilitycoreOthersLocal government partner for disability advocacy and services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals (National): Easterseals is a national network of disability service providers offering a similar mix of workforce, behavioral health, and developmental disability services. Serves as a broader incumbent that competes for national corporate partnerships and federal funding relevant to disability services.

Direct peers

• AbilityPath: AbilityPath serves children and adults with developmental disabilities across the Bay Area with programs including adult day services, residential support, and employment. Direct peer in service portfolio and Bay Area geography, particularly in San Mateo County.
• Caminar: Caminar provides mental health, disability, and housing services throughout the Bay Area including programs for adults with developmental disabilities. Comparable service model and geography, competing for participants and government contracts in San Mateo and surrounding counties.
• Community Gatepath: Community Gatepath provides early intervention, adult disability services, and workforce programs across the Bay Area including San Mateo County. Overlaps with The Arc SF's service portfolio and geographic coverage, and competes for similar regional center referrals.
• Goodwill Industries of the San Francisco Bay Area: Goodwill of the SF Bay Area operates workforce development, job training, and disability employment programs for people with barriers to employment. Directly comparable to The Arc SF's Careers & Advancement and Continuing Education & Workforce Development programs in the same geography.
• Easterseals Bay Area: Easterseals Bay Area provides disability services including workforce development, behavioral health, and autism services across the San Francisco Bay Area. Directly competes with The Arc SF for participants, corporate disability inclusion contracts, and government funding in overlapping Bay Area counties.

Emerging players

• Best Buddies International: Best Buddies operates one-to-one friendship, integrated employment, and leadership programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Comparable mission and programming model to The Arc SF's Friends Like Me and workforce development offerings, though it operates nationally rather than concentrated in the Bay Area.
• Disability:IN: Disability:IN is a national disability inclusion organization that provides corporate consulting, benchmarking, and talent pipeline services. Comparable to The Arc SF's Radian Disability Advisory Consulting Services in the corporate DEI space, though Disability:IN operates at a larger national scale.

Others

• The Arc of the United States: The Arc of the United States is the national organization of which The Arc SF is one of 700+ chapters. It provides advocacy, branding, and policy infrastructure rather than direct services. Comparable as the network parent rather than a competitor, but highly relevant for understanding The Arc SF's ecosystem positioning.

Regional players

• Special Olympics Northern California: Special Olympics Northern California provides sports, recreation, and social programs for people with intellectual disabilities across Northern California including the Bay Area. Overlaps with The Arc SF's Friends Like Me social recreation and Arts programs in a similar geography and participant base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thearcsf
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheArcSF
• Instagraminstagram.com/thearcsf/?hl=en

Compliance2 records

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Investors

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Investments

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