Heartspring

Name

Heartspring

Legal name

Heartspring

Website

https://heartspring.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Therapy and Special Education

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Child Care Services (6244), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Therapy-Integrated Childcare Support (coordination with OT/PT/SLP/ABA) (HSAAAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Needs Early Intervention & Preschool Programs (EDAKAAAE), Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC), Special Needs After-School Care & Homework Support (HSAAAHAI), Autism Parent/Caregiver Education & Training (School-Linked) (EDAKAKAJ)

Keywords

• Pediatric therapy services
• Therapeutic special education
• Autism residential care
• Applied behavior analysis
• Neurodevelopmental treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. School District Funding: Many students are placed through their IEP teams and funded by their local school districts for therapeutic residential and day school services.
2. Medicaid: Medicaid coverage for outpatient therapy services including speech, occupational, physical therapy, ABA, feeding therapy, and audiology.
3. Child Welfare/Government Agency Funding: Students may have multiple agencies assisting in placement and funding, with case workers guiding families through the process.
4. Private Pay: Some families pay privately with personal resources for services not covered by other sources.
5. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donations, corporate sponsorships, monthly giving programs, IRA/stock gifts, memorial and honorary gifts, and planned giving support the nonprofit mission and expansion efforts.
6. Gala and Event Fundraising: Annual fundraising gala generates significant revenue with corporate sponsorships at various tiers (Presenting, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze levels).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Heartspring operates a Therapeutic School providing year-round residential and day special education for students aged 5-22 with autism and neurodevelopmental disorders, and a Pediatric Outpatient Clinic delivering multidisciplinary therapy services (speech-language, occupational, physical, ABA, feeding, audiology) for children from birth to age 21. Services are delivered through an integrated, evidence-based care model combining special education with multiple therapy disciplines across a 37-acre Wichita, Kansas campus with nine group homes.

Product overview

Heartspring is a pediatric neurodevelopment center offering an integrated continuum of care through two primary service lines: the Therapeutic School (residential and day school for students aged 5-22 with autism and neurodevelopmental disorders) and the Pediatric Clinic (outpatient therapy services for children birth-21). The Therapeutic School uses evidence-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Structured Learning in a 68-student residential program across 9 group homes plus a day school option. The Pediatric Clinic provides six core therapy disciplines—Speech-Language Therapy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Feeding Therapy, and Audiology—under one roof with an interdisciplinary approach. Additional programs include CARE Clubs (social skill-building), the PEERS social skills program, and Respite Care Services. The organization is expanding with a new Center for Pediatric Neurodevelopment in downtown Wichita's healthcare corridor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Therapeutic School (Residential and Day) Year-round residential and day school for students aged 5-22 with autism, ADHD, intellectual disabilities, and neurodevelopmental disorders, providing special education plus integrated multidisciplinary therapies (ABA, speech, OT, PT, feeding, audiology) with individualized education programs.
• Pediatric Outpatient Clinic Outpatient therapy services for children birth to age 21 offering comprehensive multidisciplinary care (speech-language, occupational, physical, ABA, feeding, audiology) under one roof with insurance/Medicaid acceptance and financial assistance.
• Residential Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% parent satisfaction rate for residential program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wichita State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Wichita State University College of Engineering for Accessible Design course where students design assistive technologies for Heartspring clients. Physical therapy collaboration connects clients to student engineers. WSU physical therapy faculty provides services at Heartspring. Students gain real-world learning opportunities while clients receive custom assistive devices.
• University of Kansas School of Medicine-WichitacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for physician training and collaboration. Dr. Cassie Karlsson serves as Associate Professor and Program Director for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship. Fellows gain hands-on experience caring for children with complex neurodevelopmental profiles. Heartspring advances its expansion and development of multi-clinic outpatient care and research center with KU collaboration.
• Spirit AeroSystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner conducting Spirit Day of Giving volunteer events on campus with employees helping with holiday gifts and activities for students.
• IMAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate volunteer partner conducting I Make A Difference Day service events on campus with employees participating in campus beautification and activities.
• Textron AviationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate volunteer partner with employee group volunteering at Heartspring campus.
• Sigma Alpha SororitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSorority partner hosting Full Swing for Heartspring golf tournament and contributing $50,000 gift for art program. Entertainment underwriter for gala.
• Epsilon Sigma Alpha SororityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSorority volunteer partner hosting Day of Love event for students.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bancroft: New Jersey-based nonprofit providing residential, educational, and therapeutic services for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities and brain injuries. Comparable in serving high-acuity populations with integrated school, residential, and clinical programs.
• Melmark: Nonprofit provider of residential, educational, day, and outpatient services for children and adults with autism, intellectual disabilities, and behavioral health needs across multiple East Coast campuses. Directly comparable in integrated continuum-of-care and clinical intensity.
• Centria Healthcare: National for-profit provider of ABA therapy, speech, and occupational therapy services for children with autism. Comparable in therapy service lines and target population, though primarily outpatient/home-based rather than residential.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Large national nonprofit operating residential, educational, and behavioral health programs for children and adults with autism, IDD, and emotional/behavioral disorders. Closest direct analog to Heartspring in mission, model, and population served, though at significantly greater geographic scale.
• May Institute: National nonprofit providing educational, therapeutic, and residential services for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities across multiple states. Direct peer in CARF-accredited special education schools and ABA therapy services.
• Woodhaven Learning Center: Missouri nonprofit providing residential, day, and clinical services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Highly comparable in service mix, and notably the prior employer of Heartspring's current CEO Dan Soliday, indicating direct leadership lineage.
• Eden Autism: New Jersey nonprofit providing lifespan services for individuals with autism, including early intervention, educational, residential, and employment programs. Closely comparable integrated pediatric-to-adult service model.

Regional players

• Kansas Children's Service League: Kansas-based nonprofit providing child welfare, family support, and behavioral health services. Comparable as a regional social services and child-serving nonprofit in the same geography, though with broader non-therapy mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/heartspring
• Facebookfacebook.com/Heartspring
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heartspring

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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