The Carriage House

Name

The Carriage House

Legal name

The Carriage House

Website

https://fortwayneclubhouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Wayne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual and community donations constitute the primary revenue stream. The organization emphasizes that 100% of donations go directly to supporting members. No membership fees are charged.
2. Annual Events: Major annual fundraiser 'Dancing with the Fort Wayne Stars' featuring local celebrity dancers. Event includes ticket sales, dancer sponsorship, and event sponsorship opportunities. Generates significant community support.
3. Capital Campaign: Housing Initiative capital campaign raising funds for Carriage House Apartments - permanent affordable housing for members. Goal of $2.3 million with $600,000+ already raised.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Carriage House delivers free, lifetime community-based psychosocial rehabilitation to adults living with serious mental illness through the Clubhouse Model. Members participate voluntarily in work-ordered day activities (Café Unit, Data Processing Unit, Membership Services Unit) and access supported pathways for employment (Transitional, Supported, Independent Employment), education (GED/HSE, college enrollment, tutoring), housing (assistance and the Carriage House Apartments permanent affordable housing initiative), and wellness. All services are provided at no cost to members and funded through donations, events, and community support.

Product overview

The Carriage House operates as a single, unified nonprofit social services organization offering the internationally recognized Clubhouse Model for mental health recovery. The core program consists of integrated units and services: the Café Unit, Data Processing Unit (DPU), and Membership Services Unit (MSU) provide structured daily activities and skill-building; the Employment Support Program offers Transitional, Supported, and Independent Employment pathways; the Education Program provides GED/college assistance and tutoring; Housing Assistance and the Carriage House Apartments initiative address housing stability; the Speaker's Bureau enables mental health advocacy; and the annual Dancing with the Fort Wayne Stars fundraiser supports operations. All programs work together within the Clubhouse framework where members and staff collaborate as colleagues to support recovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clubhouse Model Recovery Program
• Employment Support Program
• Education Program
• Housing Assistance

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ members returned to work
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Pi Chapter of Psi Iota XiminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2025Pi Chapter of Psi Iota Xi hosted their third annual Les Arts de la Table fundraiser at Pine Valley Country Club, raising $36,000 to support The Carriage House's housing initiative. The partnership demonstrates community organizational support for the mission.
• Clubhouse InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClubhouse International provides the accreditation and international standards framework (Clubhouse Standards) that guides The Carriage House's operations. The Carriage House is one of 370 accredited Clubhouses worldwide. The affiliation provides access to the Clubhouse Model best practices, international standards documentation, and connection to a global Clubhouse community.
• Parkview Behavioral Health Institute - Park CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPark Center provides diagnosis verification services for potential members. If someone is with Parkview or Park Center, diagnosis can be confirmed same-day. The partnership facilitates streamlined enrollment for members coming from the Parkview behavioral health system.
• NAMI Fort WayneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated with NAMI Fort Wayne (National Alliance on Mental Illness), a mental health advocacy organization. The partnership supports the broader mental health community ecosystem in Fort Wayne.
• Indiana Clubhouse CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Membership Services Unit acts as a liaison between the Indiana Clubhouse Coalition and The Carriage House, connecting the local organization to state-level Clubhouse advocacy and resources.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Centerstone: Centerstone is one of the largest community mental health and addiction services providers in the U.S. with a strong Indiana footprint. It offers a broader, more clinical portfolio (outpatient therapy, addiction, residential) but overlaps with Carriage House on community-based mental illness support and employment programming in overlapping geographies.
• NAMI: The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the largest grassroots mental health organization in the U.S., providing peer support, education, and advocacy for individuals living with mental illness and their families. Comparable in mission and member population, though NAMI focuses on advocacy and education rather than direct employment/housing service delivery.
• ViaQuest: ViaQuest is a multi-state provider of mental health, behavioral, and developmental disability services including community-based supports, supported employment, and housing. It competes in adjacent SMI services across the Midwest and shares Carriage House's community-anchored, non-clinical recovery orientation.
• Mental Health America: Mental Health America is a national nonprofit focused on mental health advocacy, education, and community-based support. While not operating a single Clubhouse, it operates a broader portfolio of community programs and advocacy aligned with the SMI population Carriage House serves.

Direct peers

• Fountain House: Fountain House is the original Clubhouse model organization, founded in New York City in 1948, serving adults with serious mental illness through the same evidence-based Clubhouse framework. It is the most direct comparable to The Carriage House given identical operating model, target population, and program structure.
• Places for People: Places for People is a St. Louis-based nonprofit providing Clubhouse-style psychosocial rehabilitation, housing, and recovery services to adults with serious mental illness. It is a direct peer given its adoption of the Clubhouse Model and integrated employment, housing, and community programming.
• Thresholds: Thresholds is one of the largest psychosocial rehabilitation providers in the United States, headquartered in Chicago, serving adults with serious mental illness through housing, employment, education, and community integration programs. Highly comparable to Carriage House across program mix and population served.

Others

• Clubhouse International: Clubhouse International is the accreditation body and global network for the Clubhouse Model, of which The Carriage House is an accredited affiliate. It is not a direct competitor but rather the standards-setting and peer network body that all 370 accredited Clubhouses — including Carriage House — operate within.
• Parkview Behavioral Health Institute: Parkview is Carriage House's primary referral partner in Fort Wayne, providing behavioral health and diagnosis verification services. While operating a hospital-based clinical model rather than a Clubhouse, it is a critical upstream/downstream partner shaping Carriage House's member pipeline and continuum of care.

Regional players

• Aspire Indiana: Aspire Indiana is a community mental health and social services provider operating across central Indiana. It offers behavioral health, primary care, housing, and employment services to adults with serious mental illness — overlapping with Carriage House's mission in a complementary Indiana geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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