Community Missions

Name

Community Missions

Legal name

Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc.

Website

https://communitymissions.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Temporary Shelters (624221), Community Food Services (624210), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Homeless services
• Emergency shelter
• Mental health housing
• Youth residential care
• Community food assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Niagara Falls

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Primary revenue stream from individual donors contributing through the organization's website donation portal (Kindful platform), mail-in donations, and in-person contributions. One-time and recurring donation options available.
2. Foundation and Grant Support: Funding from foundations including Patrick P. Lee Foundation, American Baptist Home Mission Society, First Niagara, Bank of America Foundation, Citizens Bank Foundation, and others for specific programs and operational support.
3. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorships: Corporate donations and sponsorships from companies like Delaware North ($20,000 annually), United Healthcare (Sweetheart Dinner presenter), and other local businesses supporting fundraising events and programs.
4. Fundraising Events: Revenue from signature events including the Annual Golf Classic ($150-$5,000 sponsorship/ticket levels), Sweetheart Dinner, Corvette Raffle ($100 tickets), Duck Race ($5-$100), and Meat Raffle.
5. Government Contracts: Mental health services, youth programs, and housing services likely receive funding through government contracts and Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement for eligible services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc. delivers a continuum of free crisis, mental health, youth, and faith-based social services through 24 programs organized across four divisions: Crisis Services (including a 14-bed emergency shelter for homeless women and children), Mental Health Housing, the Aspire Program youth residential services (28 beds), and Faith Services. All services are offered at no cost to recipients and funded through a mix of government contracts, private foundation grants, donations, and fundraising events.

Product overview

Community Missions is a non-profit social services organization providing a portfolio of community support programs across four main divisions: Crisis & Community Services, Mental Health Housing Services, Mental Health Recovery Services, and Youth Services. The organization operates numerous specific programs including the Community Soup Kitchen, Emergency Housing Shelter, Food Pantry, Clothes Closet, Niagara Visions PROS, Hope House Peer Recovery Respite Center, Aurora House, Girls Circle, Mark's Place (HIV/AIDS residence), TOWER workforce development, and the Lantern Project for substance abuse recovery. These programs serve vulnerable populations including homeless individuals, youth, adults with mental health challenges, parolees, at-risk youth, and families in need throughout the Niagara community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crisis Services (Emergency Shelter for Women and Children) 14-bed emergency shelter providing short-term crisis housing and wraparound support for homeless women and children in the Niagara region; services are provided free of charge.
• Aspire Program (Youth Shelter) 28-bed residential shelter and supportive services for at-risk youth, typically in the adolescent age range, delivered through the Youth Services division at no cost to recipients.
• Mental Health Housing Supportive housing program for adults living with mental illness, operated under contract with the New York State Office of Mental Health and the Niagara County Department of Mental Health.
• Recovery Program Recovery-oriented residential and case-management programming for adults with mental illness, complementing the agency's mental health housing continuum.
• Apartment Program Community-based apartment housing offered as a step along the agency's mental health housing and recovery continuum for residents ready for greater independence.
• Food Pantry Community food assistance pantry distributing food to individuals and families in need in the Niagara community; services are free of charge.
• Faith Services / Chapel Ministry Faith-based chapel and pastoral programming offered to program participants and the broader Niagara community, anchored by the agency's Faith Services division.

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Delaware NorthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelaware North presented $20,000 in support including $10,000 for TOWER workforce development program and $10,000 from 'Round Up for the Region' campaign conducted within Niagara Falls State Park. Partnership includes ongoing corporate social responsibility initiatives supporting CMI's mission.
• M&T BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerM&T Bank partnered with CMI and Niagara County Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services to open the Lantern Project, a two-bed safe place for individuals ready to engage in substance treatment, co-located within the emergency housing shelter.
• Niagara Falls churches (Bethany Missionary Baptist, Bacon Memorial Presbyterian, Mt Sinai Missionary Baptist, True Bethel Baptist)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerNetwork of Niagara Falls churches participating in Bills vs. Ravens playoff food drive challenge, collecting donations for CMI's food assistance programs. Partnership demonstrates faith-based community collaboration for mutual social impact.
• Episcopal Diocese of Western New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership through Sunday Cabaret program providing monthly meals and entertainment to those CMI serves. Episcopal Deanery of Niagara County plays important role in program's ongoing operation. Collaboration began in 2012 through Mustard Seed Project initiative.
• Niagara University (TReC, Niagara Global Tourism Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to host art exhibits featuring PROS participants' artwork at TReC co-working incubator. Also hosts Interfaith Prayer Service at Niagara University's NU@822 property.
• Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding co-host of Annual Interfaith Community Prayer Service for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding. Partnership between two of Niagara's largest mental health service providers.
• Bacon Memorial Presbyterian ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for Annual Interfaith Community Prayer Service for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding. Pastor Lisa Giacomazza serves as key faith partner.
• Heart, Love & Soul Food PantrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Project Connect Niagara event and ongoing food assistance coordination. Sister Beth Brosmer serves on CMI Board of Directors and initiated Gratitude Campaign.
• Deposits 4 Food (Angelo Sarkees)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndividual initiative collecting bottles and cans to raise funds for CMI and other local food pantries. Has donated over $100,000 to area pantries since 2013, including $45,000 to CMI.
• First Congregational United Church of ChristcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongtime host venue for Interfaith Prayer Service (now hosting through renovation period). Active in faith partnerships including Sunday Cabaret program.
• Local restaurants (Anchor Bar, Bella Vista, Power City Eatery, etc.)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipating in 'Dining for Dollars' during Giving Tuesday week, donating portions of sales to CMI. Partnership includes 9+ restaurants supporting annual fundraising efforts.
• United HealthcareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor for Annual Sweetheart Dinner fundraising event supporting Crisis Services.
• Niagara County Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Lantern Project for substance abuse treatment, co-located at CMI's emergency shelter.
• Kenan CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for Girls Circle program expansion to Eastern Niagara County (Lockport area).
• Niagara Falls City SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Girls Circle program serving students in Niagara Falls schools, funded through 21st Century Grant.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BestSelf Behavioral Health: Western New York's largest behavioral health provider operating PROS, housing, and recovery programs — directly comparable to CMI's Mental Health Recovery and Housing Services divisions.
• Compass House: WNY nonprofit providing runaway and homeless youth services — directly comparable to CMI's Aurora House, Family Solutions, and other Youth Services programs targeting at-risk youth.
• Catholic Charities of Buffalo: Faith-based nonprofit delivering comprehensive social services across Western New York — same integrated crisis, housing, mental health, and youth programs as Community Missions, with broader geographic reach across the diocese.
• The Salvation Army of Buffalo: Faith-based emergency services organization providing shelter, food, and rehabilitation programs in Western New York — directly comparable emergency housing and meal service model.
• Volunteers of America Western New York: National nonprofit affiliate delivering housing, behavioral health, and re-entry services in the WNY region — directly comparable service portfolio with re-entry, supportive housing, and youth programs.
• Heart, Love & Soul: Niagara Falls-area nonprofit providing food, clothing, and basic-needs services — directly comparable to CMI's Community Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry and an active CMI partner.
• Mid-Erie Counseling and Treatment Services: Western New York mental health and substance-abuse treatment provider offering outpatient and community-based services — comparable to CMI's Hope House, Respite, and Lantern Project programs.

Broad incumbents

• Goodwill Industries of Western New York: Larger regional nonprofit providing workforce development and social services across WNY — overlaps with Community Missions' TOWER re-entry workforce program but operates a broader retail-funded mission portfolio.

Regional players

• Habitat for Humanity of Buffalo: WNY nonprofit focused on affordable housing construction and home repair — adjacent to CMI's supportive housing programs but emphasizes homeownership rather than crisis/housing services.
• City Mission of Schenectady: New York State faith-based nonprofit providing shelter, food, recovery, and youth services — closely mirrors CMI's four-division model but operates in the Capital Region rather than WNY.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cminiagara
• Facebookfacebook.com/cminiagara
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-missions-inc

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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