Aleph Institute

What Aleph Institute does

The Aleph Institute is a U.S. nonprofit organization founded in 1981 by Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar at the express direction of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, providing religious, social, and humanitarian services to Jewish individuals in institutional settings and to their families. The organization delivers direct services across nine program lines, including prison visitations covering approximately 130 federal prisons, 400 state prisons, and 10 county jails in 43 states; military chaplain endorsement (one of only three Jewish agencies authorized by the U.S. Department of Defense) and religious support for Jewish service-members globally; family services including emergency financial assistance and a summer camp scholarship fund for children of incarcerated parents; reentry services for jobs and housing; alternative sentencing advocacy; and emotional support and youth prevention programs. The newest program, Project Tikvah, extends the organization's scope to troubled youth ages 16-32 facing incarceration due to addiction or mental illness.

Name

Aleph Institute

Legal name

The Aleph Institute

Website

https://aleph-institute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Aleph Institute is a 1981-founded U.S. nonprofit that provides prison visitations, military chaplain endorsement, family services, and reentry support at no charge to Jewish individuals in institutional settings, military personnel, and their families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Social Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Prison ministry services
• Inmate family support
• Military chaplain endorsement
• Reentry assistance programs
• Criminal justice advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Florida

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization relies entirely on donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate donors. The website prominently features a donation portal via PayPal and lists Fidelity fund information for donors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Aleph Institute is a nonprofit organization that provides religious, emotional, and humanitarian support services to Jewish individuals in prisons, mental health facilities, and rehabilitation centers, as well as to Jewish military personnel and the families of incarcerated individuals. Services include prison visitations, religious supplies, holiday programs, military chaplain endorsement for the U.S. Department of Defense, emergency financial assistance, summer camp programs for children of prisoners, reentry job and housing support, alternative sentencing advocacy, and emotional support programs, all delivered at no charge to beneficiaries.

Product overview

The Aleph Institute is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of social service programs rather than a technology product. Its core offerings include: Prison Programs providing visitations, religious supplies, and spiritual support to incarcerated Jews; Military Programs delivering religious and community services to Jewish armed forces personnel; Family Services offering emergency financial assistance, therapy, and summer camp programs for families of the incarcerated; Reentry Services helping formerly incarcerated individuals with job placement, housing, and life skills; Alternative Sentencing advocacy for policy reform; Emotional Support Programs providing counseling and mental health grants; and Awareness and Prevention Programs for youth. Key sub-programs include Project Tikvah for troubled youth facing incarceration due to addiction or mental illness, The Aleph Institute Jonathan Stampler Camp Fund for children of prisoners, and the Aleph Angels Internship Program connecting social work students with affected families. The organization was founded in 1981 at the direction of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prison Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 4,000 incarcerated individuals provided with Jewish experiences annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Georgetown University Law CentermajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2016Hosted the first ever Alternative Sentencing Key Stakeholders Summit at Georgetown University Law Center, bringing together over 200 judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, scholars and prison officials to advance criminal justice reform nationwide.
• Coalition for Public SafetycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2016Working with the Coalition for Public Safety to provide answers to questions raised at the Alternative Sentencing Summit and serve as a catalyst for further discussion and changes to laws impacting prisoners and their families.
• American Bar AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of the Alternative Sentencing Key Stakeholders Summit, supporting criminal justice reform initiatives.
• Brennan Center for JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of the Alternative Sentencing Summit, supporting bipartisan criminal justice reform efforts.
• Chabad Residential Treatment CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for placement of individuals struggling with addiction and mental health issues. Aleph coordinates with the center to secure beds and provide ongoing support for clients.
• United States Department of DefensecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAleph is one of only three Jewish agencies nationwide authorized to endorse military chaplains for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF): U.S. nonprofit supporting Jewish service-members in the IDF and, through affiliated programs, Jewish U.S. military personnel. Closely analogous to Aleph's Military Programs and chaplaincy endorsement role.
• Exodus Ministries: Faith-based prison ministry providing in-prison programming and reentry support. Directly comparable to Aleph's faith-anchored prison visitation, family services, and post-release model.
• Straight Ahead Ministries: Faith-based nonprofit providing in-prison programming, mentoring, and reentry services to incarcerated and at-risk youth. Closely mirrors Aleph's Project Tikvah and prison visitation model in a different faith community.
• The Fortune Society: New York-based nonprofit delivering reentry, housing, education, and family services to formerly incarcerated individuals. Overlaps materially with Aleph's Reentry Services and Family Services programs.
• Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO): National nonprofit providing immediate employment, retention, and reentry services to people returning from prison. Highly comparable to Aleph's Reentry Services and alternative-sentencing-to-employment pathway.
• Prison Fellowship: The largest U.S. faith-based prison ministry and reentry organization. Directly comparable to Aleph's prison visitation, family support, and policy advocacy work, with a Christian rather than Jewish faith-based framing.

Others

• Chabad-Lubavitch: Global Jewish movement under whose spiritual authority Aleph was founded; Chabad centers provide overlapping community, family, and educational outreach that complement Aleph's prison/military niche.

Broad incumbents

• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services: One of the largest Jewish human-services organizations in the U.S., providing mental-health, family, and social services. Overlaps with Aleph's emotional-support and family-services programming as a broader Jewish services umbrella.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alephinstitute
• Instagraminstagram.com/alephinstitute
• Xx.com/AlephInstitute

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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