Flat Rock Homes

What Flat Rock Homes does

Flat Rock Homes is a faith-based nonprofit organization founded in 1866 in Ohio that provides residential, respite, day-program, and community-living services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), including individuals with coexisting behavioral and psychiatric needs. It operates through three coordinated entities: Flat Rock Care Center (a 36-bed Intermediate Care Facility with six interconnected six-resident homes on the main Flat Rock campus), Flat Rock Community Services (Supported Independent Living group homes of three to four residents across Erie, Lorain, Seneca, and Sandusky counties), and three staged Adult Day Support programs (Origins on the Flat Rock campus, Frontiers in Bellevue, and Journeys at the Seybert Center). Program delivery is in-person, with on-site speech, occupational, and physical therapy, individualized plans guided by Qualified Intellectual Disability Professionals (QIDPs), and a continuum ranging from skilled nursing ICF care to supported independent living. The organization also operates Non-Medical Transportation governed by 2026 FTA Title VI and ODOT ADA compliance plans.

Flat Rock Homes generates revenue through a hybrid nonprofit model: Ohio Medicaid Waiver reimbursements for ICF, Respite, and Adult Day services routed through county boards of developmental disabilities; one-time and recurring charitable donations via an online portal accepting credit cards, PayPal, Venmo, and direct debit; the Friends of Flat Rock tiered monthly giving program ($17, $34, $68, $100/month); legacy/planned giving; and annual event fundraising, most notably the Walk at the Rock 1K (replacing the Race at the Rock 5K) and the 160th Anniversary Celebration. Donor stewardship is supported by a bi-monthly Faith Connections newsletter and publicly downloadable 2024 and 2025 Annual Reports.

The organization maintains a covenanted relationship with the East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church formalized in 1968, holds an active Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities license, and is a member of the Ohio Provider Resource Association and Methodist Ministries Network. It serves nearly 100 individuals, employs 300+ staff, and operates from four physical sites in Ohio with no proprietary technology stack - all care is delivered in person. The organization has no outside equity ownership and no disclosed revenue figure; funding is generated through Medicaid Waiver reimbursements, donations, events, and planned giving.

Name

Flat Rock Homes

Legal name

Flat Rock Homes

Website

https://flatrockhomes.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1866

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Flat Rock Homes is a 160-year-old faith-based Ohio nonprofit providing 24/7 residential ICF care, respite, supported independent living, and adult day programs for nearly 100 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across five northern Ohio counties, funded through Ohio Medicaid Waiver reimbursements, charitable giving, and community fundraising events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Adult Day Rehabilitation & Therapy Programs (PT/OT/SLP) (HLADAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable / Low-Income Assisted Living (Medicaid Waiver Focused) (HLADABAE)

Keywords

• Developmental disability services
• Residential care programs
• Adult day support
• Supported independent living
• Intermediate care facility

Headquarters

HQ city

Flat Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations (One-Time and Recurring): Accepts one-time gifts and recurring monthly contributions through a secure online form supporting all major credit cards, PayPal, Venmo, and direct debit. The 'Friends of Flat Rock' monthly giving program offers tiered levels ($17, $34, $68, $100/month) for ongoing donor stewardship.
2. Legacy / Planned Giving: Accepts planned gifts including bequests and beneficiary designations to sustain long-term care and ensure services continue for future generations of residents.
3. Medicaid Waiver Service Reimbursement: Respite Care and other services are funded via the Ohio Medicaid Waiver for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Care Center operates as a licensed Intermediate Care Facility serving waiver-eligible individuals.
4. Event Fundraising (Walk at the Rock 1K): Annual fundraising walk event with multi-tiered corporate and community sponsorship (Presenting, Mile Marker, Starting Line, Pace Setter, Walk With Us, Walk In Faith tiers), individual registration fees, and T-shirt pre-orders to support mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Flat Rock Homes delivers faith-based residential, respite, day, and community-based services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Erie, Huron, Lorain, Seneca, and Sandusky Counties in Ohio. Its portfolio includes a 36-bed Intermediate Care Facility (six interconnected six-resident homes with 24/7 nursing, QIDP-guided care plans, and on-site speech/occupational/physical therapy), Medicaid Waiver Respite Care, supported independent living Group Homes, three staged Adult Day Support programs (Origins, Frontiers, Journeys), Life Enrichment therapeutic activities, Non-Medical Transportation, and Homemaker and Personal Care services, complemented by recurring donor fundraising.

Product overview

Flat Rock Homes is a faith-based, single-organization nonprofit offering a portfolio of integrated care, housing, and day-program services rather than a technology product. Its offering is structured around three operational entities: the Flat Rock Care Center (an Intermediate Care Facility with Respite Care and a Life Enrichment therapeutic activities program), Flat Rock Community Services (Supported Independent Living Group Homes), and three Adult Day Support programs (Origins at the Flat Rock Campus, Frontiers in Bellevue, and Journeys at the Seybert Center). These are complemented by drop-in Homemaker and Personal Care (HPC) Services and Non-Medical Transportation Services, with funding sustained through the Friends of Flat Rock monthly giving program, Legacy Giving, and the annual Walk at the Rock fundraiser. Together, these programs deliver 24/7 residential and community-based care to nearly 100 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Erie, Huron, Lorain, Seneca, and Sandusky Counties in Ohio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Origins: Adult Day Support program at the Flat Rock main campus providing a quieter, structured environment with art, music, movement, small-group social interaction, and early life-skills training.
• Frontiers
• Journeys
• Walk at the Rock
• Friends of Flat Rock

Products and services

• Flat Rock Care Center – Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) 24-hour, person-centered residential care for adults with coexisting behavioral and/or psychiatric needs alongside multifaceted diagnoses such as Autism, Down Syndrome, OCD, Bipolar Disorder, and seizure disorders. Operates across six interconnected homes housing six residents each, with speech, occupational, and physical therapy by licensed professionals and individualized goals guided by a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP).
• Respite Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving nearly 100 individuals across residential and community programs.
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Sutton BankflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Presenting Sponsor (One-Mile Hero tier) of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser. Highest-visibility event sponsorship position.
• First National Bank (FNB Lifetime)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Mile Marker tier sponsor of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• One DigitalcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Starting Line tier sponsor of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• Capitol Aluminum & Glass CorporationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Pace Setter Partner tier of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• Fisher-TitusminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Pace Setter Partner tier of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser; Fisher-Titus is a regional healthcare system serving the same northern Ohio service area.
• Gundlach Sheet Metal Works, Inc.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Pace Setter Partner tier of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• Miller Drive-InminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Pace Setter Partner tier of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• Basch Watch ServiceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Walk With Us tier sponsor of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• Harvey Oaks JewelerminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Walk With Us tier sponsor of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• The Bellevue Manufacturing CompanyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Walk With Us tier sponsor of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• Ebenezer Community ChurchminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Walk In Faith tier sponsor of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser; the on-campus spiritual anchor of the Flat Rock community since 1871.
• Garfield Heights United Methodist ChurchminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Walk In Faith tier sponsor of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• Huron United Methodist ChurchminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Walk In Faith tier sponsor of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• Lakewood UMCminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Walk In Faith tier sponsor of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• Norwalk 1st MYFminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Walk In Faith tier sponsor of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser (United Methodist Youth Fellowship).
• Norwalk 1st UMC Women in FaithminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Walk In Faith tier sponsor of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• Vermilion Grace United Methodist ChurchminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Walk In Faith tier sponsor of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• Westlake United Methodist ChurchminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Walk In Faith tier sponsor of the 2026 Walk at the Rock 1K fundraiser.
• Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD)coreOthersState licensing and accreditation partner. Flat Rock Homes is licensed by DODD, which authorizes the organization to operate its Intermediate Care Facility, provide Medicaid Waiver services, and serve individuals with developmental disabilities across the five-county service area. DODD accreditation underpins the organization's regulatory standing and service eligibility.
• East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist ChurchflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCovenant relationship established in 1968 when denominations merged. The East Ohio Conference provides congregational support, donor pipeline, and a faith-based framework guiding Flat Rock Homes' mission. Bishop Hee-Soo Jung (Resident Bishop, Ohio Episcopal Area) serves Ex-Officio on the Flat Rock Community Services Board, and Rev. Kelly Brown (West Plain District Superintendent) serves Ex-Officio on the Flat Rock Homes Board.
• Ohio Provider Resource Association (OPRA)coreOthersTrade membership providing advocacy, peer learning, and industry representation for Ohio-based developmental disability service providers.
• Methodist Ministries Network (MMN)coreOthersMembership in a network of United Methodist-related ministries, providing peer support, shared resources, and collaborative mission alignment.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Boundless (I Am Boundless): Central Ohio nonprofit (formerly the Boundless Foundation) providing residential, behavioral health, and day services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Comparable service portfolio including ICF-level care, waiver-funded programs, and adult day supports.
• Capabilities: Ohio-based nonprofit providing residential, day, and therapy services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Operates Intermediate Care Facilities and community-based services comparable to Flat Rock Care Center and Flat Rock Community Services, serving waiver-eligible populations across Ohio.
• Sunshine Communities: Maumee, Ohio-based nonprofit providing residential, day, and vocational services for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Comparable as a faith-rooted, Ohio-licensed IDD Intermediate Care Facility operator with multi-site residential and community-based programs serving a similar population.
• New Avenues to Independence: Cleveland, Ohio-area nonprofit providing residential, vocational, and community-based services for adults with developmental disabilities. Comparable ICF and Supported Living footprint with Ohio Medicaid Waiver funding, overlapping service delivery model, and similar adult IDD population.
• Lifeworks (formerly The Arc of Greater Cleveland): Cleveland-area nonprofit providing residential, day, and family support services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Operates group homes and adult day programs serving a Medicaid-waiver-eligible population similar to Flat Rock's ICF and Community Services residents.
• Millcraft Center for Children / Millcraft Industries: Ohio faith-rooted (Methodist-affiliated) nonprofit serving children and adults with developmental disabilities. Comparable as a faith-based, Ohio-based IDD provider with residential and day-program offerings in northern Ohio.

Others

• CareSource: Ohio-headquartered managed care plan that administers Ohio Medicaid waiver programs for individuals with IDD. Comparable as a key payer/customer relationship for Flat Rock's waiver-funded services and a structural counterpart in Ohio's IDD funding ecosystem.
• Methodist Ministries Network: Network of United Methodist-related health and human services ministries. Comparable as Flat Rock's peer faith-network organization (Flat Rock is a member) and an analogous faith-affiliated operating model in the broader human services space.

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals Central and Southeast Ohio: Regional affiliate of Easterseals serving Ohio with a broad portfolio including adult day, vocational, residential, and case management services for individuals with disabilities. Comparable in scope and Medicaid-waiver funding model but operates at significantly larger scale across a wider geographic footprint.
• Reachpoint / RHA Health Services: Large multi-state provider of behavioral health and IDD services operating ICFs, group homes, and day programs across multiple states. Comparable in operating model (ICF + community-based) but operates at national scale with significantly greater resources and geographic diversification.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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