Burton Center

What Burton Center does

Burton Center is a South Carolina nonprofit organization founded in 1971 that provides free disability and special needs services to individuals and families across Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington, McCormick, and Saluda counties. Its service portfolio comprises four core programs: Adult Day Programs (daytime activities, therapy, and social engagement), Residential Services and Supervised Living (around-the-clock care), Career Preparation (job placement and employment support), and an Applying for Services intake pathway. The organization does not sell products or charge fees to clients; its revenue model is implicitly a mix of state Medicaid/DDSN reimbursements, county and federal disability funding, and charitable contributions.

Operationally, Burton Center delivers services in person through four documented office locations in Greenwood (headquarters, 2605 Hwy 72/221E), West Columbia, Saluda, and Ware Shoals. The Day Program alone serves approximately 350 individuals, with additional clients in residential and career preparation programs. The Burton Center Foundation, organized in 1986 as a separate 501(c)(3), operates a parallel fundraising function through annual community events (Golf Classics, Boat Runs, Art Shows, Christmas Parades, Burton Center Ball) and supports ancillary client needs such as wheelchair repairs, utility assistance, clothing, food, medical supplies, and therapies. Governance is provided by a 15-member local Board of Directors with three-year terms, and Laurie Cordell serves as Administrator. The organization has no disclosed technology platform, proprietary software, API surface, or AI/ML capabilities; it is a people-intensive direct-service provider with a community-fundraising extension.

Name

Burton Center

Legal name

Burton Center

Website

https://burtoncenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Burton Center is a South Carolina nonprofit, founded in 1971, that provides free Adult Day Programs, Residential Services, Supervised Living, and Career Preparation to individuals with disabilities and special needs across seven South Carolina counties, supported by a separate fundraising Foundation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Special Needs Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI)

Keywords

• Disability services
• Adult day programs
• Residential care services
• Career preparation services
• Special needs support

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Burton Center provides free services to individuals and families with disabilities and special needs, including Adult Day Programs (daytime activities, therapy, art programs, and social events), Residential Services and Supervised Living Programs (around-the-clock care), and Career Preparation (job placement and employment support). Services are delivered at multiple locations across seven counties in South Carolina.

Product overview

Burton Center is a disabilities and special needs services organization serving Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington, McCormick, and Saluda counties in South Carolina since 1971. The organization offers a portfolio of four core service programs: Adult Day Programs (providing daytime activities, therapy, and social engagement), Residential Services (supervised living programs), Career Preparation and Job Placement services, and an application/intake process for new clients. Additionally, the affiliated Burton Center Foundation, established in 1986, operates as a separate nonprofit that raises funds through annual events to provide emergency assistance, equipment, and supplementary support to clients and families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Burton Center Foundation: A foundation organized in 1986 to assist Burton Center enhance quality of life for people with disabilities and special needs by providing resources to support programs and services.

Products and services

• Adult Day Programs Daytime programs providing structured activities, therapy, and social engagement for individuals with disabilities and special needs, including horseback riding therapy, art programs, basketball, and community events. Designed for adults with intellectual disabilities, autism, head injuries, spinal cord injuries, and other related conditions.
• Residential Services Supervised living programs providing around-the-clock care and ongoing support for individuals with disabilities in residential settings. Targeted at adults with intellectual disabilities, head injuries, spinal cord injuries, and other related disabilities and special needs who require residential and daily living assistance.
• Career Preparation Job placement, career development, and employment-readiness services that help individuals with disabilities prepare for, find, and maintain employment in the community.
• Applying for Services Intake, eligibility guidance, and enrollment process for individuals and families seeking to access Burton Center's programs and services.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Burton Center FoundationcoreOthersThe Burton Center Foundation was organized in 1986 to assist Burton Center enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities and special needs. The Foundation provides resources to support programs and services including wheelchair repairs, heat for low-income families, clothing, food, medical supplies, therapies, and client events.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BrightSpring Health Services: BrightSpring is a large, publicly traded provider of home and community-based health services including disability, behavioral health, and pharmacy. It is comparable to Burton Center in that both provide residential and community-based services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, though BrightSpring operates nationally as a scaled, for-profit platform.
• Easterseals: Easterseals is a large national nonprofit delivering disability and special needs services including adult day programs, residential supports, and employment services. It is comparable to Burton Center as a multi-service disability provider, though it operates at significantly greater geographic and financial scale.
• The Arc of the United States: The Arc is a national nonprofit network providing advocacy and direct services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It is comparable to Burton Center because both deliver day programs, residential supports, and career services to IDD populations, though The Arc operates at national scale rather than within a single SC region.
• Sevita Health (formerly The MENTOR Network): Sevita is one of the largest U.S. providers of home- and community-based services for adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including day programs, residential services, and employment supports. It is comparable to Burton Center because both operate within the same IDD service portfolio, though Sevita operates at national scale.

Direct peers

• Penn-Mar Human Services: Penn-Mar is a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit providing day programs, residential services, and employment supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It is a direct peer to Burton Center in terms of service portfolio (Adult Day, Residential, Career Preparation) and operating model as a community-based IDD nonprofit.
• RHA Health Services: RHA is a North Carolina-based nonprofit provider of residential, day, and behavioral health services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It is a strong direct peer to Burton Center because it operates the same mix of day programs, supervised living, and community-based disability services in a similarly sized Southeastern U.S. region.
• LifeStream Services: LifeStream is an Indiana-based nonprofit providing day services, residential supports, and employment programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It is comparable to Burton Center as a regional, multi-county IDD provider with a similar service mix and free-or-waiver-funded operating model.
• UCP Heartland (United Cerebral Palsy affiliates): UCP Heartland is a regional United Cerebral Palsy affiliate providing residential, day, and employment services for people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. It is comparable to Burton Center as a multi-county, multi-service IDD and disability services nonprofit with a similar service portfolio.

Regional players

• South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (SCDDSN): SCDDSN is the state agency that funds and oversees disability and special needs services across South Carolina, including the waivers that Burton Center likely relies on. It is comparable as the regional ecosystem counterpart and primary funder/policy shaper for Burton Center's service area.

Others

• Special Olympics South Carolina: Special Olympics South Carolina provides community-based programming and engagement for individuals with intellectual disabilities across the state. While not a direct service competitor, it is an ecosystem peer sharing Burton Center's mission and participant base, with whom Burton Center likely partners for community events.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Burton-Center-for-disabilities-and-special-needs-181000788604908

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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