Comstock Community Center

What Comstock Community Center does

Comstock Community Center is a Michigan-incorporated nonprofit organization (legal name: Comstock Community Center Incorporated, EIN 38-1902558) founded in 1969 and headquartered in Comstock, serving the greater Kalamazoo, MI area. It operates as a multi-program community hub delivering adult and senior services (regular and special activities, excursions, crafts, foot care clinic, massage), early childhood education through its Community Learning Center (Pre-K programs partnered with Kalamazoo County Ready 4's), specialized memory care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients at the Courter Memory Center, and community outreach programming including a commodities program, food pantry, and volunteer coordination. Additional revenue-generating and engagement services include the Extended Travel program (day trips and multi-day excursions such as an Early Christmas in NYC trip November 2–6) and the Conversation Cafe, which provides breakfast and lunch meals at $8 per person on defined weekdays.

The organization is structured around three operating entities — the main Community Center, Community Learning Center, and Courter Memory Center — each with separate contact channels and dedicated Facebook pages. Its business model blends earned revenue (meal fees, travel program fees, membership), third-party funding (USDA commodity programs, Ready 4's Pre-K subsidies), and philanthropic support (PayPal donations, planned giving, the Capital Campaign 2025 targeting food insecurity). Distribution is exclusively physical and local: in-person service delivery at facilities in the Kalamazoo region, with community awareness driven through Facebook, the Center Point newsletter, and the comstockcc.com website.

The center holds federal compliance certifications as an equal opportunity employer and service provider, files annual IRS Form 990 filings (2022, 2023, 2024 disclosed), and publishes annual reports (2023, 2024, 2025). There is no parent company, no external private equity ownership, and no disclosed AI/ML or proprietary technology stack; technology usage is limited to standard nonprofit tools (WordPress, PayPal, Facebook). Governance is via a Board of Directors.

Name

Comstock Community Center

Legal name

Comstock Community Center Incorporated

Website

https://comstockcc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Comstock Community Center is a 1969-founded Michigan nonprofit operating a multi-program community hub in Kalamazoo, serving seniors, families, and food-insecure residents through adult programs, Pre-K, memory care, food assistance, travel, and on-site meals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Adult Day Memory Care Programs (Dementia Day Care/Day Health) (HLADACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community-Based Senior Centers with Adult Day Services (HLADAIAJ), Social Adult Day Care (Non-Medical Supervision & Activities) (HSABANAA), Senior Social Clubs & Community-Based Day Programs (Non-Clinical) (HSABANAK)

Keywords

• Community center services
• Adult day care
• Memory care services
• Early childhood education
• Food assistance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Comstock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Comstock Community Center is a nonprofit community organization providing diverse human services through multiple operating departments: adult day programs and social activities, specialized memory care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients (Courter Memory Center), Pre-K early childhood education (Community Learning Center), food assistance and commodities distribution, extended travel and excursion programs, and an on-site cafe serving affordable breakfast and lunch meals.

Product overview

Comstock Community Center is a unified community center offering diverse programs and services through multiple departments. Core offerings include Adult Programs (activities, excursions, crafts, foot care, massage), Community Outreach (commodities, food pantry, volunteer services), Learning Center (Pre-K education partnered with Kalamazoo County Ready 4's), Courter Memory Center (Alzheimer's and dementia care), and Extended Travel programs. Additional services include the Conversation Cafe providing affordable meals and a Capital Campaign focused on food insecurity. The center serves as a comprehensive resource hub for the Kalamazoo, MI community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Courter Memory Center: Memory care services for Alzheimer's and dementia patients
• Community Learning Center

Products and services

• Adult Programs
• Community Outreach
• Community Learning Center (Pre-K Program)
• Courter Memory Center
• Extended Travel
• Conversation Cafe
• Capital Campaign 2025

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Atria Senior Living: Multi-state assisted living and memory care operator; comparable service category (senior care including dementia support) at significantly greater scale than Comstock's day program.
• Sunrise Senior Living: National senior living provider with a well-known memory care program (Reminiscence); comparable to Courter Memory Center for Alzheimer's/dementia specialty, though delivered as residential care.
• Brookdale Senior Living: Largest U.S. senior living operator offering memory care and assisted living services at scale; comparable on the memory care / dementia services dimension even though Brookdale is residential rather than day-only.

Direct peers

• The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo: Local Salvation Army delivering food assistance, social services, and community programs in Kalamazoo; comparable nonprofit community-services model serving overlapping populations.
• Feeding America West Michigan: Regional food bank operating commodity distribution and food pantry programs in West Michigan; comparable to Comstock's Community Outreach commodities and Food Pantry Program.
• Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan: Regional agency coordinating services for older adults in West Michigan, including congregate meals and caregiver support; directly comparable to Comstock's senior day and adult program offerings.
• YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo: Local YMCA branch operating community programming, youth/family services, and group activities in the same Kalamazoo market, with a comparable nonprofit, multi-program service model.

Others

• Kalamazoo County Government Health & Community Services: County-level public agency administering human services, aging programs, and food assistance contracts; both a referral source and an indirect competitor for senior and food-insecurity funding in Comstock's service area.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kalamazoo: Local youth development nonprofit offering after-school and community programming in Kalamazoo; comparable nonprofit community-center operating model targeting a different but co-located population segment.
• Alzheimer's Association - Greater Michigan Chapter: Regional chapter of the national Alzheimer's advocacy and support organization serving Michigan; adjacent ecosystem player connecting families to dementia services like Courter Memory Center.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CommunityLearningCenter
• Xx.com/comstockcc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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