Internationaler Bund (IB) Berlin-Brandenburg

What Internationaler Bund (IB) Berlin-Brandenburg does

Internationaler Bund (IB) Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH is the Berlin-Brandenburg regional division of the Internationaler Bund (IB), a registered German nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein/e.V.) founded in 1949 and one of Germany's largest providers of youth welfare, social, and educational services. The organization operates through six regional divisions (Berlin-Brandenburg, Mitte, Nord, Süd, Südwest, West) spanning all German federal states and runs a portfolio of sub-brands covering the full lifecycle: IB Kitas (early childhood), IB-Schulen (46 locations, 107 educational pathways, ~8,355 students), the Medizinische Akademie (34 locations for healthcare vocational training), IB-Online-Akademie (a Moodle-based digital learning platform), IB-Jugendmigrationsdienste (youth migration services), IB-Freiwilligendienste (FSJ/FÖJ/BFD voluntary programs), Delta-Netz/Delta-Netz Transfer (basic education for low-literate adults), QuerBeet (community center), Hitzehilfe (homeless heat-relief), IB Green (sustainability), IB-Stiftung and Stiftung Schwarz-Rot-Bunt (charitable foundations), and the triennial IB Congress. Core technology is limited to the Moodle LMS, Flockler social wall, and ReadSpeaker accessibility tooling; no proprietary AI/ML systems are disclosed.

Revenue mechanics are almost entirely public-sector funded: the payer base consists of four core federal ministries (BMBF, BMFSFJ, BMAS, BMZ), the European Union (European Social Fund Plus), state and municipal agencies (e.g., BAMF-recognised Integrationskurse), foundations (Aktion Mensch, sequa, GIZ), and donations via IB-Stiftung. End-user pricing is effectively zero — schools and vocational training are tuition-free with no book lending fees; community workshops are nominally €3–5. The commercial layer is mediated through IB Beteiligungs- und Verwaltungs GmbH, a holding for non-charitable subsidiaries (insurance, hotels, international services). Recent commercial emphasis is on digital products, with a newly created Referat für digitale Produkte (March 2025) led by Dr. Martin Ehrlich to expand the IB-Online-Akademie.

Governance is by a Präsidium chaired by President Petra Merkel (former Bundestag member, in role since 2013) and a Vorstand with Karola Becker (Product Strategy and Development, since 2014) and two Geschäftsführer, Stefanie Weber and Richard Schottdorf (both promoted into the Produktstrategie und Entwicklung role in 2024). Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed; the scale proxy of 8,355 students, 80+ school/academy locations, six regional entities, and nationwide program delivery indicates a large multi-hundred-million-euro operating budget, though specific financials are opaque.

Name

Internationaler Bund (IB) Berlin-Brandenburg

Legal name

Internationaler Bund e.V.

Website

https://ib.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Internationaler Bund (IB) is a German nonprofit (founded 1949) and one of the country's largest providers of youth, social, and educational services, operating across all German states through schools, medical academies, migration services, voluntary programs, and basic-education projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education and Social Services

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Needs-Inclusive Early Learning Academies (EDACADAI), Global Health Institutes & Programs (EDAHAGAM)

Keywords

• Vocational education services
• Youth welfare services
• Social services provider
• Integration courses
• Basic adult education

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Social Services and Youth Work: Core revenue from publicly funded social, youth, and educational services including youth welfare services, integration courses, vocational training, and educational programs
2. Educational Services: Revenue from operating general education schools, vocational schools, and medical academies in private sponsorship throughout Germany
3. Voluntary Services: Administration and placement services for FSJ (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr), FÖJ (Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr), and BFD (Bundesfreiwilligendienst) programs

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Internationaler Bund (IB) Berlin-Brandenburg is a regional branch of one of Germany's largest nonprofit providers of youth, social, and educational services. The organization operates schools (IB-Schulen with 46 locations and 8,355 students), medical academies (34 locations), voluntary service programs (FSJ, FÖJ, BFD), youth migration services, integration courses, childcare facilities (IB Kitas), and community-based projects such as Delta-Netz basic education for low-literate adults, IB Online Akademie (Moodle-based digital learning), and the triennial IB Congress.

Product overview

The Internationaler Bund (IB) Berlin-Brandenburg is a regional branch of one of Germany's largest providers of youth, social, and educational services. The organization operates a broad portfolio of programs and sub-brands spanning education (IB-Schulen, IB Online Akademie, Medizinische Akademie), voluntary services (IB-Freiwilligendienste), youth migration support (IB-Jugendmigrationsdienste), basic education (Delta-Netz/Delta-Netz Transfer), community projects (QuerBeet), political education, diversity initiatives (Diversity Backbuch), sustainability (IB Green), and early childhood care (IB Kitas). These offerings are coordinated through a central website and supplemented by the annual IB-Kongress, a foundation (IB-Stiftung), and events programming. The structure is organized as a platform-plus-sub-brands model, with each programmatic area operating its own web presence and services while sharing the IB identity and organizational infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• QuerBeet: A community meeting place project for people of all ages focusing on garden, plants, nature, sustainability, art, culture, crafts, health, nutrition, movement, relaxation, and social exchange. Features a café and outdoor garden area.
• Delta-Netz / Delta-Netz Transfer
• Hitzehilfe
• IB Online Akademie
• Diversity Backbuch

Products and services

• IB-Schulen (Schools Network) Network of 46 school locations operating general and vocational education in private sponsorship across Germany, with 107 educational programs and approximately 8,355 students, offering permeable pathways from Hauptschulabschluss through Abitur.
• Medizinische Akademie (Medical Academy) Vocational training and continuing education in health professions operated at 34 locations across Germany as part of the IB-Schulen network.
• IB Online Akademie Moodle-based digital learning platform providing flexible, practice-oriented educational courses for professional development and skill building, accessible nationwide.
• IB-Freiwilligendienste (Voluntary Services - FSJ, FÖJ, BFD) Administration and placement services for FSJ (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr), FÖJ (Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr), and BFD (Bundesfreiwilligendienst) voluntary programs for young people and adults.
• IB-Jugendmigrationsdienste (Youth Migration Services) Counseling, support, and integration assistance for young people with a migration background, addressing language barriers, cultural integration, and bureaucratic navigation.
• IB Kitas (Childcare Facilities) Kindertagesstätten (childcare facilities) operated across Germany, providing early childhood education and care services for young children and their families.
• Delta-Netz / Delta-Netz Transfer Model projects offering social-spatial approaches to basic education (Alphabetisierung/Grundbildung) for adults with low literacy, delivering low-threshold learning offers, counseling, networking, and professional development at four IB locations between 2018 and 2024.
• QuerBeet Community Center Community meeting place project offering intergenerational activities around garden, nature, sustainability, art, culture, health, and movement, with a café and outdoor garden area, located at IB South in Reutlingen.
• Politische Bildung (Political Education) Political education programs and workshops, including the #5vor33 workshop against right-wing extremism, promoting democratic participation and awareness among young people and adults.
• IB-Stiftung (IB Foundation) Charitable foundation arm of IB accepting donations (managed through Commerzbank IBAN DE53 5004 0000 0594 1208 00) to support IB's social mission and enable societal engagement for positive change.
• Integrationskurse (Integration Courses) Integration courses providing German language and orientation training for migrants and refugees as part of IB's broader integration services, with ongoing advocacy for increased investment in integration courses.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,355 students educated across IB schools with 46 locations and 107 educational programs
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• UnicefmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on programs supporting children and youth welfare
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development agency partnering on global cooperation projects
• IB Hochschule BerlinmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific monitoring and evaluation of Delta-Netz and Delta-Netz Transfer projects
• Stiftung Schwarz-Rot-BuntmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIB foundation supporting democracy and acceptance projects, funded Kita übt WAHLEN project that won German Kita Prize
• YES ForumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network focused on youth not in employment, education or training (NEETs) - IB delegation participated in Timișoara conference
• IB-StiftungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIB foundation accepting donations to support positive social change, managed donations through Commerzbank IBAN DE53 5004 0000 0594 1208 00

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant welfare umbrella organization operating comparable services including youth welfare, education, integration, and elderly care. Sister 'Big Six' welfare organization to IB with very similar service breadth and funding profile.
• Berlitz Corporation: Global private language and integration training provider, directly comparable to IB's Integrationskurse and adult language education programs. Operates in Germany with similar integration course delivery model.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): German Red Cross operating youth, social, education, and refugee services across Germany. Comparable in scale, regional structure, and reliance on public and member-based funding for social programs.
• bfz (Berufliche Fortbildungszentren der Bayerischen Wirtschaft): One of Germany's largest vocational training and education providers, comparable to IB's vocational training programs and Medizinische Akademie. Operates with similar public contract funding for retraining and qualification programs.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: Confessionally non-aligned welfare umbrella organization coordinating over 10,000 member organizations in social and educational services. Comparable scope of youth, education, and social service delivery.
• Deutscher Caritasverband: Germany's largest Catholic welfare organization, providing youth welfare, education, healthcare, and social services. Direct comparable on the comprehensive life-cycle service model and heavy public funding mix.
• Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband (DVV): Umbrella organization for Germany's public adult education centers (VHS), directly comparable to IB's adult education, basic literacy, and integration course offerings. Similar public funding model and target populations.
• DEKRA Akademie: Vocational training and education subsidiary of DEKRA, offering retraining, qualification, and integration courses comparable to IB's vocational and education programs. Competes for similar federal labor market contracts.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): Germany's largest non-confessional welfare organization, operating comparable youth, social, education, and elderly services. Operates similar Kitas, schools, and integration programs across Germany as one of the 'Big Six' welfare umbrella organizations alongside IB.

Broad incumbents

• Goethe-Institut: Germany's federally funded international cultural and language institute offering German language courses and integration-related programs. Comparable in language training focus and government alignment, though with a broader international mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/InternationalerBund
• Facebookfacebook.com/InternationalerBund
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/internationalerbund
• Instagraminstagram.com/internationalerbund

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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