Eitas

Name

Eitas

Legal name

Developmental Disability Services of Jackson County

Website

https://eitas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Developmental Disability Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM), Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN)

Keywords

• Developmental disability services
• Support coordination
• Disability transportation
• Community outreach programs
• Disability funding programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Tax Funding: As Developmental Disability Services of Jackson County, eitas is supported by public taxes and local government funding. The organization provides funding to local agencies that provide supports and services to Jackson County citizens with developmental disabilities.
2. Program Investment & Funding: Eitas invests millions of dollars annually in programs that provide support and create opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. In 2025, awarded over $5M to agencies and allocated $4.8M toward transportation services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Eitas is the Developmental Disability Services of Jackson County, Missouri, providing a unified suite of human services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Its offerings include support coordination by professionally trained advocates, dedicated transportation to day programs and workshops, training and community education on I/DD topics, community outreach connecting families to resources, and annual funding programs that channel millions of dollars to roughly 22 local partner agencies delivering employment, day, residential, and inclusion services.

Product overview

Eitas (Developmental Disability Services of Jackson County) is a service organization, not a technology product company. The organization offers a unified suite of human services for individuals with developmental disabilities, consisting of five interconnected service areas: Training (workshops and education), Transportation (dedicated transportation services), Support Coordination (advocacy and service coordination for approximately 1,700 individuals), Community Outreach (resource connection and public education), and Funding Programs (grants to partner agencies exceeding $5M annually). The services are designed to work together holistically, enabling individuals with I/DD to live independent, included lives within Jackson County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Training Services Workshops and training programs on developmental disabilities topics delivered at the Duane Hensley Training Center in Kansas City for community members, industry professionals, and Eitas staff.
• Transportation Services Dedicated transportation services for Jackson County residents with developmental disabilities, providing access to day programs, workshops, and special programs. Eitas allocated $4.8M toward transportation services in 2025.
• Support Coordination Professionally trained advocates who coordinate services for approximately 1,700 individuals in Jackson County, assisting with person-centered planning and connection to I/DD services. Support Coordinators typically maintain caseloads of 35–40 individuals.
• Community Outreach Connecting people with community resources while educating the public on issues facing people with developmental disabilities, including partnerships with Jackson County Parks and Rec, Mental Health America of the Heartland, and other local organizations.
• Funding Programs Annual funding cycle providing financial support to local agencies that provide supports and services to Jackson County citizens with developmental disabilities. In 2025, Eitas awarded over $5M to 22 partner agencies and administered the application process through the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation.
• Program Investment Investing millions of dollars in programs that provide support and create opportunities for people with developmental disabilities, including the Leadership Academy and special grants such as the $375,000 award to Job One to facilitate transition away from sub-minimum wage employment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Coordinates services for approximately 1,700 individuals daily in Jackson County
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Down Syndrome Innovations (DSI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2025Funded agency partner among the 22 agencies receiving eitas funding in 2025.
• Center for the Developmentally Disabled (CDD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2025Funded agency partner among the 22 agencies receiving eitas funding in 2025.
• The Children's Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2025Funded agency partner among the 22 agencies receiving eitas funding in 2025.
• Exceptional HumansminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2025Funded agency partner among the 22 agencies receiving eitas funding in 2025.
• FireflyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2025Funded agency partner among the 22 agencies receiving eitas funding in 2025.
• Mattie RhodesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2025Funded agency partner among the 22 agencies receiving eitas funding in 2025.
• Transition AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2025Funded agency partner among the 22 agencies receiving eitas funding in 2025.
• Goodwill Industries (Kansas City)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025DPI partner employer where Casey Hill, an individual with I/DD, has worked for five years at the media station, demonstrating inclusive employment outcomes.
• Dollar Tree (Kansas City)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025DPI partner employer where Tara Atkinson has worked since 2020, demonstrating inclusive employment outcomes.
• Main Event (Kansas City)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025DPI partner employer where Brian Mason works maintaining the arcade area, demonstrating inclusive employment outcomes.
• Southeast EnterprisescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2025Partnership with Southeast Enterprises, providing meaningful employment and vocational training for over 110 individuals with I/DD. Eitas funds the Associates on the Move community-based employment program supporting bridge employment into community settings.
• Hulme ResourcesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Partnership with Hulme Resources, an IEP coaching organization helping individuals with I/DD and families navigate special education and post-secondary transition planning. Eitas helps spread awareness and connects families to Hulme Resources' services.
• TNC CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 July 2025Partnership with TNC Community, serving the Kansas City metro for over 75 years. Eitas funding supports the Community Connections Program, transportation vehicle expansion, and Howdy Homemade Ice Cream inclusive employment initiative.
• The Farmer's HousecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Funding partnership with The Farmer's House, an inclusive community serving youth and adults with I/DD in North Kansas City, Platte City, and Weston, MO. Eitas funding supports the Early Work Experience program, growing Jackson County student participation from 12 to nearly 70 students.
• Jackson County Parks and ReccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2025Partnership with Jackson County Parks and Rec Special Population Services, which provides inclusive summer activities, sports programs, day trips, and social events for individuals with I/DD including Sand Cinema at Longview Lake Beach.
• Christian Brothers AutomotiveminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2025Partner employer where Norman, a Job One participant, transitioned from sheltered workshop employment to community-based employment, working in various roles at the shop.
• Missouri Vocational RehabilitationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2025State agency referral partner for Job One Careers program helping individuals with I/DD access employment services.
• Developing Potential, Inc. (DPI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2024Long-standing funding partnership with Developing Potential, a day program and employment services provider for adults with developmental disabilities. DPI received eitas funding for technology literacy, vocational training, and program enhancement. DPI serves Jackson County residents with I/DD.
• Greater Kansas City Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2024Partnership with Greater Kansas City Community Foundation to streamline and host the online funding application process for agencies seeking grants to support I/DD services in Jackson County.
• Mental Health America of the HeartlandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024Partnership providing peer support mental health services for individuals with I/DD. Dominique, a peer support specialist from Mental Health America, provides support at eitas for those struggling with mental health using her own experiences with ADHD and mental health diagnosis.
• Job OnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2024Enduring partnership since eitas' founding in the mid-1970s. Eitas granted Job One $375,000 beyond usual program support to facilitate transition away from sub-minimum wage employment to community-based services. Job One provides employment and day services for people with developmental disabilities.
• Kansas City Roo People FirstcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2024Self-advocacy group supported by eitas' Agency Relations Department. Members participated in Disability Rights Legislative Day 2024 in Jefferson City, meeting with legislators on topics including transportation, housing, wages, and guardianship.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Greene County Board of Developmental Disabilities: County-level quasi-governmental DD services authority in Ohio providing case management, service coordination, and community programming. Functions as a designated county DD board analogous in role and scope to Eitas.
• Boone County Family Resources: A Missouri Senate Bill 40 (SB40) county board providing case management, funding, and community support for individuals with developmental disabilities in Boone County. Structurally and functionally analogous to Eitas as a county-level quasi-governmental DD resource board.
• St. Louis County Department of Human Services: Administers developmental disability services for St. Louis County residents through legislatively mandated county programs. Closest large-county structural analog to Eitas, performing similar support coordination, funding distribution, and partner oversight functions.

Regional players

• Ability KC: Kansas City-based nonprofit providing disability services including therapy, education, and family support. Operates in the same metro as Eitas and addresses overlapping I/DD populations through complementary programming.
• Productive Alternatives: Missouri nonprofit delivering employment, day programs, and community living supports to individuals with I/DD. Comparable in target population and service categories to Eitas's funded partner network, focused on employment outcomes.
• The Arc of Missouri: State chapter of the national Arc network, providing advocacy, family support, and resource navigation for individuals with I/DD in Missouri. Comparable in advocacy and family-support functions to Eitas's community outreach arm.
• Independence Center: St. Louis-based nonprofit offering case management, housing, employment, and behavioral health services for adults with serious mental illness and developmental disabilities. Comparable mission and service portfolio to Eitas, though operating in a different Missouri region.

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals: National nonprofit delivering disability and autism services including therapy, employment, and community living support. Comparable in target population and broad service portfolio, but operates at national scale across many states.
• The Arc of the United States: National advocacy and services organization for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Operates at national scale on I/DD policy, family support, and community inclusion — overlapping with Eitas's mission but covering all U.S. geographies.

Others

• MACDDS (Missouri Association of County Developmental Disabilities Services): The statewide trade association of Missouri county DD service boards — including Eitas. Provides peer benchmarking, policy advocacy, and training for entities structurally identical to Eitas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eitasjacksonco
• Facebookfacebook.com/EitasJacksonCounty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eitas

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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