EVIM

What EVIM does

EVIM (Evangelischer Verein für Innere Mission in Nassau) is a German non-profit social welfare organization founded in 1850 by Pastor Ludwig Eibach and headquartered in Wiesbaden. It is a member of Diakonie Hessen, the regional Protestant church welfare body, and is structured as a Verein alten Rechts (association under old law) granted legal personality by Duchy of Nassau decree on 10 October 1852. Operating across 155+ locations in Hessen and Rheinland-Pfalz with over 3,400 employees and 400 volunteers, EVIM delivers services across four core divisions: Altenhilfe (elder care, including ambulatory, day, short-term, inpatient, dementia, palliative, and ServiceWohnen senior living), Bildung (kindergartens, schools, integration assistance), Jugendhilfe (youth welfare services for families, children, and Jugendämter), and Teilhabe (housing, social participation, and Cafe Flair for people with disabilities). Werkstätten (workshops) provide supported employment, and seven commercial sub-brands — evim-handwerk.de, evim-pixelwerk.de, evim-alltagsassistenz.de, Schlocker Gärtnerei, Schlocker Bäckerei, Schlocker Fahrradwerkstatt, and Mehr-als-lecker.de — extend into handcraft, creative services, daily-living assistance, horticulture, bakery, bicycle repair, and catering. The organization also runs voluntary engagement programs (FSJ, BFD, school internships) and a dedicated donation foundation (EVIM Stiftung).

The underlying technology is non-proprietary; EVIM operates a traditional human-care service delivery model with commodity SaaS integrations for recruiting (Softgarden), donations (SozialBank), consent management (Usercentrics), communications (WhatsApp), bot detection (Google reCaptcha), and analytics (Matomo). An internal EVIM Mitarbeiter-App supports workforce communication. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, or proprietary software products are in evidence.

Revenue is generated through three streams: (1) government-funded social services contracts under regulated frameworks (Jugendämter, health insurers, municipal authorities) — the dominant stream, classified as managed services; (2) regulated service fees for senior living, day care, and other fee-bearing services, structured as recurring subscription-like arrangements; (3) donations and charitable contributions (monetary, sponsorship, in-kind) processed via a dedicated donation portal. The go-to-market is contract-led and relationship-led, with services sold to public authorities and directly to individuals across the Hessen and Rheinland-Pfalz catchment area. Marketing spans a website available in six languages (German, English, French, Arabic, Ukrainian, Turkish), the quarterly magazine "MitMenschen," annual reports, flyers and brochures, social media (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, kununu, Xing), community events, and press relations. The organization is governed by a two-person board (Pfarrer Matthias Loyal, Chairman; Dipl. Kfm. Jörg Wiegand, Board Member), with operational management handled by four Geschäftsführer (Klaus Friedrich, Carlos Müller, Ilka Müller, Holger Thewalt) at the EVIM gGmbH level (Amtsgericht Wiesbaden HRB 21868).

Name

EVIM

Legal name

Evangelischer Verein für Innere Mission in Nassau

Website

https://evim.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1850

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

EVIM (Evangelischer Verein für Innere Mission in Nassau) is a German non-profit diakonische social welfare organization founded in 1850, headquartered in Wiesbaden, operating 155+ locations across Hessen and Rheinland-Pfalz with 3,400+ employees, delivering elder care, youth welfare, education, and disability services under regulated government contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI), Adult Day Respite Programs (Daytime Relief) (HLADAKAC), Dementia & Alzheimer’s Respite Care (HSABAGAF)

Keywords

• Elderly care services
• Youth welfare services
• Disability support services
• Social education services
• Community social work

Headquarters

HQ city

Wiesbaden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-funded social services: Primary revenue stream from government contracts and regulated social welfare funding (youth welfare services, elder care, disability services). Funding is based on regulatory frameworks and negotiated rates with public authorities.
2. Donations and charitable contributions: EVIM accepts donations to support their charitable mission and diakonische work. They have a dedicated donation portal and accept various forms of support including monetary, sponsorship, and in-kind donations.
3. Service fees: Fees for certain services such as senior living (ServiceWohnen), day care, and other social services where regulated fees apply.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EVIM is a non-profit diakonische social welfare organization that delivers human care and social services across four operational divisions: elderly care (Altenhilfe), youth welfare (Jugendhilfe), education (Bildung), and disability participation services (Teilhabe), supplemented by workshop employment programs and voluntary engagement opportunities. Services include nursing homes, outpatient and home care, day care, short-term and palliative care, dementia care, senior living, kindergartens, schools, integration assistance, and supported housing/workshop placements for people with disabilities.

Product overview

EVIM is a large non-profit social welfare organization (diakonie) offering a diverse portfolio of social services through four main action fields: Elderly Care (Altenhilfe), Education (Bildung), Youth Welfare (Jugendhilfe), and Participation (Teilhabe). These core services are supplemented by Workshops (Werkstätten), Voluntary Engagement programs, and Donation/Foundation services. EVIM also operates several commercial product brands including evim-handwerk.de, evim-pixelwerk.de, evim-alltagsassistenz.de, and various Schlocker specialty shops (bakery, garden nursery, bicycle workshop). The organization is structured under EVIM gGmbH and serves over 155 locations across Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate with approximately 3,400 employees and 400 volunteers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EVIM gGmbH: The operating company that consolidates all four operational fields: elderly care, education, youth welfare, and participation/inclusion.

Products and services

• Altenhilfe (Elderly Care)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Diakonie HessenmajorOthersEVIM is a member of Diakonie Hessen, the Protestant church's social welfare organization in the Hessen region. This membership provides organizational affiliation, shared values framework, and participation in the broader Protestant social services network in Germany.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen: One of the largest private-sector German operators of nursing homes and assisted living. Direct competitor in EVIM's Altenhilfe division, particularly for inpatient nursing and dementia care placements.
• Domicil Seniorenresidenzen: German operator of stationary nursing and assisted living facilities. Competes for the same regulated care contracts and resident base as EVIM's Stationäre Pflege and ServiceWohnen offerings.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): Major non-confessional German welfare federation with a near-identical service portfolio: elder care, youth welfare, disability services, and family support. Competes head-to-head for municipal contracts across Germany.
• Caritas Deutschland: Largest Catholic welfare confederation in Germany; offers the most direct service-line overlap with EVIM across elder care, youth welfare, disability, and family services, and competes for the same government contracts.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): National Red Cross society in Germany, operating extensive elder care, youth welfare, and family services. Directly comparable in scope and in operating model (largely regulated contracts plus donations).
• Malteser Hilfsdienst: Catholic-affiliated German welfare organization offering parallel services in elderly care, disability, and social participation. Directly competes for the same regulated contracts and volunteer base in many German regions.
• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB): German welfare organization focused on elder care, ambulance services, and social participation. Comparable in service mix and regional operating model to EVIM, especially in Hessen and adjacent states.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Major German Protestant welfare organization with overlapping service lines in elder care, youth services, and social participation. Operates at significantly larger national scale but with the same confessional and service-mix profile as EVIM.
• Diakonie Deutschland: National umbrella federation of Protestant welfare organizations in Germany. Directly comparable as the parent network of which EVIM is a regional member; both operate across elder care, youth welfare, disability, and education services under shared confessional identity.

Broad incumbents

• Korian Deutschland (Clariane): European leader in elder care operating a broad German portfolio of nursing homes, assisted living, and home care. Larger, capital-backed, and primarily commercial — competing with EVIM's elder care offerings from a for-profit angle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/evim.wiesbaden

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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