Blankets of Hope

What Blankets of Hope does

Blankets of Hope is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit founded in Summer 2016 by Brooklyn brothers Mike and Nick Fiorito. The organization runs two programs built on a single service-learning model: BOH for Schools, which is free and ships blankets to K-12 classrooms that host a 30-minute Kindness Workshop and then deliver the blankets to local homeless shelters, and BOH @ Work, a paid corporate volunteer experience priced at $25 per employee (minimum 30, maximum 240) and led virtually by the founders. Revenue comes from individual donations at $6 per blanket and from BOH @ Work corporate contracts, with the Board of Directors covering operating costs so that 100% of donations flow to blankets.

The technology base is a Webflow-hosted website (blanketsofhope.com) that serves as the donation platform, waitlist intake, and program information hub. There is no mobile app, no public API, no AI integration, and the workshop itself is delivered live by the co-founders rather than through digital automation. Distribution is direct: blankets ship free to participating schools and corporate clients, with delivery to local shelters handled by participants. Marketing relies heavily on earned media — ABC, Forbes, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, Upworthy, ATTN, NowThis — alongside Instagram, Facebook, and a TEDx talk by the founders.

To date the organization reports 150,000+ blankets donated, 500+ partner schools, 250,000+ students reached across 47 states, 500,000+ lives impacted through Kindness Workshops, and a waitlist of 50,000+ students. Early scale was catalyzed by venture capitalist Todd Chaffee, who provided mentorship and financial support after seeing a video of the founders' initial 100-blanket GoFundMe campaign. Operations remain lean at 1-10 employees, with no disclosed funding rounds and no public financials, consistent with a small nonprofit structure governed by a Board that includes executives from VaynerMedia, KPMG, and RocketGenius/Gravity Forms.

Name

Blankets of Hope

Legal name

Blankets of Hope

Website

https://blanketsofhope.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blankets of Hope is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit that runs a free K-12 service-learning program and a paid corporate volunteer program, shipping blankets to schools and workplaces that host a 30-minute Kindness Workshop before delivering the blankets to local homeless shelters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Education & Teaching Volunteer Programs (EDAIAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Life Skills & SEL Camps (Confidence, Executive Function, Social Skills) (EDAMALAO), Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Service learning programs
• Kindness education workshops
• Charitable blanket donations
• Corporate volunteer programs
• Homeless outreach services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute at $6 per blanket to provide warmth to people experiencing homelessness. The organization states 100% of donations go directly to providing blankets as operating costs are covered by the Board of Directors.
2. BOH @ Work Corporate Volunteer Programs: Corporate team-building program at $25 per employee (minimum 30 employees, maximum 240). Includes blanket per employee, workshop PDF guide, and sponsorship of one student participation. Virtual workshop led by founders Mike & Nick. Payment via credit card, check, or ACH.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Blankets of Hope is a 501(c)3 educational nonprofit that runs two core programs: BOH for Schools (a free service-learning program that ships blankets to classrooms for a 30-minute Kindness Workshop, with students writing handwritten letters and delivering blankets to local homeless shelters) and BOH @ Work (a paid corporate employee volunteer experience priced at $25 per employee that includes blankets, a workshop guide, and a virtual session led by the founders). Individual supporters donate $6 per blanket, with 100% of donations going directly to blanket procurement because the Board of Directors covers operating costs.

Product overview

Blankets of Hope operates as a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit with two main programs: BOH for Schools and BOH @ Work. Both programs follow a unified model where donors provide funding, blankets are shipped to participants (schools or companies), recipients participate in a Kindness Workshop to write handwritten letters, and blankets with letters are delivered to local homeless shelters. The School program is free for schools (funded by donations at $6/blanket) while the Work program is a paid employee volunteer experience at $25/employee. BOH has partnered with over 500 schools and donated over 160,000 blankets to date.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BOH for Schools A free service-learning program for K-12 schools where blankets are shipped directly to classrooms at no cost, students participate in a 30-minute Kindness Workshop that includes writing handwritten letters of encouragement, and the school delivers the completed Blankets of Hope to a local homeless shelter. Schools join via a waitlist.
• BOH @ Work A turn-key corporate employee volunteer experience priced at $25 per employee with a minimum of 30 and maximum of 240 employees. Includes one blanket per employee, a PDF workshop guide, and sponsorship of one student participation in the school program, with the workshop virtually led by founders Mike and Nick Fiorito.
• Blanket Donation Program Online donation program where individuals contribute $6 per blanket to fund blanket and letter donations for people experiencing homelessness. 100% of donations go directly to blanket procurement because the Board of Directors covers operating costs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ schools partnered
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 500+ Partner SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchools across the US that participate in the Blankets of Hope program, receiving free blanket shipments and conducting Kindness Workshops with students who then deliver blankets to local homeless shelters.
• Corporate Brand PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVarious brands participated in BOH @ Work corporate volunteer programs. Logos shown include Fox, YouTube, Amazon, and other corporate partners.
• Homeless ShelterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal homeless shelters that receive Blankets of Hope donations from participating schools and corporate teams. Schools and organizations deliver blankets directly to shelters in their communities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DonorsChoose: The category-defining K-12 classroom-funding platform at much greater scale. It shares BOH's online-donation, school-as-end-beneficiary architecture, and represents the most credible scaled version of the donor-funded education model BOH operates in.
• Baby2Baby: A massively scaled nonprofit that distributes essential items (clothing, diapers, blankets) to children living in poverty. Operates BOH's exact 'tangible goods to people in need' framework but at materially greater scale and with celebrity-driven fundraising.
• VolunteerMatch / Points of Light: Larger established volunteer-engagement infrastructure providers that corporates use for CSR employee programs. Reflects the broader category BOH @ Work competes in (corporate volunteer experience market) rather than the blanket-distribution core.

Direct peers

• Project Night Night: A 501(c)(3) nonprofit that bundles blankets/sleeping bags with children's books for kids experiencing homelessness—the closest mission-overlap to Blankets of Hope. Both organizations distribute blankets as the tangible donation item paired with an emotional/personal-touch component.
• AdoptAClassroom.org: 501(c)(3) that funds classroom supplies direct to teachers, sharing BOH's 'direct-ship-to-schools, donor-funded' model. Both target K-12 classrooms with community-led fundraising, though AdoptAClassroom focuses on supplies rather than empathy curriculum.
• Kids In Need Foundation: A 501(c)(3) supplying free school supplies to under-resourced students in the US—same 'donor-funded tangible items direct to underserved students' model as BOH, with similar school partnerships and K-12 beneficiary population.
• Random Acts of Kindness Foundation: A movement-oriented nonprofit dedicated to inspiring kindness, similar to BOH's 'movement of kindness' framing. Operates Kindness-focused school programs targeting exactly the same K-12 SEL/empathy niche and runs a 'Kindness Challenge' schools program.
• Sweet Dream Makers: A nonprofit that provides blankets, stuffed animals, and books to children in crisis, shelters, and hospitals. Direct mission overlap with BOH around blankets-as-emotional-comfort donations for vulnerable populations.
• Coats for Kids / One Warm Coat: A community-driven nonprofit donating coats and warm items to those in need—the closest analog to BOH's 'warmth + handwritten note' formula in the apparel-distribution nonprofit space. Operates very similar community-collection and distribution models.

Emerging players

• Pennies from Heaven / Notes of Hope-type pen-pal nonprofits: Smaller charities that pair written notes/letters with donated goods for lonely or homeless populations—addressing the same 'handwritten letter + gift' educational-and-emotional deliverable as BOH's Kindness Workshop, though without the same national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/blanketsofhopeofficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/BoH

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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