Made4Me

What Made4Me does

Made4Me is a Raleigh, North Carolina-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 81-5420009), founded in 2017, that designs and builds custom adaptive equipment for children and young adults with special needs. Its core product line comprises one-of-a-kind chairs, floor sitters, desks, mobility supports, and positioning tools, fabricated primarily from Tri-Wall industrial cardboard — a multi-layered, industrial-grade material selected for its strength-to-weight ratio, durability, flexibility, and low cost relative to traditional assistive-technology substrates. Each build is co-designed with the recipient's family, caregivers, educators, and therapists through a listen/design/deliver process, and is delivered with ongoing support for adjustments, modifications, and repairs as the child's needs change.

The organization's go-to-market is community-led and direct: families within a three-hour drive of the 5540 Atlantic Springs Road workshop request adaptations via a web form, supplemented by referrals from 36 partner schools and therapist networks. All adaptations are provided at no cost to recipients. Operations are funded by charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations, supplemented by annual fundraising events (Superhero Blast, Golf Tournament) and in-kind volunteer labor — including a service-learning program that engages adults with disabilities as builders. The organization has cumulatively served 217 families, partnered with 36 schools, produced 850+ custom assistive technologies, and impacted 3,000+ lives since founding.

Made4Me has 11-50 employees (small core team supplemented by volunteers) and no disclosed revenue figure, funding rounds, patents, trademarks, or formal corporate partnerships. Its sole verified leadership figure is Co-Founder and Executive Director John Mainey (identified in one source as "jmainey"). Operating geographies are confined to a regional catchment within North Carolina; no global footprint is claimed.

Name

Made4Me

Legal name

Made4Me

Website

https://made4me.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Made4Me is a Raleigh, NC-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that designs and builds custom adaptive equipment — primarily from Tri-Wall industrial cardboard — for children and young adults with special needs, delivered at no cost to families within a three-hour service radius.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adaptive Equipment Services for Individuals with Disabilities

NAICS

Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing (33721), Industrial Design Services (54142)

SIC

Office Furniture (2520)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Rehabilitation & Mobility DME (Adaptive Seating, Pediatric Mobility) (HLAHAMAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Seating & Positioning Systems (Cushions, Backs, Pressure Relief) (HLAHAMAB)

Keywords

• Adaptive equipment manufacturing
• Assistive technology design
• Custom adaptive furniture
• Disability support services
• Nonprofit adaptive solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Materials, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Nonprofit funded primarily through charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. EIN 81-5420009 indicates 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status enabling tax-deductible contributions.
2. Volunteering: Community-powered workshop with volunteers, including adults with disabilities participating through service-learning program. Volunteers provide hands-on labor for building adaptations.
3. Events: Annual fundraising events including Superhero Blast and Golf Tournament generate community support and donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Made4Me designs and manufactures custom, one-of-a-kind adaptive equipment — including custom chairs, floor sitters, desks, mobility supports, and positioning tools — for children and young adults with special needs. Each piece is individually designed in collaboration with the child's family, therapists, and caregivers, and is primarily fabricated using Tri-Wall industrial cardboard for strength, lightweight handling, and adaptability. All equipment is provided at no cost to families.

Product overview

Made4Me is a nonprofit organization offering a single unified product line: custom adaptive equipment for children and young adults with special needs. All products are one-of-a-kind solutions designed and built to order for individual users, including custom chairs, floor sitters, desks, mobility supports, positioning tools, and other individualized solutions. The company serves families within a three-hour drive of their Raleigh, NC facility. Products are provided at no cost to families and are built primarily using Tri-Wall industrial cardboard. The core offering is complemented by a volunteer-powered service-learning program that involves adults with disabilities in building the equipment. The portfolio is unified under the Made4Me brand, with all products sharing the same design philosophy, materials, and free-of-charge delivery model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Adaptive Equipment One-of-a-kind adaptive equipment designed and built specifically for individual children and young adults with special needs. Each piece — including custom chairs, floor sitters, desks, mobility supports, and positioning tools — is custom-made in partnership with families, therapists, and caregivers to support mobility, independence, inclusion, and participation at home, school, and in the community. Equipment is provided at no cost to families and delivered with ongoing support for adjustments, modifications, and repairs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 217 families served since 2017
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Numotion: Large national provider of complex rehab technology (CRT) including custom wheelchairs and seating for people with disabilities. Adjacent positioning in the adaptive equipment market but serves a more clinically complex, insurance-funded population.
• Sammons Preston (Performance Health): Distributor of rehabilitation and assistive equipment to therapists, schools, and healthcare providers. Comparable end-user base (therapists, educators) and broad adaptive equipment portfolio.
• Convaid (Etac): Manufacturer of adaptive seating and mobility products for children with special needs, including wheelchairs and positioning chairs. Overlaps with Made4Me's custom seating and positioning focus but is a commercial, catalog-based supplier.
• Freedom Concepts: Custom-built adaptive bicycles and mobility devices for children and adults with special needs. Comparable custom-build approach and pediatric special-needs focus, but specializes in mobility cycles rather than seating/positioning.
• Permobil: Global manufacturer of power wheelchairs, seating, and positioning systems. Operates at the high end of the pediatric and adult adaptive seating market where Made4Me competes for school and family customers.
• Rifton Equipment: Established commercial manufacturer of adaptive seating, positioning, and mobility equipment for children and adults with disabilities. Comparable product category (custom adaptive chairs, positioning systems) but operates as a commercial DME vendor at national scale.
• Tumble Forms / Special Tomato: Producer of pediatric positioning equipment, floor sitters, and adaptive seating. Directly comparable product category to Made4Me's floor sitters and positioning tools, but commercial and standardized rather than custom-built.

Direct peers

• Enabling Devices: Manufacturer and distributor of assistive devices and adaptive equipment for children and adults with disabilities. Comparable customer base (special needs families, therapists, schools) and product category (adaptive daily-living aids).
• Kaye Products: Manufacturer of adaptive equipment for children with special needs, including positioning chairs, scooters, and postural supports. Closely comparable product mix to Made4Me, though commercial rather than nonprofit.
• Adaptive Design Association: A NYC-based nonprofit that builds custom adaptive equipment for children with disabilities using cardboard and other low-cost materials. Most directly comparable to Made4Me in mission, materials, and custom-build workshop model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Made4MeOrg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/made4me
• Instagraminstagram.com/made4meorg
• Xx.com/made4medotorg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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