Guadalupe Center

What Guadalupe Center does

Guadalupe Center (legal entity: Guadalupe Center Educational Programs Inc.; DBA: Guadalupe School) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1965 and headquartered at 1385 N 1200 W, Salt Lake City, Utah. The organization delivers a unified, multigenerational educational ecosystem through three core programs: an Early Learning Center serving children from prenatal through age five (including in-home family support, toddler transitions, and preschool); a K-6 Elementary School offering personalized academic education with before/after care and summer programming; and an Adult Education Center providing English language classes, citizenship preparation, digital literacy, and career support. All services are provided free of charge to qualifying families.

The core "technology" is its people-intensive, in-person service delivery model rather than software or digital platforms. The website notes "Not disclosed" for proprietary technology, and no app, API, or integrations are reported. Operational outputs are human-capital driven: bilingual teachers, a nurse clinic recording 100,000 visits annually, 50,000 meals served annually, and 1,000 volunteer hours teaching English each year. Programs are delivered exclusively on a single Salt Lake City campus, with busing recently expanded for the 2026-2027 school year.

The revenue model is entirely donation-funded. Guadalupe Center is a licensed 501(c)(3) that generates no fee or tuition income; operations are sustained through charitable contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on word-of-mouth referrals among Salt Lake City's immigrant, refugee, and low-income populations, supplemented by social-service referrals, the organization website, email newsletters, community events (e.g., the "Because of You" Brunch and 60th Anniversary Gala), and testimonial storytelling. The organization reports Charity Navigator ratings and a Candid/GuideStar Platinum Transparency Seal as donor-trust signals, and is governed by a Board of Directors with administrative and education staff leadership.

Name

Guadalupe Center

Legal name

Guadalupe Center Educational Programs Inc.

Website

https://guadschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Guadalupe Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Salt Lake City, Utah, founded in 1965, providing free multigenerational education — early learning, K-6 elementary, and adult education — along with meals and a nurse clinic, to immigrant, refugee, and low-income families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigrant & Refugee Community Education (Integration/Navigation) (EDAAAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Center Education Programs (EDAAAFAB), Citizenship Test Preparation (Civics & Interview) (EDAAADAA), Newcomer & Refugee Student Support Programs (EDAJAGAH), Cultural, Multilingual & Immigrant Family Engagement Programs (EDACALAL)

Keywords

• Adult education services
• Early childhood education
• English language instruction
• Community education programs
• Immigrant education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization is a licensed 501(c)(3) nonprofit that relies on charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations to fund operations and provide free educational services to families in need.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Guadalupe Center is a nonprofit that provides free, multigenerational educational services to immigrant, refugee, and low-income families in Salt Lake City. Its three core programs — an Early Learning Center (ages 0-5), a K-6 Elementary School, and an Adult Education Center — deliver classroom instruction supplemented by wrap-around supports such as meals, transportation, in-home family visits, and after-school programming.

Product overview

Guadalupe Center is a nonprofit educational organization offering a unified, multigenerational learning ecosystem with three core programs: Early Learning Center (prenatal to age 5), K-6 Elementary School, and Adult Education Center. These programs integrate personalized academic education with life-skills learning and wrap-around services in one place, serving children, parents, and adult learners—primarily immigrants, refugees, and low-income families in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Learning Center

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked #5 in the state for Adult Student Level Gains
• +6 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• USBE Parent PortalminorOthersPartnership with Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Parent Portal providing families access to state educational resources and student information systems.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Refugee Services of Texas: Nonprofit providing refugee resettlement, ESL, case management, and youth programs across Texas. Operates a similar model to Guadalupe combining adult ESL, youth education, and wrap-around services for newly arrived families.
• Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians: Philadelphia-based nonprofit providing ESL, citizenship preparation, employment services, and youth education for immigrants. Direct peer in adult immigrant education and wrap-around integration services.
• Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning: Denver-based nonprofit offering ESL, citizenship preparation, and cultural integration services for immigrants and refugees. Closely comparable adult education and family integration programming to Guadalupe's Adult Education Center.
• RefugeeOne: Chicago-based refugee resettlement and education nonprofit offering ESL, youth programs, and family case management. Operates a comparable integrated services model for newly arrived families, similar in scope to Guadalupe's wrap-around approach.
• Literacy Volunteers of Utah: Utah-based adult literacy and ESL nonprofit serving the same geographic region as Guadalupe. Directly comparable in adult ESL and basic literacy instruction for immigrants and low-income adults.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: National network of Catholic Charities agencies that provide refugee resettlement, ESL, citizenship preparation, and family services across dozens of U.S. cities including Salt Lake City. Highly comparable in adult immigrant education and wrap-around family support, but operates at much larger national scale.
• International Rescue Committee: Global humanitarian organization providing refugee resettlement, ESL, employment, and youth education across the U.S., including Salt Lake City. Directly comparable mission around immigrant/refugee integration and adult education, with broader geographic and programmatic reach.

Regional players

• United Way of Salt Lake: Salt Lake City-based umbrella nonprofit that funds and coordinates many of the same human services Guadalupe provides. Comparable as a regional funder and coordinator, with overlap on immigrant, education, and family support priorities.

Others

• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU): National association representing Hispanic-Serving Institutions and supporting Latino student access to education. Comparable in mission around educational equity for Hispanic/Latino populations, though operating as an advocacy and institutional network rather than direct service provider.
• Utah State Board of Education - Migrant Education Program: State-administered program providing educational services to migrant and refugee children in Utah. Public-sector peer serving overlapping student populations in the same geographic market, with whom Guadalupe already has partnership via the USBE Parent Portal.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GuadSchool
• Facebookfacebook.com/GuadalupeCenterUT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/guadalupe-center-utah

Compliance4 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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