What Lineage Project does

Lineage Project is a New York City-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) founded in 1999 that delivers trauma-sensitive mindfulness programs to young people ages 12–24 and adult staff inside NYC's criminal-legal, foster care, shelter, school suspension, psychiatric, and immigration systems. The organization was founded by Soren Gordhamer with initial programs on Rikers Island and in NYC juvenile detention, and is now led by Co-Executive Directors Gabrielle Prisco and Jessica Mingus. Programs are delivered at approximately 20 sites annually across NYC's five boroughs, with documented outcomes including 95% of students reporting increased body/thought awareness and 100% reporting feeling calmer after participation.

The core offering is a three-part trauma-informed model combining movement (yoga/Tai Chi), facilitated dialogue, and guided meditation, organized around themes such as determination. The product portfolio spans drop-in classes (45–60 minutes weekly), cohort-based 10-week deep dive programs with participation stipends, professional development workshops for staff, family/caregiver workshops, and a "Whole System" 6+ month comprehensive model. Programs are differentiated by an explicit anti-oppression and social-justice lens, a staff that is majority people of color, and an advisory council that includes Jon Kabat-Zinn, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, and Daniel Goleman.

Lineage operates on a hybrid revenue model: fee-for-service programs delivered on a sliding scale to partner sites (schools, court facilities, shelters, community organizations), supplemented by 501(c)(3) donations and peer-to-peer fundraising. A newer direct-to-consumer revenue stream is the public "Deep Dive Training: Foundations of Trauma-Conscious Care" online workshop, priced at $25/$50/$75. The organization is also building vocational pathways in the wellness field for alumni, signaling a strategic shift from pure service delivery to workforce pipeline development.

Name

Lineage Project

Legal name

Lineage Project, Inc.

Website

https://www.lineageproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lineage Project is a NYC-based nonprofit founded in 1999 that delivers trauma-sensitive mindfulness programs to system-involved youth ages 12–24 and adult staff across criminal-legal, foster care, shelter, and school settings, using a three-part model of movement, dialogue, and guided meditation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Trauma-Informed Wellness Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Trauma-Informed Mindfulness & Somatic Mind-Body Practices (HSADAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Recreation Therapy, Stress Management & Mindfulness Programs (EDALAFAO)

Keywords

• Trauma-sensitive mindfulness
• Youth wellness programs
• Social-emotional learning
• Mindfulness education services
• Nonprofit wellness services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fee-for-service programs: Programs are offered on a sliding scale to partner sites including schools, court facilities, shelters, and community organizations. Site partners on the higher end of the sliding scale enable sustainability for partnerships with smaller, resource-strapped community organizations.
2. Donations and fundraising: Lineage Project is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization relying on community donations and peer-to-peer fundraising. They publish annual financials and Form 990 documents for transparency.
3. Training workshops: Public training workshops such as 'Deep Dive Training: Foundations of Trauma-Conscious Care' offered at various price points ($25-$75) through registration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lineage Project delivers trauma-sensitive mindfulness programs—including movement (yoga/Tai Chi), facilitated dialogue, and guided meditation—for young people ages 12–24 and adult staff inside NYC's criminal legal, foster care, shelter, education, psychiatric, immigration, and school suspension systems. Programs are offered fee-for-service on a sliding scale at approximately 20 sites annually across NYC's five boroughs.

Product overview

Lineage Project is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of trauma-sensitive mindfulness programs and training services for young people (ages 12-24) and adult staff. The core offering consists of in-person, hybrid, and virtual mindfulness classes, professional development workshops, family/caregiver workshops, and fee-for-service programs delivered across approximately 20 sites annually in NYC systems (court, foster care, shelter, schools, immigration, psychiatric care). The portfolio includes: Drop-in Mindfulness Classes and Professional Development Workshops as foundational offerings; Cohort-Based Deep Dive Community Programs (ten-week intensive for system-impacted youth with stipends and teacher pathways); and Whole System Programs (comprehensive 6+ month holistic model). Training programs include the Deep Dive Training: Foundations of Trauma-Conscious Care workshop. Programs are offered on a sliding scale fee-for-service basis and operate on 12-week to year-long timelines with classes typically lasting 45-60 minutes weekly.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drop-in Mindfulness Classes
• Professional Development Workshops
• Family and Caregiver Workshops
• Cohort-Based Deep Dive Community Programs
• Whole System Programs
• Deep Dive Training: Foundations of Trauma-Conscious Care
• Justice System Programs
• Homelessness Programs
• Schools Programs
• Community-Based Organization Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of students became more aware of their body and thoughts
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NYC Department of ProbationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLineage delivers mindfulness programming to young people under probation supervision, providing tools for stress management and emotional regulation to support rehabilitation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mindful Schools: Nonprofit that trains educators and brings mindfulness to K-12 students, with a similar in-school delivery model and teacher-training emphasis. Most direct competitor in the youth mindfulness education space.
• The Holistic Life Foundation: Baltimore-based nonprofit providing yoga, mindfulness, and self-care to underserved youth and schools. Closely comparable urban, trauma-informed, community-based delivery model with similar youth demographics.
• MindUP (Goldie Hawn Foundation): Social-emotional learning program founded by Goldie Hawn operating in schools globally. Comparable as an SEL/mindfulness-in-schools nonprofit targeting similar youth audiences and educator training markets.
• Calm Classroom: Nonprofit providing mindfulness curricula and tools to teachers in high-need schools. Directly comparable as a K-12 mindfulness curriculum provider with similar school-channel distribution.
• Inner City Youth (ICY) — Breathe International / exalt: NYC nonprofit supporting court-involved and system-impacted youth with educational and workforce pathways. Camila Diaz serves as Lead Teacher at exalt and a Lineage teacher — overlapping personnel and youth demographics.
• Prison Mindfulness Institute: Nonprofit dedicated to bringing meditation and mindfulness to incarcerated populations. Closely comparable in serving detained and justice-involved populations through mindfulness instruction.

Broad incumbents

• CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning): Leading research and policy organization advancing SEL in education. Comparable as the dominant ecosystem player in the SEL/mindfulness space where Lineage operates its school programs.
• Headstand (formerly Headspace for Veterans): Major consumer mindfulness platform (Headspace) with initiatives targeting veterans, healthcare workers, and youth. A scaled commercial player whose youth and institutional offerings overlap with Lineage's audiences.

Emerging players

• Operation Meditation / Veterans PATH: Nonprofit offering meditation and yoga programs to veterans, active-duty, and first responders. Comparable in trauma-informed mindfulness delivery to vulnerable populations but focused on adults/military rather than youth.

Regional players

• New York Peace Institute: NYC-based nonprofit providing conflict resolution and restorative justice services to schools, courts, and communities. Overlaps with Lineage's criminal-legal and school-channel delivery, with comparable NYC-region operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LineageProjectNYC
• Instagraminstagram.com/lineageprojectnyc
• Xx.com/lineageproject
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lineage-project

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles26 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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