Bachman Lake Together

What Bachman Lake Together does

Bachman Lake Together (BLT) is a Dallas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit collective-impact organization founded in 2009 that operates as the backbone convener for a network of 70+ community partners delivering early childhood education, parent leadership development, family well-being services, and community programming to families in the Bachman Lake neighborhood of northwest Dallas. The organization's flagship physical asset is the Bachman Lake Together Family Center at 9507 Overlake Dr., which functions as a community hub for direct service delivery and partner co-location. Programs include the Community Action Network (CAN) nine-month parent leadership program (18–19 annual graduates), the Connected Dallas Tech Lab for digital inclusion, the annual A Successful Start Back to School Fair (450+ children, 300+ parents in 2025), the Learning Is Everywhere video series, and the Better Block @ Bachman Lake placemaking initiative. In 2026 the organization expanded its mission scope from early childhood (birth–kindergarten) to include K-6th grade support in response to family feedback.

BLT's technology footprint is limited to digital literacy programming rather than proprietary AI or SaaS products: the Connected Dallas Tech Lab offers computer access, Affordable Connectivity Program enrollment, and digital skills workshops in partnership with Dallas Innovation Alliance. Service delivery is delivered through in-person programming, walk-in services, community events, and bilingual workshops (e.g., KERA PBS KIDS workshops reaching 81 families).

The organization's business model is a nonprofit donation-and-grant model with zero-cost service delivery to families. Revenue streams explicitly disclosed are individual donations (with a recurring "Bachman Lake Champions" tier), corporate sponsorships (e.g., Back to School Fair), grant funding (e.g., The Dallas Foundation's Racial Equity Fund, EY Shark Tank $32,500 in 2023), and in-kind donations (Amazon Wish List). All programs and services are provided free of charge; financial figures are not publicly disclosed. The customer segments served are families with children birth–6th grade (96% economically disadvantaged), parent leaders and advocates, and family well-being seekers in a culturally Latino/immigrant neighborhood of approximately 8,565 children age 12 and under.

Name

Bachman Lake Together

Legal name

Bachman Lake Together

Website

https://bachmanlaketogether.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bachman Lake Together is a Dallas-based nonprofit collective-impact organization that coordinates 70+ community partners to deliver free early childhood education, parent leadership training, family well-being services, and digital inclusion programming to families in the Bachman Lake neighborhood.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community-Based Family Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Community collective impact
• Early childhood education
• Parent leadership training
• Family support services
• Neighborhood place-based initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time or recurring payments from individual donors, with monthly donors receiving exclusive access to engagement opportunities as 'Bachman Lake Champions'.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Sponsorships for Back to School Fair and other events, with customized recognition for sponsoring organizations.
3. Grant Funding: Prize money from competitions such as EY Shark Tank ($32,500), grants from foundations like The Dallas Foundation's Racial Equity Fund.
4. In-Kind Donations: Accepts school supplies, PPE, books, landscaping materials, canopy tents and other items as needed. Amazon Wish List available for donors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bachman Lake Together (BLT) is a nonprofit collective impact backbone organization that coordinates more than 70 community partners to deliver early childhood education, parent leadership development, and family well-being programs. All programs and services are offered at no cost to residents and families of the Bachman Lake neighborhood in northwest Dallas through the BLT Family Center, partner locations, and community events.

Product overview

Bachman Lake Together is a nonprofit collective-impact initiative offering a portfolio of community programs rather than a unified technology product. The organization operates the Family Center as its central hub, delivering programs including the Community Action Network (CAN) parent leadership program, early childhood education services, Upper Elementary Support (3rd-6th Grade), Family Well-Being services, the Connected Dallas Tech Lab for digital inclusion, and the annual A Successful Start Back to School Fair. Additional offerings include the Learning Is Everywhere video series and Better Block @ Bachman Lake placemaking initiative. The organization coordinates 70+ community partners to provide comprehensive support spanning early education, parent leadership, family resources, and community building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Action Network (CAN) A nine-month, two-level parent leadership program equipping families with skills and knowledge to advance their children's education, understand the education system, value early childhood education, connect to resources, and develop leadership for community advocacy. CAN graduates progress from participants to peer advocates and Board representatives.
• BLT Family Center The physical community hub at 9507 Overlake Drive, Dallas, TX 75220 where Bachman Lake families access early childhood, upper elementary, family well-being, and parent leadership programs in a single welcoming location, free of charge.
• A Successful Start Back to School Fair An annual community event providing free school supplies, backpacks, and essential resources to more than 1,500 Bachman Lake students and their families to support a strong start to the school year.
• Connected Dallas Tech Lab A digital inclusion center offering computer access, digital skills workshops, and Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) enrollment assistance to Bachman Lake residents and families.
• Learning Is Everywhere A video-based literacy and math content series designed to reinforce early learning at home, distributed through BLT's website and partner channels for Bachman Lake families.
• Better Block @ Bachman Lake A community-driven placemaking activation that temporarily transforms a neighborhood block into a walkable, engaging public space to build resident connection and spark long-term investment in the Bachman Lake area.

Quantifiable outcome

• 64% of children kindergarten-ready (vs. unknown baseline)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered active, core and former core.

• Better Block FoundationactiveStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024Partnership to transform 45 parking spaces at the Family Center into a community space with traffic garden, mini soccer court, shaded areas and play furniture. Temporary installation available until August 2024, with long-term vision for permanent transformation.
• Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA)activeStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2023BLT operates as the second Community Anchor Site in DIA's Connected Dallas Digital Ambassador program. The Connected Dallas Tech Lab offers computer access, Affordable Connectivity Program enrollment, digital skills workshops, and one-on-one technology support.
• Lumin EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Lumin Education operates the Lumin Bachman Lake Community School within the Bachman Lake Together Family Center, offering parent education from pregnancy through age five, as well as toddler classrooms for 18 months to age three in a Montessori setting.
• AVANCE North TexascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014AVANCE North Texas offers their flagship Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP) at the Bachman Lake Together Family Center, providing high-quality early childhood education while parents participate in leadership programming. Their children receive early learning while parents learn leadership skills.
• The ConciliocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014The Concilio provides resources and programs across North Texas in educational advancement, health access, financial stability and empowerment, and Latino equity and advancement, serving as a key partner in reaching immigrant families.
• Catholic Charities Dallasformer coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014As a founding partner from 2014-2023, Catholic Charities Dallas provided dual-generation programming including Together We Learn, Together We Read, and Together We're Better. They concluded on-site programming at the Family Center in May 2023.
• KERA (PBS)activeStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with KERA's Education Team brought 10 bilingual workshops using PBS KIDS resources such as Molly of Denali and Work It Out Wombats!, reaching 81 families and 98 children with 94% of parents reporting increased confidence in school-readiness activities.
• Dallas Museum of Art (DMA)activeStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through DMA's Center for Creative Connections (C3) enabled 28 parent leaders to create art pieces responding to the 'When You See Me' exhibition, highlighting narratives of underrepresented communities. Art was displayed at DMA until July 2024.
• Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership includes collaboration with Julian T. Saldivar Elementary, Stephen C. Foster Elementary, David G. Burnet Elementary, Jose 'Joe' May Elementary, K.B. Polk Center, Walnut Hill Elementary, Thomas Jefferson High School, Early Learning Department, Family and Community Engagement, and Parent Advocacy and Support Services.
• William Julius Wilson Institute at Harlem Children's ZoneactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerBLT participates in the William Julius Wilson Institute at Harlem Children's Zone Practitioners Institute, engaging with place-based leaders from across the country on cradle-to-career strategies.
• City of DallasactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership includes Bachman Recreation Center, Councilwoman Laura Cadena (District 6), WCIA (Welcoming Community & Immigrant Affairs), Office of Arts & Culture, and Aquatics programs.
• Harlem Children's ZoneactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Harlem Children's Zone, founded by Geoffrey Canada, focusing on early childhood efforts around cradle to career. HCZ recognizes BLT as a strong neighborhood-based early childhood leader with deep roots in the community.
• Big ThoughtactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerDallas-based nonprofit focused on creative learning opportunities, serving as a partner in the Parent Leadership Working Group and community initiatives.
• Perot Museum of Nature and ScienceactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides STEM learning opportunities and participates in Back to School Fair and community events.
• Children's HealthactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare provider partner supporting family well-being initiatives and community health events.
• Parkland HealthactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare system partner providing health resources and services for Bachman Lake families.
• United Way of Metropolitan DallasactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor nonprofit partner providing support for community initiatives and resource coordination.
• Commit PartnershipactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation-focused collective impact organization working on early childhood and educational outcomes in Dallas.
• Girl Scouts of Northeast TexasactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for youth development programming and community events, including volunteer support for Back to School Fair.
• HHM HealthactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner providing services at community events including Back-to-School workshops with vaccines and health presentations.
• KERA KidsactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerPBS children's programming partner supporting educational workshops and learning resources for families.
• Momentous InstituteactiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health and social-emotional development partner supporting family well-being initiatives.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• StriveTogether: National cradle-to-career collective-impact network convening place-based partnerships. Operates at the network/chapter level but uses the same backbone methodology and outcome metrics BLT aspires to (kindergarten readiness, third-grade reading).
• United Way of Metropolitan Dallas: A regional collective-impact backbone funder and BLT strategic partner that coordinates nonprofit investments across North Texas. Comparable as a Dallas-area umbrella philanthropic collective-impact actor.
• Harlem Children's Zone: Iconic place-based cradle-to-career nonprofit that operates the original collective-impact model BLT explicitly emulates. Geoffrey Canada is a publicly recognized BLT supporter. Comparable in mission (zip-code-targeted child development) but vastly larger scale and longer history.

Regional players

• Big Thought: Dallas-based youth-development nonprofit and BLT Parent Leadership Working Group partner delivering creative learning and social-emotional programming. Comparable in geography and after-school/community-learning mission.

Direct peers

• Commit Partnership: Dallas-based education collective impact organization focused on cradle-to-career outcomes; a BLT partner with overlapping collective-impact methodology targeting the same North Texas education-to-workforce pipeline.
• AVANCE North Texas: A core BLT partner that delivers its flagship Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP) inside BLT's Family Center. Comparable parent-led, two-generation early-childhood model with similar Latinx family engagement focus across Texas.
• The Concilio: A core BLT strategic partner operating similar Latino-family empowerment programs across North Texas. Highly comparable in immigrant-family education-advancement mission and Dallas geography.

Emerging players

• Dallas Innovation Alliance (Connected Dallas): Digital-inclusion umbrella running the Connected Dallas Digital Ambassador program in which BLT operates its Tech Lab. Comparable around digital equity / tech access for low-income families, though DIA is broader cross-sector initiative rather than a community-services provider.
• Holy Name of Jesus / Catholic Charities Dallas early childhood programs: Former BLT founding partner (2014-2023) delivering dual-generation programming on-site. Comparable in family-literacy/early-childhood model but exited the direct-service role at BLT in 2023.
• ParentChild+ (formerly Parent-Child Home Program): National early-childhood school-readiness nonprofit using a two-generation home-visiting model. Operates Dallas-area sites and shares BLT's kindergarten-readiness outcomes framework but is not place-based to a single neighborhood.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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