Circle of Hope

Name

Circle of Hope

Legal name

Circle of Hope

Website

https://circleofhopeonline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeless Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

Keywords

• Homeless services
• Clothing donations
• Hygiene assistance
• Humanitarian aid
• Community nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Needham

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, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct monetary donations from individuals supporting the nonprofit mission
2. Corporate Donations: In-kind product donations from corporate partners (clothing, hygiene products) and corporate monetary sponsorships for events
3. Annual Fundraising Gala (Hope Blooms): Annual spring gala event raising funds through ticket sales, sponsorships, and donations - raised $190,000 in 2026 (12% increase over previous year)
4. Foundation Grants: Grants from foundations such as Cummings Foundation (3-year grant), The 'Quin House Impact Fund ($25,000), Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation, Life Science Cares, and others
5. Stock/Securities Donations: Accepting appreciated stocks and securities as charitable donations, enabling donors to avoid capital gains while claiming deductions
6. Donor Advised Funds: Accepting grants from DAFs including Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, and others

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Circle of Hope provides individuals and families experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity with clothing and hygiene essentials to promote health and opportunity. By making regular deliveries of seasonally appropriate clothing, shoes, bedding, and hygiene essentials to 42 homeless shelters, healthcare clinics, schools, first responders, and community organizations, the nonprofit promotes physical and mental health and fosters opportunity for more than 35,000 people annually in Greater Boston and MetroWest Massachusetts.

Product overview

Circle of Hope is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates as a single unified charitable service rather than a technology platform. The organization provides a coordinated portfolio of programs delivering clothing and hygiene essentials to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Core programs include the Health and Opportunity Program (regular deliveries to 42 partner organizations), Emergency Response Program (24-48 hour crisis response), Get Set Program (college student support), and Welcome Baby Program. These are complemented by standardized donation kit products including Welcome Baby Bags, Hygiene Kits, Get Set Packages, Period Pouches, Postpartum Care Kits, and Dignity Bags, which are assembled by volunteers and distributed through the partner network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health and Opportunity Program
• Emergency Response Program
• Get Set Program
• Welcome Baby Bags
• Hygiene Kits
• Get Set Packages
• Period Pouches
• Postpartum Care Kits
• Dignity Bags
• Welcome Baby Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 35,000 people served annually with clothing and hygiene essentials
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Long-term healthcare partnership providing clothing and hygiene essentials to homeless patients. COH delivers regularly to BHCHP facilities and responds to emergency requests within hours. Partnership includes transgender program support.
• Harvard Model CongressminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Nation's oldest government simulation conference. COH provides professional clothing to 100 scholarship students from Boston high schools.
• Winthrop Elementary SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Dorchester school receiving clothing and essentials for students and families experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.
• AllModernminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Hosted Community Giving Event at Legacy Place in Dedham supporting Circle of Hope. Guests assembled hygiene kits and received exclusive shopping experience.
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Included COH in Light the World Giving Machines at Natick Mall, allowing shoppers to 'purchase' donation kits for the organization.
• Suffolk County Sheriff's Department Re-Entry DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Provides hygiene kits to 300+ individuals annually transitioning out of incarceration. Most individuals move with family or go straight to shelter.
• MassBay Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Free college tuition program for MA residents. COH provides coats and clothing to students experiencing homelessness at Wellesley campus.
• Shut Up Until You ThereminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Nonprofit supporting Haitian community members in Boston. COH provides winter coats and clothing on ongoing basis.
• Daughter of Yahweh Community Outreach (DYCO)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Nonprofit supporting lower-income families in Dorchester, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, and Mattapan neighborhoods.
• Uniqlo USAcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Major corporate partner that donated 8,060 clothing products in summer 2025. Third large donation since 2022. Also runs RE.UNIQLO program for gently used clothes and free shopping events for clients. Received first-ever Community Impact Award from Circle of Hope.
• Arbella InsuranceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Employees donated 84 hygiene kits that were delivered directly to Southampton Street Shelter the same day.
• Give n' GlowminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Partnered with Beacon Wellness Brands and COH for holiday kit-packing event assembling 1,000 makeup kits for women experiencing homelessness.
• BreaktimecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Organization breaking cycle of homelessness through job and financial security programs. COH provides clothing and hygiene supplies to young adult associates in job training.
• Eliot Community Human Services MSPCC Early Arrival ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Serves 60 heavily pregnant women in shelter in Revere, many recently migrated from Haiti. COH provides Welcome Baby Bags and infant/maternity essentials. Eight women gave birth in first month of partnership.
• Voices Against Violence (SMOC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Domestic violence shelter in Framingham providing confidential support to survivors and their children. COH provides clothing and hygiene essentials.
• FamilyAid BostoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Boston's largest nonprofit dedicated to serving children and parents facing homelessness. COH provides regular deliveries with emphasis on ages 0-6. Partnership made possible with support from The Collective Change Fund.
• Nativity Preparatory School BostoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Tuition-free Jesuit school for boys from underserved families. COH provides school and work-appropriate clothing and hygiene essentials.
• Charles River ApparelcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Donated $28K in apparel in 2022. Included COH in launch of Patriots x Charles River clothing line, donating a product for every item sold during launch week.
• New England RevolutionminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Donated 17 boxes of new clothing and accessories for Random Acts of Kindness Week. Players Collaborative Fund also donated $20,000 to COH and Urban Farming Institute.
• Framingham State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Get Set program providing clothing, hygiene products, and dorm essentials to college students experiencing homelessness. Use of on-campus resource center increased 100% year over year.
• Clinton House Family Shelter (SMOC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Family shelter partnership launched in MetroWest to address growing family homelessness in Greater Boston area.
• Fenway HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Healthcare partnership serving LGBTQ+ patients experiencing homelessness with culturally appropriate clothing and products.
• Project Hope Family SheltercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009One of the original partner shelters since 2009. Provides clothing and necessities to families experiencing homelessness in Boston.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CircleofHopeBOS
• Facebookfacebook.com/CircleOfHopeNeedham
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/circleofhopeneedham
• Instagraminstagram.com/circleofhopeneedham

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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