Deutscher Kinderhospizverein e.V.

Name

Deutscher Kinderhospizverein e.V.

Legal name

Deutscher Kinderhospizverein e.V.

Website

https://deutscher-kinderhospizverein.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care (HLADAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care (HSABAFAE), Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK), Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Family Aftercare) (HSABAFAI)

Keywords

• Children's hospice services
• Pediatric palliative care
• Family bereavement support
• Outpatient hospice care
• Hospice volunteer training

Headquarters

HQ city

Olpe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: The primary funding source for DKHV e.V. is donations from the public. As a non-profit charitable association (gemeinnütziger Verein), it relies on voluntary contributions to sustainably and reliably accompany families along their life journey.
2. Membership fees: The association offers a membership option ('Mitglied werden') through which individuals contribute financially on an ongoing basis to support the association's work.
3. Corporate partnerships and sponsorships: DKHV e.V. engages in corporate cooperation ('Unternehmenskooperationen') and receives corporate sponsorships and support, including specific project funding from foundations.
4. Foundation funding and grants: The association receives grants and funding from foundations, such as the €40,000 contribution from Stiftung RTL – Wir helfen Kindern e.V. for the children's and youth hospice work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Deutscher Kinderhospizverein e.V. provides comprehensive children's and youth hospice accompaniment in Germany, supporting families with life-limited children from diagnosis through bereavement. Its core offerings include outpatient (Ambulante Kinder- und Jugendhospizarbeit / AKHD) services in families' homes, the Deutsche Kinderhospizakademie (academy) for training families, volunteers, and professionals, and a nationwide Fachberatung (specialist consulting) service advising institutions and care providers on pediatric palliative topics.

Product overview

Deutscher Kinderhospizverein e.V. (DKHV e.V.) is a charitable non-profit organization that serves as a pioneer in children's and youth hospice work in Germany. Rather than a traditional software product portfolio, the organization offers a suite of support services including over 30 outpatient children's and youth hospice services (AKHD), the German Children's Hospice Academy for educational programs, the German Children's Hospice Forum as a networking platform, nationwide professional counseling, digital offerings, and awareness-raising initiatives such as the annual Day of Children's Hospice Work (February 10th) and the German Children's Hospice Prize. The organization also operates the Wegweiser directory portal and a Social Hub aggregating over 50 social media profiles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Deutsche Kinderhospizakademie (DKHA): Educational and meeting offerings for children, youth, and families affected by life-limiting conditions.
• Deutsches Kinderhospizforum
• DKHV Social Hub

Products and services

• Ambulante Kinder- und Jugendhospizarbeit (AKHD)

Quantifiable outcome

• 30+ outpatient children's and youth hospice services nationwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Björn Schulz StiftungminorOthersThe Björn Schulz Stiftung is a related organization celebrating 30 years of commitment to children, adolescents, and young adults with life-limiting diagnoses and their families. DKHV e.V. participated in the 30th anniversary celebration of the Björn Schulz Stiftung, indicating collaborative ties within the children's hospice community in Germany.
• Initiative Transparente ZivilgesellschaftminorOthersDKHV e.V. is a member of the Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft managed by Transparency International Germany. This initiative requires participating organizations to publicly disclose key governance, financial, and activity information, enhancing the association's transparency and public accountability.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS): Scotland's national children's hospice charity operating hospices and home-care services for children with life-limiting conditions. Highly comparable in mission, donor-funded model, and network-of-locations delivery approach.
• Together for Short Lives: The UK charity for children with life-limiting conditions and their families, offering advocacy, family support, and professional training. Mirrors DKHV e.V.'s combined service-plus-advocacy model in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: The social-services arm of the Protestant church in Germany, providing hospice, family, and care services. Shares DKHV e.V.'s nonprofit, donation-funded, family-accompaniment orientation but on a much broader scale.
• Caritas Deutschland: One of Germany's largest welfare organizations, operating hospice and family support services among a broad social-services portfolio. Comparable in nonprofit charitable structure and overlapping service categories, though much larger and more diversified.
• Deutsche Hospiz- und PalliativVerband (DHPV): The umbrella organization for hospice and palliative care providers in Germany. DKHV e.V. is a member-aligned specialist; DHPV represents the broader hospice industry and influences national policy that affects DKHV e.V.'s operating environment.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V. Large established German charitable organization operating hospice and palliative services (including pediatric) across Germany. Overlaps with DKHV e.V.'s mission but as part of a much broader healthcare and emergency-services portfolio.

Direct peers

• Björn Schulz Stiftung: Named peer explicitly cited in DKHV e.V. data; a Berlin-based foundation serving children, adolescents, and young adults with life-limiting diagnoses and their families, with overlapping service offerings and joint advocacy work in the German pediatric hospice community.
• Kinderhospiz Bärenherz Leipzig: A regional inpatient and outpatient children's hospice in Leipzig offering direct family accompaniment for children with life-limiting illnesses — directly comparable in service model, donor funding structure, and target population.
• Kinderhospiz Sternenbrücke: Hamburg-based children's hospice providing inpatient and outpatient accompaniment for families of children with life-limiting illnesses; comparable mission, donor-funded model, and full-family support scope.
• Bundesverband Kinderhospiz e.V. The German federal association for children's hospices, providing direct accompaniment, family support, and policy advocacy for children with life-limiting illnesses — a closely aligned mission, model, and donor pool to DKHV e.V.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/deutscher-kinderhospizverein

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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