DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V.

What DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V. does

DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V. is the state-level association of the German Red Cross in Baden-Württemberg, headquartered in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt and registered as a nonprofit eingetragener Verein (e.V.). Founded in 1954, it operates within the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz national structure and the international Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, providing emergency rescue services (approximately 75% of the state's market), civil protection, blood donation, mountain and water rescue, family tracing, and a broad portfolio of social welfare programs including elderly care, refugee assistance, debt counseling, and 20 Kita (daycare) facilities. The organization delivers services through a hierarchical network of Kreisverbände (district associations) and Ortsvereine (local associations), supported by over 61,000 volunteers, 900+ Helfer-vor-Ort first responder groups, 1,259 DRK Bergwacht members, and approximately 5,500 Jugendrotkreuz youth groups.

The organization's technology stack centers on BOS digital radio infrastructure fully integrated across all Integrierte Leitstellen in Baden-Württemberg as of November 2025, a First Responder smartphone app operational in 75% of emergency service areas, telephone-supported resuscitation (T-LSR) used over 7,000 times annually in dispatch centers, and the cross-provider SQR-BW quality assurance body. Supporting infrastructure includes the DRK-Landesschule (state training center), the DRK-Blutspendedienst (blood donation service contributing 3.16 million donations in 2024), and the new DRK Hessen / Baden-Württemberg Service GmbH (HBG) joint service company. The state-level office in Stuttgart has 66 employees, with operational staff distributed across subsidiary and district structures.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid model combining government contracts (rescue services, civil protection), social insurance reimbursements (nursing care, home help, meals on wheels, emergency call systems), healthcare system reimbursements for blood products, and voluntary donations and membership fees. The go-to-market is community-led through local associations, event-driven through public tenders, and direct-to-consumer through blood donation drives, first aid courses, and welfare programs. Distribution reaches the general population of Baden-Württemberg, seniors requiring care, children and families, refugees, and people experiencing poverty, with no equity, public shareholders, or external investors — the organization is governed by a Präsidium led by President Barbara Bosch and managed by Landesgeschäftsführer Marc Groß.

Name

DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V.

Legal name

DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V.

Website

https://drk-baden-wuerttemberg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V. is the German Red Cross state association in Baden-Württemberg, delivering approximately 75% of the state's emergency rescue services, civil protection, blood donation, and a broad social welfare portfolio through 61,000+ volunteers, district and local associations, and partnerships across the public sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Coordination & Case Management (HSABAIAM), Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Diaspora, Family Reunification & Case Management Services (BPADAHAM)

Keywords

• Humanitarian services
• Emergency medical services
• Civil protection
• Social welfare programs
• Disaster response

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership Fees: Voluntary donations from individuals and membership fees from supporters. Free membership hotline available. Blood donation services are provided free of charge.
2. Government Contracts for Rescue Services: Government contracts for providing approximately 75% of emergency rescue services in Baden-Württemberg. Includes funding for civil protection and disaster response operations.
3. Social Insurance Reimbursements: Reimbursements from health and social insurance providers for nursing care services, home help, meals on wheels, emergency call systems, and other welfare services.
4. Blood Donation Services: DRK Blood Donation Services provide blood products to hospitals and medical practices. Revenue comes from healthcare system reimbursement for blood products.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg is the state-level branch of the German Red Cross providing emergency rescue services (approximately 75% of state coverage), civil protection and disaster response, blood donation services, social welfare programs (elderly care, refugee assistance, family support), first aid training, and youth engagement through Jugendrotkreuz. The organization operates through a federated network of district associations and local chapters, with over 61,000 volunteers delivering services across Baden-Württemberg.

Product overview

DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V. is a humanitarian organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of emergency response, rescue services, and social welfare programs. The organization operates a multi-layered service portfolio centered around civil protection (Bevölkerungsschutz), emergency medical services (Rettungsdienst), and social care (Wohlfahrt, Soziales und Pflege). Core emergency services include Bereitschaften (emergency response units), Bergwacht (mountain rescue), Wasserwacht (water rescue), Suchdienst (tracing service), and the Helfer-vor-Ort first responder system. The social services division provides elderly care (stationary and outpatient), health programs, family education, refugee assistance, and poverty relief through clothing banks and debt counseling. Supporting infrastructure includes the DRK-Landesschule for training and the DRK Hessen/Baden-Württemberg Service GmbH for logistics. The organization also maintains youth engagement through the Jugendrotkreuz and offers communications initiatives like the #stabilsozial podcast. The portfolio represents a unified humanitarian mission combining volunteer-based emergency response with long-term social welfare support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• #stabilsozial: Podcast of DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg covering topics of social responsibility, emergency services, and humanitarian work
• DRK-Frauen*Netzwerk
• Ehrenamt2025
• WIR! – Ehrenamt stärken
• Initiative Inklusive Katastrophenvorsorge Baden-Württemberg

Products and services

• Rettungsdienst (Emergency Rescue Service)
• Bereitschaften (Emergency Response Units)
• Bergwacht (Mountain Rescue)
• Wasserwacht (Water Rescue)
• Suchdienst (Tracing Service)
• Erste Hilfe (First Aid Training)
• Blutspende (Blood Donation Service)
• Helfer-vor-Ort (First Responder System)
• Ambulante Pflege (Outpatient Care)
• Stationäre Altenpflegeeinrichtungen (Inpatient Elderly Care Facilities)
• Tagespflege (Day Care)
• Hausnotruf (Emergency Call System)
• Hilfe für Geflüchtete (Refugee Assistance)
• Schuldnerberatung (Debt Counseling)
• Jugendrotkreuz (Youth Red Cross)
• Familienbildung (Family Education)
• Kleiderkammern/Kleiderläden (Clothing Banks/Shops)
• DRK-Landesschule Baden-Württemberg (State Training Center)
• Haus des Jugendrotkreuzes (Youth Red Cross House)
• Kitas (Daycare Facilities)
• Bevölkerungsschutz und Rettung (Civil Protection and Rescue)
• Gesundheitsprogramme (Health Programs)
• Aktivierender Hausbesuch (Activating Home Visits)
• #stabilsozial Podcast

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,005 emergency deployments during New Year's Eve 2025/2026
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VfB-Stiftung (VfB Stuttgart Foundation)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 January 2026VfB-Stiftung selected DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg as their new annual partner for 2026 during the home match against Eintracht Frankfurt. The partnership aims to strengthen societal engagement and voluntary work, combining sports community spirit with humanitarian values.
• DRK Hessen / Baden-Württemberg Service GmbH (HBG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 September 2025DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg became a shareholder of the renamed DRK Hessen / Baden-Württemberg Service GmbH. The partnership aims to bundle resources for more efficient, modern, and needs-based supply of equipment and services for member organizations, including emergency equipment, disaster relief supplies, and digital services.
• PEKiP e.V. (Prager-Eltern-Kind-Programm)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 March 2025Cooperation agreement for providing certified PEKiP (Prager Early Parent-Child Program) group leadership training. The program enables certified instructors to offer PEKiP courses for parents with babies in their first year of life.
• Liga der freien Wohlfahrtspflege in Baden-Württemberg (Liga-BW)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2025DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg participates in Liga-BW, which represents 11 welfare associations with over 390,000 employees in approximately 10,000 facilities across Baden-Württemberg. Joint initiatives include the #IchGeheWählenWeil voting campaign.
• DRK Bergwacht WürttembergcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecialized mountain rescue service with 1,259 members conducting rescue operations in difficult terrain. Operates under the state association with 2,502 deployments in 2024 and 102,470 volunteer hours.
• DRK-Landesschule Baden-WürttembergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining and education institution of the state association. Joint initiatives include the #stabilsozial podcast. New Geschäftsführer Marco Schlump appointed March 2025.
• DRK-Blutspendedienst (Blood Donation Service)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBlood donation services providing approximately 20% of blood donations to cancer patients nationwide. 3.16 million blood donations collected in 2024.
• DRK Kreisverbände (District Associations)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of district associations operating local services including emergency response, social services, and volunteer coordination across Baden-Württemberg.
• Integrierte Leitstellen Baden-Württemberg (Integrated Control Centers)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with 36 integrated control centers across Baden-Württemberg for emergency dispatch coordination, first responder deployment, and telephone-supported resuscitation (T-LSR).

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant welfare confederation and Liga member, operating nursing, family, and refugee services across Germany. Overlaps with DRK's social-services and elderly-care portfolio at Länder level.
• Caritas Deutschland: Largest German welfare confederation, co-member of the Liga der freien Wohlfahrtspflege with DRK. Comparable across stationary and outpatient elderly care, refugee services, family support, and disability services, though its main focus is welfare rather than rescue.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK) Generalsekretariat: National umbrella of the German Red Cross, the direct parent/coordinating body of the state associations. Comparable because it provides federated governance, fundraising, and standards across the same humanitarian, rescue, and welfare service lines that the Baden-Württemberg Landesverband operates.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): Major German welfare association co-seated in the Liga, running elderly care, childcare, refugee services, and family programs comparable to DRK's welfare pillar, though without DRK's rescue/ambulance scale.

Direct peers

• Malteser Hilfsdienst: Rapid-response rescue and social services organization competing for the same public-sector emergency contracts in Germany. Operates ambulance, civil protection, refugee aid, and elderly care portfolios that overlap heavily with DRK's.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe (JUH): Germany-wide humanitarian organization running rescue services, first aid, civil protection, youth programs, and social services. A direct peer on emergency response and welfare service delivery at Länder level.
• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland (ASB): One of the four major German welfare-and-rescue associations operating alongside DRK. Directly comparable on ambulance/rescue services, civil protection, elderly care, and refugee support, and competes for the same government contracts in Baden-Württemberg.
• DRK Hessen Service GmbH (now DRK Hessen / Baden-Württemberg Service GmbH): Sister-state joint logistics and procurement entity of the Hessian DRK Landesverband, now jointly controlled with DRK-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg. Directly comparable as a DRK state-association peer and now a partner.
• DRK Landesverband Bayern: Another large state-level German Red Cross association with comparable rescue, civil-protection, blood, and welfare operations. Best benchmark for organizational scale and funding model.

Others

• Liga der freien Wohlfahrtspflege in Baden-Württemberg (Liga-BW): Coalition of Baden-Württemberg's six major welfare associations (DRK, Caritas, Diakonie, AWO, Paritätischer, Jewish Welfare). Strategic coordinator and co-advocate with DRK on funding and labor-law issues; useful as an ecosystem peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyQtINxZRRamIUwOeu9WJ6A
• Facebookfacebook.com/DRKlvBW
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/drk-landesverband-baden-w%C3%BCrttemberg-e.v.
• Instagraminstagram.com/drk_landesverband_bw
• TikToktiktok.com/@drk_landesverband_bw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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