Mott Haven Academy Charter School

What Mott Haven Academy Charter School does

Mott Haven Academy Charter School, doing business as Haven Academy, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charter school founded in 2008 and located at 170 Brown Place in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, New York. It operates as the nation's first public school specifically designed to serve children impacted by the child welfare system, including those in foster care, homeless students, and other at-risk youth, with lottery preference for child welfare-involved students. The school serves grades PreK through 8 with a reported 13:1 student-teacher ratio and a co-teaching model, delivering instruction through the proprietary Haven Way Model that combines trauma-informed practices, predictability frameworks, and student voice/choice methodologies, supplemented by Social Emotional Learning Time (SELT) and Advisory sessions.

The school's technology stack consists of standard, off-the-shelf educational platforms integrated for instructional delivery and administration, including Clever for single sign-on, MySchool as the student information system, and a broad set of math practice, reading, and enrichment tools (IXL, Brain Pop, AR Book Finder, Typing Web, multiplication.com, Cool Math, Figure This, among others). It also integrates MenuTech for cafeteria menu management and Amazon Smile for donations. On-site integrated support services — including a pediatric nurse practitioner, social workers, behavioral specialists, and counselors — are delivered in partnership with The New York Foundling, which owns and operates the LEED-certified co-located building.

Mott Haven Academy is tuition-free and admits students via NYC's public school lottery system with no application fee. Revenue is derived from three streams: New York State per-pupil funding (recurring), federal and government grants such as the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program (recurring), and private donations to supplement operating expenses. The school's go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the lottery, supported by extensive earned media (NY Times, NPR, Wall Street Journal, Today Show, The 74, The Imprint), community partnerships, and word-of-mouth within the Bronx child welfare community.

Name

Mott Haven Academy Charter School

Legal name

Mott Haven Academy Charter School

Website

https://havenacademy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mott Haven Academy Charter School (dba Haven Academy) is a tuition-free, nonprofit PreK-8 public charter school in the Bronx, New York, serving children impacted by the child welfare system through trauma-informed instruction and integrated social services co-located with The New York Foundling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Charter School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Charter Schools (Single-Site) (EDAJACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charter Alternative & At-Risk Schools (Continuation, Credit Recovery, Juvenile) (EDAJACAE)

Keywords

• Public charter school
• K-8 education
• Trauma-informed education
• Child welfare education
• Social-emotional learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Bronx

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. NY State Funding: State funding covers a portion of the school's operating expenses. As a charter school, the school receives per-pupil funding from New York State.
2. Private Donations: The school relies on private funding to support essential components of innovative programming. NY State funding only covers a portion of operating expenses.
3. Federal/Government Grants: The school operates as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and receives support from various government programs including 21st Century Community Learning Centers program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mott Haven Academy Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school serving students in PreK through 8th grade in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx. It is the nation's first public school specifically designed to meet the academic and social-emotional needs of children impacted by the child welfare system, combining rigorous academics with trauma-informed instruction, integrated on-site social services through its partnership with The New York Foundling, and a 13:1 student-teacher ratio.

Product overview

Haven Academy is a single, unified educational institution offering a comprehensive PreK-8th grade charter school program specifically designed for children impacted by the child welfare system. The school combines rigorous academics with trauma-informed instruction and social-emotional curricula. The core Haven Academy program is supported by specialized components including the Elementary and Middle School academic programs, the Haven Kids Rock non-profit partner for performing arts, structured Social-Emotional Learning Time (SELT) and Advisory sessions, on-site mental health and counseling services, and 100% accessible after school programming. This integrated approach provides wraparound support services within the school day, partnering with The New York Foundling for comprehensive social services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Haven Academy PreK-8th Grade Charter School Program Tuition-free public charter school serving PreK through 8th grade students, specifically designed to meet the academic and social-emotional needs of children impacted by the child welfare system in New York City.
• Elementary School Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% of Haven parents reported staff work to build relationships with parents/guardians
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The New York FoundlingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Haven Academy partners with The New York Foundling, one of NYC's largest social service agencies, as a founding partner. The school is co-located with The New York Foundling's Bronx Community Services at 170 Brown Place. The Foundling's Bronx Community Services has supported the Mott Haven community for over 40 years. The building is owned and operated by The New York Foundling. This partnership ensures that students can access social support services during the school day, reducing missed school time while still receiving necessary services.
• Haven Kids RockminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHaven Kids Rock is a non-profit partner that teaches kids the entertainment industry. This innovative program has prompted careers for numerous students and offers extracurricular activities outside of the school day.
• LeveragED FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduced a video project in partnership with LeveragED Foundation to showcase Haven Academy.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Democracy Prep Public Schools: NYC charter school network with multiple campuses serving predominantly students of color in Harlem, the Bronx, and Brooklyn—comparable as a multi-site Bronx-served public charter school with rigorous academics.
• Achievement First: Northeast charter school network with NYC presence operating rigorous college-prep public charter schools serving predominantly students of color and low-income families—comparable charter operator model.
• Uncommon Schools: Northeast charter school network operating multiple NYC-area campuses serving low-income students and students of color—comparable charter operator with a college-prep mission and high expectations for at-risk populations.
• KIPP NYC: NYC-based public charter school network serving predominantly low-income and historically underserved students with a college-prep mission and extended school day/year—comparable to Mott Haven's charter status, college-prep orientation, and at-risk student population.
• Success Academy Charter Schools: Large NYC charter school network operating multiple PreK-12 sites with strong academic outcomes—comparable as a fellow high-performing NYC charter operator focused on underserved students.

Broad incumbents

• Harlem Children's Zone: Large nonprofit combining charter schools with cradle-to-career social services for children in Central Harlem—comparable integrated education-plus-social-services model and at-risk urban student focus.
• Good Shepherd Services: NYC youth and family services nonprofit that operates community schools and foster care programs—comparable integrated education-and-child-welfare services model for at-risk youth in NYC.
• Children's Aid Society: NYC nonprofit providing child welfare, foster care, and community school services—comparable child-welfare integrated education model for at-risk youth in NYC.
• New Visions for Public Schools: NYC nonprofit supporting public schools including charter and district schools—comparable as a NYC education-services organization serving historically underserved students.

Regional players

• East Harlem School: Independent NYC private school serving at-risk East Harlem scholars through extended day/year programming—comparable mission of supporting underserved urban students with wraparound services, though operated as an independent school rather than a charter.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/mott-haven-academy-ny-foundling-hospital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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