In-Haus e.V.

What In-Haus e.V. does

In-Haus e.V. (legal name: Integrationshaus e.V., Vereinsregister Köln VR 16650) is a non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) in Cologne-Kalk, Germany, founded in 2010 (some sources cite 2011), delivering integration, education, and empowerment services for migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA+ BIPoC communities, children, and women. Its service portfolio spans federally certified integration courses (Integrationskurse) and 'Deutsch für Alle' language instruction, a Willkommensbüro counseling office, the SPEKTRUM youth group for LGBTQIA+ BIPoC ages 14–27, the Demokratie Space community facility, InHaus Kids bridge projects, the InHaus Media/Radio media-production programs, and LGBTQIA+ initiatives such as Power of Love and the Safer Spaces publications. The organization is politically and denominationally independent, a member of the Neue Deutsche Organisationen network and Interkulturelle Zentren Köln, and a Träger der freien Jugendhilfe as well as a BAMF-recognized Integrationskursträger.

In-Haus e.V. operates from two adjacent sites at Ottmar-Pohl-Platz 5 and 3a in 51103 Cologne. Its technology posture is minimal: there is no proprietary platform, app, or API; service delivery is centered on physical community space, workshops, events, and human-led counseling. Digital channels (website, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, SoundCloud, newsletter) are used for outreach and content distribution, but are not revenue-generating assets.

The revenue model is non-commercial: all services are free to beneficiaries, and the organization is financed through project-based grants from the Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF), the Ministerium für Kinder, Familie, Flucht und Integration des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (MKFFI NRW), federal Commissioners for Culture and Media (BKM) via Fonds Soziokultur, and individual donations. The organization is currently running a EUR 1 million GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign to secure the integration house long-term, indicating that project grant inflows are insufficient for its current scale or planned expansion. Headcount is 5 employees, with leadership centered on founder Elizaveta Khan, who received the Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande in 2023.

Name

In-Haus e.V.

Legal name

Integrationshaus e.V.

Website

https://ihaus.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

In-Haus e.V. is a Cologne-Kalk-based non-profit providing free integration courses, counseling, youth programs, and LGBTQIA+ BIPoC community services for migrants, refugees, and women, financed primarily by government grants and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Services (611), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Integration courses
• Language training
• Refugee support services
• Community social services
• Cultural empowerment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln (Cologne)

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Funding / Project-Based Grants: The organization is primarily financed through project-based grants from government bodies (BAMF, federal and state ministries, municipal funding), foundation grants, and institutional project support.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Charitable donations from individuals and organizations, with active fundraising campaigns (currently running a 1-million-euro campaign via GoFundMe). Donations are tax-deductible up to EUR 300 with bank statement only.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

In-Haus e.V. is a non-profit community organization operating a physical community center in Cologne-Kalk that provides free German integration courses, language training, and counseling for migrants and refugees. It also runs youth empowerment programs (SPEKTRUM for LGBTQIA+ BIPoC youth), media production projects (In-Haus Media, In-Haus Radio), children's educational programs (InHaus Kids), and cultural/artistic projects focused on anti-racism and diversity. All services are free of charge to beneficiaries and funded through grants and donations.

Product overview

In-Haus e.V. is a non-profit social and cultural organization (gGmbH-equivalent) based in Cologne-Kalk, Germany. The organization operates as a multi-service community center offering German language integration courses, counseling services, youth empowerment programs, and cultural initiatives. Their portfolio includes media production (In-Haus Media, In-Haus Radio), the SPEKTRUM youth program for LGBTQI+ and BIPoC youth, the Demokratie Space community facility, and InHaus Kids educational projects. They also produce publications including the Powercast podcast series and educational brochures on anti-racism and queer spaces. The organization functions as a community hub providing social services, educational programs, and cultural activities rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SPEKTRUM: Youth group providing safe spaces and support for LGBTQI+BPoC youth aged 14-27, with regular meetings and networking activities.
• InHaus Media
• InHaus Radio
• Demokratie Space
• InHaus Kids

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Schwules Netzwerk NRW / Queeres Netzwerk NRWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding and programmatic partner for LGBTQIA+ projects including SPEKTRUM youth group, BASE & NETWORK, and Power of Love. The organization provides grant funding through the program 'Queere geflüchtete Jugendlichen' and 'Q_munity', funded by the Ministry for Children, Family, Refugees and Integration of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKFFI NRW).
• TH Köln (Technische Hochschule Köln)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership through the 'Powersharing' seminar, resulting in the collaborative 'Powercast' podcast project. Students from TH Köln worked with In-Haus Köln to produce a podcast series titled 'Powercast – Powersharing in der Praxis'.
• LAG KJS e.V. (Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Kinder- und Jugendschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner in the project 'Migrationssensible und rassismuskritische Kompetenz in der Jugendsozialarbeit'. In-Haus e.V. co-developed a glossary of terms and concepts in the field as part of this project, contributing to professional discourse on anti-racist youth social work.
• Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum (RJM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor cultural institution partnership for the project 'Die Baustelle: Von der Konservierung zur Konversation'. Joint initiative to transform the museum into a democratic, inclusive space through anti-colonial guided tours and literary interventions. Project period March–December 2022, funded by Fonds Soziokultur.
• Kunts e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the 'Die Baustelle' project alongside Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum. Kunts e.V. contributes to the anti-colonial and decolonial museum work, with team members Jonas Linnebank and Ricardo Márquez García involved in the project.
• Neue Deutsche Organisationen (Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn-Haus e.V. is a member of the Neue Deutsche Organisationen network, a coalition of self-organized migrant and anti-racist organizations in Germany. The network provides advocacy voice and peer solidarity for common political goals.
• Interkulturelle Zentren Köln (Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn-Haus e.V. is recognized as an Interkulturelles Zentrum (Intercultural Center) of the City of Köln, part of a city-wide network of intercultural centers working on integration, anti-racism, and diversity.
• Integrationsrat KölnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal integration council of the City of Cologne. In-Haus e.V. participates in the Integrationsrat Köln to advocate for migrant communities and influence city-level integration policies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum: Cologne's museum of world cultures and a key co-development partner on the Die Baustelle project. Peer in decolonial museum practice and cultural diversity programming within the same city.
• Each One Teach One (EOTO) e.V. Berlin-based nonprofit empowering migrants and refugees through education, advocacy, and community building with a focus on BIPoC perspectives. Strong mission and methodology overlap with In-Haus's empowerment-based, migrant-led integration model.
• Tür an Tür – Integrationsprojekte gGmbH: Augsburg-based nonprofit delivering integration courses, migration counseling, and youth/family services for migrants and refugees across Bavaria. Closest direct peer to In-Haus in terms of integration course provision and migrant support services, though operating at a larger scale.
• Neue Deutsche Organisationen: National coalition of self-organized migrant and anti-racist organizations in Germany, of which In-Haus is a member. Highly comparable as a peer advocacy network representing similar migrant-led empowerment organizations operating in the same mission space.
• Phoenix e.V. Hamburg-based nonprofit supporting refugees and migrants through counseling, language courses, and community programs. Direct peer in German nonprofit integration services with comparable operational scale and service mix.
• Kunts e.V. Active co-development partner on the Die Baustelle museum decolonization project. Comparable as a peer NGO working on anti-colonial cultural work and decolonial museum practice in the German cultural sector.
• Schwules Netzwerk NRW: North Rhine-Westphalia's statewide LGBTQ+ network and an active program funder of In-Haus's SPEKTRUM and Power of Love projects. Comparable as a peer funder/operator for queer community programming, though with broader NRW-wide scope versus In-Haus's Köln-Kalk focus.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesverband Netzwerke von Migrantenorganisationen (BV NeMO): National umbrella association for migrant-led organizations in Germany, including Neue Deutsche Organisationen as a member. Operates as a broader policy and advocacy platform in the same migrant-empowerment space as In-Haus.
• Lesben- und Schwulenverband Deutschland (LSVD): Germany's largest civil rights organization for LGBTQ+ people, operating nationally across policy, advocacy, and community programming. Comparable in mission space around queer rights and anti-discrimination, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic scope.

Regional players

• Integrationsrat Köln: Cologne's municipal integration council in which In-Haus actively participates. Peer institutional actor advocating for migrant communities at city policy level in the same geographic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/inhausev
• Facebookfacebook.com/inhaus.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/inhaus_ev
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/in-haus-e-v

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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