ISKA Nürnberg

What ISKA Nürnberg does

ISKA Nürnberg (legal name: Institut für Soziale und Kulturelle Arbeit gGmbH) is a non-profit social institute founded in 1988 and headquartered in Nürnberg, Germany, with a second major location in Fürth. As of 31.12.2025 it employed 148 full-time staff, 7 interns, and 1,014 active volunteers. The organization operates four wholly-owned childcare facilities (MOMO, MIKRO, MIO, MIRA), a debt and insolvency counseling center (Schuldner- und Insolvenzberatungsstelle), a counseling center for men affected by domestic violence (BHGM), a supervised contact facility (Fachstelle Umgangskontakte), a center for active citizenship (ZAB), a volunteer center in Fürth (FZF), family-sponsorship programs (Familienpatenschaften), and a social-entrepreneurship/incubation division (Anders Wirtschaften, including ANDERS GRÜNDEN, TÜREN ÖFFNEN, and the KOLEO workshop). Specialized service modules include the EU-AMIF-funded ISAK project (integrated social work in Kitas, 04/2025–03/2028), Kita-Einstieg placement, and the Sprach-Kitas advisory clusters. Core service lines span early-childhood education, debt counseling, domestic-violence support, and civic-engagement infrastructure.

The business model is a hybrid of public-sector commissioning and grant-funded project delivery rather than commercial product sales. Revenue streams include: (i) recurring commissions and contracts from Bavarian municipalities (Stadt Nürnberg, Landkreis Nürnberger Land, Landeshauptstadt München), state/federal ministries, the Catholic Diözese Augsburg, and free welfare carriers; (ii) parent fees at the four Kitas under Bavarian municipal guidelines; (iii) project grants from foundations (Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stiftung Deutsche Jugendmarke, wbg 2000 Stiftung) and EU funds (AMIF, ESF); and (iv) occasional corporate donations and sponsorships (e.g., Greenovative for 2-gether). Distribution is via direct service delivery at owned facilities in Nürnberg and Fürth and commissioned consulting/research projects (organizational consulting, parent surveys, financing-model studies) delivered to municipalities, church providers, and federal ministries. Pricing to end-users is free or low-cost for counseling, volunteer coordination, and most training; commercial SaaS pricing is not applicable. IT infrastructure is based on open-source software (Nextcloud), and the organization holds no proprietary technology platform or patents.

Go-to-market is institutional and relationship-driven: long-tenure municipal contracts (e.g., Landkreis Nürnberger Land debt counseling since 1991, Diözese Augsburg parent surveys since 2013), policy consulting (notably the Münchner Förderformel influencing the Bavarian BayKiBiG), conference presence (ConSozial, Krippenkongress, Fachtagungen), and earned media (BR Frankenschau, Frankenfernsehen). Customers and commissioning partners are predominantly public-sector bodies and Catholic/charitable organizations across Bavaria, supplemented by EU and foundation grant relationships for time-bound projects. The organization is governed by a Verwaltungsrat (Supervisory Board chaired by Dr. Felix Berth) and managed by Geschäftsführerin Dr. Julia Schimmer; shareholders include AWO Kreisverband Nürnberg, Deutsches Jugendinstitut e.V., Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V. Hagen, and Sozialpädagogisches Institut Berlin — reflecting its multi-stakeholder non-profit ownership structure.

Name

ISKA Nürnberg

Legal name

Institut für Soziale und Kulturelle Arbeit gGmbH

Website

https://iska-nuernberg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ISKA Nürnberg is a non-profit gGmbH operating since 1988 across Bavaria, delivering childcare (four Kitas), debt and domestic-violence counseling, volunteer coordination, family sponsorships, and commissioned social research and consulting for municipalities, churches, and ministries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (611710), Management Consulting Services (54161), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAKABAK

Family-School Collaboration & Inclusion Planning Support

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Inclusive Education & Mainstream Classroom Support

SECONDARYEDAAADAH

Family & School System Navigation (Parent Engagement, Youth Services)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Citizenship & Immigrant Integration Education

SECONDARYEDAAAAAE

Family Literacy (Parent/Child & Intergenerational)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Adult Basic Education (ABE) & Literacy

SECONDARYEDAAADAG

Financial & Consumer Integration (Banking, Credit, Taxes)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Citizenship & Immigrant Integration Education

SECONDARYEDAKACAO

Independent Educational Consultant Case Management & Service Coordination

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Individualized Education Program (IEP) & Special Education Consulting

Keywords

• Social services
• Childcare facilities
• Debt counseling
• Volunteer coordination
• Civic engagement consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Nürnberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Funding & Contracts: ISKA operates under commissions from state and federal ministries (Landes- und Bundesministerien), municipalities (Kommunen), free welfare organizations (freie Träger), and companies. Services such as childcare (Kitas), debt counseling, volunteer centers, and domestic violence counseling are commissioned and funded by public authorities (city of Nürnberg, state of Bavaria, Diözese Augsburg, etc.).
2. Parent Fees (Kitas): Children's day care facilities (MOMO, MIKRO, MIO, MIRA) generate revenue from parent contributions (Elternbeiträge), supplemented by city and state funding.
3. Project Grants & Foundation Funding: Research, consulting, and practice projects receive funding from foundations (e.g., Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stiftung Deutsche Jugendmarke, Zukunftsstiftung Ehrenamt Bayern) and EU funds (AMIF, ESF).
4. Donations & Sponsorship: Occasional donations and sponsorships support specific programs (e.g., WBG 2000 Stiftung donation to Familienpatenschaften, Greenovative donation to 2-gether project).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ISKA N\u00fcrnberg is a non-profit social and cultural institute that operates four early childhood education facilities (MOMO, MIKRO, MIO, MIRA), provides free debt and insolvency counseling, runs two volunteer coordination centers (ZAB N\u00fcrnberg and FZF F\u00fcrth), and delivers counseling for men affected by domestic violence. In parallel, ISKA provides organizational consulting, practice research, professional development (Kita-Fachkraftkurs, ISKA-Leitungsqualifizierung), and project management for immigrant integration (ISAK) to public sector clients in Bavaria.

Product overview

ISKA Nürnberg (Institut für Soziale und Kulturelle Arbeit) is a social and cultural work institute operating as a multi-project organization rather than a single product company. The organization manages a portfolio of interconnected social services, educational facilities, and community programs. Core offerings include five Kindertageseinrichtungen (MOMO, MIKRO, MIO, MIRA children's facilities) focused on early childhood education and educational equity, integrated with specialized services like ISAK (social work in daycares) and Fachdienste für Bildungschancen (educational opportunities services). Additional service pillars include volunteer management (ZAB, FZF), debt counseling, domestic violence counseling, family sponsorships, and civic engagement programs (TÜREN ÖFFNEN, ANDERS GRÜNDEN). The organization also provides professional development (Kita-Fachkraftkurs, Leitungsqualifizierung) and conducts practice research. All facilities and services operate under a unified organizational umbrella with shared values around educational justice and social participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MOMO: Kindertagesstätte - childcare facility with family involvement concept
• MIKRO
• MIO
• MIRA
• ZAB
• FZF
• BHGM
• ISAK
• Anders Wirtschaften
• KOLEO
• SEGENSI

Products and services

• Schuldner- und Insolvenzberatungsstelle Free debt and insolvency counseling for over-indebted citizens in N\u00fcrnberg and surrounding district, including support with consumer insolvency proceedings.
• Kindertagesst\u00e4tte MOMO Children's day care facility with small groups of 12-15 children aged 0-10 years, featuring family involvement concept, extended opening hours, and minimal closure days.
• Haus f\u00fcr Kinder MIKRO Children's house with 74 places for children under three and kindergarten-age, featuring educational workshops in nature, science, mathematics, media, language, music, movement, and creativity.
• Haus f\u00fcr Kinder MIO Integrative children's house with Fachdienste supporting educational opportunities and social work assistance for disadvantaged families.
• Kinderkrippe MIRA Children's nursery focused on educational equity and equal educational starting conditions from early childhood.
• ZAB - Zentrum Aktiver B\u00fcrger Center for Active Citizens in N\u00fcrnberg, an independent contact point for civic engagement that advises and mediates volunteers to community-oriented organizations.
• Freiwilligen-Zentrum F\u00fcrth (FZF) Volunteer center in F\u00fcrth providing advice and support for engaged citizens and facilities, mediating to over 200 volunteer placement opportunities.
• Fachstelle Umgangskontakte Contact supervision facility for separated or divorced parents, including supervised visits and transfer accompaniment.
• Familienpatenschaften Family sponsorship program where volunteers support families in everyday life, around the birth of a child, or in orientation to N\u00fcrnberg.
• Beratungsstelle H\u00e4usliche Gewalt an M\u00e4nnern (BHGM) Counseling center for men affected by domestic violence in North Bavaria, offering counseling and prevention services.
• Kita-Fachkraftkurs Vocational training program for pedagogical specialists working in Bavarian kindergartens, delivered in blended-learning format over 15 months by certified multipliers.
• ISKA-Leitungsqualifizierung Qualification program for Kita leadership positions, consisting of 10 modules on self-management, facility leadership, and employee management competencies.
• Organisationsberatung Process-accompanying consulting services for organizations, carriers, municipalities, and federal states, including concept development and implementation support.
• Praxisforschung Research projects including longitudinal parent surveys, evaluations, and studies on early childhood education, civic engagement, debt counseling, and social issues, commissioned by municipalities, ministries, and church providers.
• ISAK - Integrierende Soziale Arbeit in Kitas Integrated social work project in day-care facilities supporting immigrant families with settling in, strengthening their participation in N\u00fcrnberg society, and offering pedagogical specialists space for exchange and intercultural competency development.
• T\u00dcREN \u00d6FFNEN Regional mediator between companies and non-profit organizations for corporate volunteering, organizing partnership days, supervised hospitation weeks, and competence donation formats.
• ANDERS GR\u00dcNDEN Contact point, incubator, accelerator, and platform for social, ecological, and cultural innovations and community-oriented companies in North Bavaria.
• KOLEO Learning and creative workshop at Leonhardstra\u00dfe 20a in F\u00fcrth, offering networking space and affordable rental for trainings, team meetings, lectures, and community-oriented company events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Since 2023, placed 150 children in Nürnberger Kitas through Kita-Einstieg project
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• wbg 2000 StiftungminorOthers · 27 October 2025wbg 2000 Stiftung donated €2,000 to the Familienpatenschaften project to fund joint leisure activities (Freizeitaktivitäten) for volunteer families and supported families.
• GreenovativeminorOthers · 8 October 2025Solar energy company Greenovative donated approximately €5,000 to the FZF mentoring project 2-gether to support educational equality for disadvantaged students in Fürth. Donation was formalized with participation of Oberbürgermeister Thomas Jung.
• Diakonie Fürth, Arbeiterwohlfahrt Fürth, Caritas Fürth (and ~80 other non-profits)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Freiwilligen-Zentrum Fürth (FZF) cooperates with approximately 80 non-profit organizations in Fürth for volunteer placement and coordination. Key partners include Diakonie Fürth, Arbeiterwohlfahrt Fürth, and Caritas Fürth. These partnerships enable the FZF to offer over 200 volunteer placement opportunities across diverse social, cultural, and ecological fields.
• Diözese Augsburg / Kita-Zentrum St. SimpertcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2013, ISKA has conducted annual parent surveys for the Diözese Augsburg's Kita network. In 2026, 263+72 Kitas participated, covering over 26,000 parents. The partnership involves quality assurance and development for the Catholic Kita system in Bavaria. ISKA's Kita financing algorithms influenced the Bavarian Children's Education and Care Act (BayKiBiG).
• Landeshauptstadt München (Referat für Bildung und Sport)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerISKA conducted the Kitabarometer and Ganztagsbarometer parent surveys for the City of Munich, covering 18,000 parents of Krippen children (0-2 years) and 30,000 parents of elementary school children (5-9 years). Results informed the city's childcare expansion planning.
• Polizeipräsidium UnterfrankenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeratungsstelle Häusliche Gewalt gegen Männer (BHGM) at ISKA entered a cooperation agreement (Kooperationsvereinbarung) with Polizeipräsidium Unterfranken as a proactive approach to domestic violence cases. This is a pro-active (not just reactive) cooperation for victim support.
• Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon OhmmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerISKA and TH Nürnberg maintain an ongoing partnership including: annual Praxismarkt participation at Meistersingerhalle; joint project management certificate course (Zertifikatskurs Projektmanagement); academic visits to ISKA Kitas (Prof. Steffen Brockmann Huber, Santiago Morales); and cooperation on ISAK project evaluation.
• Staatsinstitut für Frühpädagogik (IFP) MünchenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFP München cooperated with ISKA on the evaluation study of the Munich Kita financing reform (Münchner Förderformel) from May 2012 onwards, combining policy research with implementation support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Deutsches Jugendinstitut (DJI): Federal German youth research institute and a shareholder of ISKA; both combine applied social research with policy advising for youth/family issues. Strong direct overlap in evidence-based consulting for federal and state ministries.
• Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V. ISKA shareholder; nationwide association for cultural policy with comparable research/consulting/practice integration around social and cultural engagement.
• Sozialp\u00e4dagogisches Institut (SPI) Berlin: ISKA shareholder and comparable social-pedagogical institute offering organizational consulting, practice research, and project management for youth/family services. Directly comparable structure and services.
• Mehr Zeit f\u00fcr Kinder e.V. German non-profit focused on parent and family services including parent engagement and family-education programs; directly comparable mission on family-school interaction and parent capacity-building.
• Staatsinstitut f\u00cr Fr\u00fchp\u00e4dagogik (IFP M\u00fcnchen): Bavarian state institute for early childhood education research; co-partnered with ISKA on the M\u00fcnchner F\u00f6rderformel evaluation from May 2012. Directly comparable in combining early-childhood practice research with policy/legislative impact.
• Stadtjugendring N\u00fcrnberg: Local youth and civic engagement coordination body; comparable in coordinating volunteer-driven programs for youth/families in N\u00fcrnberg with similar funding base.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH: Major German foundation funding ISKA's Familienpatenschaften and other projects; operates at much larger scale on social-investment themes including education equity and civic engagement, frequently a commissioner/competitor for the same public-good contracts.
• Caritasverband N\u00fcrnberg: Major Catholic welfare provider in the N\u00fcrnberg region delivering debt counseling, family services, and volunteer coordination. Direct overlap with several ISKA service lines within the same geography.
• AWO Bezirk Mittelfranken: Large regional welfare organization; ISKA shareholder and counterpart offering overlapping services (childcare, debt counseling, civic engagement) at greater scale across Mittelfranken, providing a benchmark for service breadth.
• Diakonie N\u00fcrnberg: Protestant welfare organization in N\u00fcrnberg/F\u00fcrth (named FZF cooperation partner); delivers comparable social services at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

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