Lebenshilfe Starnberg

What Lebenshilfe Starnberg does

Lebenshilfe Starnberg is a non-profit social services organization headquartered in Starnberg, Bavaria, founded in 1971 by parents seeking local schooling for children with disabilities. Operating under a dual structure - a registered association (Lebenshilfe Starnberg e.V.) and a non-profit limited company (Lebenshilfe Starnberg gemeinnützige GmbH) - the organization runs 17 facilities and services across the Landkreis Starnberg with approximately 350 employees serving more than 900 people with and without disabilities. Its service portfolio spans the full lifecycle: early intervention (Interdisziplinäre Frühförderstellen in Starnberg and Gilching, Harl.e.kin neonatal aftercare), inclusive and therapeutic childcare (Barbara Eberhard Kinderhaus, Kinderhaus Gauting, Heilpädagogischer Kindergarten Andechs), the Franziskus-Schule special education center and Heilpädagogische Tagesstätte, adult residential homes (Hanfelder Straße, Prinzenweg, Werner Blank Haus, Außenwohngruppe Gauting), ambulatory living support, the IWL Werk- und Förderstätten workshops (joint venture with SOS Kinderdorf), and Offene Hilfen open support services. A separate Stiftung Lebenshilfe Starnberg administers donations and endowments.

The underlying "technology" is service delivery by multidisciplinary teams of special educators, therapists, and care workers - no proprietary software, platform, or AI/ML systems are operated. Supporting infrastructure is limited to a public website with third-party integrations for accessibility (Eye-Able), Kita registration (Little Bird), and donation processing (Bank für Sozialwirtschaft). The organization is a member of the Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe national federation and the Lebenshilfe-Landesverband Bayern state association.

Revenue is overwhelmingly public-sector funded: Bezirk Oberbayern via Eingliederungshilfe (cost coverage for disability services) and Jugendamt Starnberg (youth welfare) are the dominant payers, with marginal contributions from statutory health insurance (medical therapies), subsidized parent fees, membership dues (minimum €40/year), donations, and foundation income. Pricing is not market-driven but rather administered per-child/per-resident cost rates negotiated with public authorities. The go-to-market is direct service provision through facilities combined with referrals from healthcare providers (Klinikum Starnberg, pediatricians) and schools; an online donation and membership channel complements fundraising. Recent strategic momentum includes physical capacity expansion (Wohnheim Hanfelder Straße +8 places completed September 2025, Werner Blank Haus inaugurated March 2026, HPT Andechs relocation to Weßling planned November 2026) and a generational leadership transition, with Philipp Goroll succeeding Edith Dieterle as Managing Director in April 2026.

Name

Lebenshilfe Starnberg

Legal name

Lebenshilfe Starnberg gemeinnützige GmbH

Website

https://lebenshilfe-starnberg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lebenshilfe Starnberg is a non-profit organization operating 17 facilities and ~350 employees across the Landkreis Starnberg in Bavaria, providing early intervention, special education, residential, and vocational services to more than 900 people with disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Social Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ), Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI), Special Needs After-School Care & Homework Support (HSAAAHAI), Transition & School-Readiness Support for Special Needs Children (HSAAAIAO)

Keywords

• Disability social services
• Special education services
• Residential care facilities
• Early childhood intervention
• Vocational training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Starnberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding (Eingliederungshilfe): Core funding from Bezirk Oberbayern for educational, therapeutic, and residential services for people with disabilities. Additional funding from Jugendamt for children and youth services. Government-mandated cost coverage based on individual needs assessments.
2. Health insurance contributions: Medical therapies (logopädie, ergotherapie, physiotherapie) are billed to statutory health insurance funds.
3. Parent contributions: Parents pay subsidized fees for meals and materials; some services are free. Bezirk charges reduced rates due to household savings.
4. Membership fees and donations: Verein Lebenshilfe Starnberg e.V. generates revenue through annual membership fees (minimum 40 EUR, 5 EUR for people with disabilities) and donations from individuals and companies.
5. Foundation income: Stiftung Lebenshilfe Starnberg provides financial support for projects and services through endowment income, bequests, and donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Lebenshilfe Starnberg delivers integrated social, educational, therapeutic, residential, and vocational services for people with disabilities across all life stages in the Starnberg district. Services are delivered through 17 facilities including early intervention centers, inclusive childcare, a special education school, residential homes, sheltered workshops, ambulatory living support, and community programs, primarily funded by public authorities (Bezirk Oberbayern, Jugendamt) and health insurance.

Product overview

Lebenshilfe Starnberg is a social services organization operating as a portfolio of interconnected facilities and services for people with disabilities, organized under the Lebenshilfe Starnberg e.V. (association) and Lebenshilfe Starnberg gGmbH (non-profit limited company). The organization encompasses 17 facilities serving over 900 people with and without disabilities across all life stages. The product portfolio is divided into two main service areas: (1) Children & Youth facilities including early intervention (Interdisziplinäre Frühförderstellen, Harl.e.kin-Nachsorge), daycare facilities (Barbara Eberhard Kinderhaus, Kinderhaus Gauting), therapeutic kindergartens and hort after-school care, and the Franziskus-Schule special education center with associated HPT-G day facility; and (2) Adult services including residential homes (Wohnheime Hanfelder Straße, Prinzenweg, Werner Blank Haus, Außenwohngruppe Gauting), ambulatory living support, IWL Werk- und Förderstätten work/training facilities, and Offene Hilfen open support services. Cross-cutting services include parent counseling, school/individual accompaniment, inclusion advisory services, and a foundation for donations and endowments. The organization does not offer a technology product but provides direct care services across these interconnected facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Franziskus-Schule: Förderzentrum (special education center) with focus on intellectual development, serving children and youth from preschool to vocational school level.
• Barbara Eberhard Kinderhaus
• Lebenshilfe Kinderhaus Gauting

Products and services

• Franziskus-Schule Starnberg Special education center (Förderzentrum) with focus on intellectual development, serving approximately 120 students with intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, or seizure disorders from preschool through vocational school level.
• Barbara Eberhard Kinderhaus mit Heilpädagogischem Kindergarten

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 900 people served across all programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SOS KinderdorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint shareholder of IWL Werk- und Förderstätten Machtlfing, which provides vocational training and employment for 240 adults with disabilities.
• IWL Werk- und Förderstätten Machtlfing (Isar-Würm-Lech Werkstätten)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWerkstätten and Förderstätten providing vocational training and employment for adults with disabilities. Lebenshilfe Starnberg and SOS Kinderdorf are co-shareholders.
• Klinikum Starnberg (Neonatology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the neonatal intensive care unit for the Harl.e.kin aftercare program supporting families with premature or at-risk newborns.
• Caritasverband StarnbergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint implementation of Open Disability Work (Offene Behindertenarbeit - OBA) in the Starnberg district, advocating for inclusion and disability rights.
• Lebenshilfe BundesvereinigungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational parent organization providing advocacy, standards, and campaign coordination. Lebenshilfe Starnberg participates in national initiatives such as '#TeilhabeIstMenschenrecht'.
• Lebenshilfe Landesverband BayerncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBavarian state association providing coordination, training, and advocacy for regional Lebenshilfe organizations.
• Bezirk OberbayerncoreOthersPrimary public funding body for disability services (Eingliederungshilfe). Finances educational, residential, and employment services for people with disabilities in the region.
• Jugendamt StarnbergcoreOthersYouth welfare office providing funding for child and youth services including school accompaniment and youth mental health services.
• Grundschulen Starnberg and SöckingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner classes where students from Franziskus-Schule are integrated into regular elementary school classes in selected subjects.
• Mittelschule TutzingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner class arrangement for integration of special education students into regular middle school settings.
• Fünfseen-SchuleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation on orientation class for students where the appropriate focus (intellectual development or learning) is not yet clear at enrollment.
• playourlife (Martina Neumeyer)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal consulting for organizational development, including 'Zielvereinbarung 2.0' project to modernize target agreements. Associated with the 'Ziele in Bewegung' podcast.
• Drees und SommerminorOthersMunich company involved in construction of residential home extension. Employees organized a charity run, raising 3,349 EUR (matched to 5,000 EUR) for Wohnheim Hanfelder Straße.
• acterience management GmbH & Co. KGminorOthersMunich company that donated communication devices (iPads) for augmented and alternative communication, and a therapy tricycle for the Heilpädagogische Tagesstätte.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe: Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe is the federal parent association providing advocacy, campaign coordination, and standards to all German Lebenshilfe entities. It sets the national agenda that Lebenshilfe Starnberg implements locally and represents the broader-incumbent view of the sector.
• Diakonie Bayern: Diakonie Bayern is the Protestant social-services umbrella in Bavaria, providing disability, youth, and senior care. It is a broad incumbent in the same public-funding ecosystem as Lebenshilfe Starnberg and serves comparable populations via affiliated member organizations.
• Lebenshilfe Landesverband Bayern: Lebenshilfe Landesverband Bayern is the state-level umbrella organization coordinating all Bavarian Lebenshilfe affiliates and providing training, advocacy, and standards. Lebenshilfe Starnberg is a member organization, making the Landesverband both a governance parent and a broader-incumbent peer.
• AWO Bayern: AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt) Bayern is one of Germany's largest social-services NGOs, operating disability services, childcare, senior care, and youth welfare across Bavaria. It competes with Lebenshilfe for public funding and serves overlapping populations with a broader portfolio.

Regional players

• Stiftung ICP München: Stiftung ICP München operates special education schools, therapy centers, and residential services for children and adults with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities in the Greater Munich area. It is a regional peer addressing similar physical/developmental disability needs in adjacent Bavaria geography.

Direct peers

• Lebenshilfe München: Lebenshilfe München is the directly comparable local Lebenshilfe affiliate serving the adjacent Munich metropolitan area. It runs the same mix of early intervention, special education schools, residential homes, and sheltered workshops, making it the closest functional peer for Lebenshilfe Starnberg.
• Lebenshilfe Schwäbisch Gmünd: Lebenshilfe Schwäbisch Gmünd is the prior Lebenshilfe organization led by the new Managing Director Philipp Goroll. It offers the same lifecycle portfolio of disability services (education, housing, work, family support) in Baden-Württemberg, making it a near-perfect operational and size peer.
• Caritasverband Starnberg: Caritasverband Starnberg is a confirmed joint-implementation partner of Lebenshilfe Starnberg on the Open Disability Work (OBA) program in the Starnberg district. It delivers adjacent social services (counseling, family support, senior services) to similar populations in the same geography.
• SOS Kinderdorf Bayern: SOS Kinderdorf is the co-shareholder of IWL Werk- und Förderstätten Machtlfing alongside Lebenshilfe Starnberg. As a major German social-services NGO operating youth welfare and family-support programs, it is both a JV partner and a comparable operator of facility-based care services.

Others

• Lebenshilfe Werkstätten Deutschland: Lebenshilfe Werkstätten is the national association of sheltered workshops affiliated with the Lebenshilfe federation. It is an ecosystem / standards body relevant to the IWL Werkstätten Machtlfing operations rather than a direct competitor, providing policy and benchmarking frameworks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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