LKJ Berlin

What LKJ Berlin does

Landesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung Berlin e.V. (LKJ Berlin) is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered at Axel-Springer-Straße 40-41 in Berlin, founded in 2001 to act as the state-level umbrella organization (Dachorganisation) for cultural children's and youth education (kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung) in the city. It represents 50 member institutions and Landesarbeitsgemeinschaften and has been the officially recognized carrier (anerkannte Trägerin) of the federal FSJ Kultur program in Berlin since 2001, currently coordinating more than 150 young volunteers aged 16-25 across over 100 host institutions including theaters (Staatsballett Berlin, Maxim Gorki Theater, Schaubühne), museums (Berlinische Galerie, Deutsches Technikmuseum), libraries, and youth cultural centers.

The organization's service portfolio spans the full cultural-education continuum: the FSJ Kultur voluntary service program; InfoPoint Kulturelle Bildung (advisory service on the federal 'Kultur macht stark' program); Jugend.Sprungbrett.Kultur (with the Starterkit Vor-Ort-Check Barrierefreiheit program and a Roadmap Diversität und Inklusion); Praxisfonds Mitgestalten (participatory project funding of 3,000-7,500 euros per project); 'Räume öffnen: Werkstatt für Beteiligung' (a three-module staff qualification series); JuKuBi and the bezirkliche Koordinierungsstellen Kulturelle Bildung; the Kubinaut navigation platform co-produced with Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH; the infomail bi-weekly newsletter and Infonetkalender co-produced with jugendnetz-berlin; and the Sommerferienkalender / Kinderkulturkalender discovery tools. Underlying technology is light-weight: a Drupal-based website, the federal freiwilligendienste-kultur-bildung.de placement platform operated jointly with the Bundesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung (BKJ), and Brevo (Sendinblue) for newsletter distribution under Art. 28 DSGVO data processing.

Revenue is non-commercial and grant-based, drawing from three streams: membership fees from the 50 member organizations; ongoing project grants from the Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt, the Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie, and the Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFSJ); and European Union / European Social Fund (ESF) co-financing of FSJ Kultur. Berlin receives roughly 5 million euros per year under the federal 'Kultur macht stark' program (representing about 14% of total federal program funding in the 2018-2022 phase), of which LKJ Berlin administers a coordinating share through its advisory role. The organization operates with seven staff under board chair Katrin Boemke and runs a wholly-owned operating subsidiary, JugendKulturService gGmbH.

Name

LKJ Berlin

Legal name

Landesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung Berlin e.V.

Website

https://lkj-berlin.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Landesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung Berlin e.V. is a non-profit umbrella organization representing 50 member institutions in Berlin's cultural children's and youth education sector, administering the FSJ Kultur voluntary service for 150+ young people annually across 100+ host institutions, and distributing federal, state, and EU grants for participatory cultural education projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: LKJ Berlin operates as a membership-based organization (e.V. - registered association). Member institutions pay membership fees to be part of the umbrella organization.
2. Public funding and project grants: The organization receives ongoing funding from public bodies including the Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt (Berlin Senate), the Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie (Berlin Senate), and project-specific grants from the Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFSJ). The FSJ Kultur program is co-financed by the European Union and the European Social Fund (ESF). Additional project funding comes from the 'Kultur macht stark' federal program and the Praxisfonds Mitgestalten initiative.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LKJ Berlin is a non-profit umbrella organization (Dachorganisation) coordinating cultural children's and youth education in Berlin. It operates the FSJ Kultur voluntary cultural service program for young people aged 16-25, administers participatory funding programs (Praxisfonds Mitgestalten, Aktionsfonds/Mikrofonds), runs an advisory service (InfoPoint Kulturelle Bildung), and maintains information platforms such as Kubinaut and the infomail newsletter, serving 50 member institutions and over 100 host organizations.

Product overview

LKJ Berlin operates as a federation for cultural youth education in Berlin, offering a portfolio of programs rather than a unified software product. The core offering is the FSJ Kultur program (voluntary cultural service), supported by initiatives like Jugend.Sprungbrett.Kultur for accessibility, Praxisfonds Mitgestalten for participatory funding, and qualification series like 'Räume öffnen'. Supporting services include infomail (event calendar), Kubinaut (navigation platform), InfoPoint Kulturelle Bildung (advisory service), and the nationwide volunteer placement platform Freiwilligendienste Kultur und Bildung. The organization acts as an intermediary connecting young people with cultural institutions rather than developing technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FSJ Kultur (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr Kultur)
• Jugend.Sprungbrett.Kultur – Starterkit Vor-Ort-Check Barrierefreiheit
• Praxisfonds Mitgestalten
• Räume öffnen: Werkstatt für Beteiligung
• infomail
• Kubinaut – Navigation Kulturelle Bildung
• InfoPoint Kulturelle Bildung

Quantifiable outcome

• In Berlin, Kultur macht stark reached approximately 3,800 cultural education projects since 2018, reaching about 11% of all children in at-risk situations in Berlin — more than double the national average.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt (Berlin Senate, Culture Division)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Berlin Senate's culture ministry co-finances LKJ Berlin's programs including FSJ Kultur and the Kubinaut Navigation Kulturelle Bildung project. As a public funding body, it represents a core institutional partner enabling the organization's operations.
• Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie (Berlin Senate, Education, Youth and Family Division)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Berlin Senate's education and youth ministry is a primary funder of LKJ Berlin's projects including FSJ Kultur, InfoPoint Kulturelle Bildung, JuKuBi, Jugend.Sprungbrett.Kultur, and the Praxisfonds Mitgestalten. It represents a foundational institutional partner.
• Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie (SenBJF) - co-funder of multiple projectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenBJF co-funds the infomail, infonetkalender, InfoPoint Kulturelle Bildung, Jugend.Sprungbrett.Kultur, and JuKuBi projects. It also co-finances the Kubinaut Navigation Kulturelle Bildung project along with the Senate Culture Division.
• Europäische Union / Europäischer Sozialfonds (ESF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe European Union co-finances the FSJ Kultur in Berlin program through the European Social Fund (ESF), as part of the Jugend-Ökologisch-Kultur framework. This represents a key international funding partnership.
• Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFSJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe federal Ministry co-finances the FSJ Kultur in Berlin program alongside the European Union and Berlin Senate. As the national authority for youth voluntary services, it is a key institutional partner.
• Jugendnetz BerlincoreTechnology or IntegrationJugendnetz Berlin hosts the LKJ Berlin website (hosting), co-produces the infomail newsletter, and is a partner in the infonetkalender project for the Berlin youth portal jup! Berlin. It also co-produces the Kubinaut Navigation Kulturelle Bildung project.
• Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKulturprojekte Berlin GmbH is a key co-production partner for the Kubinaut Navigation Kulturelle Bildung project alongside LKJ Berlin. Kulturprojekte Berlin is also listed among FSJ Kultur host institutions.
• Jugend- und Familienstiftung des Landes Berlin (jfsb)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Berlin Youth and Family Foundation (jfsb) is a partner in the infonetkalender project alongside LKJ Berlin and jugendnetz-berlin.de, operating the Berliner Jugendportal jup! Berlin.
• Bundesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung (BKJ) e.V.secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe BKJ is the federal-level counterpart of LKJ Berlin and runs the national voluntary service in culture and education (Freiwilligendienste Kultur und Bildung) of which the FSJ Kultur Berlin is a part. LKJ Berlin is a recognized Trägerin of this federal program since 2001.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bundesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung (BKJ): Federal-level umbrella organization for cultural youth education in Germany. LKJ Berlin is a recognized Trägerin (carrier) of BKJ's national programs, including FSJ Kultur, making BKJ the most direct structural counterpart and national coordination hub.

Regional players

• Landesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung Thüringen (LKJ Thüringen): State-level LKJ for Thuringia, operating the same model of cultural youth education coordination and federal FSJ Kultur program delivery in a different German state.
• Landesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung Baden-Württemberg (LKJ BW): State-level counterpart of LKJ Berlin for cultural youth education in Baden-Württemberg. Operates the same umbrella-and-FSJ-Kultur model across member institutions in a different geographic jurisdiction, with comparable organizational structure and program portfolio.
• Landesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung Nordrhein-Westfalen (LKJ NRW): State-level LKJ for North Rhine-Westphalia, operating under the same organizational structure with member institutions and FSJ Kultur coordination in Germany's most populous state.
• Landesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung Sachsen (LKJ Sachsen): State-level LKJ for Saxony, providing cultural youth education umbrella services and FSJ Kultur carrier status in eastern Germany with a comparable institutional structure.

Broad incumbents

• Deutscher Bundesjugendring (DBJR): Federal umbrella for youth associations in Germany, covering broader youth policy and participation beyond cultural education specifically. Operates as an analog in the wider German youth-sector coordination landscape.
• IJAB - Fachstelle für Internationale Jugendarbeit der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Federal competence center for international youth work in Germany. While not a state-level LKJ, IJAB operates in adjacent policy and program coordination space for youth services, with overlap in youth-policy advocacy and federal program administration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FWDKultur
• Instagraminstagram.com/lkj_berlin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lkj-berlin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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