Masonic Children's Clinic for Communication Disorders

Name

Masonic Children's Clinic for Communication Disorders

Legal name

Minnesota Masonic Children's Clinic for Communication Disorders

Website

https://masonicchildrensclinic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Speech-Language Therapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Rehabilitation & Developmental Therapy Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Speech & Language Therapy (Early Intervention) (EDACAFAB), Autism Parent/Caregiver Education & Training (School-Linked) (EDAKAKAJ)

Keywords

• Pediatric speech therapy
• Childhood communication disorders
• Pediatric audiology services
• Augmentative alternative communication
• Free speech therapy clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Duluth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The clinic is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies on community donations including cash, credit card charges, matching gifts, personal property, real estate, and in-kind donations. Donations may be designated to the clinic specifically.
2. IRA Charitable Distributions: For donors 70.5 or older, giving from IRA can help reduce taxable income. Those over 73 with Required Minimum Distributions can fulfill them through IRA gifts to the clinic.
3. Stock Donations: Donating stocks allows avoidance of capital gains tax and often provides a charitable deduction for the full value of the asset.
4. Planned Giving: Planned giving options including bequests, beneficiary designations, and estate planning tools that allow donors to contribute while potentially maintaining or enhancing their cashflow.
5. Grant Support: The clinic receives grant support from Minnesota Masonic Charities through annual Mission Grants and has been supported by the Scottish Rite Foundation historically.
6. Annual Fundraising Dinner: Annual fundraising event (Annual Dinner) that raised $190,000 in 2019, marking a record for the event.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The clinic provides free, comprehensive speech-language pathology, pediatric audiology, occupational therapy, and parent education services for children from birth to age nine with communication disorders such as autism, apraxia, Down syndrome, hearing impairment, and language delays. Services include comprehensive evaluations, individualized therapy sessions, AAC support, audiology assessments, outreach visits, and caregiver training, all delivered at no cost to families through a donation-funded nonprofit model.

Product overview

Masonic Children's Clinic for Communication Disorders is a nonprofit organization offering a unified suite of free speech-language therapy and audiology services for children ages birth to nine. The core service portfolio includes Comprehensive Evaluations, Audiology Services, Speech-Language Therapy and Management, Outreach Visits & Group Activities, and Parent & Caregiver Education and Support. The clinic also provides supplementary resources including the Hear Me Out Podcast and an Educational Blog with specialized content series like Reading with Rina and Tips from Tamara. All services are provided completely free of charge for up to two years, with therapy rooted in play-based, child-led approaches tailored to each child's unique communication needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Speech-Language Therapy Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of families helped since 1990
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Mayo Clinic Caring Canines ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Arlo, the clinic's therapy dog (Cavapoo), joined The Clinic full-time in 2025 and in 2026 began working in Rochester, Minnesota through the Mayo Clinic Caring Canines Program.
• Minnesota Masonic Charities (MMC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018In January 2018, the Scottish Rite Foundation (the clinic's sponsor) became an affiliated charity with Minnesota Masonic Charities family of charities. This integration secured the clinic's ability to provide critical treatment in perpetuity to children desperate to communicate. MMC had long recognized the important work of the clinic and supported its efforts through annual Mission Grants. The integration allows the clinic to carry on operations with vision to allocate donor funds to expand services to families on the waiting list.
• Scottish Rite FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 1990Originally sponsored the clinic under the name 'Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders' beginning September 1990 on the University of Minnesota-Duluth campus. Provided capital funding and operational support until integration with Minnesota Masonic Charities in 2018.
• University of Minnesota DuluthminorOthersOriginal campus location for the clinic beginning September 1990. The clinic operated on the UMD campus before moving to its own facility in 1999.
• Boston Children's HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe audiologist (Kelsey Putvin) completed a clinical rotation with Boston Children's Hospital during her graduate program at Central Michigan University, which laid the groundwork for her love of working with children.
• Duluth Public LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinnesota Masonic Children's Clinic collaborated with Duluth Public Library on a 'social stories' project. Social stories are illustrated booklets that help children prepare for or understand various situations.
• Great Lakes AquariumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Animal Care Camp - an opportunity for youth ages 13-21 to develop social skills while gaining hands-on practice with animal behavior observations.
• Lake Superior ZoominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Zookeeper Camp where children learn what it's like to be a zookeeper by preparing animal meals, making enrichments, cleaning exhibits, and observing animal training.
• Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Summer Social Skills Classes - two exciting social skills classes for youth with autism offered through AuSM, building skills in low-stress environments.
• Alliance of Therapy DogsminorOthersArlo, the clinic's therapy dog, became a certified therapy dog through the Alliance of Therapy Dogs after completing beginner obedience, Canine Good Citizen training, and all evaluation requirements.
• Greysolon BallroomminorOthersVenue for the clinic's annual fundraising dinner event at 231 East Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Great Speech: Teletherapy platform providing virtual speech-language therapy for children and adults. Comparable pediatric SLP focus and represents an emerging remote-delivery alternative to brick-and-mortar nonprofit clinics like the subject.
• Expressable: Online speech therapy company serving children and adults with communication disorders via teletherapy. Comparable pediatric SLP focus with a different delivery model — represents the digital/remote competitive vector the subject clinic does not currently address.

Direct peers

• Heartspring: Wichita, KS-based nonprofit serving children with disabilities including autism and developmental delays through therapy, education, and residential programs. Comparable nonprofit pediatric therapy model with multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Lumiere Children's Therapy: Chicago-area pediatric speech, occupational, and ABA therapy provider serving children with autism, apraxia, and communication disorders. Comparable multidisciplinary pediatric therapy focus, though operates as a for-profit clinic.
• Weingarten Children's Center: Nonprofit pediatric speech-language and learning center in Redwood City, CA providing free/low-cost therapy for children with speech, language, and hearing challenges — directly comparable mission, population (birth–school age), and free-service model.
• RiteCare of Minneapolis-St. Paul: Sibling Scottish Rite/Masonic-affiliated pediatric speech-language clinic in the Twin Cities. Most directly comparable — the subject clinic begins providing administrative support for this site effective March 2026, indicating shared model, mission, and donor ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Boston Children's Hospital: Major pediatric academic medical center referenced in the subject's audiologist's training. Overlaps in pediatric audiology and developmental services but operates at vastly larger scale and scope.
• Scottish Rite Masons Childhood Language Disorders Clinics (National Network): Nationwide network of Scottish Rite-affiliated language clinics (including the former name of the subject). Operates under the same parent heritage and provides directly comparable pediatric SLP services, but at broader national scale.
• Mayo Clinic Children's: Major pediatric care provider (and existing partner via the Caring Canines Program with Arlo). Comparable only as a broad pediatric healthcare incumbent serving children with developmental and hearing conditions across a much broader portfolio.

Others

• Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM): Statewide autism support and education nonprofit and existing partner of the subject clinic. Provides adjacent autism services, social skills classes, and parent training — comparable constituent population but broader mission and non-clinical focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/masonicclinic
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@masonicchildrensclinic1156/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/MasonicChildrensClinic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/masonic-children-s-clinic-for-communication-disorders
• Instagraminstagram.com/masonicchildrensclinic

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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