Menschlichkeit Ulm

What Menschlichkeit Ulm does

Menschlichkeit Ulm e.V. is a registered nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 2015 and headquartered in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The organization's mission is to support the integration of refugees and migrants in the Ulm region through a portfolio of community-based programs: the Buddy-Projekt provides one-to-one mentoring; the Lern-Café offers structured learning support; Sport & Freizeit organizes recreational and sports activities; Kinderbetreuung delivers childcare; MitMenschen provides accompaniment for vulnerable individuals; and Events with Friends facilitates community gatherings. A newer addition is Mit dir zum Volunteer, launched in 2024 to formalize volunteer recruitment and onboarding. The organization operates with a small paid staff of 5 employees, supplemented by a large volunteer base that delivers the bulk of program services, and is governed by a board led by Vorsitzender Erol Tomruk and Stellvertreterin Anna-Lena Färber, with additional directors Andreas Dobler and Martin Rexer.

Menschlichkeit Ulm has no proprietary technology product; its "platform" is its community of volunteers, mentors, beneficiary relationships, and institutional partners. Service delivery is in-person and place-based, anchored in Ulm. The organization extended its footprint internationally in 2023 with a humanitarian aid effort delivered to Greece, signaling intent to participate in cross-border activity beyond its core Ulm catchment.

The revenue model is a diversified nonprofit funding stack. Income is drawn from individual membership fees and donations, grants from multiple private foundations (Beurer-Stiftung, VINCI Stiftung, Ferry Porsche Stiftung, Heidehof-Stiftung, Bürgerstiftung Ulm), corporate partnerships, and public-sector funding from the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs (BMFSFJ), the state of Baden-Württemberg, and the city of Ulm. No audited financials or operating-budget figures are disclosed. Strategic partners include Flüchtlingsrat Ulm (joint Laptop-Projekt for educational devices) and the Ulmer Netz coalition joined in 2024.

Name

Menschlichkeit Ulm

Legal name

Menschlichkeit Ulm e.V.

Website

https://menschlichkeit-ulm.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Menschlichkeit Ulm e.V., founded in 2015, is a Ulm-based nonprofit supporting refugee and migrant integration through volunteer-driven programs including mentoring, learning support, childcare, and accompaniment, funded by foundations and public grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refugee and Migrant Integration Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI)

Keywords

• Refugee integration
• Migrant support services
• Language learning
• Volunteer coordination
• Community building

Headquarters

HQ city

Ulm

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Mitgliedsbeiträge (Membership Fees): Annual or monthly membership fees paid by supporters. Minimum 25 EUR annually or 10 EUR monthly. Collected via SEPA direct debit.
2. Geldspenden (Donations): One-time and recurring monetary donations from individuals and organizations via bank transfer and PayPal. Donors receive tax-deductible donation receipts (Zuwendungsbescheinigung).
3. Stiftungsförderung (Foundation Grants): Financial support from foundations including Beurer-Stiftung (supporting Lern-Café since 2019), VINCI Stiftung (Kinderbetreuung), Ferry Porsche Stiftung, Heidehof-Stiftung, and others.
4. Öffentliche Fördermittel (Government/EU Funding): Project funding from government bodies including AMIF (EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund), Land Baden-Württemberg, Stadt Ulm, and BMFSFJ (Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend) for programs such as 'Mit dir zum Volunteer' and 'Events with Friends – Horizonte öffnen'.
5. Unternehmenspartnerschaften (Corporate Partnerships): Monthly or annual corporate partnership contributions (ab 10 EUR/Monat or 120 EUR/Jahr) providing visibility benefits including logo placement, social day access, and CSR credentials for partner companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Menschlichkeit Ulm is a registered nonprofit association (e.V.) founded in 2015 in Ulm, Germany, that supports refugees and migrants with integration into local society. It delivers a portfolio of free programs: one-to-one mentoring through the Buddy-Projekt, language and learning support via the Lern-Café, sports and leisure activities (Sport & Freizeit), childcare (Kinderbetreuung), accompaniment services (MitMenschen Begleitung), community events (Events with Friends), and volunteer onboarding (Mit dir zum Volunteer). Services are delivered by a combination of paid staff and trained volunteers to individual beneficiaries at no direct cost.

Product overview

Menschlichkeit Ulm e.V. is a non-profit charitable association (eingetragener Verein) based in Ulm, Germany, founded in 2015 to support refugees and migrants in their integration into local society. Rather than a technology product company, the organization offers a portfolio of social programs designed to facilitate encounter, exchange, and mutual support. The core programs include the Buddy-Projekt (friendship matching), Lern-Café (German language tutoring and educational support), Sport & Freizeit (sports groups including football, running, and hiking), Kinderbetreuung (weekly childcare at refugee accommodation), MitMenschen Begleitung (personal accompaniment services), Events with Friends (intercultural event organization), and Mit dir zum Volunteer (volunteer speed-dating). These programs collectively serve hundreds of migrants annually through a combination of volunteer engagement, community activities, and practical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Buddy-Projekt One-to-one mentoring program that pairs refugees and migrants with local volunteer buddies to support social integration, orientation in Ulm, and everyday problem-solving. Targeted at newly arrived and settled refugees/migrants in the Ulm region.
• Lern-Café Language and learning café that provides refugees and migrants with informal German-language practice and learning support. Targeted at refugees and migrants in the Ulm region seeking to build German-language proficiency.
• Sport & Freizeit Sports and leisure activities program offering refugees and migrants opportunities for physical activity, recreation, and informal social contact. Targeted at refugees and migrants in the Ulm region.
• Kinderbetreuung Childcare service providing supervised care for children of refugees and migrants, enabling parents to attend integration courses, language classes, or work. Targeted at refugee and migrant families in the Ulm region.
• MitMenschen Begleitung Accompaniment service in which volunteers accompany refugees and migrants to appointments such as authorities, doctors, or schools, helping them navigate German administrative and institutional systems. Targeted at refugees and migrants in the Ulm region needing practical orientation support.
• Events with Friends Community events program that brings refugees, migrants, and local Ulm residents together for shared social activities, fostering intercultural contact and local friendships. Targeted at refugees, migrants, and local residents in the Ulm region.
• Mit dir zum Volunteer Volunteer onboarding and matching program that recruits, orients, and places community volunteers into the organization's Buddy-Projekt, MitMenschen Begleitung, Lern-Café, Kinderbetreuung, and event activities. Targeted at local residents in the Ulm region wishing to volunteer in refugee integration work.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 100 students supported annually through the Lern-Café tutoring program
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Ulmer Netz für eine andere Welt e.V.supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024A forum for initiatives and associations engaged in peace work, intercultural encounter, education, and cultural work for sustainable development and social emancipation. Menschlichkeit Ulm joined as a member in 2024 and is actively involved.
• Partnerschaft für Demokratie UlmsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Democracy Ulm supports events and activities related to democracy engagement, diversity, and integration in Ulm.
• Flüchtlingsrat Ulm Alb-Donau-Kreis e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the 'Laptops für Bildung' project that has distributed over 100 laptops to refugee families. Menschlichkeit Ulm is a founding member of the Forum Asyl & Menschenrechte and active in the speaking committee (Sprecherrat).
• Forum Asyl & MenschenrechtecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA coalition of organizations dedicated to refugee affairs in Ulm. Menschlichkeit Ulm is a founding member and holds an active role in the speaking committee, organizing regular events on asylum and human rights topics.
• Caritas Ulm Alb-DonausupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaritas is a network partner, with Menschlichkeit Ulm listed alongside other local organizations working on refugee support and integration.
• Diakonie Ulm Alb-DonausupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiakonie is a network partner, collaborating on refugee support and integration efforts in the Ulm region.
• Stadt UlmsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe city of Ulm is listed as a network partner, collaborating on integration and refugee support initiatives.
• Engagiert in UlmsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerA local volunteering platform and network connecting organizations and volunteers in Ulm.
• Diakonie WürttembergsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiakonie Württemberg partnered with Menschlichkeit Ulm on a May 2024 trip to visit refugee camps in Greece (Diavata, Casa Base), providing support through donations and networking with local organizations.
• Wave ThessalonikisupportingOthersCommunity center in Thessaloniki, Greece. Menschlichkeit Ulm supported the center with 200 backpacks filled with clothing, shoes, hygiene items, and food for distribution to homeless refugees in September 2023.
• Casa Base (Diavata Camp)supportingOthersProtected space for women and girls adjacent to the Diavata refugee camp in Greece, providing education, healthcare, and emergency assistance. Menschlichkeit Ulm supported food supplies and purchases for 60 families.
• SEZ (Stadtentwicklungszentrum)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEZ supports the 'Events with Friends – Horizonte öffnen' project, which facilitates joint event planning between people with and without refugee/migration backgrounds.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children Germany: International humanitarian NGO running family-and-child support services for refugees in Germany, including Ulm-area programs; broader scale but overlapping on Kinderbetreuung-style services for refugee families (analogous to Menschlichkeit Ulm's Kinderbetreuung at the Gemeinschaftsunterkunft).
• Aktion Mensch: Major German social lottery and grantmaker funding inclusion, integration, and refugee programs nationally. Comparable funder-side role and mission around inclusion of people with disabilities, refugees, and other vulnerable groups, serving as a structural peer for funding categories rather than direct delivery.
• PRO ASYL: Germany's leading national advocacy organization for refugees; broader, federal, and primarily advocacy/law-focused rather than service-delivery, but operates in the same funding category (BMFSFJ, AMIF) and addresses overlapping beneficiary populations.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): Germany's largest social-services confederation with nationwide local chapters delivering refugee integration, family, and counseling services — comparable service portfolio at much larger scale and broader remit.

Direct peers

• Flüchtlingsrat Ulm Alb-Donau-Kreis e.V. Mutual strategic partner (including co-running the Laptop-Projekt and active membership in Forum Asyl). Same narrow mission of refugee/migrant support in the Ulm-Alb-Donau geography with overlapping beneficiary population — the closest direct peer.
• Start with a Friend: German nonprofit that pairs young newcomers with local volunteers for 1:1 friendship and orientation — a functional equivalent of the Buddy-Projekt, making it the most comparable peer at national scale.
• Forum Asyl & Menschenrechte Ulm: Ulm coalition of refugee-rights organizations of which Menschlichkeit Ulm is a founding member and holds an active Sprecherrat role. Joint programming on asylum and human-rights topics makes it a direct peer under a different organizational form (coalition vs. single e.V.).
• Diakonie Württemberg: Listed strategic partner and joint operator with Menschlichkeit Ulm on the May 2024 Greek refugee camp visit; runs broader Baden-Württemberg social and integration programs covering refugees, social counseling, and family support — comparable model at a larger regional scale.
• Caritas Ulm Alb-Donau: Network partner for Menschlichkeit Ulm operating in the same Ulm geography with overlapping scope in refugee counseling, accompaniment, and family services for newcomers — directly comparable delivery model.

Others

• Bürgerstiftung Ulm: Local Ulm civic foundation supporting Menschlichkeit Ulm among other civil-society causes; not a service-delivery peer but a structural funder-side counterpart and ecosystem participant within the Ulm civic-philanthropy space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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