Evangelische Stiftung Neuerkerode

What Evangelische Stiftung Neuerkerode does

Evangelische Stiftung Neuerkerode (esn) is a German Protestant public-law foundation established in 1868 and headquartered in Sickte-Neuerkerode, Lower Saxony. It operates one of the largest integrated healthcare and social services networks in Southeast Lower Saxony, coordinating 17 affiliated companies across 75 locations with approximately 3,700 employees and 250 trainees serving roughly 4,500 people daily. The foundation anchors its operations in the 'Inklusives Dorf Neuerkerode' (inclusive village) model, an integrated care concept that has shaped German disability services for over 150 years and continues to underpin its service philosophy under CEO Tobias Henkel (appointed February 2022).

esn delivers a vertically integrated portfolio covering disability housing and vocational support, inpatient acute care at Krankenhaus Marienstift (147 beds, DHG-certified Hernia Competence Center), psychosomatic and addiction rehabilitation, ambulatory nursing (Diakoniestationen), elderly residential care, palliative services, mother-child preventive care, and work-integration programs. Newer offerings include the Klinik-Informations-Management-System 'KIM' launched in 2021, the integration of a Medizinisches Zentrum für Erwachsene mit geistiger Behinderung (MZEB) in 2024, the Quartier St. Leonhard integrated-living facility (2023), and a digital whistleblower compliance system. Operations are managed through the QUAM process and knowledge management framework, ISO 9001 certified, and the organization holds 'Zukunftsfest' certification along with recurring Top Employer / Kununu Top Company designations.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through regulated reimbursements from statutory health insurance (GKV), long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung), and disability assistance under SGB IX (Eingliederungshilfe), supplemented by charitable donations and project grants such as European Social Fund Plus (ESF Plus) funding for Project N.O.W. running through 2028. Under Tobias Henkel, esn has pursued an active growth strategy through targeted acquisitions (St. Vitus Seesen 2022, Regenesa 2024), new subsidiaries (esnSozialeEnergie gGmbH 2024), facility investments (new Marienstift building 2023, Quartier St. Leonhard 2023), and community partnerships such as the extended cooperation with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig (2024).

Name

Evangelische Stiftung Neuerkerode

Legal name

Evangelische Stiftung Neuerkerode

Website

https://netzwerk-esn.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1868

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Evangelische Stiftung Neuerkerode is a German Protestant foundation operating one of Southeast Lower Saxony's largest integrated healthcare and social services networks across 75 locations, serving approximately 4,500 people daily with disability, hospital, elderly, and rehabilitation care through 17 affiliated companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Healthcare Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

Keywords

• Social healthcare services
• Disability support
• Elderly care
• Hospital services
• Addiction rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Sickte-Neuerkerode

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare and Social Services: Revenue generated through providing medical, nursing, disability support, addiction rehabilitation, and preventive care services. Services are funded through statutory health insurance (GKV), long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung), disability assistance (Eingliederungshilfe), and other social security systems. The organization operates hospitals, care homes, outpatient services, workshops for people with disabilities, and counseling centers.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Charitable donations from private donors, companies, and foundations supporting specific projects such as tiny houses, bowling alleys, wishes fulfillment, palliative stations, and community facilities
3. Catering and Food Services: Inclusive catering services (ESSWERK) providing meals for kindergartens, schools, hospitals, and elderly care facilities in the region, as well as event catering services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Evangelische Stiftung Neuerkerode (esn) operates an integrated healthcare and social services network across Southeast Lower Saxony, Germany. Through 17 affiliated companies and 75 locations, the foundation delivers disability support, hospital care, elderly and palliative care, addiction rehabilitation, work integration, and preventive mother-child health services. Revenue is primarily funded through statutory health insurance, long-term care insurance, and German social security frameworks, supplemented by charitable donations.

Product overview

Evangelische Stiftung Neuerkerode (esn) operates as a comprehensive healthcare and social services network, not a single unified product but rather a platform of interconnected services and subsidiaries. The organization encompasses 17 subsidiary companies across 75 locations in Southeast Lower Saxony, providing services including: disability assistance (Behindertenhilfe through Neuerkeröder Wohnen und Betreuen GmbH), hospital services (Krankenhaus Marienstift with specialized clinics including KIM and MZEB), addiction help and rehabilitation (Lukas-Werk), work integration (Mehrwerk gGmbH with ESSWERK catering), prevention and recreation (Regenesa), and comprehensive senior/palliative care through Diakoniestationen Harz-Heide, SAPV, and DIAPP. Educational services include Fachschule Heilerziehungspflege and Bildungszentrum am Marienstift, alongside childcare (Kindertagesstätte Peter und Paul) and cultural programs like Theater Endlich. The organization operates the inclusive village Neuerkerode and publishes the Neuerkeröder Blätter magazine. All services are grounded in Christian values and focused on inclusion, health, and quality of life.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Netzwerk esn: The integrated care network brand covering all affiliated companies and services of the foundation.
• Esswerk
• Neuerkeröder Blätter
• Luise-Löbbecke-Ring
• Villa Luise
• Theater Endlich
• Hand in Hand
• Rockmix
• Inklu-Team
• Esswerk
• ESSWERK

Products and services

• Behindertenhilfe (Disability Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,500 people receive daily care and support across the network
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Basketball Löwen BraunschweigcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Long-standing partnership extended in 2024 as official Top Partner. Features inclusive team (Inklu-Team) as a social project, promoting inclusion and community engagement. Partnership goes beyond traditional sponsorship with active involvement of people with disabilities in team activities.
• Richard Borek StiftungminorOthers · 1 January 2020Cooperation partner in various social and cultural projects including the inclusive quarter St. Leonhard development
• Braunschweigische LandessparkasseminorOthersSupports various projects including youth facility equipment and social initiatives
• Volkswagen Financial Services AGminorOthersCorporate partner engaged in social projects and employee volunteer programs
• Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschland (CJD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of Quartier St. Leonhard in Braunschweig - a multi-generational living, working, and social services quarter combining inclusion, education, and participation

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Caritas Deutschland: Germany's largest welfare confederation, providing similar social services, healthcare, disability support, and elderly care across the country. Direct functional peer to esn's integrated service offering, albeit at much larger national scale.
• AWO Bundesverband e.V. Major German welfare organization providing social services across Germany with operational similarity to esn in elderly care, disability services, family support, and professional training. National-scale peer with comparable mission.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Federal umbrella of Protestant welfare services in Germany. Evangelische Stiftung Neuerkerode is a member of Diakonie, and Diakonie operates across healthcare, social services, education, and elderly care under the same Protestant values-based mission as esn.
• Stiftung Liebenau: German Catholic foundation providing disability services, education, and elderly care in Baden-Württemberg with a comparable subsidiary structure and integrated care model. Directly comparable to esn's mission and organizational design.
• St. Augustinus Gruppe: Catholic healthcare and social services group operating hospitals, elderly care, and disability services in Germany with a comparable integrated structure. Operates a portfolio similar in shape to esn's network.
• Lebenshilfe Bundesverband: Germany's leading organization for people with intellectual disabilities, with member organizations providing housing, work, and family support. Direct peer for esn's largest service line (Behindertenhilfe, ~860 residents in the inclusive village).
• Josefs-Gesellschaft: German Catholic care organization specifically focused on people with intellectual disabilities, with a similar operational model, subsidiary structure, and service portfolio to esn's disability services arm.
• Alexianer GmbH: Catholic healthcare group in Germany operating hospitals, mental health facilities, disability services, and elderly care through multiple subsidiaries. Comparable to esn in integrated care network structure and mix of service lines.
• v. Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel: One of Germany's largest Protestant foundations, providing an integrated network of disability services, hospitals, social welfare, and educational programs in the Bielefeld region. Highly comparable to esn in structure (Stiftung with multiple subsidiaries), mission focus, and operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Helios Kliniken (Fresenius): Major private German hospital operator and one of the largest European healthcare providers. Krankenhaus Marienstift (147 beds) competes in the broader hospital market against Helios facilities in the region, though esn is much smaller and broader in scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

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