Hand of Hope Thrift Boutique

Name

Hand of Hope Thrift Boutique

Legal name

Hand of Hope Thrift Boutique

Website

https://handofhopeflm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Community Youth Services

NAICS

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers (458110), Used Merchandise Retailers (459510)

SIC

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600), Retail-Family Clothing Stores (5651)

akta.pro primary industry

Donation, Resale & Textile Recycling Coordination (HSAFABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL), Textile & Apparel Sorting/Recovery Facilities (EUAIADAJ)

Keywords

• Thrift store retail
• Nonprofit youth services
• Educational mentorship programs
• Community crisis support
• Donated goods resale

Headquarters

HQ city

Flint

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Thrift Shop Sales: Retail sales of donated clothing, accessories, and household items at the physical boutique location and online via eBay marketplace.
2. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals supporting the nonprofit's mission to serve Flint youth.
3. Monthly Giving Program: Recurring monthly donations from committed supporters including local businesses such as Grumlaw, Apex Restoration & Mitigation, and Riverfront Eyecare.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hand of Hope Thrift Boutique operates a physical thrift store and an eBay-based online storefront that sell donated clothing, accessories, and household items. Proceeds fund youth educational mentorship, crisis support services, and family resources for disadvantaged residents of Flint, Michigan. The organization is supported by individual donations and a monthly giving program from local churches and businesses.

Product overview

Hand of Hope Thrift Boutique operates as a dual-channel retail nonprofit: a physical thrift store and an online eBay boutique, both selling donated items to fund community programs. The revenue supports youth educational mentorship (providing reading tutors and mentors to Flint youth), crisis support, and practical resources for families. The organization functions as a single unified nonprofit model where retail operations directly fund social impact programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hand of Hope Thrift Boutique (Physical Store)

Quantifiable outcome

• One in three students reading below basic proficiency, 82% of students eligible for free/reduced lunches not reading at proficient levels by fourth grade

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bethany Christian ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization where President Crystal Houston serves as Executive Branch Director of Youth Services, creating potential for youth programming collaboration.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library: Literacy-focused nonprofit that mails free books to children from birth to age five. Comparable as a literacy intervention targeting early childhood reading proficiency in underserved populations.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Nonprofit providing youth mentoring and educational support, with affiliates in similar underserved communities. Comparable as a youth-mentorship organization focused on literacy and academic outcomes.
• Reading Is Fundamental: National nonprofit focused on childhood literacy and reading proficiency, particularly in underserved communities. Directly comparable to Hand of Hope's literacy-mentorship mission for at-risk youth.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National nonprofit providing youth educational programming, mentorship, and crisis support in underserved communities. Directly comparable programmatic focus on disadvantaged youth, though without the thrift-retail funding mechanism.

Emerging players

• 826 National: Network of nonprofit writing and tutoring centers serving students ages 6–18 with a focus on underserved communities. Comparable as an education-focused nonprofit providing literacy mentorship and tutoring support to youth.

Broad incumbents

• Salvation Army: Faith-based nonprofit operating thrift stores (Family Stores) to fund social services including youth and family programs. Directly comparable dual model of thrift retail + youth/family social services.
• Goodwill Industries International: The largest nonprofit thrift retailer in North America, operating donated-goods retail stores to fund job training and community programs. Highly comparable as a nonprofit using thrift retail as a mission-funding engine, though significantly larger and broader in scope.
• Savers / Value Village: Large for-profit thrift retailer that partners with nonprofits to process donated goods and share proceeds. Comparable as a thrift retail operator with a donation-funded nonprofit model, though at much larger scale.
• Habitat for Humanity ReStores: Nonprofit home-furnishing resale stores operated by Habitat for Humanity, with proceeds funding housing and community programs. Comparable as donation-driven nonprofit retail channel funding social mission.
• United Way: Federated nonprofit funding youth, family, and education programs through workplace giving campaigns. Comparable as a community-development nonprofit that aggregates donations to fund youth services in distressed communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Hand-of-Hope-Thrift-Boutique-100090824657689

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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