Alamo Head Injury Association

What Alamo Head Injury Association does

Alamo Head Injury Association (AHIA) is a 501(c)-style nonprofit organization headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, founded in 1983 by a grassroots network of brain injury survivors and caregivers and formally incorporated in 1994. The organization delivers a coordinated suite of free programs to acquired and traumatic brain injury survivors, caregivers, and family members across eight South Texas counties (Bexar, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson, Medina, Atascosa, and Bandera). Its service portfolio comprises monthly in-person support groups held at rehabilitation hospital facilities (notably PAM Warm Springs and PAM Thousand Oaks), virtual caregiver support groups, accessible field trips, the Alamo Community Accessibility Assistance Program (ACAAP) for financial grants up to $2,000 per survivor, a personalized resource navigation program, the annual Brain Injury Symposium offering continuing-education credits, and community social events. AHIA maintains no proprietary technology product; its "platform" is its 40-plus-year community ecosystem, referral relationships with regional hospitals and national rehabilitation providers, and a donor base spanning individual giving, memorial and honor gifts, planned giving, employer matches, and corporate/foundation sponsorships from Warm Springs Foundation, Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio, GH Foundation, PAM, NeuroRestorative, Encompass Health, and Centre for Neuro Skills.

AHIA operates with a small staff of 1-10 employees and is governed by a Board of Directors that includes survivor representatives, an Executive Director (Maureen DeFelice), a Programs Coordinator (Jenna Norris), and board officers and members at large. The organization is sustained entirely by donations, grants, and event sponsorships — there are no fees charged to beneficiaries, no fee-for-service revenue, and no disclosed venture or private equity investment. Distribution is regional and channel-mixed: in-person programs at partner hospital sites, virtual caregiver sessions, community field trips, hospital referrals, and the SACRD online resource directory. Marketing relies on the organization's website, monthly email newsletter, hospital and rehabilitation-center referrals, community events, and word-of-mouth within the South Texas brain injury community.

In its 2025 Annual Report, AHIA reported 660 program participants (up 32% from 501 in 2024), 498 support group attendees, virtual caregiver attendance growth of 46% (56 to 82), 27 home accessibility modifications funded via ACAAP, 77% of spending directed to program services, and 12% YoY fundraising growth. The organization has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding rounds, no patents or trademarks, no regulatory actions, and no M&A activity in its record. Its primary competitive position rests on incumbency, hospital-anchored trust, and the breadth of its wraparound service suite in a regional market where few comparable survivor-centered brain injury support ecosystems exist.

Name

Alamo Head Injury Association

Legal name

Alamo Head Injury Association

Website

https://alamoheadinjury.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alamo Head Injury Association is a San Antonio-based nonprofit, founded 1983, that provides free support groups, financial assistance, field trips, resource navigation, and an annual symposium to traumatic and acquired brain injury survivors and caregivers across eight South Texas counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Brain Injury Support Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Dementia & Alzheimer’s Respite Care (HSABAGAF)

Keywords

• Brain injury support
• Nonprofit survivor services
• Caregiver support groups
• Disability financial assistance
• Community rehabilitation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals supporting brain injury survivors and families. The organization accepts donations via PayPal and offers options for monthly sustaining support.
2. Memorial and Honor Gifts: Donations made in someone's name to honor them, providing a way for families and community members to recognize survivors or caregivers.
3. Planned Giving and Estate Contributions: Donor-advised funds, IRA-RMD contributions, stocks and securities donations, and estate planning arrangements for long-term donor relationships.
4. Corporate Sponsorships: Sponsorship funding from healthcare organizations, foundations, and corporations supporting the brain injury community in South Texas. Includes support from Warm Springs Foundation, Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio, and other regional healthcare partners.
5. Employer Matched Funds: Corporate employee matching gift programs where employers match charitable contributions made by their employees to AHIA.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AHIA provides free peer support groups (in-person at rehabilitation hospitals and virtual for caregivers), financial assistance through the Alamo Community Accessibility Assistance Program (ACAAP), accessibility-minded field trips, a personalized resource navigation service, educational sessions for newly diagnosed survivors, the Annual Brain Injury Symposium for medical professionals, and community social events such as bowling nights. All programs are provided at no cost to brain injury survivors and caregivers across eight South Texas counties.

Product overview

Alamo Head Injury Association (AHIA) operates as a single-service nonprofit organization providing a coordinated suite of programs for brain injury survivors and their families in South Texas. The core offerings include Support Groups (in-person at rehabilitation hospitals and virtual sessions for caregivers), the Alamo Community Accessibility Assistance Program (ACAAP) for financial aid, accessible Field Trips combining therapy and community reconnection, Resources and Navigation services, the Annual Brain Injury Symposium for professional education, Learning and Living with Brain Injury sessions, and community social events. These programs work together to address emotional support, financial barriers, social isolation, education, and practical navigation needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Support Groups Monthly in-person support groups for survivors of traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries (TBI & ABI) and their caregivers, held at rehabilitation hospitals. Includes virtual caregiver support groups meeting on the third Tuesday of each month. Free to all participants.
• Alamo Community Accessibility Assistance Program (ACAAP) Financial assistance program providing up to $800 max per individual per 12-month period for general needs, up to $2,000 for housing accessibility modifications, and up to $2,000 for education and training grants for brain injury survivors in eight Texas counties.
• Field Trips Accessibility-minded outings designed to help brain injury survivors safely reconnect with the community, combining therapy, peer connection, and joy in a supportive, sensory-aware environment.
• Resources and Navigation Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 660 participants engaged in programs in 2025, up 32% from 501 in 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• PAM (Post Acute Medical)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPost Acute Medical provides facility space for AHIA support group meetings at their San Antonio locations including Warm Springs Medical Center and PAM Thousand Oaks. The partnership enables in-person programming in an accessible healthcare setting.
• NeuroRestorativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrain injury rehabilitation provider supporting AHIA's mission through sponsorship and potentially referring patients to AHIA's community support programs.
• Encompass HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational rehabilitation provider supporting AHIA as a sponsor, helping fund programs for brain injury survivors in the South Texas region.
• Centre for Neuro SkillscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrain injury rehabilitation center participating as a sponsor of AHIA's programs and potentially referring patients to AHIA's community-based support services.
• Scully Health Management, Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerApproved provider of continuing education that provides and manages conference credits for AHIA's Annual Brain Injury Symposium, ensuring professional development credits are properly administered for attending medical professionals.
• SACRD (San Antonio Regional Capacity Building & Resource Directory)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSACRD provides an online resource directory where AHIA is listed as a brain injury resource provider, connecting survivors and families with AHIA's services and other community supports.
• VIA Metropolitan TransitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSan Antonio public transit authority offering VIA-trans paratransit service for people with disabilities. AHIA provides information about VIA-trans services on its resources page to help survivors access transportation.
• Brain Injury Association of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational brain injury advocacy organization whose practical guide for families dealing with brain injury is shared through AHIA's resource page, providing educational materials for Texas survivors and caregivers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Family Caregiver Alliance: National nonprofit providing direct services, education, and policy advocacy for family caregivers. Comparable in that caregivers are AHIA's secondary segment, and both operate free support group / resource navigation models targeting caregivers of people with disabilities.

Direct peers

• Brain Injury Association of America: National brain injury advocacy and support organization. Directly comparable because AHIA partners with BIAA (shares BIAA's practical guide for families) and operates the same peer-support/resource-navigation model as a regional chapter.
• Alzheimer's Association: National nonprofit supporting individuals with cognitive impairment (Alzheimer's/dementia) and their caregivers via free support groups, education programs, and resource navigation. Highly comparable model: survivor/caregiver peer support + community education + free helpline-based services.
• Centre for Neuro Skills: Brain injury rehabilitation and community re-entry provider. AHIA lists Centre for Neuro Skills as a core sponsor; both organizations share the same survivor population (TBI/ABI patients) and overlap on community reintegration programming.
• NeuroRestorative: Post-acute brain injury rehabilitation provider serving TBI survivors in community settings. AHIA's listed partner; direct overlap on brain injury survivor service delivery and referral relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Easter Seals: National disability services nonprofit providing community-based programs, advocacy, and support for individuals with disabilities. Comparable at the model level: free community programs, hospital partnerships, and donor-supported services for people with disabilities and their families.
• Encompass Health: National post-acute rehabilitation hospital operator and AHIA sponsor. Comparable as a larger established player operating broadly across rehab services including inpatient brain injury care; the partnership reflects shared patient funnel.

Regional players

• Goodwill Industries of San Antonio: Regional nonprofit providing vocational rehabilitation, employment, and disability services in the same South Texas market. Comparable in that both serve individuals with disabilities via community-based programs and depend on donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships in the San Antonio funding ecosystem.
• United Way of San Antonio: Regional nonprofit operating in the same South Texas service area as AHIA. Comparable as a similar regional nonprofit operating in the same funding/grant landscape and serving overlapping community health and wellness needs across Bexar and surrounding counties.

Others

• National Alliance for Caregiving: Advocacy and research nonprofit focused on caregiver policy and support. Comparable as an adjacent thematically related organization serving the same caregiver population that AHIA supports through virtual caregiver groups and resource navigation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AlamoHeadInjuryAssociation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alamo-head-injury-association-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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