Sulam

Name

Sulam

Legal name

Sulam

Website

https://sulam.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Services for Jewish Day Schools

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Differentiated Instruction & Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Implementation Support (EDAKABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Co-Teaching & In-Class Instructional Support (Specialist Teachers) (EDAKABAA), Special Education (SPED) & Inclusive Curriculum Materials (EDAGAAAE)

Keywords

• Inclusive special education
• Jewish day school support
• Learning differences services
• Special education tutoring
• Inclusive Jewish education

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Program Fees: Sulam charges tuition for its special education services integrated within Jewish day schools. The program requires a $300 non-refundable application fee.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Sulam relies on charitable donations from individuals, families, and foundations to support its programs. The organization holds annual benefits, galas, and other fundraising events.
3. Grants: Sulam receives grants from foundations including Mayberg Foundation, Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family Foundation, and Kahan Family Foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sulam is an inclusive special education program that operates within specific host Jewish day schools in Maryland, providing academic, social-emotional, and behavioral support services so students with documented learning differences can remain in their Jewish day school while receiving the individualized support they need to succeed. Services are delivered via the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework, individualized education plans, and a collaborative team including special educators, social workers, and instructional assistants embedded in partner schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STAR Initiative: Sulam Teacher Attraction and Retention initiative providing teacher reimbursement, professional development, and certification support.
• Sulam@JDS

Products and services

• Sulam Core Inclusive Special Education Program Inclusive special education program operating within Jewish day schools (notably Berman Hebrew Academy) in Maryland, providing individualized academic, social-emotional, and behavioral support that enables students with mild to moderate learning differences to remain in their Jewish day school.
• Sulam@JDS Inclusion Program Inclusion partnership program with Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (CESJDS) providing highly specialized support for students in grades K-5 with diverse learning needs while they attend a rigorous, pluralistic independent Jewish day school environment.
• Shearim Program A specialized program within Sulam serving students with learning differences, supporting academic progress and graduation outcomes.
• Schram Family Scholarship Fund Need-based financial assistance fund that helps families afford Sulam's special education programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students with learning differences successfully complete AP courses and graduate from rigorous Jewish day school programs

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (CESJDS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 January 2022Sulam and CESJDS launched Sulam@JDS, a three-year pilot inclusion program for students with diverse learning needs at the primary grades level (originally grades 1-4, now K-5 expanding). Students receive highly specialized support while attending the rigorous, pluralistic independent Jewish day school. The program is built on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.
• Berman Hebrew AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership where Sulam operates as an embedded special education program within the school, providing services for students K-12 with learning differences who need specialized support to access the Jewish day school curriculum.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Yachad / The National Jewish Council for Disabilities: Orthodox Union's national disability inclusion and advocacy program serving Jewish individuals with disabilities across schools and communities. Directly comparable as a Jewish-sector special education and inclusion provider.
• Matan: National Jewish nonprofit offering training, resources, and consulting to Jewish day schools and congregational schools on inclusive education for students with disabilities. Directly comparable as a sector capacity-builder for Jewish special education.
• Hidden Sparks: Jewish nonprofit providing professional development and consultation to Jewish day schools on differentiated instruction and student support. Directly comparable as a Jewish-education-focused inclusive teaching support provider.
• Gateways: Access to Jewish Education: Boston-based Jewish nonprofit providing special education support and inclusion services within Jewish day schools and congregational schools. Directly comparable mission, service model, and target population (Jewish students with learning differences).
• Keshet: Chicago-area Jewish special education provider offering individualized support, school consultations, and professional development for students with learning differences in Jewish day schools. Strong geographic and model fit.

Broad incumbents

• The Jewish Education Project: New York-area Jewish education nonprofit supporting day schools and congregational schools with innovation, leadership, and inclusion initiatives. Comparable as a regional sector-support organization serving overlapping populations.
• The Lookstein Center: Resource center for Jewish educational leadership and innovation, publishing Jewish Educational Leadership Journal. Peer as a thought leadership and capacity-building institution for Jewish day schools, including on inclusion topics.
• Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools: National network supporting Jewish day schools with leadership, educational, and operational resources. Comparable as a sector-wide institution that elevates and supports the same schools Sulam partners with.
• PEJE (Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education): National nonprofit focused on strengthening Jewish day schools through capacity-building, leadership development, and innovation. Adjacent incumbent working to improve excellence across the same Jewish day school sector that Sulam serves.

Emerging players

• IncludeNYC: New York City nonprofit supporting young people with disabilities and their families through education advocacy and inclusion services. Comparable as a mission-aligned special education support organization, though non-Jewish-specific.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/sulamorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/Sulam-288076837929025

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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