The Kindertransport Association

What The Kindertransport Association does

The Kindertransport Association (KTA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1990 in New York by Eddy Behrendt, following Bertha Leverton's 1989 London reunion. It serves as the principal North American membership body for the approximately 2,500 Kindertransport child Holocaust survivors who emigrated to the United States and Canada, together with their descendants. Its mission is to connect survivors and descendants, educate the public through their testimonies, and advocate for children at risk today.

The organization's core offerings are content- and community-based rather than technology-based. These include a portfolio of educational products (teacher curriculums, FAQs, and historical resources), an archival publishing program ('Voices of the Kinder' memoirs and poetry), the Memory Quilts multimedia testimonial archive, and the long-running traveling Journey exhibit launched in 2001. Distribution is run through the kindertransport.org website, an email newsletter, social media (Facebook, X, Instagram), a speaker bureau for schools and organizations, and an annual conference. Commercial technology infrastructure is limited to standard web publishing and a GiveLively donation page; there is no proprietary platform, API, or app.

Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring membership dues, tax-deductible donations solicited via the website, and modest bookstore/merchandise sales. The organization is volunteer-led, governed by a Board of Directors, with no parent entity, outside investors, or disclosed financial statements. Operating reach is documented across the US, Canada, the UK, Israel, and Australia, supported by partnerships with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, the World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants, and the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility.

Name

The Kindertransport Association

Legal name

The Kindertransport Association

Website

https://kindertransport.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Kindertransport Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1990 that connects Kindertransport child Holocaust survivors and their descendants, preserves their testimonies through educational content and archives, and advocates for at-risk children today.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: The organization generates revenue through membership fees from Kindertransport survivors and their descendants who join the association.
2. Donations and contributions: The KTA accepts tax-deductible donations from supporters. The organization is a section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization.
3. Bookstore and merchandise sales: The organization sells items through the KTA Bookstore or Shop including books and educational materials related to the Kindertransport.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Kindertransport Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects child Holocaust survivors (Kinder) and their descendants, provides educational resources about the Kindertransport rescue movement, and advocates for children at risk today. It operates a membership community, curates survivor testimonies through memoirs, memory quilts, and traveling exhibits, and runs speaker and educational programs for schools.

Product overview

The Kindertransport Association is a not-for-profit organization that operates as a single, unified educational and commemorative platform rather than a commercial product company. The organization provides educational resources including teacher curriculums, FAQs, and historical materials; archival content through Voices of the Kinder memoirs and Memory Quilts with audio testimonials; a traveling exhibition called The Journey; speaker programs for schools and events; annual conferences; and family history tracing services. These offerings are interconnected components serving the organization's mission to connect child Holocaust survivors and descendants, educate by sharing their stories, and advocate for children at risk today.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Conference Annual gathering of Kindertransport survivors, descendants, and educators for education, commemoration, and community building.
• Speaker Program Service placing Kindertransport survivors and descendants as speakers at schools, organizations, and events to educate audiences about the Kindertransport experience.
• Memory Quilts Memorial quilts featuring individual squares with photos and audio recordings of Kindertransport survivors sharing their recollections and stories.
• The Journey Exhibit Traveling exhibition consisting of panels documenting the Kindertransport rescue movement, produced by those rescued, used for Holocaust education.
• Voices of the Kinder Showcase for memoirs, stories, and poetry by members of the Kindertransport Association documenting their experiences.
• Family History Tracing Service Resources and assistance for tracing family history related to Kindertransport experiences and Holocaust survivors.
• KTA Bookstore and Merchandise Online shop selling books and educational materials related to the Kindertransport rescue movement and Holocaust history.
• Educational Teacher Resources Curriculum materials, teacher guides, FAQ documents, and historical resources for educators teaching about the Kindertransport and Holocaust history.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Zolberg Institute on Migration and MobilitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2027The KTA partnered with the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility to support new scholarship on the Kindertransports titled 'Kindertransport: A Transnational Journey' by Dr. Amy Williams and Professor Bill Niven, to be published by Yale University Press in 2027.
• World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants (WFJHS&D)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe KTA invites Kinder and descendants to attend the WFJHS&D annual conference, creating opportunities for survivors and descendants to connect with the broader Holocaust survivor community.
• US Holocaust Memorial MuseumminorOthersThe KTA maintains archived content and references from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), including historical photographs and educational materials.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• USC Shoah Foundation: Major Holocaust testimony archive and educational organization; comparable mission of preserving first-hand survivor testimony and distributing it to educators, with much larger institutional scale and digital infrastructure.
• Simon Wiesenthal Center / Museum of Tolerance: Holocaust remembrance and education organization with museum operations, comparable educational mission for schools and the public, but operating at significantly larger scale than the KTA.
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: The preeminent US Holocaust education institution that archives KTA content and serves overlapping audiences (educators, students, descendants). Far larger in scope and funding, but overlaps significantly in educational mission and Holocaust remembrance programming.
• Yad Vashem: Israel's official Holocaust remembrance institution, operating at vastly greater scale with global educational reach, archives, and research — overlaps with KTA in Holocaust testimony preservation and education.
• Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference): Organization serving Holocaust survivors with compensation, social welfare services, and educational programming — comparable survivor-support mission but with vastly larger funding base and broader scope.

Direct peers

• Holocaust Educational Trust (UK): UK-based Holocaust education nonprofit with similar mission of survivor testimony preservation and school outreach — directly comparable model and constituency though geographically focused on the UK.
• Second Generation Network: Organization specifically for children of Holocaust survivors (Second Generation / 2G) — directly comparable model of serving descendants of survivors through community, education, and remembrance programming.
• March of the Living Foundation: International Holocaust education organization operating annual commemorative programs involving survivors and descendants — directly comparable in combining remembrance, education, and survivor community engagement.
• World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants: Direct peer and explicit partner of the KTA — a similar membership-based nonprofit serving Holocaust survivors and descendants globally, with annual conferences and educational programming for the same constituent base.

Regional players

• Jewish Family Service of New York: Nonprofit social services organization serving the NYC Jewish community including Holocaust survivors; comparable nonprofit structure and survivor-support mission though broader in scope, and operates in the KTA's home geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/KTAKinder
• Facebookfacebook.com/The-Kindertransport-Association-130230110499705
• Instagraminstagram.com/ktakinder

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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