Kfar Yeladim David (Canada)

What Kfar Yeladim David (Canada) does

Kfar Yeladim David (Canada) is the North American fundraising arm of Kfar Yeladim David, an Israeli charitable nonprofit founded in 1994 in Jerusalem by Rabbi Yechiel Fishel Weingarten and his son Yehoshua Weingarten. The organization provides residential therapeutic care, daycare, and rehabilitation services for disadvantaged children in Israel — including orphans and victims of abuse and neglect — who are referred through the Israel Welfare Ministry. Its service portfolio comprises Day Care Centers for infants and toddlers (with welfare-priority placement), Therapeutic Treatment Centers operating as "Second Homes" that function as primary residences for many children, and a multi-disciplinary care team of 65 staff including psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, instructors, and counselors serving 286 children across multiple facilities in Israel.

The organization's business model is donation-driven rather than product- or service-priced. Revenue is generated through recurring Sponsor-a-KYD monthly/yearly child sponsorships, one-time donations, event-driven giving (Bar/Bat Mitzvah programs, birthday parties via Echoage), and plaque dedications. Donation infrastructure is built on CanadaHelps integration for Canadian donors and an event platform partnership with Echoage, with a Canadian office at 18 Dell Park Ave, Toronto coordinating North American fundraising while operational delivery occurs in Israel. The underlying technology stack is intentionally minimal and not a differentiator — the value proposition rests on a multi-generational family-operated care model blending home-style residential environments with professional clinical therapeutic treatment, a positioning the organization traces back four generations to 1901.

Name

Kfar Yeladim David (Canada)

Legal name

Kfar Yeladim David

Website

https://kydcanada.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Kfar Yeladim David (Canada) is a Toronto-based charitable fundraising entity supporting Kfar Yeladim David, an Israeli nonprofit founded in 1994 that provides residential therapeutic care, daycare, and rehabilitation for 286 disadvantaged children referred by Israel's Welfare Ministry across multiple Second Homes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Therapeutic residential care
• Charitable donations
• Child sponsorship programs
• Orphan care programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Sponsorships: Monthly and yearly donations through Sponsor-a-KYD program where donors provide for specific children and receive profiles and monthly thank-you notes. One-time and recurring donation options available.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kfar Yeladim David (Canada) is the Canadian fundraising arm of an Israeli child-welfare charity that provides residential therapeutic care ("Second Home" treatment centres), daycare, and family-style support for orphaned, abandoned, and disadvantaged children in Jerusalem. The organisation raises donations and sponsorships in Canada to fund the Israeli operations, including a SPONSOR-A-KYD child sponsorship programme and milestone recognition gifts such as Bar/Bat Mitzvah dedications and birthday celebrations.

Product overview

Kfar Yeladim David (Canada) is a charitable organization supporting a children's home in Jerusalem. The organization operates a single unified service portfolio consisting of: Day Care Centers providing year-round childcare for infants and toddlers with welfare priority; Therapeutic Treatment Centers (Second Homes) serving as safe havens for disadvantaged children; and multiple donation programs including SPONSOR-A-KYD sponsorship, Bar/Bat Mitzvah initiatives, Birthday Party celebrations, and Plaque dedications. These programs enable donors in Canada to support orphaned and at-risk children in Israel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SPONSOR-A-KYD Child Sponsorship Programme

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CanadaHelpscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThird-party donation platform enabling Canadian donors to make secure donations to KYD. Provides infrastructure for the Sponsor-a-KYD monthly giving program.
• EchoageminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBirthday event platform that enables Canadian families to host birthday events benefiting KYD children through the Echoage platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW): Canadian-Israeli nonprofit supporting children, healthcare, and women's welfare in Israel through Canadian diaspora fundraising. Highly comparable to KYD Canada: similar cross-border operating model, Jewish community donor base, and child welfare focus.
• Starlight Children's Foundation Canada: Charity supporting seriously ill children and their families through hospital and community programs. Comparable in operating model of direct services plus a donor-facing sponsorship/individual giving program.
• Chai Lifeline Canada: Provides services to Jewish children with serious illness and their families in Canada and Israel, with comparable Bar/Bat Mitzvah and family event-driven fundraising programs. Operates under the same cross-border Canadian-Israeli philanthropic structure.
• Children's Aid Foundation of Canada: Funds programs for children and youth involved with the child welfare system in Canada. Comparable mission of supporting vulnerable children through residential and community-based services, with similar reliance on individual donor sponsorship.
• Variety - the Children's Charity (Canada): Canadian charity supporting children with special needs through fundraising partnerships and event-driven GTM. Comparable in scale, donor engagement model (sponsor-a-child, events), and focus on disadvantaged children's welfare.
• Tikva Ohr (Toronto): Toronto-based Jewish organization supporting children and families in Israel with educational and social welfare programs. Operates with the same Canadian-Israeli cross-border charity and donor structure as KYD Canada.
• Israel Children's Fund (AKA America): Funds projects for children at risk in Israel through diaspora donor networks. Highly comparable cross-border funding model with KYD, including residential and educational services for disadvantaged Israeli children.

Broad incumbents

• United Way Canada: Federated Canadian nonprofit funding community and social services including child welfare. Operates at a much larger scale and broader scope, but shares the donation funnel, payroll-giving partnerships, and community-led fundraising model.
• Save the Children Canada: Large-scale child welfare and rights organization operating internationally. Overlaps with KYD in serving disadvantaged children but operates at significantly greater scale and broader geographic scope, with both individual and institutional donor base.

Regional players

• Egg Donor & Fertility Matching (Canadian Magen David Adom): Canadian affiliate of Israeli Magen David Adom, raising funds in Canada for Israeli humanitarian services. Comparable Canadian-Israeli diaspora fundraising structure and donor base, though focused on emergency medical services rather than child welfare.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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