The Don Bosco Community Center, Inc.

Name

The Don Bosco Community Center, Inc.

Legal name

The Don Bosco Community Center, Inc.

Website

https://donbosco.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Special Food Services (7223), Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Meals, Nutrition & Congregate Dining Day Programs (HSABANAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Meal Preparation & Nutrition Support (Non-Medical) (HSABAAAC)

Keywords

• Senior nutrition services
• Adult english education
• Community social services
• Meal delivery programs
• Nonprofit community center

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Don Bosco Centers provides nutrition, education, and community-belonging programs for vulnerable populations in Kansas City. Core offerings include a Senior Center delivering meals, activities, and transportation for elderly residents; a Community Center hosting community programs and health initiatives such as vaccination clinics; an English Language Learners (ELL) School delivering adult English-language education in partnership with Kansas City Public Schools; meal delivery to seniors and adults with disabilities; and revenue-generating catering and commercial lease operations.

Product overview

The Don Bosco Centers is a community nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of interconnected community services. The core offerings include a Senior Center providing meals, activities, and transportation for seniors; a Community Center serving as a hub for community programs including health initiatives; an English Language Learners (ELL) School for adult education in partnership with KCPS; Commercial Lease Space for revenue generation; Catering services; and seasonal programs like the Holiday Friends adoption program. The annual Savor the Flavors fundraising event brings together Kansas City restaurants to support all Center programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Senior Center

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KC Care Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2021Partnership to host weekly COVID vaccination clinic at the Community Center, 526 Campbell St. Open to public, must be 18+ and live or work in Missouri. Demonstrates commitment to community health access.
• United WaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerUnited Way is listed as a community partner, indicating mutual support and referral relationship for community programs and fundraising initiatives.
• MARC (Mid-America Regional Council)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMARC is listed as a community partner, indicating collaboration on regional community development initiatives.
• AmeriCorps VISTAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmeriCorps VISTA provides volunteer support through VISTA members like Angie who create behind-the-scenes content and support community programs.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Harvesters - The Community Food Network: Kansas City-based regional food bank distributing food through partner agencies and direct meal programs to food-insecure residents, including seniors. Operates in the same Kansas City geography and addresses overlapping nutrition and senior hunger needs as Don Bosco's meal programs.
• Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City: KC nonprofit providing senior services (including Meals on Wheels-style home delivery), adult education, refugee/immigrant support, and case management. Closely parallels Don Bosco's combination of senior meals, ESL, and wraparound social services.
• Shepherd's Center of Kansas City: A network of community-based nonprofit centers providing transportation, social activities, and supportive services for older adults. Comparable in senior-centric programming, volunteer-driven transportation services, and neighborhood-based delivery model.
• Catholic Charities of Kansas City–St. Joseph: Regional Catholic-affiliated nonprofit delivering senior services, immigration/ESL programming, nutrition assistance, and community support from multiple Kansas City-area sites. Directly comparable to Don Bosco in mission mix, faith-rooted service model, and target populations.
• Guadalupe Centers: Kansas City nonprofit serving the Hispanic community with adult ESL, citizenship classes, senior programming, and community gathering space. Highly comparable in adult ELL programming and senior meal/social services for an ethnic community in the same metro.
• Meals on Wheels of Kansas City: Operates a home-delivered meal program for seniors and disabled adults in the Kansas City area. Overlaps directly with Don Bosco's meal delivery drivers (six+ listed) and senior nutrition mission.
• El Centro, Inc. Kansas City-based nonprofit providing ESL, citizenship preparation, and social services for immigrant and refugee adults. Directly comparable in adult ELL programming and immigrant community integration mission.

Regional players

• Northland Shepherd's Center: Affiliated Shepherd's Center serving the Northland area of Kansas City with senior enrichment, transportation, and meal-adjacent programming. Adjacent in mission but operating in a different sub-region of the same metro, limiting direct overlap with Don Bosco's central city footprint.

Others

• UMKC Community Engagement & Community Outreach: Regional university-based unit providing adult literacy, ESL, and community service programming in Kansas City. Indirect comparable as an ecosystem participant that delivers adult education services in the same metro with similar target populations.

Broad incumbents

• Salvation Army Kansas City | |-: Large national faith-based nonprofit operating Kansas City locations that include senior outreach, food programs, and social services. Broad incumbent with overlapping service lines (meal programs, senior support) but a much wider geographic and programmatic scope than Don Bosco.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-don-bosco-centers

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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