Neighborhood House Community Center

What Neighborhood House Community Center does

Neighborhood House Community Center is a nonprofit community center founded on September 24, 1916 in Madison, Wisconsin, and currently operating from 29 S Mills Street in the South Madison area. Originally established as 'Community House' to serve Italian immigrants as part of the settlement house movement, the organization has continuously evolved its beneficiary population across demographic shifts, now serving Italian, Jewish, African American, Southeast Asian, and African immigrant communities, as well as broader Madison residents across youth, adult, older adult, and disability segments.

The organization's core 'products' are community programs and services rather than technology platforms. The active program mix includes Youth Programs (summer camps and after-school care), a Food Pantry operating multiple days per week, Adult Programs (classes and workshops), Older Adult Programs, Adults with Disabilities Services including the New Beginnings Club, Art Programs (Open Studio and Artist in Residence), Environmental Sustainability initiatives (Seed Library and Purpose Grown Project), and ancillary services such as Housewarming Baskets, Laundry, Transportation, a Legal Clinic, and Seasonal Services. Facility space is also offered as a Room Rental channel. The underlying technology footprint is minimal: a Squarespace website, Google Forms for volunteer recruitment, and an email newsletter. There is no mobile app, no API, no proprietary software, and no AI components.

The business model is a nonprofit community-funding model rather than a commercial revenue model. Income historically derived from United Way of Dane County (formerly Community Union/Community Chest) as a Red Feather Agency, Madison Area Technical College salary funding (1921-1949), Lions Club contributions, and other civic organization grants (Kiwanis, Rotary, Attic Angels). Program-related revenue comes from modest sliding-scale membership fees, program fees, and room rentals, all structured to remain accessible to low-income participants. The organization operates with a four-person staff — Executive Director, Adult & Community Program Director, Youth Program Director, and Program Coordinator — supported by University of Wisconsin student volunteers and community volunteers. Distribution is hybrid: direct service at the Mills Street facility combined with outreach through school and church partnerships across Madison.

Name

Neighborhood House Community Center

Legal name

Neighborhood House Community Center

Website

https://neighborhoodhousemadison.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Neighborhood House Community Center is a Madison, Wisconsin nonprofit community center founded in 1916, providing social services, education, arts, recreation, and food assistance programs for youth, adults, older adults, families, and people with disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Center Education Programs (EDAAAFAB), Senior Social Clubs & Community-Based Day Programs (Non-Clinical) (HSABANAK)

Keywords

• Community services
• Youth programs
• Social services
• Adult education
• Food assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Community Funding and Donations: Funded through community organizations including Community Union (later United Way of Dane County), Vocational School funding, and private donations from community members and service organizations like Lions Club, Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club.
2. Membership Fees: Modest annual membership fees charged to participants. Historically 1¢ to 25¢ per month per member, later $5 per year plus 50 cents per child up to $5 maximum for children.
3. Program Fees: Small fees for specific programs and activities including summer camps, Saturday matinees (penny movies), and classes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Neighborhood House Community Center is Madison's first community center, operating since 1916. It delivers a comprehensive portfolio of social services, education, arts, and recreation programs for youth, adults, and families. Offerings include youth programming (summer camps, after-school care), a food pantry, adult classes and workshops, older adult programs, services for adults with disabilities, art programs, environmental sustainability initiatives, and support services such as laundry, transportation, a legal clinic, and room rentals.

Product overview

Neighborhood House Community Center is Madison's oldest community center offering a unified set of community programs and services. The organization provides Youth Programs (summer camps, after-school care), a Food Pantry, Adult Programs (classes and workshops), Room Rentals, Older Adult Programs, Adults with Disabilities Services (including New Beginnings Club), Art Programs (Open Studio, Artist in Residence), Environmental Sustainability initiatives (Seed Library, Purpose Grown Project), and various support services including Housewarming Baskets, Laundry, Transportation, Legal Clinic, and Seasonal Services. The center also facilitates community engagement through the Good Neighbor Gathering and volunteer opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 341 immigrants became U.S. citizens through Neighborhood House programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Madison Neighborhood Centers (MNC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1949Neighborhood House became part of Madison Neighborhood Centers (MNC) in 1949, a coordinated network of community organizations including Atwood Community House and South Madison Neighborhood Center, with centralized funding through United Way (formerly Community Chest).
• Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club, Roxana Club, Technical Club, Women's Christian Temperance UnionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1922Community organizations that contributed funds toward the purchase of 768 West Washington Avenue building in 1921-1922.
• University of WisconsincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1916Ongoing partnership with University of Wisconsin sociology and recreation departments. University students provided volunteer staffing for programs, field work opportunities for group-work students, and academic support. Multiple staff members came from UW connections.
• Lions ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1916Major service partner providing funding for building expansion in 1926 ($10,000 building), ongoing mortgage interest payments ($450/year until 1929), equipment donations for photography darkroom, and support for summer camp programs.
• Attic AngelscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1916Early founding partner providing visiting nurse services, health clinic funding, and one-third of initial rent for Community House in 1916.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of Dane County: Larger established Madison nonprofit offering membership-based recreation, youth programs, senior services, and community programming—broader portfolio and scale than Neighborhood House but overlapping programming makes it a comparable incumbent for the same donor and member pool.

Direct peers

• Boys & Girls Club of Dane County: Madison-based youth development nonprofit offering after-school programs, summer camps, and teen services—directly overlapping with Neighborhood House's youth programs segment and competing for the same families and grant funding in Madison.
• Goodman Community Center: Madison-based nonprofit community center offering youth programs, older adult services, food pantry, and community education. Most directly comparable peer with similar settlement-house model, multi-generational programming, and overlapping service mix in the same Madison market.
• East Side Youth Activities Council: Third member of the Madison Neighborhood Centers network, providing youth-focused community programming on Madison's east side—shares MNC network funding structure and community center service model with Neighborhood House.
• South Madison Neighborhood Center: Sister organization within the Madison Neighborhood Centers (MNC) network alongside Neighborhood House since 1949; serves similar South Madison demographics with youth, adult, and family programming, making it the closest direct peer for both funding and mission alignment.
• The River Food Pantry: Madison-area food assistance nonprofit directly comparable to Neighborhood House's food pantry program; competes for the same food-insecure clients and grocery rescue/donation funding in Dane County.
• Atwood Community Center: Fellow MNC network member with shared United Way funding pipeline and community center operating model; provides directly comparable programming structure and funding mechanics to Neighborhood House within Madison.

Others

• United Way of Dane County: Primary funder of Neighborhood House since 1922 and the parent funding body for the Madison Neighborhood Centers network—relevant ecosystem participant whose funding decisions directly shape NHCC's operating capacity and peer network dynamics.

Regional players

• Jewish Social Services of Madison: Madison-based social services nonprofit providing case management, counseling, and senior services to a specific community—shares Neighborhood House's social assistance model and Madison footprint but serves a defined demographic segment.

Emerging players

• Centro Hispano of Dane County: Madison-based nonprofit serving Hispanic/Latino immigrants with education, community programs, and integration services—overlaps with Neighborhood House's immigrant community service mission and competes for similar grant funding streams.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/neighborhood-house-community-center

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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