HeartLight Center, Inc.

What HeartLight Center, Inc. does

HeartLight Center, Inc. is a Denver-based non-profit organization founded in 2001 that provides peer-based grief support to adults who have experienced the death of a loved one, alongside training and educational resources for grief professionals and volunteer caregivers. Its service portfolio comprises open drop-in support groups, guided closed-group series led by the flagship 4-week "Facing the Mourning" curriculum, workshops, an Educational Signature Series of expert-led presentations, and downloadable grief resources. The defining model is peer facilitation — facilitators are themselves grievers, providing lived-experience empathy rather than purely clinical intervention.

Name

HeartLight Center, Inc.

Legal name

HeartLight Center

Website

https://heartlightcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HeartLight Center is a Denver-based non-profit founded in 2001 that delivers peer-based grief support groups, workshops, and professional training across five U.S. states and virtually, serving grieving adults and grief-care professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grief Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Hospice-Affiliated/Independent) (HLADAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK), End-of-Life Emotional & Spiritual Support (Chaplaincy/Counseling) In-Home (HSABAFAH)

Keywords

• Grief support services
• Peer support groups
• Bereavement counseling
• Grief education programs
• Nonprofit community support

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Support Programs and Services: HeartLight Center offers grief support programs including peer-based support groups, workshops, and professional training. The organization appears to operate as a nonprofit offering both free drop-in groups and potentially fee-based structured programs like the 4-week Facing the Mourning curriculum and facilitator training programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HeartLight Center provides peer-based grief support through open drop-in groups, guided curriculum-based series (including the flagship 4-week Facing the Mourning program), educational workshops, and professional facilitator training. Services are delivered both virtually and in-person across five U.S. states (Colorado, Kansas City/Missouri, Wisconsin, Tennessee, and New Mexico), serving grieving individuals and the professionals who support them.

Product overview

HeartLight Center offers a portfolio of grief support services consisting of peer-based support groups (open drop-in groups and guided series), educational workshops, professional training programs, and downloadable resources. The core offerings include Virtual Support Programs and In-Person Support Groups available across multiple states (Colorado, Kansas City, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Wisconsin). The flagship program is the 4-week Facing the Mourning curriculum-based support group. Additional offerings include Educational Signature Series presentations, Grief Workshops, and professional development tools for caregivers and grief professionals. The organization operates as a community-based nonprofit providing accessible grief support rather than a software technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cress Funeral HomecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHeartLight Center partners with Cress Funeral Home in Wisconsin to host grief support groups at their locations on E. Washington Ave. and in Sun Prairie. This partnership enables accessible in-person grief support in the Madison area.
• Hampton Hall - Smith Professional BuildingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHeartLight Center operates multiple support groups at Hampton Hall in the Smith Professional Building in Maryville, Tennessee, including groups for bereaved siblings, loss of spouse, loss of child, sudden/traumatic loss, loss of parent, and survivors of suicide loss.
• Smith's (Life Event Center)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Smith's for hosting the HeartLight Connect professional networking group and the Mental Health Resource Fair in Tennessee.
• Daniels Family FuneralscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDaniels Family Funerals hosts multiple HeartLight Center support groups at their Wyoming, Carlisle, and Alameda locations in Albuquerque, New Mexico, including loss of spouse/partner, sudden/traumatic loss, loss of child, and substance loss groups.
• Blue Feather Healing and Growth CentercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHeartLight Center hosts their Grief Support Circle at Blue Feather Healing and Growth Center in the East Mountains of New Mexico.
• Los Vecinos Community CentercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHeartLight Center hosts the Loss of Parent(s) group at Los Vecinos Community Center in the East Mountains, New Mexico.
• Muehlebach Funeral CarecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMuehlebach Funeral Care hosts Mourning Coffee gatherings and grief support programming for the Kansas City area in partnership with HeartLight Center.
• Johnson County Funeral ChapelminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJohnson County Funeral Chapel hosts Mourning Coffee gatherings for grievers in the Kansas City area.
• Carson Speaks ChapelminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCarson Speaks Chapel hosts Mourning Coffee gatherings for grievers in the Kansas City area.
• Terrace Park Funeral Home & CemeterycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTerrace Park hosts the Facing the Mourning 4-week support group series in Kansas City, Missouri.
• Contact Care LineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeartLight Center partners with Contact Care Line for the Survivors of Suicide Loss support group in Tennessee, combining resources for those affected by suicide loss.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GriefShare: GriefShare is a nationwide network of peer-led, faith-informed grief support groups hosted at partner churches. It directly parallels HeartLight's model of partnered-host peer support groups running a structured (13-week) curriculum.
• Soaring Spirits International: Soaring Spirits operates Camp Widow and online programs providing peer-based community for those widowed. It overlaps with HeartLight's loss-of-spouse/partner groups and community-led peer-support model.
• Dougy Center: Dougy Center is a Portland-based nonprofit recognized as a pioneer in peer-based grief support, particularly for children and families. Its curriculum-driven, peer-facilitated group model closely mirrors HeartLight's Facing the Mourning approach and facilitator training strategy.
• What's Your Grief: What's Your Grief provides grief education, articles, and online courses for both grievers and helping professionals. It overlaps directly with HeartLight's dual griever/professional audience and educational workshop offerings.
• Modern Loss: Modern Loss is an online community and content platform offering grief support resources, storytelling, and group programs. It is directly comparable to HeartLight Center in mission (bereavement support), audience (grieving adults), and delivery model (peer-based content and facilitated community).
• The Compassionate Friends: The Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit offering peer-based support groups specifically for families who have experienced the death of a child — directly comparable to HeartLight's specialized loss-of-child and bereaved-sibling cohorts and peer-facilitated model.
• The Dinner Party: The Dinner Party runs peer-led grief dinners and community gatherings for young adults who have experienced loss. Its peer-facilitated, community-building approach for a specific grieving demographic mirrors HeartLight's drop-in group structure.

Regional players

• Bo's Place: Bo's Place is a Houston-based nonprofit offering peer-based grief support groups for children, adults, and families. It is comparable in model (peer-facilitated support groups, family focus) but operates in a different geographic region than HeartLight.

Emerging players

• Lantern: Lantern is an online grief support platform offering expert-led courses, live groups, and digital resources. It competes with HeartLight for the same digital-native grieving audience but delivers asynchronously via technology rather than in-person.

Broad incumbents

• Hospice Foundation of America: Hospice Foundation of America is a national nonprofit delivering grief and bereavement education, professional training, and consumer resources at scale. It is comparable to HeartLight's professional training and Educational Signature Series but operates as a broader, more established incumbent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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