Midwest Center For Holocaust Education, Inc.

What Midwest Center For Holocaust Education, Inc. does

The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, Inc. (MCHE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization founded in 1993 by Holocaust survivors Jack Mandelbaum and Isak Federman and headquartered at the Jewish Community Campus in Overland Park, Kansas. It teaches the history of the Holocaust and applies those lessons to counter indifference, intolerance, and genocide. Its core offerings comprise a portfolio of in-person and virtual educational programs — the Second Generation Speakers Bureau (presentations by children of survivors for schools and community groups), the Witnesses to the Holocaust Archive (70+ video and audio survivor testimonies dually housed with Yale's Fortunoff Archive), the Yom Hashoah commemoration, biennial European Study Tours, the AI in Holocaust Education workshop, the Banned Books Week giveaway, and the White Rose Student Research Contest — supported by a lending library of nearly 3,000 Holocaust-related titles and an extensive collection of digitized primary source documents.

The organization maintains a small five-person staff under Executive Director Jessica Rockhold, with academic expertise led by Director of Education & Historian Dr. Shelly Cline and Content Specialist Dr. Melissa Karp. Its underlying technology stack is light: a WordPress-based website (mchekc.org), a YouTube channel (MCHEKansasCity), a Facebook presence, and a custom-built interactive mapping project ('Through Hell to the Midwest') developed in collaboration with Fort Hays State University.

MCHE's revenue model is a diversified nonprofit mix spanning individual memberships across eight tiers ($25 to $2,500+ annually), general donations, tribute/gift-of-remembrance contributions, corporate sponsorships ($1,000 to $25,000+ tiers), program fees for school panel presentations ($25-$100 per engagement), and grants from a dozen-plus foundations including the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City, William T. Kemper Foundation, Oppenstein Brothers Foundation, and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. It serves educators (grades 7 through college), Holocaust survivors and their descendants, the general public across the Midwest, and corporate partners seeking DEI-aligned programming.

Name

Midwest Center For Holocaust Education, Inc.

Legal name

Midwest Center for Holocaust Education

Website

https://mchekc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1993 that teaches Holocaust history through survivor testimonies, educator resources, and community programming, serving schools, survivor descendants, and the general public across the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Holocaust Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

Keywords

• Holocaust education
• Survivor testimonies
• Teacher training
• Lending library
• Commemorative programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Overland Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership program with multiple levels from Donor ($36+) to White Rose Silver Society ($2,500+). Members receive benefits including newsletters, event invitations, discounts, and gift memberships.
2. General Donations: Tax-deductible donations to the General Fund supporting operations, staff retention, and programs. FEIN: 48-1127376.
3. Tributes and Gifts of Remembrance: Commemorative gifts honoring loved ones or occasions with minimum recommended donation of $15.00. Designed by survivor Frank Szasz.
4. Corporate and Business Sponsorships: Sponsorship packages from $1,000 to $25,000+ including logo placement, newsletter recognition, social media posts, and educational program sponsorship.
5. Program Fees: Panel presentations for schools with tiered pricing based on attendance (Up to 25 students at $1/student, scaling to $100 for 200+ students). European Study Tours for members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that teaches the history of the Holocaust and applies its lessons to counter indifference, intolerance, and genocide. It delivers Holocaust education through the Second Generation Speakers Bureau, the Witnesses to the Holocaust Archive (video/audio testimonies of local survivors), a nearly 3,000-title lending library, teacher training, the biennial European Study Experience, the White Rose Student Research Contest, Yom Hashoah commemoration, and the Generations Initiative for descendants of survivors. Programs are delivered to schools, community groups, and the general public across the Kansas City metro and broader Midwest region.

Product overview

The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education is a non-profit educational organization (not a technology company) that offers a portfolio of educational programs and resources focused on Holocaust history and its lessons. The core offerings include the Second Generation Speakers Bureau for survivor family presentations, the Witnesses to the Holocaust Archive with video/audio testimonies, and the Holocaust Library with nearly 3,000 lending titles. Additional programs include the European Study Experience (biennial study tours), White Rose Student Research Contest, Yom Hashoah commemoration, Banned Book Give Away, and Generations Initiative for descendants of survivors. Educational resources encompass curated materials for educators and students, extensive primary source documents, and the Through Hell to the Midwest mapping project. The organization also offers professional development including an AI in Holocaust Education workshop. These programs are educational outreach offerings rather than technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Second Generation Speakers Bureau
• Witnesses to the Holocaust Archive

Quantifiable outcome

• Reaches thousands of students and adults annually through school and community outreach
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership reflecting scope of MCHE's mission. Collaborative relationship for Holocaust education programming and community outreach.
• Union Station Kansas CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership for exhibits and programming related to Holocaust education and awareness.
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership for Holocaust education and historical programming.
• Fortunoff Archive at Yale UniversitycoreTechnology or IntegrationWitnesses to the Holocaust testimonies are dually housed with the Fortunoff Archive at Yale University. Testimonies collected locally are preserved and made accessible through this partnership.
• Association of Holocaust Organizations (AHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCHE is a member of AHO, connecting with other Holocaust education organizations regionally and nationally.
• Kansas Holocaust CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCHE Executive Director serves as co-chair of the Kansas Holocaust Commission, participating in curriculum committee work.
• Missouri Holocaust CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCHE Executive Director serves on the curriculum committee of the Missouri Holocaust Commission.
• Fort Hays State University History DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Amber Nickell, Professor Hollie Marquess, and student Sarah Keiss from FHSU collaborated on the 'Through Hell to the Midwest' mapping project tracing survivor stories.
• Universities throughout the MidwestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnerships including college and university faculty academic round-table and collaborative educational programs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum:

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MCHEKansasCity
• Facebookfacebook.com/MidwestCenterforHolocaustEducation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/midwest-center-for-holocaust-education-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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