Hope Harbour

Name

Hope Harbour

Legal name

Columbus Alliance for Battered Women, Inc.

Website

https://hopeharbour.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domestic Violence Shelter Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Temporary Shelters (624221), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Domestic violence services
• Victim advocacy
• Emergency shelter
• Crisis intervention
• Legal advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly recurring gifts through Network for Good platform. 90 cents of every dollar goes directly to victims and survivors served.
2. Annual Gala Fundraising: Celebration of Hope Gala held every October during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Revenue comes from individual tickets ($120), tables of 8 ($900), Hope Giver packages ($230), and corporate sponsorships at various tiers.
3. Corporate Sponsorships and Partnerships: Year-round corporate giving programs, employee giving campaigns, cause-marketing partnerships, and event sponsorships from businesses across the seven-county service area.
4. Government Grants: Government funding as part of the overall nonprofit funding mix, providing foundational support for shelter and hotline operations.
5. Foundation Support: Philanthropic foundation grants as part of the overall nonprofit funding model.
6. In-Kind Donations: Walmart wishlist registry and in-kind donations of toiletries, clothing, school supplies, baby essentials, and household items. Coordinated through weekly donation drop-offs at Rosehill Baptist Church.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hope Harbour is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides emergency shelter, crisis intervention, and comprehensive support services to victims and survivors of domestic violence. Core offerings include a 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, counseling, case management, children's programs, support groups, and community outreach and prevention education.

Product overview

Hope Harbour provides seven distinct social services for domestic violence victims and survivors: Emergency Shelter (43-bed facility), 24-Hour Crisis Hotline, Legal Advocacy (serving both Alabama and Georgia), Children's Program, Case Management, Support Groups, Outreach Programs, and Education & Prevention. All services are free and confidential, designed to meet clients where they are in their journey. Services are accessible individually or in combination, with one advocate assigned per client for continuity across all services used.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Shelter

Quantifiable outcome

• 429 shelter/hotel clients served in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Rosehill Baptist ChurchminorOthersWeekly in-kind donation drop-off location. Donations collected every Tuesday at 8:30 AM and 1:00 PM from the church parking lot on Hamilton Road. Enables community members to contribute physical donations without knowing shelter location.
• Network for GoodcoreTechnology or IntegrationSecure online giving platform (Bonterra) processes all online donations including one-time gifts, monthly recurring gifts, gala tickets, and sponsorships. Handles payment processing, recurring billing, and automatic tax receipt generation. 90 cents of every dollar tracked to direct services.
• Hospital Emergency DepartmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirect working relationships with hospital emergency departments in the seven-county service area. When ED staff identify domestic violence, they contact outreach advocates for immediate response. Enables crisis intervention at point of healthcare contact.
• WalmartminorOthersWalmart wishlist registry enables community members to purchase specific needed items (toiletries, clothing, school supplies, baby essentials) that ship directly to a coordination point. Updated weekly to match current shelter needs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NCADV (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence): National coalition focused on public policy, prevention education, and resource development for DV survivors; overlapping with Hope Harbour on education/prevention programming and policy advocacy.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: Operates the primary 24/7 national DV crisis hotline and resource referral service, directly mirroring Hope Harbour's flagship 24-hour crisis hotline and warm-referral model.
• Safe Horizon: Large New York-based victim services nonprofit operating emergency shelters, hotlines, legal advocacy, and counseling for DV survivors; closely matches Hope Harbour's integrated multi-service shelter model.
• DOVE Center: Regional DV shelter and advocacy organization offering confidential shelter, crisis line, legal advocacy, and counseling; closely comparable in service mix and county-level catchment model.
• Project Safe (Athens, GA): Georgia-based DV shelter and outreach organization serving a multi-county area with emergency shelter, hotline, and legal advocacy; comparable in scale, service mix, and statewide funder competition.
• National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV): National membership and advocacy organization for state and local DV service providers, including shelters and hotlines; comparable in mission, survivor-led framing, and coalition building.

Emerging players

• Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): Operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline and victim services programs, comparable to Hope Harbour in operating confidential crisis lines and providing survivor advocacy resources, with overlapping referral pipelines.

Broad incumbents

• YWCA USA: National federation operating dozens of DV shelters, hotlines, and sexual-violence programs under a broader women-and-family empowerment umbrella, directly comparable as a multi-region DV shelter and service operator.
• Salvation Army Family Services: Large national human-services operator with DV shelter and family services programs in multiple states; competes with Hope Harbour for local corporate sponsorships and in-kind donations.

Regional players

• Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV): Statewide coalition providing training, funding administration, and technical assistance to Georgia DV programs, comparable in regulatory certification work and statewide advocacy for the same donor and grant ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hope-harbour-columbus-alliance-for-battered-women

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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