GRIEF AND LOSS CENTER OF NORTH TEXAS

What GRIEF AND LOSS CENTER OF NORTH TEXAS does

The Grief and Loss Center of North Texas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2011 and headquartered inside Wilshire Baptist Church at 4316 Abrams Rd, Dallas, Texas. It provides free bereavement support services to children, teens, and adults across North Texas, operating through in-person K-12 programming (SAM's), virtual adult support groups on Zoom, and grief-education content distributed via YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok. Its clinical approach follows the Alan Wolfelt "Companioning" model, delivered by named grief leaders including Laurie Taylor (Grief Director) and a small staff of 1–10 employees supported by volunteers.

The organization served 315 clients in 2024, bringing cumulative reach to more than 3,000 clients over its 15-year operating history. Because all services are offered at no charge, there is no fee-based revenue model; the Center is funded entirely by individual donations, community fundraising events, and small-dollar giving campaigns. The most recent disclosed fundraising signal is the 2025 North Texas Giving Day, which mobilized 157 donors contributing approximately $50,000 in a single event. Technology use is limited to standard nonprofit SaaS — Zoom, Aplos, PayPal, and Constant Contact — with no proprietary platform, IP, or data assets.

Strategic positioning is that of a community-anchored, mission-driven nonprofit competing in a fragmented emotional-health-services market that includes hospital systems, hospices, faith-based counseling, and private therapists. Differentiators are the free-access model, the credentialed Wolfelt-aligned methodology, the church-anchored Dallas venue, and a hybrid in-person/virtual delivery model that lowers barriers to participation for bereaved families across North Texas.

Name

GRIEF AND LOSS CENTER OF NORTH TEXAS

Legal name

Grief & Loss Center of North Texas

Website

https://mygriefandloss.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Grief and Loss Center of North Texas is a Dallas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2011 that provides free bereavement support groups to children, teens, and adults across North Texas through in-person K-12 programming, virtual Zoom groups, and Wolfelt-based Companioning methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grief Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLADAHAL

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

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Hospice & Palliative Care (Home/Facility-Based)

SECONDARYBPAGACAK

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

Keywords

• Grief support services
• Bereavement support groups
• Nonprofit community services
• Child grief programs
• Adult loss counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The Grief & Loss Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates entirely on charitable donations from the community. Donation options include one-time or recurring online donations via credit card or ACH through Aplos, PayPal donations, and mail-in checks. Donations are tax-deductible.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Grief & Loss Center of North Texas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free grief support groups and related programming for individuals in the North Texas community. Core offerings include the in-person SAM's program for children and teens (K-12) and their families, plus monthly virtual adult support groups segmented by type of loss (child loss, spouse/partner loss, homicide loss, young adult loss, family/friends loss), all delivered at no cost to participants.

Product overview

The Grief & Loss Center of North Texas is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering compassionate, no-cost grief support services. The organization provides a comprehensive portfolio of grief support programs including: SAM's (Same As Me) Program for children K-12th grade and their families (in-person), monthly virtual adult support groups via Zoom (including spouse/partner loss groups, child loss groups, homicide loss groups, young adult groups, and family/friends groups), educational resources on grief, and Stories of Hope testimonials. All services are provided at no cost to participants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SAM's (Same As Me): A grief support program designed for children from kindergarten through high school and their families, helping them cope with the death of a loved one in a safe, caring setting.
• SAM's Place
• Companioning

Products and services

• SAM's (Same As Me) Program An in-person grief support program designed to help children from kindergarten through 12th grade and their families cope with the death of a loved one in a safe, caring setting. Delivered in person at the Dallas location.
• Adult Support Groups Monthly virtual grief support groups for adults conducted via Zoom, segmented by type of loss (spouse/partner, child loss, homicide, young adult, family/friends). Free of charge to participants.
• Homicide Loss Group Monthly virtual support group meeting on the first Tuesday of each month for adults who have lost a loved one to homicide.
• Young Adult Loss Group (35 & Under) Monthly virtual support group meeting on the second Tuesday of each month for young adults up to age 35 who have experienced the death of a loved one other than a spouse, partner, or child.
• Family & Friends Group (Over 35) Monthly virtual support group meeting on the third Tuesday of each month for adults over age 35 who have experienced the death of a family member or close friend.
• Spouse or Partner Loss Groups Monthly virtual support groups for adults who have experienced the death of a spouse or life partner. Includes one group for senior adults (first Monday) and one for those younger than senior adults (second Monday).
• Child Loss Groups for Parents Monthly virtual support groups for parents and mothers who have experienced the death of a child at any age, including groups for loss of adult children, teens/young adults, child loss by suicide, and senior adult mothers.
• Grief Resources Educational content including articles and guides on understanding grief, types and triggers of grief, emotional and physical responses, supporting children's grief, holidays and grief, and family member loss.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ clients served over 15 years of operation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Modern Loss: Digital platform providing stories, resources, and community for people experiencing loss — comparable as a content-driven, donor-supported grief support community serving a younger demographic.
• What's Your Grief: Online grief education and community platform offering articles, courses, and digital resources — comparable as a content-and-community grief support model with broader digital reach than GLC.
• WidowNet: Online information and peer support resource for widows and widowers — overlaps with GLC's spouse/partner loss groups, though narrower in demographic focus.

Direct peers

• GriefShare: Faith-based network of grief recovery support groups meeting weekly across thousands of churches in North America — overlapping peer-support model with broader national reach and infrastructure.
• The Compassionate Friends: National nonprofit offering peer support for families grieving the death of a child — directly overlaps GLC's child loss and mom/parent loss groups, with local chapter structure.
• Center for Loss & Life Transition: Founded by Alan Wolfelt, the originator of the companioning model used by GLC. Provides grief education, training, and resources — comparable as the intellectual anchor of GLC's philosophical framework.
• Bereaved Parents of the USA: Nationwide nonprofit self-help group for bereaved parents and siblings — directly comparable to GLC's child loss and mom's groups with a chapter-based peer support model.
• The Dougy Center: National nonprofit providing peer support groups for grieving children, teens, young adults, and their families — directly comparable to GLC's SAM's program and overall bereavement support model, with a longer track record and broader geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• National Alliance for Grieving Children: National nonprofit umbrella supporting children's bereavement programs — broader in scope and not a direct service provider but highly comparable in mission and child-grief focus.
• Hospice Foundation of America: National nonprofit focused on hospice and bereavement education, training, and public awareness — overlaps in grief-support education and resource publishing, with broader national scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@grief_and_loss_center_tx/shorts
• Facebookfacebook.com/griefandlosscenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grief-loss-center-of-north-texas
• Instagraminstagram.com/grief_and_loss_center_tx

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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