ARC of the Treasure Coast

What ARC of the Treasure Coast does

ARC of the Treasure Coast is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Stuart, Florida, that delivers a comprehensive continuum of residential, vocational, educational, behavioral, and advocacy services to children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), including autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and epilepsy. Founded in 1956 as ARC of Martin County and rebranded in 2025 to reflect a regional service area, the organization serves more than 950 individuals each month across Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Palm Beach, and Okeechobee counties through a workforce of 240-plus professionals. Its program portfolio spans 17 community-based residential homes operating 24/7 from Jupiter to Fort Pierce, Adult Day Training programs with therapy referrals, the ABLE After-School and Camp ABLE children's programs, Board Certified Behavior Analyst-led behavioral services, and an employment division (Advanced Employment Services, Project SEARCH, Ticket To Work-SSA). The Therapeutic Intervention Program (TIP) Community and Event Center, opened in September 2025 in Port St. Lucie, extends capacity for therapeutic and behavioral services while functioning as a community event venue.

The organization's business model blends three revenue streams: government reimbursement from Florida's Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, and county/Martin County Board of County Commissioners grants; private donations and foundation grants (First Citizens Bank, Mariner Sands Charity Week, Treasure Coast Provisions/Boar's Head, Newman's Own Foundation, Impact 100 Martin, Loblolly Foundation, Community Foundation for Martin and St. Lucie); and earned revenue from wholly owned mission-based enterprises — Alice's: A Caring Café (restaurant, catering, and delivery), Abili-Tees (silk-screen apparel), ARC Environmental Cleaning Services, and ARC Transportation Services. The enterprise portfolio is structured as vocational training vehicles that produce both employment outcomes for clients and incremental revenue reinvested into programs. Service recipients enter primarily through state-agency referrals and family/caregiver intake, with no individually priced fee-for-service model disclosed. ARC's differentiators are a 70-year operating history, its integrated continuum (residential through vocational), employer-pipeline partnerships, and a stated 33% taxpayer cost saving versus state institutional care. No proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capability, or consumer-facing application is disclosed; the 2026 Technically Speaking initiative is a client-facing digital-literacy program rather than an internal technology build.

Name

ARC of the Treasure Coast

Legal name

ARC of the Treasure Coast

Website

https://arctreasurecoast.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ARC of the Treasure Coast is a Stuart, Florida-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1956, that delivers residential, vocational, educational, and behavioral services to 950-plus children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities each month across the Treasure Coast region, funded through government programs, foundation grants, and mission-based enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Education Vocational & Transition Programs (18–22) (EDAKAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mentorship & Coaching (Career, Academic, Industry-Specific) (EDAMAKAA), Benefits Counseling & Financial Literacy for Transition-Age Youth (EDAKANAJ)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Residential group homes
• Vocational training programs
• Behavioral therapy services
• Community inclusion advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuart

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Primary funding source from state and federal government programs including Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD), Vocational Rehabilitation, and other disability services funding. Government funding covers many programs but is insufficient to cover all service costs.
2. Private Donations and Grants: Vital private donations and grant funding from foundations and corporations to fill gaps left by government funding. Includes grants from First Citizens Bank ($20,000), Mariner Sands Charity Week ($25,000), Treasure Coast Provisions/Boar's Head ($50,000), and other community partners.
3. Mission-Based Enterprises Revenue: Earned revenue from mission-based enterprises including Alice's Caring Cafe (food service training and operations), Abili-Tees (silk screen apparel printing), ARC Environmental Cleaning Services, transportation services, and the TIP Center event venue rentals. Revenue is reinvested into programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ARC of the Treasure Coast provides residential, vocational, educational, behavioral, therapeutic, advocacy, and community-inclusion services to children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) across Florida's Treasure Coast. The organization operates 17 community-based residential homes, Adult Day Training programs, children's after-school and summer camp programs (ABLE and Camp ABLE), behavioral services led by Board Certified Behavior Analysts, and employment services (Advanced Employment Services, Project SEARCH, Ticket To Work-SSA). The portfolio is complemented by mission-based enterprises — Alice's Caring Cafe, Abili-Tees apparel printing, ARC Environmental Cleaning Services, and ARC Transportation Services — that create vocational training pathways and generate earned revenue to support the mission.

Product overview

ARC of the Treasure Coast operates a comprehensive portfolio of residential, vocational, educational, and therapeutic programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The organization offers 17 community-based residential homes, Adult Day Programs with skills training and therapy services, children's programs (ABLE After-School and Camp ABLE summer camp), Behavioral Services, and employment services including AES, Project SEARCH, and Ticket To Work. The portfolio also includes Mission Based Enterprises (Abili-Tees apparel printing, ARC Environmental Cleaning Services, ARC Transportation Services, and food/beverage operations) that create meaningful job training and competitive employment while generating revenue to support the mission. Key facilities include the TIP Community & Event Center (opened September 2025) and Alice's Caring Cafe restaurant (with catering/delivery expansions in 2025-2026).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alice's: A Caring Café: A fully operational restaurant offering deli fare including sandwiches and salads, providing employment training for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Expanded in 2025 to include catering and event services, with delivery services planned for 2026.
• TIP Center
• Abili-Tees
• Advanced Employment Services (AES)
• Camp ABLE
• ABLE Program

Products and services

• Residential Programs Community-based residential services operating 17 homes from Jupiter to Fort Pierce, providing 24/7 supportive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including specialized behavioral homes. Services include daily living skills training, household tasks, finance management, health care, transportation, personal care, and recreation.
• Adult Day Programs (ADT)

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 950+ children and adults with disabilities each month
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Treasure Coast & Indian River Provisions (Boar's Head)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary distributor of Boar's Head products made a $50,000 donation to launch Alice's Caring Cafe. Partnership includes consulting, training, equipment, and product support. Indian River Provisions supports the venture with Boar's Head Corp. training module covering all aspects of food service work. Collaboration addresses industry-wide staffing shortages while creating employment pipeline for individuals with disabilities.
• Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlorida state agency supporting persons with disabilities in living, learning, and working in their communities. APD provides services to Floridians with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities, Prader-Willi syndrome, and spinal bifida. Partnership provides referrals and funding for eligible individuals.
• Division of Vocational RehabilitationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState VR office provides employment services including job training, placement, and counseling. Partnership with ARC provides employment services in Martin and St. Lucie Counties, helping individuals ages 17-70 find careers meeting their challenges.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sunrise Community of Florida: Florida nonprofit providing residential, vocational, and behavioral services for individuals with developmental disabilities statewide; comparable service mix and Medicaid funding profile, with larger geographic reach.
• Easterseals Florida: National disability services nonprofit with Florida operations; offers vocational rehabilitation, residential, and behavioral services at a larger scale, competing for the same Medicaid waiver and VR funding pools.
• United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Central Florida: Florida UCP affiliate providing residential, adult day, and vocational services for individuals with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities; overlaps with ARC's residential and employment service lines.
• The Arc of the United States: National parent organization to which ARC of the Treasure Coast is implicitly affiliated; provides advocacy, policy, and brand standards that frame local operations and funding eligibility.

Direct peers

• The Arc of Florida: Statewide chapter of The Arc network; directly comparable as a Florida I/DD advocacy and services organization that lobbies for the same APD/VR funding streams and operates family-support and transition programs analogous to ARC of the Treasure Coast.
• Best Buddies Florida: Florida operation focused on one-to-one friendship, jobs, and leadership programs for people with I/DD; competes for corporate disability-inclusion partnerships and employment placement funding in overlapping counties.
• Goodwill Industries of the Treasure Coast: Regional Goodwill operating vocational training and employment placement for people with disabilities on the Treasure Coast; directly comparable mission-based enterprise model (retail + workforce development) and competes for VR contracts.
• The Arc of Palm Beach County: Neighboring Florida Arc chapter serving an overlapping region (Palm Beach County is in ARC of the Treasure Coast's service area). Operates residential, vocational, and adult-day programs with similar funding mix.

Regional players

• Special Olympics Florida: Florida affiliate offering sports training and competition for individuals with I/DD; overlaps in participant base and Treasure Coast geographic footprint but does not provide residential or vocational services.

Others

• National Down Syndrome Society: National advocacy and resource organization for the Down syndrome community, which is a primary diagnosis served by ARC of the Treasure Coast; adjacent rather than directly competing, but informs family referral pipelines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arc-of-the-treasure-coast

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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