josiah white's

What josiah white's does

Josiah White's (legal name: White's Residential & Family Services) is a Christ-centered, faith-based nonprofit founded in 1850 that operates a comprehensive continuum of care for at-risk children, teens, and families from an 800-acre campus in Wabash, Indiana. Its service portfolio spans three court-referred residential treatment programs — substance use recovery (TREC, 6-9 months), sexually harmful behavior recovery (MAP, 9-12 months), and behavioral treatment (PATH, 26 weeks) — for youth ages 12-18, alongside a fully accredited on-campus high school, an evidence-based Teaching Family Model of care, and family preservation services using six EBPs including Triple P and CBT. Supporting programs include the Growing Teens for Life vocational program (487 interns since 2020, 60,000+ training hours) built on Indiana DWD's W.E.S.T. framework, foster care licensing and support, independent living/aftercare, and the 50 East Garden Center & Café that served 30,000+ customers.

The organization derives revenue from a mixed nonprofit model: government per-diem and case-rate reimbursements from the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) for foster care, residential treatment, and family preservation; individual donations and planned gifts (charitable gift annuities, charitable trusts, bequests, QCDs); corporate sponsorships through the Hope Partners program ($500–$5,000 tiers); and ancillary earned income from the on-campus retail café and vocational training site. Services are provided free of charge to families. Distribution is regional (Indiana), with referrals flowing from DCS, courts, and schools, while donor and volunteer pipelines run through the CarePortal church network, annual events like the Spiritual Life Benefit Dinner, and the Hope Partners corporate program. The organization employs a multi-disciplinary leadership team (President & CEO Matthew Purkey; COO/General Counsel Michael Horn; seven VPs across Family Services, Residential, HR, Advancement, and Recovery), governed by a Board of Trustees led by President Brandt Downing.

In 2025 Josiah White's served 600 children, teens, and families, recruited 10 new foster families, supported 400 children through CarePortal, and achieved positive cash flow for the first time since 2010. The organization holds Teaching Family Association accreditation (2022), Indiana DOE accreditation, DCS certification, and Best Christian Workplace certification. Compass Rose Academy, launched in 2012, operates as a wholly-owned private-pay division. The organization is not technology-enabled in any material sense — its core technology is the relational Teaching Family Model and evidence-based clinical methodologies rather than software or AI.

Name

josiah white's

Legal name

White's Residential & Family Services

Website

https://whitesrfs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1850

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Josiah White's is a faith-based nonprofit founded in 1850 that operates residential treatment, foster care, and family preservation programs for court-referred youth and at-risk families from an 800-acre campus in Wabash, Indiana, using the evidence-based Teaching Family Model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foster Care and Residential Treatment Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Therapeutic/Behavioral & Residential Treatment K–12 Schools (EDAJABAI), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), School-Based Mental & Behavioral Health Services (EDAJAIAB), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Residential youth services
• Foster care programs
• Family preservation services
• Faith-based child welfare
• Therapeutic residential treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Wabash

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor Donations and Fundraising: Individual and corporate donations through annual campaigns, planned giving programs, and direct mail appeals. The organization hosts an annual Spiritual Life Benefit Dinner and maintains a Hope Partners corporate sponsorship program at four giving levels ($500-$5,000 annually).
2. Corporate Sponsorships (Hope Partners): Annual corporate sponsorships at four levels: Encourage Self and Others ($500), Purpose Driven ($1,000), Opportunity for Growth ($3,000), and Healthy Second Chances ($5,000). Corporate partners receive social media exposure, website recognition, campus tours, and greenhouse products.
3. Planned Giving and Legacy Gifts: Accepts various planned giving vehicles including charitable gift annuities (minimum $10,000), charitable trusts (typically $250,000+), bequests, appreciated securities, life insurance, and qualified charitable distributions (QCDs).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Josiah White's, operating as White's Residential & Family Services, runs an 800-acre campus in Wabash, Indiana providing faith-based foster care, therapeutic residential treatment, and family preservation services for children, teens, and families in crisis. The organization, founded in 1850 as a Quaker ministry, offers specialized recovery tracks for substance use, sexually harmful behavior, and behavioral challenges, and does not charge fees to the families it serves.

Product overview

Josiah White's operates as a single, unified nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive continuum of human services centered on foster care, residential treatment, and family preservation. The core portfolio spans: foster care licensing and support; three residential treatment programs (TREC for substance recovery, MAP for sexually harmful behavior, and PATH for behavioral treatment); family preservation services using evidence-based practices; community-based programming; and vocational/educational support including White's Jr./Sr. High School and the Growing Teens for Life vocational program. Supporting services include the Teaching Family Model (evidence-based care methodology), Spiritual Life programming, Independent Living & Aftercare transition support, the Student Success Store workforce fund, 50 East Garden Center & Café (campus amenity/vocational site), CarePortal church engagement platform, the HOPE Partners corporate sponsorship program, and Planned Giving legacy donor services. The organization serves children, teens, and families primarily from its 800-acre Wabash, Indiana campus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Compass Rose Academy: Private division of Josiah White's providing adolescent residential treatment services

Products and services

• Foster Care Licensing and support of foster families who provide out-of-home care for children referred through Indiana child welfare and courts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of children in Family Preservation programs remain with their families (assessed at 90 days)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Lamplighter 515minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership to donate cattle to Goshen, Indiana organization that trains volunteers in artificial insemination techniques for youth and families in Honduras. Josiah White's donated Oscar the bull and Hilda the calf to support farming skill development and fight generational poverty.
• Methodist Home for Children (MHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMHC in North Carolina mentored Josiah White's through the Teaching Family Association accreditation process. Staff visited campus monthly and helped train foster parents in regional offices over the 2.5-year accreditation process.
• Indiana Department of Workforce DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrowing Teens for Life vocational program built upon Indiana DWD framework. W.E.S.T. (White's Employability Skills Training) consists of five segments based on state's workforce development standards for employment readiness.
• Ivy Tech Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Heidi Fowler engages with Josiah White's through student interactions, sponsoring tables at events, and supporting students at games. Represents potential pathway for student continuing education.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bethany Christian Services: A faith-based nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and family preservation services across multiple U.S. states. Kevin Trotter (a Josiah White's VP of Advancement) previously served as Executive Director of Bethany Christian Services of Florida and Alabama, underscoring direct operational overlap.
• Methodist Home for Children: Faith-affiliated child welfare provider that mentored Josiah White's through its Teaching Family Association accreditation. Operates residential treatment, foster care, and family services comparable to Josiah White's continuum.
• KidsPeace: Nonprofit operating residential treatment, foster care, and community-based programs for at-risk youth, with a similar continuum-of-care model and an on-campus educational component paralleling Josiah White's.
• Pressley Ridge: Nonprofit providing residential treatment, foster care, and family preservation services with an evidence-based practice approach, including specialized programs for youth with behavioral challenges — closely matching Josiah White's residential and family services.
• Maryville Academy: Faith-based nonprofit offering residential treatment, foster care, and family services for children and adolescents in Illinois. Comparable in mission and service mix, especially the faith-based residential and family preservation components.
• National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP): Nonprofit providing foster care, residential, and community-based services to youth and families across multiple states, with a comparable continuum of care and an emphasis on evidence-based practice.

Broad incumbents

• Boys Town: Large, established nonprofit operating residential treatment, foster care, and family services across multiple states with its own evidence-based care model. Comparable to Josiah White's in service mix but materially larger in scale and geographic reach.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: One of the largest nonprofit providers of behavioral health services for children and adolescents in the U.S., including residential treatment and community-based programs that overlap with Josiah White's residential and family preservation offerings.
• Lutheran Services in America: Network of faith-based human services organizations delivering foster care, residential treatment, and family services nationwide. Comparable as a faith-rooted peer in child welfare service delivery.

Others

• Concordia University Irvine - Townsend Institute: Higher education institution where Compass Rose Academy's VP & Executive Director serves as adjunct faculty. Not a service peer, but adjacent in training and credentialing the clinical workforce Josiah White's depends on for Teaching Family Model implementation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCe1gh4JeRTCl_VSldR5MR5A
• Facebookfacebook.com/josiahwhites1850
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/josiah-whites

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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