Name

Oxfam America

Legal name

Oxfam America, Inc.

Website

https://oxfamamerica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Oxfam America is a Boston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit and U.S. affiliate of Oxfam International that delivers humanitarian aid, economic justice, climate action, and gender justice programs in 75+ countries, funded by individual donations, corporate partnerships, and select government co-funders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Emergency Livelihood Support (BPAGAAAJ)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• International development programs
• Disaster emergency response
• Economic justice advocacy
• Charitable fundraising services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Oxfam America is funded primarily through private donations from individuals. Donors can make one-time donations, monthly recurring donations (Pledge Partners/ChangeMakers), or set up legacy gifts. The organization offers various giving options including stock donations, IRA charitable distributions, and cryptocurrency donations.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate engagement partnerships where companies can support Oxfam's mission through donations, matching gifts, and workplace giving programs.
3. Event Fundraising: Fundraising events including the Oxfam Hunger Banquet, concerts, festivals, and personal fundraising campaigns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Oxfam America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit humanitarian organization that delivers charitable services to fight inequality and end poverty. It accepts individual donations, corporate contributions, and grants to fund humanitarian emergency response, long-term development programs, and policy advocacy on economic justice, climate action, and women's rights across more than 75 countries. The organization provides online donation infrastructure, digital advocacy tools, research publications, and volunteer engagement programs to support its global mission.

Product overview

Oxfam America is a nonprofit humanitarian organization (not a technology company) that offers a portfolio of charitable services focused on fighting inequality and ending poverty globally. The core offerings include an online donation platform supporting multiple payment methods (single/recurring donations, emergency giving, stock/IRA/crypto gifts), a digital advocacy platform (action campaigns, petitions, Congressional outreach), emergency humanitarian response programs, community organizing tools (EQUALI-TEA Project, Oxfam Hunger Banquet), research and publications on economic justice, and volunteer/corporate partnership programs. Oxfam America works across over 75 countries addressing climate action, economic justice, humanitarian response, and women's rights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oxfam: Shortened brand name used across the confederation
• Oxfam America Action Fund

Products and services

• Oxfam America Donation Program Charitable giving service that enables individual donors to make one-time gifts, monthly recurring donations (Pledge Partners/ChangeMakers), and emergency response contributions via credit card, stock, IRA charitable distributions, donor-advised funds, cryptocurrency, workplace giving, and legacy gifts. Available to individual supporters in the United States.
• Oxfam America Action Campaigns Digital advocacy and civic engagement service that lets supporters sign petitions, contact elected officials, and participate in campaigns for social change on issues such as tax fairness, Gaza recovery, and opposition to war. Targeted at U.S. supporters and global citizens.
• Oxfam America Emergency Humanitarian Response Humanitarian aid and emergency response service delivering clean water, sanitation, cash assistance, and supplies to people affected by conflicts, displacement, hunger crises, and disease outbreaks worldwide. Implemented through Oxfam staff and local partner organizations.
• EQUALI-TEA Project Community organizing service that equips U.S. supporters and community groups with discussion guides, statistics, and letter-writing templates to host local conversations about inequality and take collective action.
• Oxfam Hunger Banquet Interactive educational event experience that simulates global hunger and poverty dynamics for community audiences, used for both awareness building and fundraising. Hosted by community organizers and Oxfam supporters.
• Oxfam America Corporate Partnership Program Partnership service for companies that want to support Oxfam's humanitarian mission through matching gift programs, workplace giving, and cause marketing collaborations. Targeted at U.S. corporations and their CSR/foundation teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14.3 million people benefited directly from Oxfam programs last year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Village Support GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Cambodian organization that partnered with Oxfam during the Thailand-Cambodia border crisis to assess needs and distribute emergency support including clean water and sanitation to displaced families.
• Coalition of Cambodian Farmer CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Oxfam to support displaced families with emergency assistance including cash, water, sanitation, and humanitarian supplies during border conflicts.
• Development and Partnership in ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner working with Oxfam to provide emergency support to families displaced by Thailand-Cambodia border clashes.
• Human Resource and Rural Economic DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Oxfam to assess and respond to humanitarian needs of displaced Cambodian families.
• New Way MississippicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal organization that provided drinking water and meals during Jackson water crisis in 2022, receiving small grants from Oxfam totaling $20,000.
• Dependable SourcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFound truck drivers to pick up and deliver water during Jackson water crisis in Mississippi.
• Springboard to OpportunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupplied bottled water and cash to residents of low-income housing complexes during the Jackson water crisis.
• MS Black Women's RoundtablecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Oxfam's Good Jobs program in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, promoting leadership and economic justice for Black women.
• Mississippi Urban LeaguecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in workforce training and policy advocacy programs in Mississippi as part of Oxfam's U.S. work.
• One VoicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMississippi-based organization partnering with Oxfam on economic justice and workforce development programs.
• Louisiana Urban LeaguecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Oxfam's Good Jobs program in Louisiana, working on workforce development and policy advocacy.
• Poor People's CampaigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization partnering with Oxfam on issues of economic justice and systemic inequality.
• Dress for SuccessminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development partner in Oxfam's Gulf Coast programs supporting job seekers.
• Coastal Municipalities Water UtilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOxfam's partner in Gaza working on water and sanitation systems. Director General Monther Shoblaq stated that needs exceed far beyond what Israel is allowing in for aid and reconstruction materials.
• ASAL Humanitarian Network (Kenya)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective of over 30 Kenyan humanitarian and development organizations that coordinated humanitarian response during 2023 floods, working with Oxfam to direct aid to most affected areas.
• AGREA (Philippines)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with Oxfam on initiatives to improve nutrition and build economic self-sufficiency through urban food gardens in Quezon City.
• Shushilan (Bangladesh)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working with Rohingya refugees and Oxfam on disaster risk reduction and food distribution in Bangladesh.
• Governments of Ireland, Australia, and BelgiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner governments that co-funded emergency support for displaced Cambodian families along the Thailand-Cambodia border.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Direct Relief: US-based humanitarian aid organization focused on emergency medical and disaster relief, sharing similar donor demographics and global emergency response positioning.
• Catholic Relief Services: US-based international humanitarian agency with comparable global development and emergency response programs operating across many of the same countries.
• Heifer International: US-based nonprofit focused on economic development and poverty alleviation internationally, with similar recurring donor model and program emphasis on community-led solutions.
• CARE USA: Major US-headquartered humanitarian and development nonprofit focused on poverty, gender equality, and emergency response globally. Directly comparable donor base, programs, and country footprint.
• Mercy Corps: US-headquartered global humanitarian organization operating in conflict and disaster zones with similar emergency response, economic development, and advocacy portfolio.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Responds to humanitarian crises worldwide with similar emergency response programs in fragile states and refugee contexts, competing for the same US donor pool.
• Save the Children US: Major US-based humanitarian nonprofit with comparable individual donor fundraising, advocacy, and emergency response programs across many of the same countries.
• World Vision US: Large US faith-affiliated humanitarian organization with similar child/family-focused programs, sponsor-based recurring donor model, and global emergency response footprint.
• Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF-USA): US fundraising arm of MSF, raising private donations for medical humanitarian response in conflict zones — overlapping donor base and emergency appeals market.

Broad incumbents

• Oxfam International: The global confederation of which Oxfam America is the US affiliate. Directly comparable mission, programs, and beneficiary base, with Oxfam America operating as one of the largest national affiliates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/oxfamamerica
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/oxfamamerica
• Facebookfacebook.com/oxfamamerica
• Instagraminstagram.com/oxfamamerica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oxfam-america

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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