Concern WorldWide

What Concern WorldWide does

Concern WorldWide is an international humanitarian organization founded in 1968 that works to reduce extreme poverty and support vulnerable communities in fragile states. Its U.S. entity, Concern Worldwide U.S., Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit incorporated in New York (EIN 13-3712030), operating as a fundraising, advocacy, and program-support arm of the broader global Concern network. The organization delivers four core program lines — Emergency Response, Health/Nutrition/Water, Livelihoods/Financial Empowerment, and Education — alongside donor-engagement mechanisms including one-time gifts, monthly recurring giving, legacy planned giving, DAFs/IRAs/Trusts/Stocks, and cause-related e-commerce through Mission Market and retail partners. Concern operates in 27 countries and territories spanning Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and South Asia, reaching 27.3 million people in 2024 with a workforce of 4,700 humanitarian staff and a program expense ratio of $0.93 per dollar.

The organization's revenue model is diversified across individual donations (recurring and one-time), corporate and foundation grants (GiveWell, Coefficient Giving, EU, ECW), employee giving programs, planned/legacy gifts, and cause-related retail partnerships. Fundraising is executed through a multi-channel marketing approach including website/email, social media, paid digital retargeting, PR, the annual Global Gala NYC, and humanitarian training programs (NNPHL, LCS4R, BBR). Operational delivery occurs through direct field operations, 22 clinics in Somalia, and local implementing partners such as YouthLink, SHACDO, and government health ministries (notably the Somali Ministry of Health and UNICEF co-delivery arrangements). Key certifications include Charity Navigator Four Star, Candid Gold Transparency Seal, BBB accreditation, and Core Humanitarian Standard certification (HQAI, valid 2024-2027).

Concern's strategic posture is centered on integrated emergency-plus-development programming in the world's most fragile contexts — currently including major sustained operations in Somalia (1.32M people reached), Ukraine (114,000 people through JERU), and Afghanistan. The organization maintains its U.S. headquarters at 420 Lexington Avenue in New York with a stated staff complement aligned to its 5,001–10,000 employee range, and reports no parent company, private equity, or venture capital ownership — operating as an independent nonprofit with a donor-supported revenue base.

Name

Concern WorldWide

Legal name

Concern Worldwide U.S., Inc.

Website

https://concernusa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Concern WorldWide is a 501(c)(3) humanitarian organization founded in 1968 that delivers emergency response, health/nutrition, livelihoods, and education programs to 27.3 million people across 27 fragile-state countries, supported by a 4,700-person workforce and a donor-funded revenue model with a $0.93 program expense ratio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Emergency response programs
• Poverty alleviation programs
• Health nutrition programs
• Livelihoods education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals via one-time gifts, monthly giving programs, and dedicated campaigns. The organization reports that $0.93 of every dollar goes directly to programs.
2. Corporate and Foundation Grants: Funding from institutional donors including GiveWell, Coefficient Giving, European Union, and other humanitarian foundations for specific programmatic work.
3. Employee Giving Programs: Workplace giving programs where employees donate through payroll deductions, often with employer matching.
4. Planned Giving and Legacy Gifts: Bequests, charitable trusts, and other planned giving instruments through which donors leave lasting legacies.
5. E-commerce and Merchandise: Sales from partnered products including Luna Coffee Roasters, with proceeds supporting programs. Also through Mission Market e-commerce platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Concern WorldWide is an international humanitarian organization delivering life-saving aid and long-term development programs to extremely poor and vulnerable communities across 27 countries. Its core offerings comprise four programmatic pillars — Emergency Response, Health & Nutrition, Livelihoods & Financial Empowerment, and Education — supplemented by humanitarian training and community-based interventions such as Mother-to-Mother groups.

Product overview

Concern WorldWide is a humanitarian organization (not a technology company) operating as a single unified entity focused on ending extreme poverty. The organization offers a portfolio of humanitarian programs including Emergency Response, Health & Nutrition, Livelihoods & Financial Empowerment, and Education as core service areas. These programs are delivered alongside donation mechanisms (one-time and monthly giving, legacy gifts, DAFs, IRAs, trusts, and stock donations) and humanitarian training initiatives. The organization works across 27 countries and reached 27.3 million people in 2024, with $0.93 of every dollar going directly to programs. No technology product, platform, or API is offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Response
• Health, Nutrition, and Water
• Livelihoods and Financial Empowerment
• Education
• Mother-to-Mother Groups
• Give Monthly
• Give Once (One-Time Donation)
• Leave a Legacy
• DAFs, IRAs, Trusts, and Stocks
• Emergency Fund
• Employee Giving
• Shop Gifts (Mission Market)

Quantifiable outcome

• 27.3 million people reached in 2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConcern Worldwide serves as UNICEF's main nutrition partner in Wadajir district, Somalia, delivering specialized nutrition services through static and mobile facilities.
• JERU (Joint Emergency Response in Ukraine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance2015 partners collective response in Ukraine. Concern works with Alliance2015 partners to pool resources and deliver assistance via JERU, supporting over 114,000 people with cash transfers, food and hygiene kits, and winterization support.
• YouthLinkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organization working with Concern on health interventions, including treatment of malnutrition at health centers in Somalia.
• SHACDOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal implementing partner delivering emergency supplies including RUTF (Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food) in flood-affected areas of south central Somalia.
• Ministry of Health (Somalia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Somali Ministry of Health to deliver specialized nutrition services through 17 static and mobile facilities, treating over 63,000 children.
• Luna Coffee RoastersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRetail partnership offering coffee products with proceeds benefiting Concern Worldwide. Coffee break-themed gift option starting from $10 per 8oz bag.
• AllPeople MarketplaceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSustainable shopping platform partnership where 5% of purchases are donated to Concern Worldwide when selected at checkout.
• MovadominorGTM or Marketing PartnerPast retail partnership for cause-related merchandise benefiting Concern Worldwide.
• Beauty CounterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPast retail partnership for cause-related merchandise benefiting Concern Worldwide.
• Take FiveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPast retail partnership for cause-related merchandise benefiting Concern Worldwide.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Rescue Committee: The IRC is a US-headquartered humanitarian NGO delivering emergency response, health, livelihoods, and education programming across dozens of fragile states. It directly overlaps with Concern on donor base, country footprint, program categories, and reliance on individual + institutional fundraising.
• Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps operates a similar integrated humanitarian-and-development model across conflict-affected geographies, with comparable headcount, revenue scale, and a matching focus on cash transfers, livelihoods, and youth. It competes head-to-head for the same institutional grants and individual donors.
• CARE International: CARE is a federation-based humanitarian NGO with a global footprint in emergencies, health/nutrition, and women's empowerment. It shares Concern's hybrid humanitarian-development positioning and similar reliance on individual donor fundraising in the US market.
• Oxfam America: Oxfam America is part of a global Oxfam confederation delivering humanitarian response, livelihoods, and advocacy. It directly competes with Concern for individual US donors and for institutional grants in food security and resilience programming.
• Save the Children: Save the Children runs large-scale child-focused emergency, health, nutrition, and education programming in fragile states — a near-perfect functional overlap with Concern. It competes directly for the same UNICEF/EU/ECW grant pool and US individual donor base.
• World Vision US: World Vision is a large US-headquartered faith-informed humanitarian NGO with comparable global country footprint, child sponsorship model, and emergency response capacity. It is one of Concern's principal competitors for individual US donors.
• Catholic Relief Services: CRS is the official overseas humanitarian agency of the US Catholic community, operating emergency response, health, agriculture, and education programs at comparable scale and country footprint. It competes for similar US institutional and individual donor pools.
• Relief International: Relief International focuses on emergency response, health, and education in fragile states, with significant overlap on country footprint (Somalia, Afghanistan, Middle East). It is a closer-scale peer competing for the same grant funding streams.
• International Medical Corps: IMC delivers emergency health, nutrition, and WASH services in conflict-affected countries, with substantial overlap with Concern's clinic-based Somalia programming and Ukraine response. It competes for the same ECHO, BHA, and EU health funding.
• Action Against Hunger: Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization specializing in nutrition, food security, and WASH — areas that closely mirror Concern's core health/nutrition and emergency response portfolio. It competes for similar institutional nutrition grants and individual donors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/concern
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ConcernWorldwideUS
• Facebookfacebook.com/concernworldwideus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/concern-worldwide-u.s.-inc.
• Instagraminstagram.com/concernworldwideus

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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