Coalition for Christian Outreach

What Coalition for Christian Outreach does

Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit incorporated on March 23, 1971, whose mission is to partner with local churches to reach U.S. college students with the Gospel through on-campus ministry, discipleship, and leadership development. The organization places trained campus ministry staff at colleges and universities across at least 30 U.S. states, supplementing that core delivery with a portfolio of branded programs: the annual Jubilee Conference, the six-week Leadership & Discipleship in the Wilderness (LDW) in Wyoming's Wind River Range, the three-week Ocean City Beach Project, the Ministry Apprenticeship Program (MAP), and CCO XD (Experiential Designs). Over 50+ years, CCO reports reaching 750,000 college students with the Gospel and logging 100,000 Jubilee Conference attendees.

CCO's business model is a hybrid of contribution-based and fee-based revenue. The primary engine is donor support: individual donors fund staff through a structured support-raising system in which 100% of contributions pass through to ministry accounts, and partner churches contribute financially in exchange for co-located campus ministry presence. Secondary revenue comes from participant fees for experiential programs (LDW at $3,800 and OCBP at $2,600 per participant for 2026). The organization maintains Charity Navigator 4-star status for over 10 years and is a charter member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), with governance provided by a Board of Directors and an executive leadership team led by President/CEO R. York Moore.

Operationally, CCO runs a three-sided ecosystem of churches, donors, and on-campus staff, organized through regional and area directors covering the Pacific Northwest, Florida, Philadelphia, the Midwest, and central/western Pennsylvania. Distribution is heavily direct — staff embedded on campuses — supplemented by the church-partnership channel and the branded experiential programs. CCO is not a technology organization; its delivery model relies on relational ministry methods, with a standard nonprofit digital infrastructure for fundraising, donor login, and content marketing via ccojubilee.org. The organization claims alumni-driven ripple effects extending to over one million people across North America and several international regions.

Name

Coalition for Christian Outreach

Legal name

Coalition for Christian Outreach

Website

https://ccojubilee.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit founded in 1971 that partners with local churches to deliver on-campus ministry, discipleship, and leadership programs to U.S. college students, funded primarily through individual donations and church partnerships with supplemental program fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Campus Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Ministerial Training Institutes (Clergy Formation) (EDAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Campus ministry services
• Faith-based discipleship programs
• College student outreach
• Church partnership ministry
• Leadership development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Supporters make tax-deductible donations to CCO ministry. Staff raise support from individual donors who receive 100% of their contributions for ministry work.
2. Church Partnerships: Local churches partner financially with CCO to support campus ministry in their communities.
3. Program Fees: Summer programs like LDW ($3,800) and Ocean City Beach Project ($2,600) charge fees to participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CCO is a nonprofit Christian campus ministry that partners with local churches to place trained ministry staff on college campuses, delivering discipleship, Bible studies, fellowship groups, and mentoring for college students. It also runs experiential programs including the annual Jubilee Conference, Leadership & Discipleship in the Wilderness (LDW), Ocean City Beach Project, the Ministry Apprenticeship Program, and CCO XD experiential design trips.

Product overview

The Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a college ministry movement offering a portfolio of programs and services centered on transforming college students to transform the world. The core offering is Campus Ministry, which partners with local churches to reach college campuses. Supporting programs include the annual Jubilee Conference, CCO XD experiential design trips, Leadership & Discipleship in the Wilderness (LDW), Ocean City Beach Project, and the Ministry Apprenticeship Program. The organization also provides support raising training and maintains an Alumni Network for ongoing community connection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ocean City Beach Project: A three-week discipleship intensive designed to prepare student leaders for a lifetime of ministry impact, held in Ocean City, NJ
• Leadership & Discipleship in the Wilderness (LDW)
• Ministry Apprenticeship Program (MAP)
• CCO XD
• Jubilee Conference

Products and services

• Campus Ministry
• Leadership & Discipleship in the Wilderness (LDW)
• Ocean City Beach Project (OCBP)
• Jubilee Conference
• CCO XD (Experiential Designs)
• Ministry Apprenticeship Program (MAP)
• CCO Alumni Network
• Support Raising Training

Quantifiable outcome

• 750,000 college students reached with the Gospel over 50+ years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• First Presbyterian Church of OrlandocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst Presbyterian Church of Orlando partners with CCO to reach students at the University of Central Florida and Valencia College, Downtown Campus. Church provides volunteers, facility access, and financial support.
• Redeemer Anglican ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRedeemer Anglican Church partners with CCO to reach students at the University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University. Also partners for UC Santa Cruz campus ministry.
• Lincroft Bible ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLincroft Bible Church partners with CCO to reach students at Brookdale Community College.
• Kent State Community BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Kent State Community Board partners with CCO to reach students at Kent State University.
• Incarnation ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIncarnation Church partners with CCO to reach students at Penn State University Park.
• The McIlvaine FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe McIlvaine Fund partners with CCO to reach students at Kenyon College.
• First Presbyterian Church, FresnocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst Presbyterian Church, Fresno partners with CCO to reach students at Fresno State University, Fresno Pacific University, and Fresno City College.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): Global Christian campus ministry serving college students through staff, movements, conferences, and summer programs with a donation-funded model. Directly comparable scale of impact, audience, and church/staff deployment pattern.
• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: The largest US evangelical college campus ministry, with staff on hundreds of campuses, similar church-partnership and donor-funded model, and analogous programs (small-group Bible studies, missions conferences, multi-week summer projects). Directly comparable to CCO in mission, customer segment (Gen Z college students), and funding mechanics.
• Wesley Foundation (United Methodist campus ministry): Denominational campus ministry network placing chaplains and staff at public universities with church-supported funding. Comparable in its church-funded model and aim of retaining/forming college students in faith.
• Christian Union: Christian ministry focused on transforming student leaders at top US universities, combining faculty development, Bible study, and leadership formation. Comparable ministry-training and student-leadership-development mission to CCO's MAP and campus ministry work.
• Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS): Catholic campus ministry pairing parish/church funding with on-campus staff, Bible studies, leadership conferences, and missionary discipleship programs. Directly comparable church-funded campus-missionary model and donor dependence.
• Reformed University Fellowship (RUF): PCA-affiliated campus ministry that places full-time ministers at universities and runs internships, church-supported with donation-funded staff. Closely comparable in audience, support-raising model, and structured ministry formation.

Regional players

• Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM / Baptist Student Ministries): Denominationally governed campus ministries (Southern Baptist, etc.) that, like CCO, place paid and volunteer staff on college campuses funded through church and donor contributions. Comparable in go-to-market and mission, differing in governance.

Broad incumbents

• Young Life College: Young Life's college arm continues the donor-supported relationship-evangelism approach from high school into college for the same audience. Broader scope (parent org covers high school, middle school, Capernaum) but directly comparable mission and donor economics for the college-age segment.
• Youth For Christ: Multi-decade evangelical youth and emerging-adults ministry using a donation-funded, staff-on-location model aimed at adolescents and college-aged young adults. Comparable mission, age cohort, and donor mechanics but broader youth/non-college scope.

Emerging players

• Athletes in Action (Cru): Sub-brand of Cru focused specifically on student-athlete ministry at universities — overlapping with CCO's documented Penn State athlete ministry. Comparable in serving the college student segment via sport-specific discipleship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ccoministry
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccoministry

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles27 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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