InterVarsity

Name

InterVarsity

Legal name

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA

Website

https://intervarsity.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Campus Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life (EDALAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI), Christian Colleges with Theological Programs (EDAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Campus ministry services
• Christian fellowship programs
• Bible study resources
• Nonprofit ministry organization
• Spiritual formation resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: InterVarsity operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded primarily through charitable donations from individuals, churches, and organizations. Staff raise individual support as part of their ministry funding model. The Fellowship Circle monthly giving program provides recurringundesignated gifts that fund shared ministry resources including training, Bible study materials, and grants.
2. Product Sales (InterVarsity Press and Store): InterVarsity Press publishes Christian books and resources (operating since 1947). The organization also operates an online store selling books, materials, and resources. Revenue comes from book sales and resource materials.
3. Event Registrations: Revenue generated through event registrations for conferences such as Urbana 25, chapter camps, and training events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is an evangelical campus mission that operates Christian fellowship communities on 800+ U.S. college and university campuses, providing Bible study resources, spiritual formation programs, and leadership development for students and faculty. The organization also publishes Christian books through InterVarsity Press (since 1947), operates an online retail store, and hosts the triennial Urbana student missions conference, while sustaining its operations through charitable donations via The Fellowship Circle monthly giving program.

Product overview

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is a campus ministry organization that operates as a unified platform of interconnected programs rather than a single product. The core offerings include campus chapter communities with Bible study resources, The Fellowship Circle monthly giving program, InterVarsity Press publishing, an online store, and the triennial Urbana student missions conference. Additional specialized ministries include Faculty Ministry, Black Campus Ministries (BCM), Graduate Fellowship chapters, and a digital library. The organization also provides chapter resources, volunteer opportunities, and alumni engagement programs, all designed to help students and faculty follow Jesus with their whole lives, for the rest of their lives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• InterVarsity Chapter Communities Campus-based Christian fellowship chapters that provide students and faculty with Bible study, worship, community events, and leadership development on college and university campuses across the United States.
• Bible Study Resources Spiritual formation resources including inductive Bible study methods, Scripture study tools, and discipleship materials designed for campus ministry use.
• The Fellowship Circle Monthly giving program that sustains essential support staff and resources for InterVarsity's ministry, providing recurring undesignated gifts that fund shared resources across the organization.
• InterVarsity Press (IVP) Publishing arm that has produced award-winning Christian books and resources for spiritual formation, theology, and cultural engagement since 1947.
• InterVarsity Store Online store at store.intervarsity.org selling InterVarsity Press books, ministry resources, and materials for individuals and chapters.
• Urbana Student Missions Conference Large-scale student missions gathering that inspires Gen Z to explore faith, calling, and global missions.
• Faculty Ministry Ministry that equips Christian professors to integrate faith and scholarship for lasting campus and world impact through faculty Bible studies and resources.
• Black Campus Ministries (BCM) Ministry that equips Black students and faculty to lead with faith from the fullness of their identity, creating spaces where students can celebrate both being Black and Christian.
• Graduate Fellowship Christian fellowship chapters for graduate students, including graduate school communities and Asian American graduate fellowship ministries.

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

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App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterVarsity is a member of IFES, a global fellowship of autonomous national student movements sharing a commitment to evangelism and discipleship of students. This affiliation provides connection to international student ministry networks and resources.
• InterVarsity PresscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated publishing ministry that has produced award-winning Christian books since 1947. InterVarsity Press publishes resources for spiritual formation, theology, and cultural engagement.
• UrbanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA major student missions gathering hosted by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, held triennially. Urbana 25 will take place in Phoenix, Arizona from December 28, 2025 to January 1, 2026.
• Nurses Christian FellowshipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated ministry of InterVarsity providing Christian community and resources for nursing students and professionals.
• Journal of Christian NursesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated publication ministry providing resources for Christian nursing professionals.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA): FCA ministers to athletes and coaches on US college and high school campuses using the same campus-chapter, donor-funded, staff-raise model as InterVarsity. Highly relevant peer for the on-campus evangelical youth space.
• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): Cru is the largest US evangelical campus ministry, operating in a substantially identical model to InterVarsity: student-led Bible studies, conferences, and a staff-raise funding approach. It is the most direct head-to-head comparable in scale, mission, and GTM motion.
• Wesley Foundation (United Methodist campus ministry): The Wesley Foundation is a denominational campus ministry operating on hundreds of US college campuses with the same student community, Bible study, and leadership development model — albeit from a mainline Protestant tradition. Comparable structure and scale.
• Young Life: Young Life is a large US evangelical youth-focused nonprofit combining campus and high school outreach with a similar donation-based, staff-raise model. Comparable in scale (~$400M+ budget) and nonprofit governance structure.
• The Navigators: Navigators is an evangelical nonprofit focused on disciple-making, with strong campus and graduate-student ministry, 1:1 mentoring methodology, and a similar donation-driven model. Highly comparable in mission and target demographic.
• Youth for Christ (YFC): YFC is a US evangelical youth-focused nonprofit with significant campus and high school reach, using a comparable staff-raise and donation-funded model. Strong peer for ministry operations and donor cultivation patterns.
• Chi Alpha (Assemblies of God campus ministry): Chi Alpha is the primary US Pentecostal campus ministry, with chapters on hundreds of universities, Bible study focus, and a missions pipeline. It is a direct alternative for evangelical-leaning students alongside InterVarsity.

Broad incumbents

• National Baptist Student Movement / Baptist Student Ministries: A network of denominational Baptist campus ministries operating on US college campuses. Less centralized than InterVarsity, but operates on an overlapping model and serves an overlapping student demographic.

Others

• IFES (International Fellowship of Evangelical Students): IFES is the global umbrella organization of which InterVarsity is the US member movement. Peer at the federation level for international student ministry strategy, governance, and movement-building methodology.
• InterVarsity Press (sibling, but peers with major Christian publishers): InterVarsity Press is the publishing arm of InterVarsity; the most direct peer publishers (Thomas Nelson, Zondervan, Baker Books, B&H Publishing) are all relevant peers for the content/IVP business segment, though they are not direct ministry competitors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@InterVarsity
• Facebookfacebook.com/intervarsity.usa
• Instagraminstagram.com/intervarsity
• Pinterestpinterest.com/intervarsity
• Xx.com/INTERVARSITYusa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/intervarsity-christian-fellowship-usa

Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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