Mission Aviation Fellowship

Name

Mission Aviation Fellowship

Legal name

Mission Aviation Fellowship

Website

https://maf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Missionary Aviation Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Aircraft & Parts (3720), Aircraft (3721)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI)

Keywords

• Missionary aviation services
• Humanitarian flight operations
• Remote community transport
• Medical evacuation flights
• Disaster relief aviation

Headquarters

HQ city

Nampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: MAF relies primarily on donations from individuals who support the mission. Monthly giving programs allow donors to contribute at various levels ($25, $50, $100, $150 per month) with specific impact outcomes tied to each level.
2. Church Partnerships: Churches partner with MAF through one-time missions offerings, recurring monthly partnerships, or special campaign gifts to support global aviation missions.
3. Affinity Credit Card Program: MAF receives donations through an affinity credit card program with AdelFi Christian Banking. Since the program began in October 2007, MAF has received over $950,378 in donations.
4. Aviation Services for Partner Organizations: MAF provides aviation services to more than 400 mission agencies, churches, and humanitarian organizations around the world, serving as a critical logistical backbone for their operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates a fleet of approximately 135 light aircraft to provide aviation services—medical evacuations, cargo transport, personnel transport, and disaster relief flights—to missionaries, churches, humanitarian NGOs, and isolated communities in more than 30 countries where commercial aviation does not reach. Funded entirely by donations from individuals, churches, and partner organizations, MAF also operates supporting church engagement programs, advocacy networks, and co-branded financial products (affinity credit card, savings account) that channel additional revenue to the mission.

Product overview

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is a faith-based aviation mission organization that operates as a single unified service offering—providing aviation transportation to remote and isolated communities worldwide. The core product is MAF Aviation Mission Services, which operates a fleet of approximately 40 aircraft (Cessna 206, Caravan, Kodiak, Cessna 210, and Cessna 172) across multiple international locations. MAF is part of a global family of organizations (MAF International) collectively operating 120-135 aircraft serving over 1,400 organizations in 31-37 countries. Supporting the core aviation mission are several digital and engagement products: the Hope Takes Flight VR Experience for immersive church engagement, the Ends of the Earth documentary, the From the Hangar podcast, and Church Engagement Programs including Ministry Advocates and estate planning seminars. MAF also offers financial products through partners—the MAF Signature Rewards Visa Credit Card and Kingdom Builder Savings Account—that generate donations to support the mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MAF Aviation Mission Services

Quantifiable outcome

• MAF fleet flies over 1 million miles annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wycliffe Bible Translators / SIL InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAF provides critical transportation for Bible translation teams, enabling access to isolated language communities. MAF has supported translation projects for decades, including New Testament dedications for multiple language groups in DRC and Papua Indonesia.
• Samaritan's PursecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAF transports Samaritan's Purse medical teams and supplies for disaster response and medical missions, including cleft lip surgeries in DRC.
• Operation BlessingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian organization partnering with MAF for relief operations in remote areas.
• CRU (Campus Crusade for Christ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian ministry organization partnering with MAF for gospel outreach in remote locations.
• Compassion InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild sponsorship organization working with MAF to serve children in remote areas through transportation support.
• World ReliefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian relief organization partnering with MAF for disaster response and community development.
• Partners In HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare organization partnering with MAF for medical programs in remote underserved areas.
• Moody Bible InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAF has historical ties to Moody Aviation for pilot training. Moody Aviation provides aviation education that feeds into MAF's missionary pilot pipeline.
• World VisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAF partnered with World Vision for famine relief operations, including Ethiopia famine intervention in 1981.
• AdelFi Christian BankingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIssues the MAF Signature Rewards Visa credit card, with a portion of card usage generating donations to MAF. Has contributed over $950,378 to MAF since October 2007.
• Lesotho Flying Doctor ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term affiliation with Lesotho Flying Doctor Service, leading to establishment of MAF's Lesotho program. Later evolved into Lesotho Flying Pastors program for gospel and discipleship in remote mountain villages.
• Save the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacilitates visits to Australian-funded aid programs in Timor-Leste, including child health, education, income generation, and climate adaptation projects.
• ACOTBA (Congolese Bible Translation Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCongolese Bible translation organization that oversaw the Pagabete, Mono, Lobala, and Ngbandi-Ngiri New Testament translations. MAF provided flight support for these translation projects over decades.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Samaritan's Purse: Samaritan's Purse is a large humanitarian relief organization that operates aircraft in disaster and medical response. While broader in scope (relief, medical, construction), it is a key partner of MAF and overlapping operator in humanitarian aviation, especially evident in DRC disaster response work.
• World Vision: World Vision is a major humanitarian organization that has historically contracted MAF for aviation services in famine and disaster response (e.g., Ethiopia 1981). As a large established humanitarian NGO, it represents a peer organization in the broader international relief ecosystem that intersects with MAF's mission.

Direct peers

• JAARS: JAARS is the aviation and technology support arm of Wycliffe Bible Translators, providing aviation services, technical support, and communications infrastructure for translation work in remote areas. JAARS shares MAF's Bible translation focus and serves a similar overlap of missionary and humanitarian aviation customers.
• Helimission: Helimission operates helicopter missions in remote regions of Africa, Asia, and South America, providing humanitarian, medical, and missionary support. It is a comparable mission aviation operator with similar fleet specialization and donor-funded business model.
• Associated Mission Aviation (AMA): Associated Mission Aviation serves across multiple African countries, providing mission aviation to churches, NGOs, and missionaries in remote areas. As a fellow member of the MAF-affiliated global mission aviation network, it directly parallels MAF's service offering in Africa.
• Adventist Aviation Services: Adventist Aviation operates mission aviation services in Papua New Guinea and other Pacific regions, providing medical evacuation and missionary support to remote communities. It is a directly comparable faith-based mission aviation organization with a similar bush-plane service model.
• Wings of Hope: Wings of Hope operates aircraft to serve medical, humanitarian, and development needs in remote regions of the world. As a peer mission aviation organization, it provides comparable bush-plane services to isolated communities with similar donor-funded model and faith-inspired mission.
• Air Serv International: Air Serv International provides humanitarian aviation services to aid organizations in Africa, delivering cargo, medical evacuations, and personnel transport in post-conflict and disaster zones. Its mission and operational model closely parallel MAF's humanitarian aviation services.
• Samaritan Aviation: Samaritan Aviation operates float planes on the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea, providing medical evacuations and supplies to remote communities. It is a direct peer in faith-based mission aviation serving isolated populations overseas.
• Pacific Mission Aviation: Pacific Mission Aviation (formerly known as Islands Mission Aviation) provides mission aviation services in the Pacific islands and Southeast Asia, including remote mission support. It is a comparable faith-based aviation non-profit serving isolated communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/maf_us
• YouTubevimeo.com/mafus
• Facebookfacebook.com/maf.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/maf_us

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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