Interfaith Action of Central Texas

What Interfaith Action of Central Texas does

Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered at 901 Trinity Street in Austin, Texas, serving the Central Texas and Austin metropolitan area. The organization cultivates peace and respect across religious and cultural lines through interfaith dialogue, direct service programs, and community events. Its core beneficiary populations are legally resettled refugees, asylees, humanitarian parolees, special immigrant visa holders and victims of human trafficking arriving in Austin; low-income elderly homeowners with disabilities requiring home safety repairs; and low-income youth needing financial literacy education. The organization also engages the broader Austin community through interfaith dialogue and exploration programming.

iACT operates six core programs delivered directly to beneficiaries at no cost: iACT for Refugees (English Language Instruction, Youth Mentorship for ages 15–24, summer iLearn, tutoring, and health/wellness services); Hands on Housing (volunteer-driven home repairs for low-income elderly and disabled homeowners, with major annual events Raise the Roof and Spring Blitz); the Financial Literacy Program for youth; Red Bench Conversations (monthly interfaith dialogue with rotating partner organizations); the Passport Program (12-month interfaith exploration); and The Dose of Hope (daily spiritual and wellness content from diverse faith communities). Paid staff of approximately 21 includes an Executive Director, Operations Manager, dedicated Program Directors for iACT for Refugees and Hands on Housing, and program specialists, supported by a 16-person volunteer Board of Directors representing multiple faith traditions.

The organization's business model is donation-based, with all beneficiary services provided free of charge. Revenue is generated through seven distinct streams: individual donations (online, mail, phone, IRA rollovers), corporate partnerships, foundation grants and donor-advised funds, endowment gifts, gifts of appreciated securities and estate/planned giving, employee payroll-deduction giving, and employer matching gift programs. The organization is independently governed, has no parent company or external equity backing, and relies on volunteer engagement across faith communities as its primary operational force-multiplier.

Name

Interfaith Action of Central Texas

Legal name

Interfaith Action of Central Texas

Website

https://interfaithtexas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Austin, TX providing free community programs — refugee services, home repairs for low-income elderly and disabled homeowners, youth financial literacy, and interfaith dialogue — across Central Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community and Social Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Educational Services (611), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAJ

Interfaith & Ecumenical Councils and Dialogue Organizations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYEDAMAFAK

Immigrant/Integration Language Programs (ESL/ESOL, Civics-Integrated)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Language Learning & Conversation Programs

Keywords

• Community social services
• Refugee assistance programs
• Interfaith dialogue
• Volunteer home repairs
• Financial literacy education

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

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: Accepts online donations through their website, mail-in gifts, and phone donations. Also accepts IRA charitable rollovers for individuals 70.5 and older.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Builds mutually beneficial partnerships with companies for financial support.
3. Foundation Partnerships: Accepts grants from donor advised funds and foundation partnerships. Contact for information via [email protected].
4. Endowment Gifts: Endowments provide perpetual support and financial stability. Can be established to support programming and other objectives.
5. Securities and Planned Giving: Accepts gifts of appreciated securities, estate and planned gifts, beneficiary designations from IRA distributions and retirement plan assets.
6. Employee Giving: Payroll deduction program for iACT employees to support the organization.
7. Matching Gifts: Many employer-sponsored matching gift programs match charitable contributions made by employees.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that delivers free community service programs in Central Texas, including refugee resettlement support (English language instruction, youth mentorship, health and wellness services), volunteer-driven home repairs for low-income elderly and disabled homeowners, youth financial literacy education, interfaith dialogue programs, and multi-faith exploration experiences. The organization does not sell products or charge for services; instead, it raises donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations to fund its programs serving refugees, low-income elderly homeowners, and low-income youth in the Austin area.

Product overview

Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT) is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of community service programs focused on interfaith dialogue, refugee support, housing assistance, and financial literacy. The core programs include iACT for Refugees (providing English instruction, youth mentorship, and health services), Hands on Housing (home repairs for low-income elderly and disabled), Financial Literacy Program (youth financial education), Red Bench Conversations (interfaith dialogue), Passport Program (interfaith community exploration), and The Dose of Hope (spiritual wellness content). These programs work together to cultivate peace and respect while addressing practical community needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• iACT for Refugees
• Hands on Housing
• Financial Literacy Program
• Red Bench Conversations
• Passport Program
• The Dose of Hope

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Austin Refugee RoundtablecoreStrategic or Co-development PartneriACT participates in the Austin Refugee Roundtable, a group of organizations and individuals working to make Austin a welcoming community for refugees. iACT helps organize Austin's World Refugee Day celebration through this collaboration.
• Partner Organizations (for Red Bench)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEach month, iACT along with a partner organization hosts a Red Bench Conversation. The partner organization varies monthly and helps facilitate interfaith dialogue and civil discourse events.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Interfaith Welcome Coalition: San Antonio-based interfaith coalition providing refugee welcome services, hospitality, and education. Directly comparable in mission (interfaith-led refugee support) and operates in a neighboring Texas metro, making it the closest structural peer to iACT's refugee and interfaith work.
• Catholic Charities of Central Texas: Provides refugee resettlement, social services, and emergency assistance across Central Texas, including Austin. Competes for the same refugee-services funding pool and serves overlapping beneficiary segments, though from a single-faith (Catholic) lens rather than iACT's multi-faith model.
• Refugee Services of Texas: Statewide refugee resettlement and social services agency with an Austin office. Directly competes in the refugee services space (resettlement, English classes, employment support) that constitutes iACT's largest program, iACT for Refugees.
• Caritas of Austin: Austin-based social services nonprofit serving people experiencing poverty, homelessness, and food insecurity. Comparable as a Central Texas community-services peer with overlapping donor base and volunteer pool, though focused on a different beneficiary segment.
• Multicultural Refugee Coalition: Austin-based nonprofit serving refugees through employment, education, and integration services. Directly comparable to iACT for Refugees, with overlapping beneficiary populations and shared participation in the Austin Refugee Roundtable.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity of Greater Austin: Larger, established home-repair and housing-affordability organization in Central Texas. Comparable to iACT's Hands on Housing program in the home-repair mission, but operates at substantially greater scale and a different funding/scale model.
• United Way for Greater Austin: Regional funder and convener of Central Texas social services. While not a direct service peer, it competes for the same corporate and workplace-giving dollars that iACT cultivates, and is a likely partner-or-competitor in major funder RFPs.
• AARP Foundation: National nonprofit focused on seniors and low-income older adults, including housing stability and home repair initiatives. Comparable to the Hands on Housing beneficiary segment (low-income elderly homeowners), but operates at national scale and primarily through grants rather than volunteer-driven field operations.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC) – Austin: National refugee resettlement agency with an Austin office providing refugee case management, English classes, and employment services. Directly overlaps iACT for Refugees' core offerings, but with materially larger budget, federal contracts, and infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Foundation Communities: Central Texas nonprofit providing financial education, housing, and supportive services to low-income families. Comparable to iACT's Financial Literacy Program and broader economic-mobility mission, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/interfaithtexas
• Facebookfacebook.com/interfaithtexas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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