Missionary Ventures International

Name

Missionary Ventures International

Legal name

Missionary Ventures International, Inc.

Website

https://mvi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Missionary Ventures International is a 501(c)(3) interdenominational Christian missions organization founded in 1983 that recruits, trains, and deploys missionaries worldwide, supporting 165+ missionaries across 90+ nations through short-term team trips, internships, and long-term service, funded entirely by charitable donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Missionary Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI), Provider-Run International Internship Programs (Multi-Country/Multi-Industry) (EDAIAFAA), Education & Teaching Volunteer Programs (EDAIAGAD)

Keywords

• International missionary services
• Christian missions mobilization
• Mission team deployment
• Church planting programs
• Bible school training

Headquarters

HQ city

Maitland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Missionary Ventures generates revenue entirely through charitable donations from individuals, churches, and organizations. Donors contribute to Core Mission (general fund), specific missionary support, ministry projects, or team trips. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with Tax ID 59-2321060. Donations are tax-deductible and can be made via check, credit card, stock transfer, IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution, or cryptocurrency.
2. Missionary Support Administration: MVI retains 5% of donations given for missionary support for administrative expenses, with missionaries receiving 95%. For project donations, MVI retains 10% for administrative costs with projects receiving 90%. Credit card donations incur an additional 3% processing fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Missionary Ventures International is an interdenominational Christian nonprofit that mobilizes, trains, and supports individuals and churches for global missions. It sells short-term team trips (1-2 weeks), mid-term internships (1-18 months), and long-term full-time missionary service placements, alongside running discipleship, church strengthening, school strengthening, and compassion ministries across 90+ nations.

Product overview

Missionary Ventures International is a Christian missions organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include short-term team trips (1-2 weeks), internships (1-18 months), and full-time missionary service, supported by the Core Mission Fund. Four strategic ministry initiatives—School Strengthening, Discipleship, Compassion, and Church Strengthening—drive the organization's work globally. Supporting programs include PASS (school development), Little Hands (youth mission training), Motorcycles for Leaders (transportation ministry), Bible training/seminary programs, and specialized schools like the Mustard Seed School in Pakistan and Trade School in Dominican Republic. The organization operates across 90+ nations with 165+ missionaries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Team Trips Short-term mission trips lasting 1-2 weeks where individuals and church teams serve alongside missionaries in countries such as Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay, and others. Designed for Christians and church groups seeking a short-term missions experience.
• Internships Mid-term mission opportunities lasting 1-18 months for individuals seeking deeper involvement in global missions, providing hands-on ministry experience in international mission fields.
• Full Time Missions Long-term missionary service program for individuals and families committed to career mission work overseas, with MVI providing recruitment, training, deployment, and ongoing field support.
• Core Mission Fund The general fund that supports all five ministry initiatives (discipleship, church strengthening, school strengthening, compassion, and mobilization), enabling missionaries and organizational operations. Donations are tax-deductible and can be given as one-time gifts or recurring.
• Missionary/Project Support Donations that can be directed to specific missionaries or ministry projects, with 95% of funds going directly to the supported missionary or project and 5% retained for administrative expenses (10% for project donations).
• 2026 Uruguay Mission Trip A specific short-term team mission trip to Uruguay scheduled for 2026, priced at $2,350 per person. Includes 5+ days of ministry, team training, most meals, housing, and airfare.

Quantifiable outcome

• 165+ missionaries deployed worldwide
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide motorcycles to deserving national Christian leaders worldwide. MVI and CMA increase missionary impact by mobilizing leaders to do ministry more quickly and effectively. This is particularly impactful in remote areas where transportation is scarce.
• National Financial ServicesminorOthersCustodian for receiving stock donations. Donors transfer shares which are then sold and funds designated per donor preference.
• Stonebridge Financial Planning Group, LLCminorOthersContact for stock transfer questions and guidance. Phone: 407.695.7100.
• Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)coreOthersECFA is an accreditation agency dedicated to helping Christian ministries earn public trust through adherence to Standards of Responsible Stewardship. MV has been accredited since 2004.
• First Baptist Church OrlandominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for MV's annual fundraising banquet. Event held at Faith Hall, 3000 South John Young Parkway, Orlando, FL 32805.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Greater Europe Mission (GEM): Evangelical mission-sending agency of similar scale focused on church planting in Europe and the Muslim world; comparable donor-base model and field-deployment structure.
• SEND International: Interdenominational evangelical mission-sending organization of comparable size; sends career missionaries and interns, supporting indigenous church planting globally with a similar donor-supported model.
• Frontiers: Member-care focused mission agency sending teams to unreached people groups worldwide; closely comparable to MVI in size, interdenominational posture, and reliance on individual missionary-support donations.
• Pioneers: Interdenominational evangelical mission-sending organization focused on church planting among unreached people groups; operates in a comparable number of countries with a similar donor-funded model and field-deployment structure to MVI.
• e3 Partners (formerly TEAM): Interdenominational mission agency that mobilizes short-term teams and long-term missionaries; directly comparable in GTM model (team trips + internships + career service) and donor-funded structure.
• ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism): Faith-based mission-sending organization of similar scale focused on church planting, theological education, and medical missions; closely comparable program portfolio and donor-supported model.

Broad incumbents

• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): Large interdenominational evangelical ministry with international missions and discipleship programs overlapping MVI's; significantly larger scale but broader portfolio than MVI's focused missionary deployment model.
• Samaritan's Purse: Major evangelical relief and mission organization operating internationally; overlaps with MVI on compassion ministry and church strengthening but operates at far larger scale and broader scope.
• Youth With A Mission (YWAM): Global interdenominational Christian mission movement of substantially larger scale with short-term training (DTS) and outreach programs overlapping MVI's team trip and internship offerings.
• Operation Mobilisation (OM): Global interdenominational mission movement operating in 100+ countries; directly comparable international footprint and mobilization model but with broader ship-based and relief operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mviorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHKHgtBLxyuWaBORw_h2sQQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/MVI.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/missionary-ventures-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/missionaryventures

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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