SHARE El Salvador

What SHARE El Salvador does

SHARE El Salvador is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded around 1980-1981 in Berkeley, California, that operates solidarity and accompaniment programs with marginalized communities in El Salvador and Honduras. Its programmatic portfolio spans delegation trips, a scholarship program, women's empowerment, cancer prevention, returned migrant support, environmental sustainability (including a fruit tree planting initiative), and human rights defense work under El Salvador's State of Exception through a partnership with Socorro Jurídico Humanitario. The organization also operates the Roses in December Virtual Museum, which commemorates the Salvadoran civil war era and the legacy of figures such as Archbishop Oscar Romero and the 1980 martyred churchwomen.

SHARE delivers its work through a network of long-standing grassroots partner organizations on the ground, including CRIPDES (and CRIPDES Sur), CCR, CONFRAS, PROVIDA, ADES, COPINH, and UCRES, plus a US-based distribution channel of sistering parishes, Catholic schools, and individual supporters. The 2023 opening of the CRIPDES University House in San Salvador added owned physical infrastructure for rural scholarship students pursuing higher education, and operations have extended into Honduras via COPINH and Foro de Mujeres with dedicated Honduras-based co-coordinators.

Its revenue model is that of a traditional US-anchored international solidarity nonprofit: tax-deductible donations from individuals, grants from a set of progressive foundations (including the New World Foundation, Select Equity Foundation, Tides Foundation, and the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation), contributions from multiple religious orders, planned giving, and parish/school fundraising. The organization runs on a small staff of approximately 10-15 people split between the US office in Berkeley and field offices in El Salvador and Honduras.

Name

SHARE El Salvador

Legal name

SHARE Foundation

Website

https://share-elsalvador.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SHARE El Salvador is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1980 that runs solidarity and accompaniment programs in El Salvador and Honduras. It partners with grassroots organizations on scholarships, women's empowerment, migrant support, and human rights defense, funded by donations and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Community Development

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Humanitarian solidarity work
• Grassroots partnership building
• International delegation programs
• Scholarship and youth support

Headquarters

HQ city

Causeway Bay

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: SHARE receives one-time, monthly, quarterly, and annual donations from individual supporters through its Network for Good donation platform. Donors can also give via mail, stock, or property transfers.
2. Foundation and Institutional Grants: SHARE receives support from foundations including New World Foundation, Select Equity Foundation, Tides Foundation, Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, and RMF Foundation. Religious orders also provide funding support.
3. Religious Order Support: Multiple Catholic religious orders provide ongoing financial support including Dominican Sisters of Hope, San Rafael, Springfield; Sisters of Mercy, Charity (BVM), Charity of Halifax, St. Agnes, St. Joseph (Concord, Orange), Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Third Order of St Francis; Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ; School Sisters of Notre Dame; Society of Holy Child Jesus; Sinsinawa Dominicans; and Titcomb Foundation.
4. Planned Giving: SHARE accepts planned gifts, legacy donations through wills, life insurance beneficiary designations, and retirement account designations.
5. Grassroots Fundraising: Supporters can organize fundraisers using SHARE's Grassroots Fundraising and Outreach Guide to raise funds for specific campaigns or general operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SHARE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that strengthens solidarity with and among the Salvadoran people through a portfolio of community development programs. Its core offerings include organized delegations to El Salvador and Honduras, scholarship programs for rural youth, grassroots partnership and sistering programs between US parishes/schools and Salvadoran organizations, regional community development initiatives through partners CRIPDES, CCR, UCRES, and CONFRAS, women's empowerment and cancer prevention programs, support for returned migrants, and the CRIPDES University House. Revenue is generated through individual donations, foundation grants, and religious order support.

Product overview

SHARE El Salvador operates as a humanitarian solidarity organization rather than a technology company, offering a portfolio of community development programs centered on accompaniment with Salvadoran and Honduran communities. The core offerings include Delegations Programs for experiential learning trips, Scholarship Programs supporting rural youth education, Grassroots Partnership Programs fostering international sistering relationships, and regional development initiatives through CRIPDES, CCR, and UCRES. Health programs include Cancer Prevention through PROVIDA partnership, while social programs encompass Women's Empowerment initiatives, Returned Migrants Support, and the CRIPDES University House. Publications like the Berta Salva el Río book and environmental sustainability work complete the portfolio. The organization does not offer a software product, API, or technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Berta Saves the River / Berta Salva el Río: A children's book about Berta Cáceres and protecting rivers in Honduras

Products and services

• Delegations Program Organized group trips (5-25 people, 1-2 weeks) to El Salvador and Honduras that allow participants to learn about Salvadoran history, current struggles, and build relationships with local communities through the accompaniment model. Includes sistering delegations, major delegations, youth delegations, theological seminars, and election observation.
• Scholarship Program Financial support for young leaders from rural areas to pursue intermediate and university education in El Salvador, including high school and university scholarships, and cultural programs like dance, theater, and peace marching bands.
• Grassroots Partnership Program International relationship-building initiative including Sistering Partnerships for churches and Youth Partnerships for schools, featuring delegations, tours, and community development projects. Builds long-term relationships of mutual accompaniment with local organizations and communities in El Salvador and Honduras.
• CRIPDES Partnership Programs Collaboration with CRIPDES (Association for the Development of El Salvador), a network of approximately 300 rural communities working for socioeconomic development in San Salvador, Chalatenango, Cuscatlán, La Libertad, San Vicente, Cabañas, and La Paz departments.
• CONFRAS Partnership Program Partnership with the Confederation of Federations of Salvadoran Agrarian Reform representing 131 cooperatives and over 5,911 rural farmers, promoting sustainable agriculture, food sovereignty, and women's empowerment through joint initiatives including the planting of 5,000 fruit trees and the Campesino a Campesino program.
• Women Sowing Seeds of Hope Campaign Campaign supporting organized women in Chalatenango with organic production kits (workshop, native seeds, and essential agricultural tools) for sustainable food production and economic empowerment.
• Cancer Prevention Program Women's health initiative providing breast and cervical cancer prevention services to women in rural municipalities through PROVIDA partnership, including reproductive health packages, post-natal care, healthy women packs, and comprehensive care packages.
• CRIPDES University House Residential space in San Salvador accommodating young people from rural areas for their university or technical studies, providing housing support for rural youth pursuing higher education.
• Returned Migrants Support Program Building Bridges of Solidarity and Hope project providing comprehensive medical care, psychological support, rights education, and economic reintegration services for deported women and families.
• Berta Salva el Río Book Children's book portraying indigenous Honduran leader Berta Cáceres and her community's efforts to protect their river, with proceeds supporting Honduran justice organizations.
• CCR Region Programs Community development initiatives through the Association of Communities for the Development of Chalatenango, supporting women empowerment, youth entrepreneurship, and political advocacy in 110 communities across 22 municipalities.
• UCRES Region Programs Community organization initiatives working with 39 communities in Northern San Salvador and La Libertad, focusing on rural women's empowerment and youth education.
• US Tours Program Reverse delegations program where Salvadoran community members, partners, and tourees visit US communities, parishes, schools, and organizations for presentations, advocacy meetings, and cultural exchange experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 women and families benefited from women's empowerment program in 2020
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Socorro Jurídico HumanitariocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Salvadoran social justice and legal defense NGO providing humanitarian assistance and legal support to victims of the State of Exception since civil rights were suspended in March 2022. SHARE accompanies their work defending human rights of those detained.
• UCRES (Union of Rural Communities of Northern San Salvador and La Libertad)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1991Founded in 1991 when refugees returned from Honduras and Nicaragua. Works with 39 communities in Northern San Salvador and La Libertad. SHARE supports rural women's empowerment and education/youth organization projects.
• CONFRAS (Confederation of Federations of Salvadoran Agrarian Reform)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990CONFRAS represents 131 cooperatives with over 5,911 rural farmers. SHARE and CONFRAS work together on sustainable/organic agriculture, food sovereignty, and women's empowerment. Joint initiatives include planting 5,000 fruit trees and the Campesino a Campesino program.
• CCR (Association of Communities for the Development of Chalatenango)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1989CCR has worked in Chalatenango since 1989, founded by communities repopulating from Mesa Grande refugee camp. Today 110 communities in 22 municipalities promote grassroots organizing, education, leadership training, and environmental protection. SHARE supports women's empowerment and youth entrepreneurship projects.
• CRIPDES (Association for the Development of El Salvador)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1984CRIPDES is a nationally and internationally recognized grassroots organization with approximately 300 rural communities. SHARE has accompanied CRIPDES since 1984, supporting community development, women's empowerment, youth leadership, and advocacy. Through CRIPDES regions (CCR, UCRES, San Vicente, Sur), SHARE reaches around 100,000 people in 7 departments.
• PROVIDA (Pro-Vida Humanitarian Aid Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner41-year-old Salvadoran humanitarian organization providing preventive health, including breast and cervical cancer prevention for women in rural municipalities of Chirilagua, Santa Catarina Masahuat, and Nejapa, in coordination with the Dr. Salvador Allende Health Movement.
• ADEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADES works with communities in Cabañas to preserve historical memory and defend land in communities heavily affected by the war and repopulated in the late 1980s. Active in anti-mining movements.
• COPINH (Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization of Lenca indigenous people working on environmental defense and human rights. SHARE supports their work following the assassination of leader Berta Cáceres and ongoing struggles to defend water and land from mining.
• Women Forum (Foro de Mujeres) HondurascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium of 16 organizations promoting human rights, leadership development, education, and skills training with women. SHARE helped purchase a house for their offices and supports their efforts to create a safe haven for women facing violence and femicide.
• Fruit Tree Planting FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational foundation planting trees in US, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, UK, and Uganda. Partnership with SHARE since 2011 to plant fruit trees in the dry corridor of Central America, benefiting communities with food security and environmental protection.
• LCWR (Leadership Conference of Women Religious)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership organization of women religious in the US. SHARE partners with LCWR on celebrating lives of martyred churchwomen (Ita, Maura, Dorothy, Jean) and organizing annual delegations and virtual commemorations.
• CRIPDES San VicentecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrassroots organization working with 95 organized communities in Tecoluca. Accompanied re-populations from refugee camps. SHARE supports women's empowerment through savings and loans groups and education for youth organization.
• CRIPDES Sur de La LibertadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRIPDES region working with 79 communities in 8 municipalities in southern La Libertad. Promotes community organizing, sustainability, holistic development for women and youth, and human rights advocacy.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CISPES (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador): CISPES is a US-based grassroots organization founded in 1981 to support Salvadoran civil society and oppose US intervention. Like SHARE, it mobilizes US solidarity activism, runs delegations, and works with the same Salvadoran partner ecosystem; the two organizations frequently appear together in El Salvador solidarity work.
• Witness for Peace: Witness for Peace is a faith-based US organization that sends delegations to Latin America (including El Salvador and Honduras) to accompany communities and advocates for policy change. Its delegation and accompaniment model directly parallels SHARE's core program.
• School of the Americas Watch (SOA Watch): SOA Watch is a faith-based human rights organization focused on US militarization in Latin America with strong ties to Central American solidarity movements. SHARE staff (Theresa Cameranessi) previously served on its board, evidencing direct organizational overlap in constituency and mission.
• Friendship Office of the Americas: Friendship Office facilitates sister-parish and solidarity relationships between US and Central American communities, particularly in El Salvador. Its accompaniment and sistering model closely mirrors SHARE's grassroots partnership and delegation programs.
• Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns: Maryknoll's advocacy office carries on the legacy of Sisters Ita Ford and Maura Clarke (two of the four martyred churchwomen connected to SHARE's founding). It mobilizes US Catholic solidarity with Latin American communities through similar delegation, accompaniment, and advocacy channels.
• Quixote Center: Quixote Center is a Catholic social justice nonprofit that runs Central America solidarity programs including accompaniment in El Salvador and Honduras, with overlapping religious-order support and a similar delegation model.

Emerging players

• CARECEN SF (Central American Refugee Center): CARECEN provides legal and social services to Central American immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area. SHARE's Executive Director José Artiga serves on its board, evidencing direct organizational overlap in the Salvadoran diaspora and immigrant rights space.
• Global Exchange: Global Exchange runs Reality Tours and solidarity delegations to countries including El Salvador and Honduras, with a comparable people-to-people model and a focus on human rights and economic justice in Central America.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas El Salvador: Caritas El Salvador is the official Catholic charitable agency providing humanitarian aid and development across the country. It overlaps with SHARE's programs in community development, women's empowerment, and disaster response but at significantly larger scale.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS): CRS is the official US Catholic overseas humanitarian agency operating in El Salvador and Honduras with substantially larger programs in agriculture, health, and education. It draws from the same Catholic donor base and works on overlapping thematic priorities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/SHARE-Foundation-Building-a-New-El-Salvador-Today/21418334300
• Xx.com/SHAREelsalvador

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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