Action International Ministries

What Action International Ministries does

Action International Ministries (ACTION) is a US-based 501(c)(3), interdenominational evangelical mission agency headquartered in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, with regional supporting offices in Calgary, Canada and the UK/Europe. Founded in 1974–1975 by Doug Nichols, the organization sends multinational missionaries to deliver evangelism, discipleship, and development programs across more than 35 countries spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and South Asia. Its workforce of 350+ workers is supplemented by national team members and local church partners, and the organization is accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) and publicly reports that over 91% of receipts are sent overseas for direct ministry.

The organization's revenue base is donation-driven, sourced from individual donors, churches, project-specific gifts, and recurring sponsorships. Pricing-denominated programs include $39/month per-pastor sponsorships (a sub-scale stream) and individual child sponsorships; larger contribution flows flow through online, phone, and mail giving plus a legacy/planned-giving program (wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, stock, life insurance, retirement assets, and personal property). Major programmatic verticals include Children in Crisis, Child Sponsorship, Pastor Sponsorship, Legacy Giving, and International Emergency Relief, anchored by geographic field projects such as ABBA (Brazil — 13 locations across 4 states), Lar Davis orphanage, Conexão Alegria, Casa Semear, Camp Ciyanjano and Champs Ministry (Zambia), and ACTION Cambodia, with additional ministry presence in the Philippines, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, South Africa, Uganda, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Malawi, Nepal, India, Japan, Paraguay, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Angola, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, and Austria.

The core technology stack is a faith-based missionary mobilization and deployment platform; ACTION maintains a website-driven donation portal, an account/login layer, and an online checkout flow, but has no proprietary app, no public API, no SDK, and no documented AI/ML capability. Marketing and outreach use Stories of Impact blog content, email newsletters (Stay Connected, FOCUS, AFRICA Now), Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, and a YouTube channel that hosts the new ACTION Podcast launched in June 2026 after two years of development. Distribution spans field-worker networks in 30+ countries, regional mobilization offices, short-term mission catalogs (annual STM2026 PDF), and cross-cultural internship programs ranging from 7 days to 2 years across Brazil, Philippines, Ecuador, Zambia, Cambodia, Colombia, Malawi, Costa Rica, Nepal, and Ukraine.

Name

Action International Ministries

Legal name

Action International Ministries

Website

https://actioninternational.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Action International Ministries is a US-based evangelical mission agency sending 350+ workers to deliver evangelism, discipleship, and child/pastor support programs across more than 35 countries, funded primarily through donations, recurring sponsorships, and legacy giving.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Mission and Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI), Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Missionary mobilization
• Evangelism outreach
• Child sponsorship programs
• Pastoral training
• Humanitarian missions

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountlake Terrace

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Gifts: ACTION accepts financial donations to support field workers, ministry projects, children in crisis, pastor sponsorship, and general operations. Donors can give online, by phone, or by mail.
2. Child Sponsorship: Monthly sponsorship program supporting at-risk children through various programs worldwide
3. Pastor Sponsorship: Monthly support program for pastors in developing countries - $39/month commitment per pastor
4. Planned/Legacy Giving: Accepts planned gifts including wills/trusts, beneficiary designations, stock donations, life insurance, retirement assets, and personal property donations. Tax-ID: 51-0163499
5. Project-Specific Giving: Donations to specific ministry projects such as Brazil Lar Davis orphanage, Camp Ciyanjano, and other field initiatives

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Action International Ministries is a 501(c)(3) faith-based nonprofit that mobilizes and deploys multinational missionaries across more than 35 countries to deliver evangelism, discipleship, and community development programs. It funds this field work through donations, child and pastor sponsorships, project-specific giving, and planned/legacy gifts, while operating regional offices in the USA, Canada, and UK.

Product overview

Action International Ministries operates as a faith-based nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of mission and ministry programs rather than a technology product. Core offerings include the ACTION Podcast (new media content), Short-term Opportunities Catalogs, Children in Crisis Fund, Child Sponsorship, Pastor Sponsorship, and Legacy Giving programs. Geographic ministry programs include ABBA (Brazil children care), Casa Semear, Conexáo Alegria, Lar Davis orphanages in Brazil; Camp Ciyanjano and Champs Ministry in Zambia; and ACTION Cambodia with church-based ministry. The organization also provides International Emergency Relief for disaster response worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Short-term Opportunities Catalog Annual catalog that lists short-term cross-cultural mission opportunities for individuals, church groups, and college teams to serve overseas for periods ranging from 7 days to 2 years.
• Children in Crisis Fund Donor-supported fund that finances programs, resources, and outreach efforts for children and families facing hunger, poverty, abuse, and displacement worldwide.
• Child Sponsorship Monthly sponsorship program allowing individual donors to financially support specific at-risk children through ACTION's care and development programs worldwide.
• Pastor Sponsorship Monthly sponsorship program ($39/month per pastor) that provides supplemental income to dedicated pastors in developing countries who receive small salaries from their local churches.
• Legacy Giving Planned giving program that enables supporters to make charitable gifts through wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, stock donations, life insurance, retirement assets, and personal property.
• ABBA Ministry (Brazil) Brazilian children's ministry founded in 1993 that reaches children and adolescents in situations of risk and social vulnerability across 13 locations in 4 states.
• Lar Davis (Brazil) Two-site orphanage in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil featuring family-style homes where national Christian women provide care, education, and activities for children removed from families due to poverty, abuse, and neglect.
• Conexão Alegria (Brazil) Evangelism ministry in Fortaleza, Brazil that uses music, drama, and camps in public schools and slum communities to reach thousands of children and teens annually.
• Casa Semear (Brazil) Brazilian day program serving approximately 60 at-risk children and adolescents with structured activities, Bible teaching, food baskets, and family counseling support.
• Camp Ciyanjano (Zambia) Christian campground and conference center on a 20-acre property near Lusaka, Zambia providing affordable facilities for camps, conferences, and training events.
• Champs Ministry (Zambia) Zambian youth discipleship and leadership program that uses Navigator's 2:7 materials to train young leaders to lead children to Christ and serve as cabin leaders at camps.
• ACTION Cambodia Cambodian church-based ministry program that delivers discipleship, biblical resource distribution, pastoral development, ESL teaching, orphan care, and short-term missions hosting.
• International Emergency Relief Disaster response fund enabling rapid and strategic deployment of essential supplies and support to communities affected by disasters worldwide.
• ACTION Podcast Multimedia podcast initiative featuring stories from ACTION workers around the world, providing updates on ministry activities and impact.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 91% of donations sent overseas for direct ministry
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• A Third of UscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2024Partnership with A Third of Us for the International Day for the Unreached - a global call to prayer for unreached people groups. ACTION participates in this annual event to mobilize prayer and awareness for the unreached.
• Mission NexuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Mission Nexus, a network of mission agencies. ACTION is displayed as a member organization with logo placement on their website.
• Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of CAFO, an alliance of Christian organizations serving orphans. ACTION is listed as a member organization.
• ABBA MinistrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABBA is a ministry founded by ACTION workers in 1993 in São Paulo, Brazil. Focuses on children and adolescents in situations of risk and social vulnerability. Currently has 13 ministry locations in 4 states.
• Asian HopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Asian Hope in Cambodia for teacher training programs and educational support for at-risk children.
• Shalom Mission CambodiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner ministry in Cambodia providing services to children and families at risk, including the Neighbourhood Children's Program.
• Churches in UgandaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal church partnerships in Uganda featured in the AFRICA Now publication showcasing ministry work.
• Local Churches in South AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with township churches in South Africa for outreach and community development programs.
• Logos International SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Logos International Schools in Cambodia for educational services and teacher training.
• Youth With A MissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYWAM partnership - referenced in staff background as training organization for missionary workers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: Major Christian humanitarian organization with child sponsorship, disaster relief, and community development programs across more countries than ACTION; comparable donor base, faith-based funding model, and ministry focus on the poor and children.
• Samaritan's Purse: Evangelical relief and development agency operating international emergency relief, child sponsorship, and pastor support programs; comparable faith-based identity, donor demographic, and overlap with ACTION's disaster response and children-in-crisis work.
• Compassion International: Largest evangelical child sponsorship organization globally; directly comparable because it shares ACTION's child sponsorship revenue model, evangelical base, and focus on children-in-crisis programs across developing countries, though at significantly greater scale.
• ChildFund International: International child-focused development and sponsorship organization serving vulnerable children globally; comparable on child sponsorship revenue model and serving at-risk children in developing countries.

Direct peers

• Pioneers: Evangelical mission agency focused on church planting among unreached people groups with multinational field workers; directly comparable to ACTION's unreached people groups segment, missionary deployment model, and evangelical identity.
• Operation Mobilisation (OM): Interdenominational evangelical mission agency that mobilizes workers for evangelism, discipleship, and church planting in over 100 countries; comparable on missionary deployment, evangelical identity, and short-term opportunity catalogs.
• Youth With A Mission (YWAM): Global interdenominational Christian mission organization that trains and sends missionaries worldwide on short- and long-term assignments; directly comparable to ACTION's missionary mobilization, cross-cultural internship programs, and multi-country footprint.
• ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism): Faith-based mission agency sending missionaries globally for church planting, theological education, and medical ministry; comparable international footprint, evangelical identity, and pastoral training focus.
• SIM (Serving In Mission): Interdenominational evangelical mission agency with missionary placement, pastoral training, and community development across multiple continents; matches ACTION's multi-country missionary deployment model and focus on unreached and underserved populations.
• Wycliffe Bible Translators: Faith-based organization focused on Bible translation and language-based ministry across hundreds of people groups; comparable missionary mobilization model, evangelical donor base, and cross-country field deployment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/KnowGodTakeACTION
• Facebookfacebook.com/actioninternational
• Instagraminstagram.com/actioninternationalministries
• Xx.com/ACTIONIntl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/action-international-ministries

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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