MOPS International

What MOPS International does

MomCo Global, Inc., operating publicly as The MomCo (and previously as MOPS International/Mother's of Preschoolers), is a US-incorporated non-profit community organization headquartered at 2370 South Trenton Way, Denver, Colorado. It operates a global membership platform that connects mothers through neighborhood-level in-person groups and online communities, supplemented by curriculum content, articles, a podcast network, and an annual conference (MOMCON). The organization reports active groups in every US state and over 100 countries, with a faith-rooted but explicitly inclusive identity spanning mothers from pregnancy through the parenting of older children, including single mothers, mothers of children with special needs, and immigrant mothers served through multilingual programming.

The business model combines a subscription-based membership product (providing curriculum, community access, and leader resources) with e-commerce merchandise sales through its momco.outreach.com storefront, philanthropic donations, and partnership revenue tied to church-ecosystem channels. Go-to-market is community-led: members discover groups through a self-serve "Find a Group" search or launch new groups via "Start a Group," with volunteer group leaders serving as the operational backbone and word-of-mouth as the dominant acquisition channel. Marketing is distributed across organic social (Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, X, YouTube), content marketing, earned media in major outlets (CNBC, NYT, WSJ, HuffPost, USA Today, BuzzFeed), and the annual MOMCON event. The operational technology surface includes a Leader Site platform at leader.themom.co for group-leader tools, a dedicated membership site, and an e-commerce storefront; no proprietary AI/ML or API infrastructure is disclosed.

The company has 101–250 employees, is privately held, has no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, no patents, and no management-team disclosures in the available material. Strategic partners include Grow The Church (church distribution channel), Global Sisterhood (international initiative), and MOMCON (annual conference). The 2025-era rebrand from MOPS to MomCo signals a deliberate broadening of the addressable market beyond the original preschool-mother niche toward a wider and more inclusive maternal community positioning.

Name

MOPS International

Legal name

MomCo Global, Inc.

Website

https://mops.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MomCo Global, Inc. (formerly MOPS International) is a Denver-based non-profit that operates a global subscription membership platform connecting mothers through local and online groups, curriculum content, and an annual conference across 100+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maternal Community Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Parent Support Groups & Peer Networks (EDACALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF), Co-Parenting, Father Engagement & Caregiver Inclusion Programs (EDACALAI)

Keywords

• Maternal community support
• Mother support groups
• Parenting community network
• Faith-based mom groups
• Women community building

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Subscription-based membership model providing access to curriculum content, community resources, and group leadership materials. Members receive educational content and access to the MomCo community network.
2. Store / merchandise sales: E-commerce storefront (momco.outreach.com) sells merchandise and resources to members and the broader community.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

MOPS International, operating as The MomCo (Mom Community), runs a global community membership platform for mothers from pregnancy through the preschool years and beyond. Members join subscription-based membership and access local in-person or online groups, curriculum content, articles, podcasts, and resources designed to combat maternal isolation through peer support grounded in faith-based values.

Product overview

The MomCo (short for Mom Community) is a community membership platform designed to connect mothers globally through local and online groups. The platform operates on a hub-and-spoke model with a central membership program and Leader Site platform that supports group leaders, complemented by content features including Articles and Podcast Network, events like MOMCON conference, and community programs such as Global Sisterhood and VolunteerCo. The core offering revolves around helping mothers find and build community through Find a Group and Start a Group features, supported by subscription membership access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The MomCo Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Members report overcoming postpartum anxiety and isolation through group participation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Grow The ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA church growth platform partnership allowing MomCo to connect with church communities interested in supporting mothers and families through local congregations.
• Global SisterhoodminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn initiative focused on building global connections between women and mothers across different communities and countries.
• MOMCONcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual conference and event that brings together MomCo leaders and members for in-person community building, leadership training, and spiritual development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Peanut: Peanut is a social networking app for women, particularly mothers, to find friends, groups, and support. It is a direct digital-first peer to MomCo, targeting the same emotional need (maternal isolation and community) through a different delivery model (mobile app vs. local in-person groups).
• Motherly: Motherly is a media and community platform serving millennial and Gen Z mothers with editorial content, e-commerce, and a membership community. It directly overlaps with MomCo on motherhood content, community, and DTC monetization.
• La Leche League International: La Leche League is a long-standing non-profit providing mother-to-mother breastfeeding support groups globally. It is a direct analogue to MomCo in mission, volunteer-led group structure, and peer-support delivery, though focused specifically on lactation.
• Postpartum Support International: PSI is a non-profit focused on perinatal mental health, providing support groups, provider referrals, and education. It overlaps with MomCo's emotional-support and postpartum anxiety use cases documented in member testimonials.
• Parents Without Partners: Parents Without Partners is a non-profit support organization for single parents, offering local chapters and peer support. It is a direct structural analogue to MomCo (chapter-based, volunteer-led, peer-support non-profit) but serves a different specific sub-segment.

Broad incumbents

• BabyCenter: BabyCenter is a large, established pregnancy and parenting digital platform offering content, community forums, and tools. It serves a similar audience as MomCo (mothers from pregnancy through early childhood) but as a media-first platform rather than a local-group organization.
• The Bump: The Bump is a pregnancy and parenting media brand owned by The Knot Worldwide, offering content, registries, and vendor directories. It overlaps with MomCo's audience and content-marketing approach but operates at a much larger commercial scale.

Emerging players

• March of Dimes: March of Dimes is a large non-profit focused on maternal and infant health. It shares MomCo's maternal health advocacy positioning but is primarily an advocacy and research organization rather than a peer-support community.
• Winnie: Winnie is a marketplace and community platform for parents seeking childcare and family resources. It overlaps with MomCo's parent community use case but is anchored on childcare discovery rather than ongoing peer support.
• Huckleberry: Huckleberry offers a parenting app with sleep, feeding, and developmental tracking for families. It is an emerging digital player targeting a similar parent demographic with a different value proposition (tools vs. community).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MOPS_Int
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MOPSint
• Facebookfacebook.com/MOPS.Int
• Instagraminstagram.com/themomco_
• Pinterestpinterest.com/mops_int/_saved

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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