The Global Orphan Project

What The Global Orphan Project does

The Global Orphan Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2003 by Mike and Beth Fox in Kansas City, Missouri, that operates a multi-platform ecosystem designed to prevent family breakdown before children enter orphanages, foster care, or other downstream crisis systems. The organization delivers its mission through three interconnected preventative platforms: CarePortal, a Care-Sharing technology platform that connects local churches with real-time family needs identified by social workers; GOEX (GO Exchange), a fair-wage apparel manufacturing and e-commerce business that provides dignified employment to vulnerable parents; and Strong Family, a church-based framework that equips communities with tools and evaluation systems to strengthen at-risk families. Together with four regional operating entities (GO Asia, GO Africa, GO Haiti, and GO Mena), these platforms address the root causes of family instability — economic insecurity, relational isolation, and community resource gaps — across the United States, East Africa, India, Haiti, and the Middle East/North Africa.

The underlying technology architecture centers on CarePortal's case-matching workflow and is supported by a modern nonprofit operations stack: Fundraise Up and Stripe for donation processing, Salesforce and Customer.io for donor relationship management, Double the Donation for employer matching, and a recently announced Databricks integration for impact analytics. Strategic Investor relations are managed through a Founders' Circle of over 100 anonymous families contributing $10,000 or more annually, alongside individual donations, Donor Advised Fund grants, IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions, stock and real estate gifts, and employer matching programs.

The organization's go-to-market is community-led and faith-based, leveraging the global church as the primary care distribution network rather than building proprietary service delivery infrastructure. Revenue is generated entirely through charitable contributions and GOEX apparel sales, with no commercial pricing model. Since 2003 the organization reports serving 710,423 children and caregivers, generating $202,664,329 in economic impact, and growing to 7,839 church partners globally.

Name

The Global Orphan Project

Legal name

The Global Orphan Project, Inc.

Website

https://goproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Global Orphan Project is a Kansas City-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that prevents family breakdown through three platforms — CarePortal, GOEX apparel, and Strong Family — mobilizing 7,839 church partners globally to serve vulnerable children and families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Preservation Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE), Childcare & Eldercare Caregiving Platforms (BPAMAHAJ), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Family preservation services
• Child welfare programs
• Community-based care
• Faith-based social services
• Nonprofit charitable giving

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Strategic Investor Donations: Annual contributions from Strategic Investors in the Founders' Circle, typically $10,000 or more. These funds support GO Project's operational engine and enable flexible real-time decisions to serve families. The Founders' Circle comprises over 100 anonymous families who fund operational costs and provide catalytic investment.
2. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring gifts from individual donors through online giving (card or bank transfer). Donors can give directly via the website with immediate response capability.
3. Donor Advised Fund (DAF) Grants: Grants recommended by donors through their Donor Advised Funds, offering flexibility for larger gifts aligned with year-end or long-term giving strategies.
4. Non-Cash Asset Gifts: Accepts IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs), publicly traded stock, real estate, and business interest gifts through National Christian Foundation.
5. Employer Matching Gifts: Donations matched by employers, where eligible employees submit match requests and employers send matching gifts directly to GO Project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Global Orphan Project operates a multi-platform ecosystem designed to prevent family breakdown before it occurs. Its core offerings include CarePortal, a care-sharing technology that connects local churches and care stakeholders with real-time family needs identified by social workers; GOEX, a fair-wage apparel manufacturing and e-commerce platform providing dignified employment; and Strong Family, a church-based family-strengthening framework with evaluation systems. Together, these platforms address root causes of family instability through technology-enabled care coordination and ethical employment.

Product overview

The Global Orphan Project operates a multi-platform ecosystem designed to prevent family breakdown before it occurs. The organization functions as a parent entity supporting three interconnected preventative platforms: CarePortal (a Care-Sharing technology connecting local churches with real-time family needs), GOEX (a fair-wage apparel manufacturing and entrepreneurship platform), and Strong Family (a community framework for family strengthening). Together, these platforms address the root causes of family instability—economic insecurity, relational isolation, and lack of community resources—through technology-enabled connections and dignified employment opportunities. The organization also operates GO Project as the collective impact backbone providing mission support, strategy, and fundraising across all platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CarePortal A Care-Sharing technology platform that enables rapid community response by connecting local churches and care stakeholders with real-time family needs identified by social workers, facilitating timely relational connections before crises escalate to family separation. Used by social workers and church partners.
• GOEX (GO Exchange) An apparel manufacturing and e-commerce platform that creates economic stability through fair-wage employment and local faith-driven entrepreneurship, providing dignified work and sustainable income to help parents maintain financial security to support their families. Sells direct-to-consumer ethical apparel.
• Strong Family A family-strengthening platform that equips local churches with tools and frameworks to strengthen vulnerable families in their communities, leveraging existing community assets to help families move from crisis to stability. Currently implemented across East Africa, India, and Haiti.

Quantifiable outcome

• 710,423 children and caregivers served since 2003
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Sleep in Heavenly PeacecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 November 2025Strategic partnership between CarePortal and Sleep in Heavenly Peace to address child bedlessness by providing beds for children in need. The partnership combines technology and community efforts to deliver beds and strengthen vulnerable families.
• Frank Lloyd Wright FoundationflagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerGOEX announced a new licensing partnership with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, launching a series of design-driven collections inspired by the work and philosophy of Frank Lloyd Wright. This is a sustainable apparel partnership creating unique brand collaborations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bethany Christian Services: Faith-based nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and family preservation services in the US and internationally. Closely comparable to GO Project in mission (preventing family breakdown and serving vulnerable children) and faith-based delivery model.
• Show Hope: Faith-driven nonprofit focused on caring for orphans through adoption aid and family preservation. Shares GO Project's church-network distribution, prevention orientation, and donor-funded operating model.
• Lifesong for Orphans: Christian nonprofit supporting adoptive families and orphans through grants,助学, and church partnerships. Comparable to GO Project in faith-based identity, family-strengthening mission, and donor-advised funding mechanics.

Broad incumbents

• Boys Town: Established nationwide nonprofit providing family-based behavioral health, child care, and family-preservation services. A larger, broader incumbent in the same family-services space that GO Project targets preventively.
• Compassion International: Large faith-based nonprofit serving children and families in poverty across 25+ countries. Comparable in faith-based donor-funding model, international family-services delivery, and large cumulative impact claims.
• World Vision: Global Christian humanitarian organization focused on child welfare, family, and community development. Comparable in faith-based identity, donor-supported funding, and multi-region family-services delivery.
• KVC Health Systems: Nonprofit child welfare and behavioral health provider offering foster care, family preservation, and adoption services. Comparable in family-strengthening mission and state-contract-adjacent service delivery.

Emerging players

• Foster the Family: Faith-based nonprofit mobilizing local churches to support foster and adoptive families. A direct functional peer to GO Project's CarePortal model — church-network distribution of family-support resources.

Others

• Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO): Coalition of 200+ member organizations working in adoption, foster care, and orphan care. GO Project is itself a CAFO member; CAFO provides shared advocacy, research, and convening infrastructure relevant to GO Project's positioning.
• National Christian Foundation: Largest Christian donor-advised fund sponsor in the US, through which GO Project already receives non-cash asset gifts. Functions as a key funding-infrastructure counterpart rather than a direct service competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OrphanProject
• Facebookfacebook.com/theglobalorphanproject

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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