CMMB - Healthier Lives Worldwide

What CMMB - Healthier Lives Worldwide does

CMMB - Healthier Lives Worldwide (legally Catholic Medical Mission Board Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) faith-based nonprofit founded in 1912 and headquartered in New York City, delivering global health programs to women, children, and their communities in underserved regions of Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The organization operates five country offices in Haiti, Kenya, Peru, South Sudan, and Zambia, alongside a 40+ country distribution network. Core programs include the Access to Medicines program (which has deployed more than $4 billion of medical supplies to 120 countries over the past decade from a state-of-the-art Long Island City distribution center), the CHAMPS (Children and Mothers Partnerships) model representing 15-20 year community commitments, an international volunteer placement program engaging 100+ skilled medical and public health professionals annually, and specialized initiatives such as the Global NCD Impact Initiative, the Kusamala Project, the First 1,000 Days program, and the Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Center for Health hospital in Haiti.

CMMB's business model is donation-driven across four primary streams: individual giving (one-time gifts of $150-$500 and monthly recurring gifts of $10-$35), corporate and foundation grants, gift-in-kind pharmaceutical and medical supply donations (its largest single stream by value at hundreds of millions annually), and volunteer service contributions. The organization reports that 98% of donations support program activities and operates with recognized charity accountability credentials including Charity Navigator 4-star rating (8 consecutive years), Forbes America's Top Charities, Candid Platinum, and BBB Wise Giving Alliance accreditation. Distribution is executed through country offices, 80+ partner faith-based hospitals, and direct community health worker engagement, with CHAMPS providing the long-tenure community-led model that anchors its work in maternal and child health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, and health systems strengthening.

Name

CMMB - Healthier Lives Worldwide

Legal name

Catholic Medical Mission Board Inc.

Website

https://cmmb.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

CMMB (Catholic Medical Mission Board) is a 110-year-old faith-based nonprofit delivering global health programs — medical donations, maternal/child health, and volunteer placements — to women, children, and communities across 40+ countries through five country offices and 80+ partner hospitals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute to CMMB's programs supporting women, children, and communities worldwide. The organization operates donation portals on its website.
2. Corporate and Foundation Grants: CMMB receives funding from corporations, foundations, and government agencies for specific health programs and initiatives.
3. Medical Product Donations (Gift-in-Kind): Pharmaceutical companies and medical supply manufacturers donate products that CMMB distributes to underserved health facilities. Over the past 10 years, the Medical Donations Program has deployed more than $4 billion worth of medicines, health commodities, and medical supplies.
4. Volunteer Service Contributions: Skilled medical and public health professionals volunteer their services, contributing to program delivery in underserved communities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CMMB is a faith-based nonprofit that delivers global health programs for underserved women, children, and communities. Its core activities include distributing donated medicines and medical supplies from pharmaceutical partners to health facilities in 40+ countries, operating long-term community health partnerships (CHAMPS) focused on maternal and child health, and placing skilled medical volunteers at partner mission hospitals abroad.

Product overview

CMMB operates as a faith-based NGO offering a portfolio of healthcare programs rather than a unified technology product. Core offerings include the Access to Medicines Program (medical donations to 40+ countries), CHAMPS (Children and Mothers Partnerships - a 15-20 year community health initiative), and an International Volunteer Program. Additional programs include Emergency Kits for disaster response, the Global NCD Impact Initiative for chronic disease management, the Count Me In digital health app for child nutrition tracking (partnered with SPOON Foundation), the Kusamala disability and nutrition project in Zambia, the First 1000 Days program in Peru, and Rehabilitation with Hope community-based rehabilitation services. CMMB also operates the Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Center for Health hospital in Haiti. The organization does not offer a technology platform or SaaS product but rather delivers healthcare services and medical supplies through partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, NGOs, health facilities, and local governments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Access to Medicines Program Program that partners with pharmaceutical companies, medical supply manufacturers, NGOs, and health facilities to deliver high-quality medicines and medical supplies to underserved health facilities across more than 40 countries. Over the past 10 years, deployed more than $4 billion in medicines, health commodities, and medical supplies to 120 countries.
• CHAMPS (Children and Mothers Partnerships) A 15-20 year community commitment initiative building partnerships to achieve sustainable change in local health systems and in the lives of women, children, and their families through projects focused on maternal and child health, nutrition, vaccinations, livelihoods, microfinance, and health systems strengthening.
• Volunteer Program International volunteer placement program deploying medical and public health professionals to support mission hospitals and health facilities abroad, with both in-person and remote volunteering options. A network of 80+ hospitals abroad relies on CMMB volunteers.
• Emergency Kits Pre-packaged medical supply kits shipped for emergency response to disaster-affected regions, supporting rapid deployment of essential medical supplies during humanitarian crises.
• Count Me In App Digital tool developed in partnership with SPOON Foundation that tracks children's growth, hemoglobin levels, and feeding practices. Used by health workers to monitor malnutrition and make referrals to specialized care for families impacted by disability.
• Strategic Partnerships and Global Volunteer Initiatives New approach to volunteer engagement designed to strengthen health systems through specialized expertise, strategic collaboration, and locally driven solutions. Engaged over 100 volunteers and contributed over $1.2 million in donated service value.
• Global NCD Impact Initiative (NCDI) Noncommunicable Disease Impact Initiative expanding to Nigeria in partnership with Rolan Foundation. Focuses on improving access to essential medicines and strengthening health systems for care and management of chronic conditions including hypertension, diabetes, respiratory illness, and sickle cell.
• Kusamala Project Disability and nutrition support project in Zambia made possible by GHR Foundation. Supports home visits, play therapy, parent training for safe feeding techniques, and cooking demonstrations for families of children with disabilities.
• First 1000 Days Program Program addressing social factors contributing to malnutrition and anemia through a Primary Healthcare approach including safe water access, family health education, nutrition support, microeconomic initiatives, and disability services, operating in La Esperanza, Province of Trujillo, Peru.
• Rehabilitation with Hope (Rehabilitación con Esperanza) Community-based rehabilitation program in Peru bringing physical and speech therapists to homes of families with children living with disabilities. Includes training for mothers and caregivers in La Esperanza.
• Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Center for Health State-of-the-art hospital in Côtes-de-Fer, Haiti serving 50,000+ residents. Provides safe deliveries, surgeries, antenatal/postnatal/pediatric care, pharmacy services, and emergency care. Built in partnership with Mercy Health as part of the CHAMPS initiative.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached over 1.5 million people with access to healthcare in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mercy HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Lead funder for construction of the Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Center for Health in Côtes-de-Fer, Haiti. Provided $2 million challenge grant for construction and was instrumental in equipping the facility and providing expert guidance.
• Rolan FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Noncommunicable Disease Impact Initiative (NCDI), expanding to Nigeria as a third African country.
• SPOON FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Count Me In digital application that tracks children's growth, hemoglobin levels, and feeding practices for families impacted by disability.
• Zambia's Ministry of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership for disability and nutrition support programs in Lusaka, Kabwe, Kafue, and Mambwe districts.
• Zambia's Ministry of Community Development and Social ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for the Kusamala project delivering disability and nutrition support to families.
• Makululu Home-Based CareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organization in Zambia collaborating on disability and nutrition support services.
• Bon Secours Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance for the First 1,000 Days program in Peru, implementing primary healthcare approaches to address malnutrition and anemia.
• Congregation of the Sisters of Bon SecourscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished partnership for community health programs in La Esperanza, Province of Trujillo Department La Libertad, Peru.
• Comboni Missionaries and Comboni Missionary SisterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners overseeing Nzara Missionary Hospital (St. Teresa Hospital) in South Sudan's Tombura-Yambio Diocese.
• United Church of ZambiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support Mwandi Mission Hospital serving 25,000+ people in Zambia's Western Province.
• Sisters of MercycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded Mutomo Mission Hospital in Kenya in 1962; continued partnership for healthcare delivery.
• Daughters of CharitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServing in Cité Soleil, Haiti for 40 years providing healthcare, medicine, and education with dignity and respect.
• Society for the Propagation of the FaithminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of CMMB's founding supporters, the oldest of four Pontifical Mission Societies of the Catholic Church.
• Catholic Relief ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with other Catholic international relief organizations in shared mission of serving the poor.
• CaritasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Catholic international relief organizations for coordinated aid and development efforts.
• Missionaries of CharityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical partnership with Mother Teresa's order, receiving $5,000 worth of medicine monthly to support leprosy patients in Calcutta.
• Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and PopulationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership providing technical and support staff for the Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Center for Health.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF: UNICEF is a massive UN agency focused on children's health, nutrition, and welfare in developing countries. While operating at vastly larger scale with government-backed funding, UNICEF shares CMMB's core focus on maternal/child health, child nutrition, immunization, and access to essential medicines in the same geographies (Haiti, Kenya, South Sudan, Zambia, Peru).
• World Vision: World Vision is a large Christian humanitarian organization operating child-focused health, nutrition, and community development programs in nearly 100 countries. Both organizations share faith-based motivation, focus on maternal and child health, operate community-level health programs, and maintain country offices in many of the same geographies (Haiti, Kenya, South Sudan, Zambia).
• Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières: MSF is a much larger, well-capitalized international medical humanitarian organization operating in conflict zones and low-income countries worldwide. While secular and significantly larger in scale, MSF shares CMMB's mission of delivering medical care to underserved populations in fragile states (Haiti, South Sudan, Kenya) and operates similar health systems strengthening programs.

Direct peers

• Partners In Health: Partners In Health operates direct healthcare delivery in resource-limited settings including Haiti, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and other countries where CMMB works. Both organizations focus on maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS care, and health systems strengthening in fragile states. PIH's hospital-centered care model and CMMB's hospital network partnerships represent complementary approaches to the same core mission.
• Direct Relief: Direct Relief is a humanitarian medical aid organization that collects and distributes donated pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to underserved health facilities worldwide. Like CMMB, it operates a large-scale medical donations program (over $2B in aid annually), maintains partnerships with healthcare providers in developing countries, and runs a global health logistics operation. Both organizations are headquartered in the US and serve as critical intermediaries between pharmaceutical donors and last-mile health facilities.
• Americares: Americares is a health-focused humanitarian aid organization that distributes donated medicines and medical supplies to partner clinics and hospitals in developing countries. It shares CMMB's core business of pharmaceutical gift-in-kind distribution, operates a US-based distribution infrastructure, and supports health programs for low-income populations globally. Both organizations have decades-long track records in medical donations logistics.
• MAP International: MAP International is a Christian global health organization that provides medicines and medical supplies to mission hospitals and clinics in developing countries. Like CMMB, it operates a medical donations distribution model serving faith-based healthcare facilities, focuses on total patient care packages, and partners with pharmaceutical donors to deliver supplies to last-mile providers.
• Catholic Relief Services: Catholic Relief Services is the official overseas humanitarian agency of the US Catholic Bishops, operating health and development programs in over 100 countries. Both organizations share the Catholic faith-based identity, partner with religious orders and Catholic health systems, and operate international health programs targeting women, children, and marginalized populations. CRS is explicitly listed as a partner organization of CMMB.
• International Medical Corps: International Medical Corps provides emergency relief and long-term healthcare in conflict-affected and developing countries, with operations in many of the same geographies as CMMB (Haiti, South Sudan, East Africa). Both organizations deploy medical professionals, deliver medicines and supplies, and focus on maternal/child health in fragile settings.
• Caritas Internationalis: Caritas Internationalis is the global confederation of Catholic relief, development, and social service organizations operating in over 200 countries. CMMB is explicitly listed as collaborating with Caritas in coordinated aid and development efforts. Both share Catholic identity, mission-driven health programming, and partnership with Catholic dioceses and religious orders in serving marginalized communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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