Tirzah International

What Tirzah International does

Tirzah International is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded around 1995 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, that empowers women across more than 30 countries through a network of locally-embedded Global Leaders. The organization delivers three interconnected core programs: the Emerging Leader Program (ELP), a two-year, 10-module servant leadership curriculum designed for women showing leadership potential; the Small Business Training Program, which provides business skills, access to savings and micro-loans, mentorship, and holistic care to women in poverty, survivors of trafficking, and women impacted by HIV/AIDS; and Community Transformation partnerships that provide flexible funding and resources to grassroots women leaders running local ministries, safe houses, job creation, and advocacy initiatives. Programs are operated by a global network of Global Leaders based in 10+ countries, with emerging-leader representation across 30+ countries, supported by a small US Team of approximately five staff members led by Executive Director Suzy Bates (appointed January 2025).

The business model is donation-led, with four primary revenue streams: individual donations, foundation support, church partnerships, and a formalized monthly giving community called The NEST. Ancillary earned income is generated through cultural immersion "Tirzah Trips" such as the Egypt 2026 journey priced at $5,500 per person. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of US law, and the organization holds GuideStar Platinum, ECFA, and Excellence in Giving Certified Transparent designations supporting donor trust.

In 2025, Tirzah reported functional expenses totaling $419,214, with 75% ($315,375) directed to programs, 9% ($36,140) to administration, and 16% ($67,699) to development. Programmatic reach that year included 264 women in small business training, 368 women equipped through mentorship and leadership development, 137 women in East Africa's Emerging Leaders Curriculum, 54 women trained in India through trafficking-survivor business training, and 81 women in MENA's leadership and trauma-healing curriculum, with impact reported in 35 countries. AI is used internally only for research, writing, and administrative tasks under human review, and the organization has no productized technology, API, or proprietary software platform.

Name

Tirzah International

Legal name

Tirzah International

Website

https://tirzah.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tirzah International is a 501(c)3 nonprofit operating women empowerment programs—leadership development, small business training, and community transformation—across 35+ countries through a network of local female Global Leaders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Empowerment Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Women empowerment programs
• Leadership development training
• Small business training
• Global nonprofit organization
• Community transformation initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tirzah receives funding from individual donors who support the organization's mission to empower women globally. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of US law.
2. Foundation Support: Funding received from foundations that support what God is doing in the lives of women and girls worldwide through the ministry.
3. Church Partnerships: Church partners provide financial support and prayers for Tirzah's global work. Churches can become official partners through a partnership toolkit and receive early invitations to Tirzah Trips.
4. Monthly Giving (The NEST): The NEST (Network Empowering our Sisters to Thrive) is a global community of monthly donors committed to walking alongside women leaders. Members receive stories from the field, prayer updates, early access to trips, and opportunities to connect more deeply with Tirzah's work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tirzah International is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that partners with local women leaders across more than 30 countries to deliver three core programs: Small Business Training (business skills, savings and loan access, mentorship over ~18 months), Leadership Development through the Emerging Leader Program (two-year, 10-module servant leadership curriculum), and Community Transformation (flexible funding and resources to grassroots women leaders). Programs are funded primarily by individual donations, church partnerships, foundation grants, and a monthly giving community called The NEST, supplemented by paid Tirzah Trips cultural immersion experiences.

Product overview

Tirzah International offers three interconnected core programs designed for women's empowerment: the Emerging Leader Program (ELP), a two-year 10-module servant leadership curriculum; the Small Business Training Program, providing business training, savings/loans access, and mentorship; and Community Transformation partnerships that support grassroots women leaders. These programs work together through a locally-led network model, with Global Leaders in 10+ countries developing emerging leaders who represent 30+ countries. Additional programs include The NEST monthly giving community and Tirzah Trips cultural immersion journeys.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emerging Leader Program (ELP) A two-year, 10-module servant leadership curriculum designed by women for women to equip the next generation of female change-makers through a mentorship model. Intended for emerging women leaders who go on to mentor others and launch their own initiatives.
• Small Business Training Program Equips women impacted by HIV/AIDS, trafficking, poverty, and other injustices with business skills, access to savings and loans, ongoing mentorship, weekly community gatherings, and holistic care over roughly two years. For women in low-resource settings seeking sustainable livelihoods through micro-enterprise.
• Community Transformation Partnership program that equips grassroots women leaders responding to injustice in their communities through local ministries, safe houses, job creation, and advocacy by providing flexible funding, training, resources, community, and trust. For local women leaders with existing community programs.
• The NEST (Network Empowering our Sisters to Thrive) A global community of monthly donors committed to walking alongside women leaders around the world. Members receive stories from the field, prayer updates, early access to trips, and opportunities to connect more deeply with Tirzah's work.
• Tirzah Trips Cultural immersion journeys that bring supporters face-to-face with women leaders to experience the work firsthand and build lasting relationships. Current trip: Egypt 2026 (October 24 - November 4, 2026), starting at $5,500 per person. Open to men and women ages 17+.

Quantifiable outcome

• 264 women participated in small business training in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and notable.

• Kshamata (Bharathy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Mumbai, India led by Global Leader Bharathy that provides comprehensive training for survivors, including small business training and support. Works with women like Mahima to provide paths to freedom from trafficking.
• Sudanese Ministry Partners in EgyptcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry partners in Egypt who welcomed Global Leader Stella and her family after fleeing Sudan war. Provides ongoing support for Sudanese refugee community through sewing programs and trauma healing.
• Beza Community Development Association (BCDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment association in Ethiopia formed from Beza International Church that provides women empowerment programs including small business training. Supports women like Addis through business planning, supplies, and financial support.
• Homecare Fellowship / Fadhili Women's ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKenyan partner organization providing HIV+ women with weekly meetings for spiritual, physical, and economic empowerment. Program includes income generating activities like making and selling liquid detergent.
• Local Ministries and Safe HousescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrassroots women leaders responding to injustice in their communities through local ministries and safe houses. Partners in South Africa (HIV support), Mexico City (trafficking survivors), Zimbabwe (orphans/girls), Nairobi (women in crisis), New Delhi (sewing/safe spaces).
• Talitha Cumi (Violet Myambo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry in Zimbabwe led by Global Leader Violet Myambo addressing needs of young girls who are orphans or unsafe at home. Provides school fees, sanitary pads, safe living arrangements, and spiritual development.
• Church Partners in AngolanotableStrategic or Co-development Partner21 different churches in Angola participated in initial Angola trip in 2014, with 58 women eventually attending a three-day training on leadership and being 'light and salt' beyond church walls.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Compassion International: Major Christian child-and-youth development organization with global programs and church-based sponsorship model — overlapping faith-rooted donor base and community-led delivery, though serving a broader population and at much larger scale.
• Opportunity International: Global microfinance organization providing small business loans, savings, and training to women entrepreneurs in developing nations — direct overlap with Tirzah's small business training mission, though operating at significantly larger scale and with a financial-services core.
• World Relief: Large Christian humanitarian organization running global programs including women's empowerment, anti-trafficking, and refugee support — broader scope than Tirzah but overlapping mission, faith identity, and global delivery footprint.

Emerging players

• Made in Hope: Faith-based nonprofit focused on empowering survivors of trafficking and at-risk women through vocational training and small business support — similar faith-based, women-focused, anti-trafficking niche but smaller and earlier stage than Tirzah.
• Exodus Cry: Faith-based anti-trafficking organization focused on prevention, survivor rescue, and restoration including economic empowerment — comparable faith identity and trafficking-survivor focus, though with greater emphasis on advocacy and rescue than grassroots delivery.

Direct peers

• Five Talents International: Faith-based microenterprise development organization equipping women in rural developing communities with savings, small business training, and mentorship — nearly identical programmatic model to Tirzah's Small Business Training Program.
• Hagar International: Faith-based nonprofit providing holistic recovery and economic empowerment to women and children survivors of trafficking and abuse, with a locally-led delivery model in multiple developing countries — directly comparable mission, beneficiary profile, and program structure to Tirzah.
• International Justice Mission (IJM): Christian global organization working to protect people in poverty from violence, including a major focus on trafficking survivors and women — comparable faith-rooted identity, global geographic reach, and beneficiary overlap with Tirzah's anti-trafficking and women's empowerment work.
• Bright Hope: Christian nonprofit partnering with local leaders in underserved communities worldwide to deliver holistic development programs including economic empowerment — closely comparable faith-based, locally-led, community-transformation model.
• Hope International: Faith-based nonprofit delivering microenterprise development and savings services to women entrepreneurs in developing nations — closely aligned with Tirzah's Small Business Training Program in both model (microfinance + mentorship) and target beneficiary.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles28 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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