Children's Relief International

Name

Children's Relief International

Legal name

Children's Relief International

Website

https://childrensrelief.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG)

Keywords

• Child sponsorship programs
• Humanitarian aid services
• Nonprofit fundraising
• Missionary support programs
• Widow and orphan care

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockwall

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual supporters via online portal, phone, stock, PayPal, Venmo, and cryptocurrency. Donors can designate to specific programs or general fund.
2. Child Sponsorship: Monthly sponsorship of children in education programs across Nigeria, Myanmar, South Asia, and other locations at $40-45/month per child.
3. Missionary Sponsorship: Monthly support for missionaries serving in the field through general missionary funding program.
4. Project Life Caregiver Sponsorship: Monthly sponsorship of caregivers serving HIV-positive/AIDS widows and their families at $40/month (full salary $160/month covered by 4 sponsors).
5. Friends of CRI Membership: $25/month membership program providing quarterly field updates and exclusive content. Includes book Ascend: A Primer on Prayer as joining gift.
6. Book and Merchandise Sales: Sale of books authored by Dr. Alan Pieratt including Ascend series, The Lord's Prayer, Burning Splendor, and Blinding Light via Amazon and in-house shop.
7. Mission Team Sponsorship: Groups can sponsor mission teams for overseas trips through managedmissions.com platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Children's Relief International (CRI) is a 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit organization that funds and delivers humanitarian programs for orphans, vulnerable children, widows, and the poor across nine countries, partnering with local believers and churches. Its core offerings include child sponsorship across education institutions in Nigeria, Myanmar, and South Asia, caregiver support for HIV/AIDS widows through Project Life, nutrition intervention via Tessa Grace Nutrition Centers in Mozambique, clean water and housing projects, missionary sponsorship, and mission team trips.

Product overview

Children's Relief International (CRI) is a Christian nonprofit organization founded in 2000 that operates a portfolio of humanitarian programs focused on children, widows, and vulnerable populations. The core offerings include the Sponsor a Child program supporting education across multiple countries (Nigeria, South Asia, Myanmar), the Project Life Caregivers program providing care to HIV/AIDS widows and their families, and the Tessa Grace Nutrition program for malnourished babies. CRI also offers the Friends of CRI membership for ongoing supporters and a bookstore featuring books by founder Dr. Alan Pieratt. Programs span education (Grace & Knowledge Academy, Grace & Knowledge High School, Grace & Knowledge University, Rajah Children's Home, Shalem Christian Academy), Bible training scholarships, and nutrition/health interventions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sponsor a Child Monthly sponsorship program for children enrolled at Grace & Knowledge Academy, Grace & Knowledge High School, Grace & Knowledge University (Nigeria), Rajah Children's Home (South Asia), Shalem Christian Academy (Myanmar), Bible Training Scholarships, and Mudpaths Rescue. Sponsorships start at $40/month and cover tuition, room, board, uniforms, meals, medical check-ups, and educational materials.
• Project Life Caregivers Monthly caregiver sponsorship at $40/month covering home cleaning, cooking, bathing, hospital transport, roof repairs, Bible studies, and prayer support for HIV/AIDS widows. Full caregiver salary of $160/month is funded by four sponsors. Includes the Tessa Grace Nutrition partner ministry serving malnourished babies at Savane and Dondo locations in Mozambique.
• Friends of CRI Membership $25/month recurring membership program providing supporters with exclusive quarterly updates from the field, showing how donations transform lives. Members receive a free copy of Ascend: A Primer on Prayer by Dr. Alan Pieratt as a joining gift.
• CRI Bookstore Online store (childrensrelief.org/shop) and Amazon retail channel selling books by Dr. Alan Pieratt, including Ascend: 31 Days of Prayer (ISBN 1732841632), Ascend: A Primer on Prayer (ISBN 1732841624), The Lord's Prayer (ISBN 1732841659), Burning Splendor (ISBN 1732841608, theology of poverty), and Blinding Light (ISBN 1732841616, for those considering missionary service).
• Missionary Sponsorship Monthly giving program for individual donors to sponsor specific missionaries serving overseas, providing designated funding for field-based missionary work in countries including Malawi, Myanmar, Nigeria, and others.
• Mission Team Sponsorship Group sponsorship program enabling individuals and teams to register and fund overseas mission trips through the Managed Missions platform (childrensrelief.managedmissions.com). Teams participate in field activities in CRI's program countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 51,052 people received medical care in 2025
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tessa Grace Nutrition (Mozambique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner ministry of Project Life serving malnourished babies at Tessa Grace Nutrition locations in Savane, Mozambique. Caregivers teach mothers about God's love while providing nutrition support to babies.
• Charles SchwabminorOthersStock donation processing through Charles Schwab Account 1189-1443, DTC Number 0164, Code 40. Donors transfer stock to CRI for tax-deductible charitable contribution.
• every.orgminorOthersThird-party donation processing platform enabling PayPal, Venmo, and cryptocurrency donations to CRI.
• Managed MissionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMission team registration and sponsorship platform allowing groups to organize and fund overseas mission trips.
• ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability)coreOthersAccreditation body for evangelical nonprofits ensuring financial accountability and ethical standards. CRI Member ID: 28271.
• GuideStar/CandidminorOthersNonprofit information aggregator providing nonprofit verification and transparency information.
• Accord NetworkminorOthersGlobal network of Christian organizations engaged in relief and development work.
• AmazonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail channel for selling books authored by Dr. Alan Pieratt including Ascend series, The Lord's Prayer, Burning Splendor, and Blinding Light.
• Local Churches and BelieverscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Christian believers and churches in Malawi, South Asia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Mexico, Jordan, Mozambique, Uganda, and Dominican Republic who deliver Word and deed ministry at the grassroots level.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Children International: Child sponsorship nonprofit operating in 10 countries, primarily Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Direct peer—same monthly sponsorship unit economics, education and health focus, and faith-aligned origin.
• ChildFund International: Child-focused international NGO running sponsorship programs across Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Direct peer in mission, sponsorship mechanics, and beneficiary profile (vulnerable children, education, healthcare).
• MAP International: Christian global health organization delivering medicines, medical supplies, and health programs in developing nations. Direct peer in faith-based humanitarian medical care delivery, with overlapping program mix (medical care + education + spiritual formation).
• Compassion International: The largest Christian child sponsorship organization globally, with 2M+ sponsored children across 25+ countries. Closest direct peer—same evangelical child-sponsorship model, monthly recurring donor structure, and integration of Christian formation with education and healthcare.
• Gospel for Asia: Faith-based missionary organization serving in South and Southeast Asia with sponsorship of national missionaries, children, and widows. Direct peer in missionary-sponsorship model, South Asia footprint, and evangelical fundraising approach.
• Food for the Hungry: Evangelical Christian relief and development organization running child sponsorship, community development, and disaster response. Direct peer in faith-based identity, child sponsorship model, and combined Word-and-deed approach.
• Samaritan's Purse: Evangelical humanitarian organization with major operations in disaster relief, medical care, and children's ministry worldwide. Direct peer in evangelical identity, field operations, and donor base overlap.

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: Massive Christian humanitarian organization operating in ~100 countries with child sponsorship as a core program. Broader and far larger than CRI, but offers the same child sponsorship, education, clean water, and community-development portfolio that defines CRI's work.
• Catholic Relief Services: Large international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic community, operating in 100+ countries across health, education, and emergency response. Broader incumbent in the same international humanitarian space with overlapping beneficiary populations.

Peers

• World Help: Evangelical humanitarian organization focused on child sponsorship, clean water, and persecuted-church support. Direct peer in faith-based identity, child sponsorship program mechanics, and restricted-size organization with multi-country field operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CRInternational
• YouTubevimeo.com/childrensrelief
• Instagraminstagram.com/childrensrelief

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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