Christian Disaster Response

Name

Christian Disaster Response

Legal name

Christian Disaster Response

Website

https://cdresponse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disaster Relief Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Religious Organizations (8131), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Recovery, Reconstruction & Resilience Programs (BPAGAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Disaster relief services
• Humanitarian aid
• Disaster preparedness training
• Faith-based nonprofit
• Recovery kit distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Winter Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Compassion Partner Monthly Giving: Recurring monthly donations of $17/month (55 cents/day) from Compassion Partners who receive special disaster response reports, annual dinner invitations, and recognition in Roll of Honor.
2. Monetary Donations: One-time and recurring monetary donations from individuals via online PayPal/credit card, phone, or mail. Donations applied to Urgent Appeals for disaster relief.
3. Church Missionary Agency Funding: Funded by Associate Churches as a Church Missionary preparing and sending agency. Does not solicit contributions from the public.
4. Seminar Registration Fees: Training seminars offered at $195 early registration (includes meals, textbooks, materials) increasing to $250 after deadline. Limited to 25 participants per session.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Christian Disaster Response delivers faith-based disaster preparedness training, recovery kit distribution, and field response services domestically and internationally. The organization trains churches and interfaith groups on disaster preparedness and equips them to assemble "Gifts of the Heart" recovery kits and "Outfit to Go" clothing packs. It also deploys approximately 1,300 trained volunteers to assist communities affected by hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and other disasters.

Product overview

Christian Disaster Response is a Church Missionary preparing and sending agency that operates as a single unified disaster response ministry rather than a technology platform. The organization offers disaster preparedness and response training seminars as its primary educational product, combined with tangible relief goods including Gifts of the Heart Recovery Kits (Health Kits, Kitchen Utensils Kits, Family Medicine Cabinet Kits, Food Staples Kits, Clean-Up Kits, Bedding Kits) and Outfit to Go clothing packs. The ministry coordinates domestic disaster response services (assessment, food service, supplies, advocacy, home repair) and international programs (supply distribution, agency coordination, medical assistance). The Compassion Partner monthly giving program provides sustained funding. All services are delivered through trained volunteer deployment requiring certification maintenance through ongoing service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Tons of recovery supplies, recovery kits, and food provided in Florida after hurricanes; thermal blankets, Heater Buddies, and funds provided in North Carolina; ongoing mission programs in Haiti

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Network For Better NutritioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2025Partnering with Network For Better Nutrition and other ministries to mobilize response to Hurricane Melissa. Joint mobilization includes equipment, medical supplies, water purification equipment, food, and Recovery Gifts Of The Heart.
• Salvation ArmycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperates with Salvation Army for domestic disaster response as part of National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) agencies.
• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of NVOAD network that responds to challenges of disaster organizations, coordinating domestic disaster response with other member agencies.
• Global Disaster Response NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperates with member organizations that make up the Global Disaster Response Network for international disaster response operations.
• Outfit to GominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArranged with Outfit to Go to supply special serviceable clothing (shirts, pants, underwear, socks) packaged by size and sex for 'Gifts of the Heart' kits.
• Inman Park Baptist ChurchminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHost venue for Disaster Preparedness and Response Seminar February 16-18, 2024 in Winter Haven, Florida.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: International faith-based humanitarian organization providing disaster response, recovery kits, and child-focused community programs. Comparable to CDR's international mission deployment model and kit distribution approach.
• Catholic Charities USA: National faith-based social services network providing disaster recovery, case management, and emergency assistance. Overlaps with CDR's recovery and victim-advocacy functions at greater institutional scale.
• American Red Cross: The dominant U.S. disaster response incumbent coordinating shelters, mass feeding, and supplies through NVOAD. Competes for donor dollars and is co-listed in NVOAD alongside CDR as a coordination peer.

Direct peers

• Convoy of Hope: Faith-inspired humanitarian organization delivering disaster relief, food distribution, and community preparedness. Directly comparable to CDR in mission, volunteer model, and disaster response focus.
• HOPE worldwide: Faith-based humanitarian organization delivering disaster relief, community development, and volunteer-driven service programs. Overlaps with CDR's church-network volunteer mobilization and disaster training model.
• Direct Relief: Humanitarian aid organization specializing in medical supplies, water purification, and emergency medical response. Directly comparable to CDR's medical-supply and water-purification capabilities in disaster zones.
• Salvation Army: Operates the largest U.S. disaster relief network with mobile feeding units and NVOAD coordination. CDR explicitly cooperates with Salvation Army on domestic deployments, making it the closest operational and capability peer.
• Samaritan's Purse: Faith-based disaster response organization providing emergency relief, recovery kits, and volunteer deployment for hurricanes and international crises. Mirrors CDR's faith-rooted, volunteer-driven model at significantly larger scale.

Others

• National VOAD: Coalition of voluntary disaster response organizations that CDR is a member of. Functions as a coordinating and enabling body rather than a direct competitor, but its network framing defines CDR's domestic competitive context.

Emerging players

• Global Empowerment Mission: Growing disaster relief organization mobilizing supplies and volunteers rapidly to hurricane and earthquake zones. Comparable to CDR in agility, kit/shipment model, and U.S.-Caribbean response focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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