AMURT

What AMURT does

AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team) is a non-profit humanitarian organization founded in 1965 and headquartered in Rockville, USA. It delivers disaster relief and long-term development cooperation through programs in more than 20 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Its core services span emergency response, rural healthcare (including obstetric services that have supported 23,000+ births in Nigeria), education, HIV/AIDS prevention (under US PEPFAR funding), women's empowerment, food security (Food For All DC), and environmental initiatives such as reforestation and Cash-for-Work programs in Haiti. Programs are delivered through country-level teams with local leadership and volunteers, embedded in communities over multi-decade horizons (Haiti since 1994, Kenya since the early 2000s, Nigeria for 11+ years).

AMURT operates a donor-funded, grant-funded business model. Revenue is sourced from individual donations and institutional grants from the European Union, UN OCHA, the US Government (PEPFAR), the UK Government, Catholic Relief Services, and Kinder Not Hilfe, alongside other donors. The organization states that 90% of donations are allocated to service project expenses, positioning itself on overhead efficiency for donor appeal. There is no disclosed revenue, surplus, or fundraising total; no software, platform, or proprietary technology is sold. The technology footprint is limited to a website, online donation processing, and operational coordination tools, with no AI/ML capability indicated in the available data.

Strategically, AMURT pursues geographic and vertical expansion in response to humanitarian need (most recently the 2026 Venezuela earthquake), scales long-running programs in established geographies, and continues to secure institutional partnerships that sustain multi-year grants. Related entities such as AMURTEL extend the operational footprint, particularly in child welfare and education. Overall the organization operates a stable, decentralized humanitarian NGO model with deep local presence rather than a scaling technology business.

Name

AMURT

Legal name

Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT)

Website

https://amurt.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

AMURT is a 1965-founded humanitarian NGO headquartered in Rockville, USA, delivering disaster relief and long-term development programs, including healthcare, education, HIV/AIDS prevention, food security, and reforestation, across more than 20 countries, funded by individual donations and institutional grants from the EU, UN, and US and UK governments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Relief and Community Development Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food Services (624210), Community Housing Services (62422), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Recovery, Reconstruction & Resilience Programs (BPAGAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD), Emergency Food Security & Nutrition in Humanitarian Crises (BPADAJAI)

Keywords

• Disaster relief services
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Rural maternal healthcare
• Community development programs
• Post-disaster reconstruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AMURT delivers humanitarian relief and long-term community development programs across 20+ countries. Core offerings include emergency disaster response (food, shelter, medical aid, reconstruction), rural primary healthcare via community-managed health centers, school reconstruction and teacher training, child psychosocial support, women's economic empowerment through savings groups, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, and watershed reforestation programs.

Product overview

AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team) is a humanitarian organization offering a portfolio of development and disaster relief programs rather than a technology product. Core services include emergency disaster response, food assistance through the Food for All program, and rural healthcare through community health centers in Nigeria. The organization operates specialized programs in early childhood education (teacher training in Indonesia), child psychosocial support (Child-Friendly Spaces in Haiti), environmental conservation (reforestation in Haiti), girls' education (WWW project in Kenya), HIV/AIDS prevention and care, and women's economic empowerment through skills training and microenterprise development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AMURTEL: Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team - related organization often mentioned alongside AMURT in relief operations
• Food for All DC (FFA)
• AMURT Indonesia
• AMURT Nigeria

Products and services

• Disaster Relief Services Emergency response and disaster relief operations including food distribution, temporary shelter, medical support, and reconstruction assistance following natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, and floods. Recent activations include the Venezuela Earthquake 2026 response.
• Food for All Program (Food For All DC) Food assistance program providing meals to food-insecure individuals, particularly elderly and homebound residents in the Washington D.C. area. Operates as Food For All DC, serving as a referral resource for the D.C. government, private agencies, and healthcare providers.
• Rural Health Centers Primary healthcare facilities established in remote communities of Ebonyi State, Nigeria, offering maternal health, family planning, child health, and general medical services. Over 23,000 babies delivered to date across the network.
• Early Childhood Teacher Training Teacher training program supporting the implementation of child-centered curriculum in Indonesian early childhood education, covering 46 mentored schools and 200+ teachers in Central Java.
• Child-Friendly Spaces Psychosocial support program for children in disaster-affected areas, providing educational, emotional, and creative activities. Implemented in Haiti serving over 4,000 children after the 2010 earthquake and 1,200 children in 6 villages after Hurricane Matthew.
• Cash-for-Work Reforestation Watershed protection and reforestation program in Haiti employing workers for soil conservation and tree-planting activities, having planted over 2.5 million seedlings and reaching 10,000 people across 14 sites jointly with the UN OCHA.
• Wasichana Wote Wasome (WWW) Girls' Education UK government-funded project improving school enrollment, retention, and learning outcomes for girls in Kenya's Samburu and Mombasa Counties through community engagement, cash transfers, and provision of sanitary products and solar lamps.
• HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Comprehensive HIV/AIDS programs including home-based care, peer education, youth prevention, and support for orphans and vulnerable children across Kenya. Includes 120 trained home-based care providers and 135 peer educators reaching 137,365 people.
• Women's Economic Empowerment Skills training and small enterprise development for women's groups, including tailoring, organic gardening, liquid soap production, and microenterprise support. Includes the 3,000-women Self-Help Groups network in Haiti generating US$300,000 in self-managed savings.
• School Reconstruction Post-disaster school reconstruction and rehabilitation services including building new classrooms, repairing damaged facilities, and establishing temporary learning centers. Notable work in Philippines post-Typhoon Yolanda with 39 new classrooms and 189 repairs across 108 schools.

Quantifiable outcome

• Maternal mortality rate of 192 per 100,000 live births in AMURT Nigeria project areas vs. 917 nationally (WHO 2018)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GRACE AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Consortium partner in the Jamii Bora project, focused on economic empowerment and savings group training for women's groups in Samburu County, Kenya.
• N.O.P.E.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Consortium partner in the Jamii Bora project, focused on peer education for youth and women on sexual and reproductive health in Samburu County, Kenya.
• Matibabu FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Consortium partner in the Jamii Bora project, providing training to community health volunteers for maternal health outreach in Samburu County, Kenya.
• Catholic Relief ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner with a history of collaboration dating to the 2008 Gonaives disaster in Haiti. Ran 10 Child-Friendly Spaces serving 4,000 children after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, in partnership with AMURT and Kinder Not Hilfe.
• Kinder Not HilfecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman-based NGO with a history of collaboration with AMURT affiliates in Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis and Indonesia after the 2005 tsunami. Partnered in Haiti 2010 earthquake Child-Friendly Spaces program serving 4,000+ children.
• University of Quisqueya (Haiti)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose collaboration on the Center for Innovative Continuing Education, graduating 400 teachers in Neo-Humanist pedagogical processes and tools. The center is expanding through a scale-up model to integrate NHE methodologies into the Ministry of Education curriculum.
• Kenyan Ministry of Health (MOH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for the Jamii Bora project in Samburu County, Kenya. AMURT provided facility upgrades, medical equipment, and essential drugs to 13 maternity clinics, working in supervision and evaluation partnership with the Ministry.
• Samburu East Women's Empowerment ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen's organization represented throughout Samburu East District, Kenya. Partnered with AMURT in the 2011 drought response, with Samburu women playing essential roles in relief effort coordination and implementation.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AMURTRelief
• Facebookfacebook.com/AnandaMargaUniversalReliefTeamAMURT

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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