Christian Veterinary Mission

Name

Christian Veterinary Mission

Legal name

Christian Veterinary Mission

Website

https://cvm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Mission Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (541940), Veterinary Services (54194)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Charity Clinics & Medical Aid (BPAGAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Field Services, Mobile Imaging & On-Farm Procedures (HLAMABAK)

Keywords

• Veterinary mission services
• Faith-based ministry
• Veterinary training programs
• Animal health education
• Missionary outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Lynnwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Giving: CVM is a faith-based nonprofit organization funded by generous donations from supporters. The organization relies on charitable contributions to support field workers, mission trips, training materials, and operational costs.
2. Book Sales and Resources: CVM publishes and sells books and training materials through their bookstore and third-party platforms like Amazon. Books cover animal health, livestock care, and mission preparation topics. Many resources are also available as free downloads.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Christian Veterinary Mission (CVM) is a nonprofit organization that recruits, trains, and deploys Christian veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and students on short-term and long-term veterinary mission trips both domestically and internationally. The organization supports its community through an eLearning platform, a Training of Trainers course, a bookstore offering animal health and livestock care publications, an externship matching program, devotional content, and a mobile app connecting veterinary professionals with mission opportunities.

Product overview

Christian Veterinary Mission (CVM) operates as a faith-based ministry with a portfolio of interconnected programs rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include Short-Term Missions (veterinary service trips) and Long-Term Missions (extended international placements since 1981), supported by training resources including an eLearning platform (LearnUpon-based) and the 6-day Training of Trainers course. CVM also provides a Bookstore with animal health books (many free downloads), an Externship Program matching veterinary students with Christian mentors, Job Board, devotional series for students and professionals, Remember a Pet program, promotional materials, podcast, and mobile app. The various programs enable veterinary professionals to integrate their faith with their profession through mission service, training, community building, and resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• V.E.T. Net (Mongolia): Indigenous veterinary organization in Mongolia established through CVM work

Products and services

• Short-Term Missions Short-term veterinary mission trip program that sends teams of veterinary professionals and students on trips year-round to perform spays/neuters, vaccinations, and lead devotions while sharing Christian faith through veterinary service.
• Long-Term Missions Extended multi-year international field placement program placing veterinary professionals and their families in countries including Africa, Tanzania, Romania, and Mongolia to provide community development, university training, and animal stewardship education.
• Mission Apprenticeships Apprenticeship program offering structured field experience for individuals preparing for longer-term veterinary mission service, providing hands-on training under experienced CVM field workers.
• Training of Trainers (TOT) A 6-day instructor-led course teaching participatory learning methods for cross-cultural workers, agricultural communities, and developing nations. Includes a free eLearning introduction course titled 'Participatory Training: 12 Principles'.
• Externship Program Program matching 3rd and 4th year veterinary students with Christian veterinarians for 2-4 week professional and spiritual mentorship externships, coordinated through an online externship board.
• eLearning Platform Online training platform built on LearnUpon providing free self-paced courses covering mission support, faith integration, and wellness topics for short and long-term mission preparation.
• CVM Bookstore Curated collection of books covering animal health, husbandry, missions, and training. Includes CVM's own published works such as 'Learning Together' ($30), 'Village Animal Health Worker Training' ($20), 'Where There is No Animal Doctor' ($30), and 'Zoonoses' ($15), with many titles available as free downloads in multiple languages.
• CVM Mobile App Mobile application designed for the CVM community to provide connection, resources, devotionals, and access to mission opportunities for veterinary professionals and students.
• Remember a Pet Program enabling veterinary professionals to console clients who have lost pets by acknowledging their loss and facilitating donations in memory of the pet, with proceeds supporting CVM's mission.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ rural sustainable churches developed in Mongolia alone through veterinary ministry
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CVM CanadacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCVM Canada is an affiliate organization that walks alongside Canadian Christian veterinary professionals (students, veterinary technicians, veterinarians). It encourages them to use their skills to serve God and others through encouragement, equipping, and empowering men and women to serve in their schools, workplaces and the world.
• Mongolia V.E.T. NetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMongolia V.E.T. Net is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) partnered with CVM that focuses on sharing Christ with all of Mongolia through veterinary medicine and education. V.E.T. Net works county by county to reach the Mongolian people for Christ through continuing education, university outreach, a small and large animal clinic/training center, and community development.
• Dr. Mary and Richard BallengerminorOthersLong-term field workers serving alongside the Mitchums in Mongolia, part of the broader CVM field network.
• Dr. Hillary and Michael MincherminorOthersLong-term field workers serving alongside the Mitchums in Mongolia, part of the broader CVM field network.
• Drs. John and Laurie DayminorOthersLong-term field workers serving alongside the Mitchums in Mongolia, part of the broader CVM field network.
• Lenore ThorneminorOthersField staff serving alongside the Mitchums in Mongolia.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• World Vets: International veterinary aid nonprofit that coordinates short-term mission trips and field veterinary care in underserved communities, directly comparable to CVM's short- and long-term mission model without the explicit faith-based framing.
• Vets Beyond Borders: Australia-based nonprofit deploying volunteer veterinarians and para-veterinarians to support animal welfare and community health in the Asia-Pacific, comparable in mission-trip delivery and capacity-building orientation.
• Vets Without Borders (Canada): Canadian nonprofit placing veterinarians and veterinary students in international development projects focused on animal health and One Welfare, structurally similar to CVM and overlapping geographically with CVM Canada's territory.

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Large international development NGO active in many of the same geographies as CVM, with overlapping donor profiles in faith-based giving and similar community-development outcomes frameworks.
• Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders: Iconic international medical humanitarian organization that places healthcare professionals in crisis settings; not veterinary but the closest secular analog in mission-trip mobilization and field-worker deployment.
• Samaritan's Purse: Large evangelical relief organization running international disaster response, animal-related agricultural projects, and a 'Children's Heart Project', similar donor base and mission-trip mobilization infrastructure as CVM.
• Heifer International: Global nonprofit focused on livestock-centered community development and animal health training in low-income regions, comparable donor-funded mission of veterinary education and animal husbandry improvement.
• International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Global animal welfare and conservation nonprofit working in similar developing-country contexts with veterinary capacity-building programs; broader mission but directly comparable field operations.
• Humane Society International: Global arm of The Humane Society running international animal welfare, veterinary care, and disaster response programs, with similar nonprofit funding model and veterinary volunteer mobilization.
• Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA): Largest U.S. faith-based association of Christian healthcare professionals; broader in scope than CVM but operates the same model of mobilizing professionals for domestic and international missions with student chapters and continuing education.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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