Life House Foundation for Children

What Life House Foundation for Children does

Life House Foundation for Children is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2003 and based in Glendora, California, that delivers housing-adjacent and support services to orphans, abandoned children, and at-risk populations in the United States, Kenya, and Uganda. The organization is uniquely operated with 100% unpaid volunteers, a structural choice intended to minimize overhead so that donated funds flow predominantly to program delivery. Its portfolio comprises five fundraising campaigns: CCP Kenya (a child sponsorship program supporting 301 children in Nairobi through college), Little Dreamers Education Academy (an early-childhood and primary education program in Uganda targeting 500 children annually ages 3–12), Clean Water Project (a community well-construction campaign), Uniedo Lazos (a women's ministry with a planned transitional housing component), and the Life House General Fund.

The organization's core operational infrastructure is intentionally lean. There is no proprietary technology platform; donation processing and campaign management run on the third-party REACH platform, with the public website supporting one-time, monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, and annual contribution cadences, Apple Pay checkout, and an international donor base across more than 200 country options. The CCP Kenya subsidiary operates a community center in Kawangware on land purchased in 2014, with ongoing construction to expand the CCP Academy and a medical clinic; current capacity is 150 students across six grades with planned capacity of 420 students. Marketing is conducted through the organization's website, Facebook, Instagram, and direct mail.

Revenue is generated entirely through charitable contributions from individual donors. Suggested donation tiers are $50, $100, $250, or $500 for one-time gifts, $50 for monthly recurring contributions, approximately $500 annually to sponsor a child's tuition, and approximately $8,000 to fund an additional classroom. No revenue figures, paid headcount, institutional funders, or Form 990 disclosures are available in the source data, and the organization holds no patents, no AI/ML capabilities, and no in-house technical staff.

Name

Life House Foundation for Children

Legal name

Life House Foundation for Children

Website

https://lifehousefoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Life House Foundation for Children is a 100% volunteer-run 501c3 nonprofit based in Glendora, California that delivers child sponsorship, education, clean water, and women's ministry programs serving orphans and at-risk populations in the U.S., Kenya, and Uganda.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF), Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA), Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Charitable giving programs
• Child sponsorship services
• Orphan education support
• Clean water initiatives
• Women empowerment ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Glendora

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Sponsorships: The organization generates revenue entirely through charitable donations from individuals. Donation options include one-time gifts, monthly recurring donations, and specific campaign contributions. Child sponsorship programs allow donors to fund individual children's educational and material needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Life House Foundation for Children is a 501c3 nonprofit that runs charitable campaigns and programs for marginalized populations domestically and internationally. Its offerings include child sponsorship in Kenya (CCP Kenya), early childhood education in Uganda (Little Dreamers Education Academy), a women's empowerment ministry (Uniedo Lazos), a clean water well-building campaign, and a general operating fund, all funded through individual donations and sponsorships.

Product overview

Life House Foundation for Children operates as a 501c3 non-profit organization running four distinct charitable campaigns: Clean Water Project (delivers clean water via community wells), Little Dreamers Education Academy (early childhood education in Uganda), Uniedo Lazos (women's empowerment program), and Life House General Fund (general operating support). The organization also manages CCP Kenya, a child sponsorship program for orphaned and abandoned children in Nairobi. All campaigns are facilitated through the REACH donation platform, with donation processing supporting Apple Pay payments. The organization is operated entirely by unpaid volunteers to minimize operational expenses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CCP Kenya: Non-Governmental Organization registered in Nairobi, Kenya working with orphans, abandoned children, and children of HIV positive single parents. Focuses on children ages 0-7 years through college education.
• Little Dreamers Education Academy
• Clean Water Project
• Uniedo Lazos

Products and services

• CCP Kenya Sponsorship Program A child sponsorship program supporting orphans, abandoned children, and children of HIV-positive single parents in Nairobi, Kenya, covering schooling needs, spiritual formation, and family development through 301 children in direct sponsorship.
• Little Dreamers Education Academy An education academy in Uganda targeting rural and peri-urban children ages 3-12, offering a holistic education approach that augments the classic curriculum with life skills teaching, with a goal to reach 500 children annually.
• Uniedo Lazos A women's empowerment program that provides spiritual training, job placement assistance, and housing support, with plans to establish a Second Step house for women transitioning out of the program.
• Clean Water Project A campaign focused on delivering clean water to communities by equipping and empowering locals to build water wells, addressing the global water crisis affecting 785 million people.
• Life House General Fund The general operating fund allowing donors to support the organization's overarching mission of facilitating positive change for marginalized or under-resourced populations domestically and internationally.

Quantifiable outcome

• 301 children currently in direct sponsorship program with first children now finishing college
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CCP KenyacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2004CCP Kenya is a Non-Governmental Organization registered in Nairobi, Kenya in June 2004. Life House Foundation works alongside CCP Kenya to support orphans, abandoned children, and those living with single parents who are HIV positive. The partnership focuses on children ages 0-7 years through college education. CCP Kenya operates a community center in Kawangware and currently has 301 children in the direct sponsorship program.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• charity: water: Nonprofit focused exclusively on funding clean water projects in developing countries, directly comparable to the Clean Water Project campaign. Operates a similar donation-portal-driven fundraising model.
• ChildFund International: Child-focused international development nonprofit running sponsorship programs in Kenya, Uganda, and other developing countries, with an emphasis on education and child welfare directly comparable to CCP Kenya.
• Children International: Child sponsorship organization operating in multiple countries with education, health, and youth development programs; comparable sponsorship-driven model and donor engagement mechanics.
• Room to Read: Global education nonprofit operating literacy and girls' education programs in Uganda and other low-income countries. Comparable mission on rural and peri-urban education access for primary-aged children.
• SOS Children's Villages: International nonprofit providing family-based care for orphans and abandoned children, including residential and educational support in Kenya and Uganda. Comparable target population and program model.
• Compassion International: Large-scale child sponsorship nonprofit operating in Kenya and Uganda with a similar model of pairing individual donors with specific children for education, health, and spiritual support. Direct functional overlap with CCP Kenya's sponsorship program.

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: Global humanitarian organization with child sponsorship, community development, and clean water programs operating across East Africa and beyond. Broader and more established than Life House, but directly comparable in program mix.
• Habitat for Humanity International: Large-scale nonprofit focused on housing and shelter for vulnerable populations, including transitional housing models. Comparable to the Uniedo Lazos transitional housing component, though with a much broader footprint.

Emerging players

• Imagine1day: Nonprofit focused on universal education access in Ethiopia, with sponsorship and school-building programs. Comparable niche international education nonprofit model, though operating in a different African country.
• African Children's Haven: Smaller nonprofit supporting at-risk children in East Africa through education, healthcare, and community development. Comparable scale and mission to the CCP Kenya and Little Dreamers programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Life-House-Foundation-100071424155127
• Instagraminstagram.com/chosenchildrenofpromise
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/life-house-foundation-for-children

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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