Americas Relief

What Americas Relief does

Americas Relief Team (ART) is a nonprofit humanitarian organization founded in 2019 as an initiative of Outreach Aid to the Americas (OAA), headquartered in North Miami, Florida. The organization focuses on disaster preparedness, disaster response, and humanitarian action across 19 countries spanning the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, including Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala, Chile, and Venezuela. Its operational scope covers three interconnected program areas — Disaster Preparedness (including the specialized Community Port Resiliency Preprogram or C-PReP for airports and seaports), Disaster Response and Aid, and Humanitarian Action — supported by an Emergency Response capability activated during crises such as COVID-19 and Relief Funds launched in 2022.

ART operates a humanitarian logistics coordination platform that mobilizes relief through collaborative partnerships with U.S. government agencies (U.S. Southern Command, USAID), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), corporate donors, air and sea cargo carriers, and vetted faith-based NGOs. Its core technology includes the C-PReP program — a domain-specialized framework that guides airports and seaports through self-assessment of disaster plans, equipment, training, and capability for disaster response. The organization also assembles and distributes customized survival kits, pre-packaged health kits, and emergency food supplies through local partners, with no disclosed AI/ML, no app, and no API layer.

The organization's revenue model is donation-based rather than commercial. It generates income through one-time and recurring charitable gifts from individuals via its website (processed through Sage Payments), Zelle transfers, and mailed checks, with suggested donation tiers including $25 for emergency food, $50 for emergency medicine, and $100 for emergency relief supplies. ART is accredited by InterAction (the largest U.S. alliance of international NGOs), the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), and is approved for the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), lending it credibility and access to federal employee workplace giving. The organization maintains no disclosed revenue figures and operates without disclosed headcount.

Name

Americas Relief

Legal name

Outreach Aid to the Americas

Website

https://americasrelief.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Americas Relief Team is a nonprofit humanitarian organization and initiative of Outreach Aid to the Americas, delivering disaster preparedness, emergency response, and humanitarian aid across 19 countries in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America through partnerships with government agencies, NGOs, and corporate donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disaster Recovery, Reconstruction & Resilience Programs (BPAGAAAK), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Disaster relief services
• Humanitarian aid
• Emergency response
• Disaster preparedness
• Community resilience

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Americas Relief Team generates revenue through one-time and monthly charitable donations from individuals. The organization offers multiple donation channels including online payments, Zelle transfers, and mailed checks. Donors can designate gifts for specific purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Americas Relief Team (ART) is a humanitarian aid initiative that delivers disaster preparedness, disaster response, and humanitarian action programs across 19 countries in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. It distributes Emergency Relief Supplies, Emergency Medicine, and Emergency Food to disaster-affected populations, and runs a Community Port Resiliency Preprogram (C-PReP) for airports and seaports. ART operates as a program of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Outreach Aid to the Americas (OAA), headquartered in North Miami, FL, and was founded in 2019.

Product overview

Americas Relief Team (ART) operates as a unified humanitarian aid platform offering three interconnected program areas: Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response and Aid, and Humanitarian Action. The core initiative is complemented by the Community Port Resiliency Preprogram (C-PReP) for airport and seaport readiness, the ART Emergency Response for crisis coordination, and Relief Funds for fundraising during emergencies. Direct aid services include Emergency Relief Supplies (survival kits), Emergency Medicine (health kits), and Emergency Food assistance. The platform functions as an initiative of Outreach Aid to the Americas, coordinating with government agencies, NGOs, and corporate partners to deliver aid across Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Port Resiliency Preprogram (C-PReP) A pre-disaster resilience program designed for airports and seaports in disaster-prone regions of the Americas. C-PReP helps infrastructure operators harden facilities and maintain continuity of operations during hurricanes and other disasters. Targeted at port authorities, aviation departments, terminal operators, and maritime operators in the Americas.
• Disaster Preparedness Program A program that prepares communities and partner responders in disaster-prone regions of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean for natural disasters and humanitarian crises. Delivered alongside peer NGOs, faith-based partners, and local responders to build local capacity before disasters strike.
• Disaster Response and Aid Rapid-response humanitarian service that deploys Emergency Relief Supplies, Emergency Medicine, and Emergency Food to populations affected by disasters in the Americas. Coordinated with government, peer NGOs, faith-based partners, and corporate supporters, and delivered to disaster-affected individuals and communities.
• Humanitarian Action Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• A gift of $100 provides emergency relief supplies including hygiene supplies and clean blankets to disaster victims
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Outreach Aid to the Americas (OAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmericas Relief Team (ART) is an initiative of Outreach Aid to the Americas, the parent organization. OAA provides organizational oversight and support for ART's humanitarian mission across the Americas.
• U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerART partners with U.S. Southern Command to provide humanitarian assistance, including feedback, recommendations, coordination, and information sharing for military-civilian disaster response efforts.
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerART partners with USAID to provide emergency food assistance and coordinate international humanitarian relief efforts in the Americas.
• UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerART partners with UN OCHA to provide emergency food assistance and coordinate global humanitarian response efforts.
• Vetted Faith-based OrganizationsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorART facilitates air and sea transportation for international NGO partners including vetted faith-based organizations, supporting their humanitarian missions.
• Affected GovernmentscoreOthersART coordinates with affected governments when disasters strike to ensure emergency relief reaches the most affected areas and those most in need.
• U.S. GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerART coordinates with the U.S. government to channel emergency relief effectively during humanitarian crises in the Americas.
• Corporate DonorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerART collaborates with corporate donors to maximize relief aid following humanitarian crisis events, providing logistics coordination and aid distribution.
• Air and Sea Cargo CarriersminorOthersART partners with air and sea cargo carriers to transport humanitarian aid to disaster-affected areas.
• Logistics CompaniesminorOthersART works with logistics companies to manage the collaborative efforts of corporations and NGOs in maximizing relief aid delivery.
• Local Media PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerART partners with local media to help provide credible disaster information on smart ways to help people affected by disasters.
• Airport and Seaport StakeholderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnder the C-PReP program, ART works with airports, seaports, and their stakeholders (tenants, local agencies, national agencies) to conduct disaster preparedness self-assessments, workshops, and training.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Americares: Health-focused humanitarian aid organization providing medicine, medical supplies, and emergency response worldwide. Closely comparable to ART in delivering emergency medicine kits and disaster response logistics for vulnerable communities.
• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian organization delivering emergency relief, recovery, and resilience programming across developing regions. Comparable to ART in disaster response coordination, humanitarian logistics, and multi-country Americas operations.
• International Medical Corps: Global humanitarian organization providing emergency relief, health care, and disaster preparedness training. Comparable to ART in disaster response, emergency medicine delivery, and training programs for vulnerable populations.
• World Vision U.S. Large faith-based humanitarian NGO operating worldwide with active disaster response and child-focused humanitarian programming. Comparable to ART in faith-based partnerships, emergency food and relief distribution, and donor-supported disaster response model.
• Direct Relief: U.S.-based humanitarian aid organization delivering medical supplies and emergency assistance globally. Directly comparable to ART in mobilizing medical kits and supplies for disaster-affected populations, and competes for similar individual donor and corporate partner funding.

Broad incumbents

• American Red Cross: The dominant U.S. humanitarian organization providing disaster relief, emergency assistance, and preparedness training. Overlaps broadly with ART's mission but operates at significantly greater scale, with a stronger consumer brand and broader geographic scope.
• UNICEF USA: Global UN-affiliated humanitarian organization focused on children's welfare, including emergency relief in disaster contexts. Overlaps with ART's humanitarian mission and has established Caribbean/Latin America presence, but operates at vastly larger scale with a globally recognized brand.
• Catholic Relief Services: Large U.S. Catholic international humanitarian agency delivering emergency relief and recovery across the developing world. Comparable mission and Caribbean/Latin America presence, but with much broader institutional reach and donor base than ART.

Regional players

• Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA): Regional inter-governmental agency coordinating disaster preparedness and response across Caribbean Community member states. Highly comparable to ART's Caribbean Basin focus on disaster preparedness and coordination, though CDEMA is governmental and ART is a nonprofit delivery partner.

Emerging players

• Relief International: Humanitarian organization providing emergency relief, recovery, and resilience programming in under-served regions. Comparable in mission and operating model to ART, with overlapping donor networks and similar disaster-response positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AmericasRelief

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