We are Friends Medical Missions

What We are Friends Medical Missions does

Somos Amigos Medical Missions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity (EIN 77-0553014) that provides free primary medical and dental care to impoverished, isolated mountain communities in the San José de las Matas region of the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1997, the organization operates a single clinic that serves 34 designated communities (including Los Arroyos, Naranjito, Manacla, Jicome, and Pananao) and has recorded more than 23,500 patient visits with an 87% returning-patient rate over its 25-year history. A Council of Community Representatives from the local communities formally governs the clinic, which is staffed through quarterly volunteer medical mission trips (January, April, July, October) drawing on a network of more than 750 volunteers from the US, China, Haiti and other regions.

The core service is direct patient care delivered at no cost; the underlying technology is conventional in-person clinical delivery augmented by a basic website (somosamigos.org), Facebook, Instagram, and PayPal Giving Fund for donor acquisition. The product surface is intentionally narrow: integrated medical and dental clinic services, organized volunteer trips, an ongoing "Opening New Doors" capital campaign for a 6,000 sq ft full-time facility, and a multi-channel donation platform. Revenue is raised exclusively through philanthropic channels — one-time and recurring individual donations, stock and securities gifts (processed via Charles Schwab), planned-giving instruments (annuities, remainder trusts, life insurance, retirement assets), in-kind donations of pharmaceuticals and supplies, and foundation grants that cover 100% of overhead so that 100% of public donations flow to patient care.

The go-to-market model is community-led and event-driven: word-of-mouth within the 34 target communities drives patient scheduling (via WhatsApp and phone), while speaker events, birthday fundraisers, social media, and the volunteer application funnel drive donor and volunteer recruitment. The organization is pursuing a strategic transition from episodic four-weeks-per-year operations to a permanent year-round clinic, which represents the most material shift in its operating model since founding.

Name

We are Friends Medical Missions

Legal name

Somos Amigos Medical Missions

Website

https://somosamigos.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Somos Amigos Medical Missions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1997, that delivers free primary medical and dental care to 34 impoverished mountain communities in the Dominican Republic through quarterly volunteer mission trips and is transitioning to a year-round clinic via its Opening New Doors capital campaign.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (621210), Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (6219), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medicaid/Community-Focused DSOs (HLABAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Prosthodontic & Restorative Group Practices (HLABAKAH)

Keywords

• Humanitarian healthcare services
• Primary medical care
• Dental care services
• Medical mission trips
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Saratoga

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The organization accepts one-time and monthly recurring donations from individuals. 100% of donations go directly to patient care, with operational expenses covered by foundation grants.
2. Stock and Securities: Donations of appreciated stock or securities, with Charles Schwab brokerage account. Provides charitable contribution tax deductions.
3. Planned Giving: Estate planning options including gifts by will, revocable living trusts, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, life insurance, and retirement plan assets.
4. Gifts in Kind: In-kind donations of pharmaceuticals, medical and dental supplies and equipment, and professional services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Somos Amigos Medical Missions provides free primary medical and dental care to subsistence farmers and low-income families in 34 isolated mountain communities of the Dominican Republic around San José de las Matas. Care is delivered directly to individual patients at no cost through a permanent clinic supported by periodic volunteer mission trips scheduled four times per year, with physicians, dentists, nurses, translators, and other volunteers providing integrated medical and dental services.

Product overview

Somos Amigos Medical Missions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates a medical and dental clinic providing quality healthcare to impoverished communities in the isolated mountains of the Dominican Republic. The core offering is direct patient care through scheduled volunteer medical mission trips (four times yearly in January, April, July, and October), with an ongoing capital campaign (Opening New Doors) to transition from intermittent care to a permanent full-time clinic facility. The organization also operates an online donation platform to fund operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical and Dental Clinic Services Free primary medical and dental healthcare services delivered to patients in 34 isolated mountain communities of the Dominican Republic, including subsistence farmers and low-income families who lack access to affordable care. Care is provided at no cost through a clinic in San José de las Matas staffed by visiting volunteer professionals and supporting local healthcare needs.
• Volunteer Medical Mission Trips Scheduled volunteer mission trips (January, April, July, October) where physicians, dentists, nurses, translators, and other skilled volunteers travel to the clinic in San José de las Matas, Dominican Republic to provide medical and dental care to patients in 34 mountain communities. Trips are open to licensed medical professionals and support volunteers who register through the organization's volunteer application.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Medical Teams International: Faith-inspired nonprofit delivering medical and dental care through volunteer teams to refugees and underserved populations globally. Comparable volunteer-clinic model and dental-plus-medical service mix.
• Global Medical Brigades: Volunteer-driven mobile health clinics providing primary and dental care in rural Honduras, Ghana, Panama, and other low-income regions. Highly comparable trip-based free-care model for rural patients.
• Remote Area Medical: Provides free mobile medical, dental, and vision clinics to underserved and uninsured populations. Directly comparable for the volunteer-staffed, free, episodic clinic model serving low-income rural patients.
• International Medical Relief: Organizes short-term medical and dental mission trips to underserved communities worldwide. Directly comparable by volunteer trip-based model, free service delivery, and primary care + dental focus.
• Partners In Health: Global nonprofit health system delivering free primary and specialty care to impoverished communities in Haiti, Peru, Rwanda, and other low-resource settings. Most comparable by mission, community-based delivery model, and dependence on volunteer/grant funding.
• CMMB (Catholic Medical Mission Board): International health-focused nonprofit delivering medical care, pharmaceuticals, and capacity building in low-resource countries. Comparable mission, donor-funded model, and primary care delivery to marginalized populations.

Emerging players

• Health Volunteers Overseas: Places volunteer health professionals in low-resource settings for teaching and direct service. Partial overlap via volunteer-driven primary care delivery to underserved communities, with a stronger training orientation.
• Crossroads Community Outreach: Smaller-scale nonprofit delivering free medical, dental, and vision care to uninsured populations via episodic clinics. Compares to Somos Amigos in free, episodic, volunteer-based care but operates domestically rather than internationally.

Broad incumbents

• Project HOPE: Global health and humanitarian nonprofit operating volunteer medical programs, health worker training, and emergency response worldwide. Comparable volunteer-deployment mission, but broader in scope and scale.
• Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières): International medical humanitarian organization deploying volunteer physicians to deliver care in crisis and low-resource settings. Comparable mission and volunteer-driven delivery, but operates at far larger scale and across acute/emergency contexts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/somosamigosmedical
• Instagraminstagram.com/somosamigosmedical
• Xx.com/SomosAmigosMed

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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