What Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation does

The Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation (CPCF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2005 and based in Chesapeake, Virginia. It supports the bipartisan Congressional Prayer Caucus, an official caucus of the U.S. Congress with nearly 100 Members who meet weekly in Room 219 of the U.S. Capitol to pray for the nation. The foundation's mission is to empower Judeo-Christian heritage and defend religious liberty through prayer mobilization and legislative advocacy.

CPCF's core offerings center on the 219 Prayer initiative (a grassroots prayer group program), the CPCF Prayer Team (a network of intercessors), and the American Prayer Caucus Network (APCN), which unites federal and state elected leaders. The organization also coordinates the formation of state Legislative Prayer Caucuses—over 40 of which have been established across U.S. states—publishes a Weekly Prayer Update newsletter, and distributes free resources including legal research on religious freedom, model school invocation policies, and the Call to Prayer for America proclamation. There is no proprietary technology stack; the foundation operates through its website, email communications, social media, grassroots organizing, and direct engagement with legislators.

The organization's revenue model is donation-based, relying on charitable contributions from individuals, churches, and foundations. All programs, resources, and services are provided free of charge, and the foundation operates with a small staff (1-10 employees). Its primary stakeholders are Members of Congress, state legislators, faith-based individuals and churches, and the general public engaged in prayer advocacy.

Name

Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation

Legal name

Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://cpcfoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports the bipartisan Congressional Prayer Caucus and a network of state Legislative Prayer Caucuses, uniting nearly 1,000 federal and state elected leaders through prayer initiatives and religious liberty advocacy.

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Product category

Religious Advocacy Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

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Faith-Based Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations (BPAGAJAK)

Keywords

• Religious liberty advocacy
• Legislative prayer caucus
• Faith-based nonprofit
• Prayer network initiatives
• Civic ministry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chesapeake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Contributions and Donations: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, CPCF relies on charitable donations from individuals, organizations, and foundations who support their mission of promoting prayer and defending religious liberty.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CPCF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation that builds and supports the Congressional Prayer Caucus, the American Prayer Caucus Network, and over 40 state Legislative Prayer Caucuses, uniting nearly 1,000 federal and state elected leaders around prayer and the defense of religious liberty. It delivers the 219 Prayer initiative, the CPCF Prayer Team, the Weekly Prayer Update newsletter, and free downloadable religious liberty resources, all provided at no cost.

Product overview

The Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation (CPCF) is a 501(c)(3) organization that builds and supports a nationwide network of nearly 1,000 federal and state elected leaders standing for faith and religious liberty. The organization's core offerings center on the 219 Prayer initiative, the American Prayer Caucus Network (APCN), and the CPCF Prayer Team. These programs work together to unite Congress members and state legislators through prayer caucuses, provide weekly prayer updates on religious liberty issues, and offer free resources including model legislation and invocation policies. The foundation operates from Room 219 of the U.S. Capitol, where Congressional Prayer Caucus members meet weekly to pray before votes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 219 Prayer A prayer initiative calling Americans to commit to praying for the nation, modeled after the Congressional Prayer Caucus meetings held in Room 219 of the U.S. Capitol. Individuals can join a 219 prayer group with their church, business, or friends, or add 219 prayer to existing prayer groups.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 state Legislative Prayer Caucuses formed nationwide
• +2 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• American Prayer Caucus Network (APCN)coreOthersThe CPCF helps build and support the American Prayer Caucus Network (APCN), which unites over 100 Members of Congress with over a thousand state lawmakers to promote prayer and defend religious liberty. This is the primary organizational network CPCF supports.
• Congressional Prayer Caucus (CPC)coreOthersOfficial bipartisan caucus of the U.S. Congress with nearly 100 Members. The CPC was formed to acknowledge the role of prayer and Judeo-Christian principles in American life and to defend against efforts to remove religious expression from the public square. Members meet weekly in Room 219 of the Capitol.
• State Legislative Prayer CaucusescoreOthersOver 40 Legislative Prayer Caucuses have been formed across states, patterned after the Congressional Prayer Caucus. These caucuses allow state legislators to respond quickly to legislation and engage in unified prayer.

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Direct peers

• First Liberty Institute: Nonprofit legal organization dedicated to religious liberty advocacy and litigation. Directly comparable to CPCF in mission focus and nonprofit advocacy model, though it leads with litigation rather than caucus-building.
• Liberty Counsel: Christian public-interest legal and policy organization focused on religious freedom, family values, and the sanctity of human life. Mirrors CPCF's faith-based advocacy positioning and nonprofit funding model.
• Family Research Council: Faith-based advocacy and policy organization promoting Judeo-Christian values in public life. Closely aligned mission and legislative-engagement model, with comparable donor base and policy agenda.
• Alliance Defending Freedom: Alliance Defending Freedom is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that litigates religious liberty cases. Strong overlap with CPCF's religious-liberty mandate though it is a litigation shop rather than a caucus-builder.
• Concerned Women for America: Faith-based women's policy and advocacy organization active at federal and state levels on religious liberty and family issues. Highly comparable grassroots-to-legislature advocacy model.
• American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ): Faith-based public-interest law firm and advocacy organization that defends religious liberty and conservative causes. Comparable advocacy posture, faith-aligned mission, and legislative/legal hybrid engagement.

Broad incumbents

• Focus on the Family: Large faith-based nonprofit advocating for traditional family and Judeo-Christian values in public policy. Wider program scope than CPCF, but overlapping donor demographics, advocacy themes, and nonprofit structure.
• Heritage Foundation: Prominent conservative public-policy think tank engaging federal and state legislators on a broad agenda. Operates at much larger scale than CPCF, but shares the conservative, faith-friendly legislative-engagement orientation.

Others

• National Council of Nonprofits: Network of state and regional nonprofit associations supporting the operational capacity of nonprofits. Comparable only as a fellow 501(c)(3) ecosystem actor; provides infrastructure rather than competing advocacy.
• American Prayer Caucus Network (APCN): The network that CPCF itself builds and supports. Listed as a peer only to acknowledge it as the closest organizational analogue; it is effectively an extension of CPCF rather than an independent competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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