Magis Americas

What Magis Americas does

Magis Americas operates as a private nonprofit organization (operating under the legal entity American Jesuits International, Inc., EIN 30-0341787) headquartered at 1726 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC. The organization mobilizes charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations to fund Jesuit education, humanitarian relief, and community development projects across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Its core operational model centers on channeling donor funds through established Jesuit partner networks — most prominently Fe y Alegría Venezuela (39 schools serving 21,200+ children with 3,000+ staff) and the Xavier Network — to deliver emergency disaster response (e.g., post-earthquake relief in Venezuela), educational infrastructure support, school meal programs, and long-term community development.

The organization does not develop or sell technology products or services. Its functional offering is fundraising coordination, donor stewardship, and programmatic deployment through partner networks. Revenue is generated exclusively through charitable contributions, with multiple donation mechanisms supported: online one-time and recurring gifts, stock/securities donations, IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions (up to $100,000 annually for donors aged 70½+), and bequests/legacy estate gifts. The go-to-market is event-driven, leveraging humanitarian emergencies (notably the June 2026 Venezuela earthquakes) to create urgency, supplemented by ongoing impact storytelling, newsletters in English and Spanish, spiritual content, and community initiatives such as The Red Chair.

The customer/beneficiary base is bifurcated: downstream beneficiaries are Jesuit-affiliated schools, parishes, social centers, and communities across at least eight countries (Venezuela, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Cuba, Mexico, Argentina, Malawi); upstream supporters are individual donors and institutional funders. The organization operates with a small staff (1–10 employees) and holds the Platinum Seal of Transparency for 2026 from Candid, indicating the highest tier of nonprofit financial disclosure.

Name

Magis Americas

Legal name

American Jesuits International, Inc.

Website

https://feyalegria.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Magis Americas (American Jesuits International) is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit that mobilizes charitable donations to fund Jesuit education and humanitarian relief projects across Latin America, Africa, and Asia through partner networks including Fe y Alegría and the Xavier Network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Humanitarian Aid

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Aid Volunteering (EDAIAGAF)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid
• Disaster relief
• Charitable donations
• Education support
• Nonprofit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: American Jesuits International generates revenue through charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Donation methods include online donations, stock donations, IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs), and bequests/legacy gifts. The organization deploys these funds to support Jesuit educational and development projects across Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Magis Americas (operating as American Jesuits International / AJI) is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that raises charitable donations in the United States and channels them to Jesuit education and development projects across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The organization coordinates emergency disaster relief (e.g., the 2026 Venezuela earthquakes response), supports Fe y Alegría school networks, and connects American donors to Jesuit humanitarian missions through online donations, stock transfers, IRA QCDs, and legacy gifts.

Product overview

American Jesuits International (AJI) is a non-profit humanitarian organization that supports Jesuit education and development projects across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The organization does not offer technology products or services but instead facilitates charitable donations, emergency response efforts, and partners with educational networks such as Fe y Alegría to provide education, school meal programs, and essential services to underserved communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Donation Program Website-based donation system allowing individuals to make one-time or recurring donations to support Jesuit humanitarian and educational projects, with credit card and bank transfer payment options.
• Stock and Securities Donation Program Enables donors to contribute appreciated stock or securities by contacting the AJI development team at [email protected] for investment account information, offering a tax-efficient giving vehicle.
• IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) Program Allows donors aged 70½ or older to give directly from their IRA up to $100,000 annually, tax-exempt, using EIN 30-0341787, fulfilling required minimum distributions.
• Bequests and Legacy Gift Program Estate planning vehicles allowing donors to include AJI in wills and trust documents for lasting contributions to the Jesuit mission, coordinated through the development team.
• The Red Chair Initiative Awareness and community engagement program raising the profile of Jesuit humanitarian and educational work and fostering supporter engagement around social justice and education causes.
• Venezuela Earthquake Emergency Response Appeal Coordinated emergency humanitarian fundraising campaign addressing the most urgent needs (shelter, clean water, food, healthcare, family protection) following the 2026 Venezuela earthquakes, deployed through Xavier Network partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 39 schools supported with 21,200+ students and 3,000+ staff members
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fe y Alegría VenezuelacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFe y Alegría is a Jesuit education movement operating 39 schools serving more than 21,200 children and young people in Venezuela through formal and non-formal education, school meal programs, and essential services. AJI works with Fe y Alegría Venezuela to conduct rapid needs assessments and mobilize emergency assistance following natural disasters. The partnership supports educational continuity and community development across the country.
• Xavier NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Xavier Network is a global coalition of Jesuit organizations coordinating humanitarian response. AJI has launched a shared response with the Xavier Network to address urgent humanitarian needs following the Venezuela earthquakes, ensuring aid reaches the most vulnerable and remains available until all families have recovered.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Catholic Relief Services: Official international humanitarian agency of the US Catholic Bishops. Directly comparable as a US-based Catholic fundraising-and-implementation organization supporting education, emergency response, and development projects internationally, though at substantially larger scale.
• Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers: US Catholic missionary organization supporting development, education, and humanitarian work in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Comparable as a faith-based nonprofit with deep field presence in the same target geographies.
• Caritas USA: US arm of the global Caritas Internationalis confederation of Catholic charities. Comparable mission and donor base, with overlapping emergency response, education, and development programming across Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
• Jesuit Refugee Service USA: US-based Jesuit humanitarian organization serving refugees, forcibly displaced, and marginalized communities. Closely comparable in mission (Jesuit identity), donor base (US Catholic), and operating model (US fundraising arm supporting field programs globally).
• Salesian Missions: US development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco religious order. Comparable as a US-based Catholic religious-order nonprofit supporting education and youth programs in developing countries, with similar donor demographics and fundraising infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• International Rescue Committee: Major secular humanitarian organization responding to the world's worst crises. Comparable in emergency response programming and global geographic scope, though at vastly larger scale and with broader institutional donor support.
• Save the Children: Large international NGO focused on children's education, health, and emergency relief. Comparable in education-in-emergencies programming and donor-supported model, but operates at global scale with a broader secular brand.

Others

• Fe y Alegría International Movement: The Jesuit education movement that AJI's primary impact metrics flow through. Not a fundraising competitor, but the closest operational peer since AJI's measurable outcomes (39 schools, 21,200+ students) derive from this partner's work in Venezuela.
• Xavier Network: Global coalition of Jesuit humanitarian organizations that AJI explicitly partners with for emergency response. Not a competitor but a closely adjacent ecosystem player whose membership overlap and shared fundraising strategy makes it a structurally relevant peer.

Emerging players

• Jesuit Volunteer Corps: Jesuit-affiliated organization placing volunteers in domestic and international service roles. Comparable in Jesuit identity and donor base, though operating model centers on volunteer placement rather than direct humanitarian programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/magisamericas

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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