Inca Cares Foundation

What Inca Cares Foundation does

Inca Cares Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit humanitarian organization (Tax ID # 99-0452197) founded in 2002 and headquartered in Clifton, New Jersey. Its core program is an annual five-day medical mission to the Dominican Republic, delivered in partnership with Mercy University, providing health screenings, medications, and prenatal vitamins to more than 1,000 vulnerable children and pregnant women per year. The organization also operates a college scholarship program for students pursuing medical careers, with recipients encouraged to participate in the mission.

The foundation was established in response to a public health crisis in Haina, Dominican Republic, where the World Health Organization had declared the area the most toxic lead-contaminated site globally due to battery recycling plant pollution. Working alongside Friends of Lead-Free Children, Inca Cares has delivered millions of prenatal vitamins to pregnant women over 23+ years and runs an education and advocacy program on lead exposure risks. The longest-running program of its kind in the Dominican Republic, the mission now extends to Santo Domingo Este with local government support.

Revenue is generated entirely through charitable contributions: individual donations, a monthly recurring donor program, in-kind donations (OTC medicine, medical supplies, reading glasses, children's school supplies accepted January-March 15), and three signature fundraising events — the Super Bowl Game Week Charity Golf Tournament, the Salute to Hispanics in Sports & Entertainment Awards Reception, and the Luis & Lourdes Charity Golf Classic. Services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries; financial information is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Inca Cares Foundation

Legal name

Inca Cares Foundation

Website

https://incacares.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Inca Cares Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers an annual five-day humanitarian medical mission and prenatal vitamin program to underserved women and children in the Dominican Republic, alongside college scholarships for medical students, funded through donations and three annual fundraising events.

Ownership category

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Product category

Humanitarian Healthcare Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGACAI

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

SECONDARYHLAJALAG

Maternal, Child & Family Health Program Funding

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Funding, Grants & Program Administration

SECONDARYHLAJALAF

Community Health & Prevention Program Funding

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Funding, Grants & Program Administration

SECONDARYEDAIAGAC

Public Health & Medical Volunteering Programs

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/International Service Learning, Volunteering & Gap Year Programs

Keywords

• Humanitarian medical missions
• Community health programs
• Medical scholarship program
• Nonprofit humanitarian services
• Prenatal health outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Clifton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The foundation raises funds through monetary donations from individual donors, monthly recurring donors, and supporters. Donations are tax-deductible under 501(c)(3) status (Tax ID # 99-0452197).

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Inca Cares Foundation delivers free humanitarian healthcare, education, and clean water support to underserved women and children, primarily through an annual five-day medical mission in the Dominican Republic that serves more than 1,000 children and pregnant women per trip. It supplements direct medical care with a College Scholarship Program for students pursuing medical careers and funds its operations via monetary donations, in-kind contributions, and annual fundraising events such as the Super Bowl Game Week Charity Golf Tournament, the Salute to Hispanics in Sports & Entertainment Awards Reception, and the Luis & Lourdes Charity Golf Classic.

Product overview

Inca Cares Foundation is a nonprofit humanitarian organization offering a portfolio of programs focused on improving healthcare access for women and children in underserved communities, particularly in the Dominican Republic. The core offerings include an annual humanitarian medical mission providing care to over 1,000 patients, and a college scholarship program for students pursuing medical careers. These are supported by fundraising events including the Super Bowl Game Week Charity Golf Tournament, Salute to Hispanics in Sports & Entertainment Awards Reception, and the Luis & Lourdes Charity Golf Classic. The organization also accepts in-kind and monetary donations to support its mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Humanitarian Medical Mission to the Dominican Republic Annual five-day medical outreach mission providing free health screenings, medications, prenatal vitamins, and health education to more than 1,000 children and pregnant women in underserved Dominican Republic communities, with approximately 40 volunteer medical professionals and students from Mercy University.
• College Scholarship Program
• Super Bowl Game Week Charity Golf Tournament
• Salute to Hispanics in Sports & Entertainment Awards Reception
• Luis & Lourdes Charity Golf Classic and Women's Golf Clinic Signature annual golf event held every September near Inca Cares headquarters in New Jersey, including a women's golf clinic and luncheon, with proceeds supporting all Inca Cares programs.
• Monetary Donations Program
• In-Kind Donations Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Millions of prenatal vitamins delivered to high-risk pregnant women
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Friends of Lead-Free Children (FLFC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002Long-standing strategic partnership established in 2002 to address the devastating public health crisis caused by lead contamination in Haina, Dominican Republic. FLFC and Inca Cares worked alongside local health organizations to help remediate the contaminated area and provide lifesaving support to affected communities. This partnership has delivered millions of prenatal vitamins and essential medications to women and children in high-risk communities.
• Mercy UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual five-day medical mission partnership bringing together approximately 40 medical professionals and healthcare students from multiple specialties. Students gain invaluable real-world medical experience while providing essential healthcare services to vulnerable communities in the Dominican Republic. Mercy University is based in New York.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF USA: Major international organization funding maternal-child health, nutrition, and clean water programs globally. Comparable in addressing the same maternal-child and WASH needs that Inca Cares targets in the Dominican Republic.
• Direct Relief: Major humanitarian medical aid organization providing pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to vulnerable populations worldwide. Overlaps with Inca Cares' in-kind medical donations program and maternal-child health focus.
• Project HOPE: Global health and humanitarian organization operating medical missions and health professional training programs. Highly comparable in combining field medical care delivery with training of local healthcare workers.
• AmeriCares: Established health-focused humanitarian aid organization delivering medicines, medical supplies, and mobile care to underserved communities globally. Comparable in delivering donated medical resources and direct health services to women and children in low-resource settings.
• International Medical Corps: Global humanitarian organization delivering emergency medical services and healthcare training in underserved regions. Comparable in combining direct medical missions with health workforce training, similar to Inca Cares' scholarship + mission model.
• Doctors Without Borders / MSF USA: Large established humanitarian medical organization running field missions that deliver essential care to vulnerable women and children globally. Comparable in mission-trip medical delivery model, but operates at a vastly larger scale across many countries.

Direct peers

• Partners In Health: Global health nonprofit delivering direct medical care and accompanying social services to impoverished communities, with deep Caribbean and Latin America presence. Highly comparable in mission-driven medical service delivery to underserved populations.
• Friends of Lead-Free Children: Flagship partner of Inca Cares and the lead NGO addressing lead contamination in Haina, Dominican Republic. Operates the same maternal-child lead prevention and remediation work, making it the closest direct peer in mission and geographic focus.
• Mercy University: Strategic partner providing the annual pipeline of ~40 medical professionals and students for the humanitarian mission. Directly comparable as the academic partner enabling the workforce-development model Inca Cares uses to deliver care.

Emerging players

• Global Health Corps: Nonprofit developing the next generation of global health leaders through fellowships and training placements. Comparable to Inca Cares' scholarship + mission-track-talent-development model for future healthcare professionals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/inca_cares_foundation

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