Annunciation House

What Annunciation House does

Annunciation House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1978 and headquartered in El Paso, Texas, that provides hospitality, shelter, and support services to migrants, immigrants, and refugees at the U.S.-Mexico border. The organization functions as a border hospitality provider, operating in one of the highest-volume migrant corridors in the United States, and serves individuals and families in transit or in need of stabilization services. Its operations are staffed by a small paid team of 6 employees, with the bulk of service delivery carried out by volunteers drawn from the local and Catholic-affiliated community.

The organization's core "product" is human-scale hospitality — food, shelter, case support, and accompaniment — delivered through physical infrastructure in El Paso and coordinated with parishes, volunteers, and aid groups. There is no indication of a technology platform, digital service layer, or proprietary system underlying these operations; service delivery is relationship- and volunteer-driven rather than software-mediated.

Annunciation House's business model is donation-based: it has explicitly never accepted government funding and is entirely reliant on private donations from individuals, parishes, and allied institutions. Revenue mechanics are therefore charitable contributions rather than fees, contracts, or commercial pricing. The organization's strategic posture over the past 18+ months has been dominated by defensive litigation, including a Texas Attorney General suit initiated in February 2024, two favorable district court rulings (March and July 2024), institutional Catholic support via a December 2024 amicus brief from the Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops, and a May 2025 Texas Supreme Court reversal that materially altered its legal standing.

Name

Annunciation House

Legal name

Annunciation House

Website

https://annunciationhouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Annunciation House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1978 in El Paso, Texas, providing volunteer-driven hospitality, shelter, and support services to migrants, immigrants, and refugees at the U.S.-Mexico border, funded entirely by private donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Immigrant Shelter Services

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (7213)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Student & Youth Hostels (Youth Organization/HI-style) (THAGAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cultural/Language-Exchange Home Stays (THAMABAJ)

Keywords

• Migrant shelter services
• Refugee hospitality programs
• Border humanitarian aid
• Immigration advocacy
• Community accompaniment

Headquarters

HQ city

El Paso

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Annunciation House is a volunteer organization that offers hospitality — including emergency shelter, food, and accompaniment — to migrants, immigrants, and refugees in El Paso, Texas. Volunteers live simply and in community in the same houses as the guests they serve, who are mostly from Mexico and Central America. The organization also conducts advocacy and education around immigration issues through named programs such as the Border Awareness Experience and Voice of the Voiceless.

Product overview

Annunciation House is a nonprofit volunteer organization, not a technology product company. It offers hospitality, shelter, and support services to migrants, refugees, and economically vulnerable people in the El Paso, Texas border community. The organization operates houses for guests, provides volunteer opportunities, and conducts advocacy and education around immigration issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Casa Rita Steinhegen: One of the shelter houses operated by Annunciation House for migrants and refugees.
• Casa Vides
• Casa Anunciacion

Products and services

• Hospitality and Shelter at Casa Rita Steinhegen

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: National umbrella organization supporting 167 Catholic Charities agencies that provide humanitarian services including migrant support, shelter, and resettlement. Broader incumbent in the same faith-rooted service category.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Large international humanitarian organization providing refugee resettlement, shelter, and support services across the U.S. Overlapping mission and beneficiary population, but operates at much greater scale and with government contracts.

Direct peers

• Casa de Paz: Colorado-based volunteer hospitality house offering shelter and accompaniment to recently released migrants. Closely mirrors Annunciation House's community-based, volunteer-lived-in accompaniment model, though in a different state.
• Border Angels: San Diego-based nonprofit providing humanitarian aid (water, food, shelter referrals) to migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Comparable mission-driven, volunteer-supported service model at a different border sector.
• Samaritas: Michigan-based nonprofit operating refugee resettlement and unaccompanied children services. Directly comparable in operating refugee and migrant shelter/support services, though in a different geography and with government contracts.
• Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley: Provides shelter, food, and humanitarian services to migrants at another major Texas-Mexico border sector. Operates a similar nonprofit, faith-rooted model serving comparable vulnerable populations, making it a direct operational peer.
• RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services): Texas-based nonprofit offering shelter, legal services, and humanitarian aid to migrants and refugees. Direct peer in geography, mission, and service mix to migrants in the Texas border region.
• Hogar Immigrant Services (Catholic Charities): Catholic Charities affiliate providing legal and social services to immigrants in the Washington D.C. area. Comparable faith-rooted, mission-driven service model serving immigrants and refugees, though more focused on legal services than shelter.
• Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS): Operates refugee resettlement, immigration legal services, and humanitarian aid programs for newly arrived migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego. Directly comparable in serving the same migrant population through a faith-rooted nonprofit model.

Regional players

• Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center: El Paso-based nonprofit providing legal services and support to immigrants and refugees. Local geographic peer with overlapping migrant constituency but focused on legal advocacy rather than direct shelter.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AHouseElPaso
• Facebookfacebook.com/AnnunciationHouse
• Instagraminstagram.com/annunciation_house
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/annunciation-house

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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