What Chalice US does

Chalice US is a US 501(c)(3) child sponsorship charity (Tax ID 27-2629154) operating from a Chicago headquarters with 6 employees. It is the American fundraising arm of Chalice, a Catholic-rooted sponsorship organization founded in 1996 in Nova Scotia that operates 51 sponsor sites across 13 developing countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe. Chalice US connects individual US donors with sponsored children and elders through standardized monthly and annual sponsorship contributions.

The organization's core product is the Child Sponsorship Program at $33/month or $396/year, supplemented by a Gift Catalog featuring tangible items such as goats, farming supplies, and nutrition gifts, a $20/month Ladles & Love nutrition program, Special Money Gifts for one-time transfers, a Correspondence Program enabling sponsor-child letter exchange, Disaster Relief Projects, and a Plan a Gift legacy-giving program. The delivery model, branded as the Family Funding Model, delegates spending decisions to parents and guardians at the local sponsor site rather than imposing top-down allocation. The organization reports that 90% of spending supports programs and 100% of gift catalog and special money donations flow directly to recipients.

Chalice US operates a direct-to-consumer go-to-market via its website (chaliceus.org), a toll-free number (1-855-444-5432), email outreach, and mail correspondence, with donor acquisition supported by Catholic parish networks, social media (Instagram, Facebook), and seasonal Lent and Advent devotional content. There is no proprietary technology platform; donation processing is handled by third-party vendor e2rm.com, and the organization does not offer any public API or application. The organization holds an A rating from Charity Intelligence Canada and ranks among its Top 100 Charities.

Name

Chalice US

Legal name

Chalice US

Website

https://chaliceus.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chalice US is a Catholic-rooted 501(c)(3) child sponsorship charity operating from Chicago that connects US individual sponsors with children and elders across 13 developing countries through a $33/month sponsorship program and supporting nutrition, education, and family welfare initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Child Sponsorship Charity

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Program Funding (HLAJALAG)

Keywords

• Child sponsorship programs
• Charitable donations
• International humanitarian aid
• Nonprofit fundraising
• Planned giving services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Child Sponsorship: Monthly or annual sponsorship payments from individual donors ($33/month or $396/year) that support sponsored children and their families, providing funds for education, nutrition, and family support programs.
2. Gift Catalog Donations: One-time donations for specific items (animals, school supplies, agriculture equipment, nutrition programs) through the gift catalog, where 100% of donation goes to the gift fund for allocation to families in need.
3. Ladles & Love Monthly Giving: $20/month recurring donation program specifically supporting nutrition/school feeding programs for hungry children and elders.
4. Planned Giving: Legacy giving options including charitable bequests, endowments, gift annuities, life insurance beneficiary designations, and RRSP/RRIF/TFSA benefactor arrangements.
5. Special Money Gifts: Additional one-time funds sponsors can send to their sponsored child/elder for special occasions or during times of hardship (birthdays, Christmas, natural disasters). 100% of special money goes directly to the child.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Chalice US is a Catholic child sponsorship charity that connects individual US donors with children and elders living in extreme poverty across 13 developing countries. Its core offering is a recurring monthly child sponsorship at $33 per month or $396 annually, supplemented by a tangible gift catalog, a $20/month nutrition program (Ladles & Love), one-time special money gifts, disaster relief, planned legacy giving, and a mail-based correspondence program linking sponsors with their sponsored children.

Product overview

Chalice US operates a child sponsorship charity focused on helping children in developing countries complete their education. The core offering is the Child Sponsorship Program ($33/month), supplemented by a Gift Catalog featuring tangible items like goats, farming supplies, and nutrition gifts. Additional products include Ladles & Love ($20/month) for nutrition programs, Special Money gifts for sponsors to send extra funds, Disaster Relief Projects for emergency situations, Plan a Gift legacy giving options, and a Correspondence Program for sponsor-child communication. The organization works across 51 sponsor sites in 13 developing countries, with 90% of spending directed to programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 49,264 sponsored children and elders globally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Good Shepherd SisterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Good Shepherd Sisters run Chalice's Mangalagiri sponsor site in India, providing oversight and program delivery. Sri, a sponsored child who graduated from university, credited the Good Shepherd Sisters for their wisdom and encouragement throughout 13 years of site activities, including annual medical check-ups, teen workshops, and career counseling.
• St. Mary's School for the Visually ImpairedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChalice supports Gracious, an 11-year-old girl with visual impairment, through the Kawambwa site in Zambia. The school provides education for visually impaired children and Chalice's gift catalog supports health and wellness programs including medical checkup days.
• Saint Dominique SitecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChalice's Saint Dominique site in Haiti, which had to relocate to Port-au-Prince due to violence. The site provides education support that helped 100 children return to school with uniforms, shoes, books, and supplies.
• Ternopil Site (Ukraine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChalice's Ternopil site in Ukraine supports over 4,000 children and has provided healthcare program support covering cancer treatment costs for families affected by the war.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children: Large, broad-based child welfare and development organization operating in many of the same 13 countries as Chalice but with a much wider portfolio (health, education, emergencies, advocacy). Not a pure sponsorship model but a key competitor for child-focused charitable dollars.
• Catholic Relief Services: The official overseas humanitarian agency of the US Catholic community, operating across multiple Chalice geographies (Haiti, Ghana, Kenya, Philippines, etc.). Shared Catholic donor pool makes CRS a frequent alternative or complement to Chalice sponsorship.

Direct peers

• Unbound: Faith-based child sponsorship nonprofit (formerly CFCA — the very organization Chalice's founder Fr. Pat originally joined the board of in 1993). Operates an analogous sponsor-child pairing model and is the most direct analogue to Chalice in mission, history, and Catholic-adjacent identity.
• Salesian Missions: Salesian Catholic nonprofit providing child and youth education and welfare programs in developing countries through donor funding. Comparable faith-based donor model, similar child/family program focus, and overlapping geographic presence.
• World Vision: One of the largest Christian humanitarian organizations, with a long-running child sponsorship program overlapping many of Chalice's geographies. Broader mandate (disaster relief, advocacy) but the sponsorship product competes head-on with Chalice's core offering.
• ChildFund International: International child sponsorship and development organization supporting children across Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Comparable child-sponsorship subscription model and geographic footprint, including presence in countries like Ghana, Kenya, and the Philippines where Chalice also operates.
• Plan International USA: Child-focused development and sponsorship organization with donor-driven recurring giving programs across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Overlaps Chalice in program geography and the concept of sponsor-child correspondence.
• Compassion International: The largest Christian child sponsorship organization globally, connecting individual sponsors with children in developing countries through monthly giving. Directly comparable to Chalice US in mission, sponsorship model ($38+/mo), and donor demographic, but at materially greater scale.
• International Children's Fund (ChildFund): Faith-rooted child sponsorship alternatives overlapping in mission and donation mechanics with Chalice. Note this name is shown for reference; ChildFund is the principal alternate listing above.
• Children International: Child sponsorship charity operating in similar developing countries (India, Philippines, Guatemala, etc.) with monthly sponsor contributions supporting youth programs. Closely comparable offering and donor-acquisition model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chalice-us

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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