Charis

What Charis does

Charis (legal entity CHARIS, INC; EIN 45-4363363) is a 501(c)(3) Christian missionary organization founded in 2012 and headquartered in Aurora, Illinois. The organization delivers spiritual and physical aid in Haiti — and, since 2024, in the Dominican Republic — through an integrated portfolio of programs including evangelism (with a distinctive focus on reaching vodou priests and priestesses), church planting (11 churches supported in Haitian mountain communities), Christian education (5+ schools including Macary Community Christian School, Marigot Community Christian School for Orphans, Little Rabbits Christian Preschool, Bon Berger, Grand Riviye, Dupont, and the more recent Savann Lay and Berak schools), medical missions (clinics and periodic teams serving 1,000+ patients per visit), widow discipleship (140+ widows under Joy Henderson's teaching), and Bible distribution in printed and audio formats.

The organization is founder-led by Dr. Malcolm Henderson (MD), Executive Director, alongside co-founder Joy Henderson, with a board chaired by Kyle Ramsey, PhD, and supported by named missionaries (Jameson and Jordan Supan) and U.S.-based staff in creative direction, donor communications, and social media. Total headcount is approximately 21. Since March 2020, following COVID-19 border closures and subsequent gang-related security deterioration, the U.S.-based leadership has directed field operations remotely through local Haitian pastors, teachers, medical workers, and community leaders, with no on-the-ground expatriate presence.

Charis is funded almost entirely through charitable donations from individuals and U.S. church networks, supplemented by Amazon Smile referrals and online giving via Classy.org. The only disclosed pricing unit is a recurring $3/month child-sponsorship tier covering one year of schooling (uniforms, books, materials). Donor acquisition and retention rely on quarterly newsletters authored by Malcolm and Joy Henderson, U.S. church speaking tours, the organization's website/blog, and social media. Third-party credibility is supported by the GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency and GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Nonprofit designation. No revenue, endowment, or grant figures are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Charis

Legal name

CHARIS, INC

Website

https://charis4haiti.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Charis is a 501(c)(3) Christian missionary nonprofit headquartered in Aurora, Illinois that delivers evangelism, education, medical care, church planting, and widow-discipleship programs in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, funded primarily through individual donations and U.S. church partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Missionary & Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Educational Support Services (611710), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH)

Keywords

• Christian missionary services
• Haiti humanitarian aid
• Christian education schools
• Medical mission clinics
• Church planting ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Aurora

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Charis receives donations from individual supporters who are kept informed through quarterly newsletters and direct appeals. Donors contribute to support schools, churches, medical clinics, and humanitarian aid in Haiti.
2. Church Partnerships: The organization partners with churches in the United States through speaking engagements, mission trip coordination, and ongoing support relationships. Churches provide both financial support and mission team volunteers.
3. Amazon Smile: Charis is registered with Amazon Smile, allowing shoppers to designate the organization as their charity of choice when making purchases on Amazon.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Charis provides Christian missionary services in Haiti focused on spiritual liberation and community development through four primary project areas: Evangelism (reaching vodou priests and communities), Communities (deep relational engagement), Education (operating five Christian schools including Macary and Marigot Community Christian Schools), and Medical (clinics and mobile medical missions). Complementary services include church planting, vodou liberation rehabilitation, widow discipleship, and supporter communication via a quarterly newsletter.

Product overview

Charis operates as a Christian missionary organization in Haiti offering spiritual and physical help through multiple interconnected programs. The core ministry includes Evangelism (focused on reaching vodou priests and communities), Communities (building relationships for gospel penetration), Education (operating multiple Christian schools including Macary Community Christian School, Marigot Community Christian School for Orphans, Little Rabbits Christian Preschool, Bon Berger Christian School, and Grand Riviye Community Christian School), and Medical Ministry (including nursing support, medical clinics, mobile clinics, and medical mission teams). Additional services include Church Planting, Vodou Liberation Ministry (rehabilitation for former vodou practitioners), Widow Ministry, and a Quarterly Newsletter for supporters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Evangelism Ministry Sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with Haitian communities, with specific focus on evangelizing vodou priests and priestesses in what the organization characterizes as a major demonic stronghold.
• Communities Ministry Building intimate community relationships to effectively penetrate Haitian communities with the gospel of Jesus Christ through relational engagement.
• Education Programs Free gospel-focused Christian K-12 education delivered through multiple schools including Macary Community Christian School, Marigot Community Christian School for Orphans, Little Rabbits Christian Preschool, Bon Berger Christian School, and Grand Riviye Community Christian School, with uniforms, books, and materials provided.
• Medical Ministry Healthcare services including nursing support, medical clinics, mobile clinics for mountain communities, and short-term medical mission teams providing dental, medical, pediatric, and surgical care to underserved Haitian populations.
• Church Planting Establishing new churches in unreached Haitian communities, including support, training, and resourcing for pastors and church leaders across the 11 supported churches in Haitian mountains.
• Vodou Liberation Ministry Recovery and rehabilitation support for former vodou priests and priestesses who have converted to Christianity, including physical assistance and ongoing spiritual discipleship.
• Widow Ministry Support, teaching, and discipleship program for widows in Haiti, serving over 140 widows through prayer, community, and biblical instruction.
• Quarterly Newsletter Quarterly email and PDF newsletter authored by missionaries Malcolm and Joy Henderson, providing field updates, prayer requests, and ministry news to supporters and donors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 people converted from a single vodou camp
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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 minor.

• GuideStarminorOthersCharis is registered with GuideStar (EIN: 45-4363363), which provides charity rating and transparency verification services for nonprofits.
• Amazon SmileminorOthersCharis is registered with Amazon Smile, allowing Amazon shoppers to designate the organization as their charity of choice when making purchases, with Amazon donating a portion of qualifying purchases to the organization.
• GreatNonprofitsminorOthersCharis is listed on GreatNonprofits platform, enabling donors to find and review the organization and view its Top Rated Nonprofit badge.
• International AidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization shown in Charis affiliates logo section. Nature of partnership appears to relate to international humanitarian aid and development work.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Real Hope for Haiti: Christian nonprofit focused on rural Haitian communities providing medical care, child sponsorship, and Christian education — overlapping Charis' school, clinic, and community ministry model.
• Haiti Bible Mission: US-based evangelical mission organization focused on church planting, theological education, and Bible distribution in Haiti — directly comparable to Charis' evangelism and church-planting core.
• Heartline Ministries: Christian nonprofit operating maternal health, education, and discipleship programs in Haiti; comparable holistic ministry model and small-to-mid size organization footprint.
• Children's Hope International: Faith-based child sponsorship and Haiti-focused ministry operating schools and aid programs; comparable sponsorship economics and Haitian operating footprint to Charis.
• Haiti Outreach Ministries: Small evangelical mission sending missionaries to Haiti for church planting and community development; comparable in scale, evangelical focus, and US church-network fundraising model.
• Mission of Hope Haiti: Faith-based nonprofit operating schools, churches, and medical programs across Haiti with US fundraising infrastructure; closely comparable to Charis in service mix (education + medical + evangelism) and donor base.
• Live Beyond: Christian nonprofit operating in Haiti with a holistic model spanning nutrition, healthcare, education, and economic development — analogous integrated ministry approach to Charis.

Broad incumbents

• Samaritan's Purse: Large evangelical relief and development organization active in Haiti through disaster response, medical missions, and child sponsorship — operates at vastly larger scale but in the same faith-based Haiti service space.
• World Vision Haiti: Global Christian humanitarian organization with a major Haiti country program covering education, health, child sponsorship, and disaster response — represents the scaled incumbent Charis' model could aspire toward.

Emerging players

• Bethesda Medical Mission: Faith-based medical missions organization focused on Haiti and the Caribbean delivering mobile clinics and surgical care — overlapping Charis' medical mission vertical specifically.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/charis4haiti

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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