CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC

What CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC does

Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort, Inc. (CCDRE) is a Nashville-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that purchases and distributes emergency relief supplies to families affected by major disasters across the United States and US Territories. Founded in 1990 and incorporated in Tennessee in 1994, the organization operates an 87,860 sq ft warehouse that maintains 20-30 pre-packed shipments at all times for deployment within hours of a disaster. Its core product is standardized relief boxes (food, personal hygiene, infant care, cleaning supplies) augmented by bulk pallets of water, bleach, and laundry detergent, plus long-term rebuilding assistance in the form of new furniture, appliances, mattress sets, and water heaters for uninsured or low-income families.

The organization purchases 98% of supplies through bulk procurement via brokers and manufacturers, achieving 3-4x the purchasing power of retail donors while vendors ship directly to the Nashville warehouse where volunteers pre-pack shipments. CCDRE responds within 1-2 days of disasters by activating its network of 2,131+ supporting Churches of Christ congregations across 50 states, with five Associate Directors covering assigned regional territories. Volunteer mobilization at the warehouse is substantial: 250-300 volunteers can pack 1,500 food boxes in under two hours. Cumulatively since 1990, the organization has distributed over $200 million in aid across 535+ disaster areas in 47 states, Puerto Rico, and the USVI, with 86.82% of every donated dollar going directly to disaster victims versus 13.18% overhead.

Revenue mechanics rely entirely on charitable donations from three streams: individual donors (8,271 individuals/families in the most recent reporting year, from 50 states plus DC and six countries), congregational support embedded in monthly church budgets, and corporate matching plus direct corporate gifts. CCDRE has 14 paid employees (office staff, warehouse crew, and traveling outreach staff), relies heavily on unpaid volunteers and volunteer truck drivers, and is governed by a board led by Executive Director Mike Lewis and President John Miller. The organization does not offer a technology product, API, or software platform; the operation is fundamentally a logistics and procurement business funded by donations and executed through a faith-based distribution network.

Name

CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC

Legal name

Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort, Inc.

Website

https://disasterreliefeffort.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort, Inc. is a Nashville-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that purchases emergency relief supplies in bulk and distributes them to US disaster survivors through a network of Church of Christ congregations, maintaining a pre-packed warehouse for 1-2 day response.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disaster Relief Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food Services (624210), Religious Organizations (8131), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD)

Keywords

• Disaster relief services
• Emergency supply distribution
• Humanitarian aid logistics
• Relief supply warehousing
• Volunteer disaster response

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations - Individuals: Individual donors contribute financial support. In 2017, received support from 8,271 individuals/families from 50 states plus DC, Canada, France, India, Netherlands, and UK.
2. Congregational Support: Churches of Christ congregations include CCDRE in their monthly budgets. In 2017, received support from 2,131 congregations in all 50 states and DC, plus 1 in Canada.
3. Corporate Matching and Donations: Corporations match employee donations and occasionally donate items directly. Some corporations donate items that are provided to disaster survivors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that purchases emergency relief supplies in bulk from brokers and manufacturers and pre-packs them at its Nashville warehouse into standardized food boxes, personal hygiene boxes, infant care boxes, and cleaning supply buckets. These pre-packed shipments are then shipped via 53' semi-trailers to local Church of Christ congregations in disaster-affected areas, which serve as distribution centers for affected families. The organization also provides long-term recovery support including new furniture, appliances, mattress sets, and water heaters for uninsured or low-income families rebuilding after disasters.

Product overview

Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort, Inc. operates as a disaster response nonprofit organization that purchases and distributes emergency relief supplies rather than a traditional technology product company. The organization maintains a warehouse of prepacked relief supplies including food boxes, personal care boxes, infant care boxes, and cleaning supply buckets that are shipped to disaster-affected areas through local Church of Christ congregations. Their core offering is a disaster relief supply distribution service supplemented by volunteer coordination, donation processing, and long-term assistance (furniture, appliances, mattress sets, water heaters) for uninsured or low-income disaster survivors. The organization does not offer a software platform, API, or technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prepacked Disaster Relief Supply Boxes Prepacked boxes of food, personal hygiene items, and infant care supplies shipped to disaster-affected areas through local Church of Christ congregations. Purchased in bulk from brokers and manufacturers, pre-organized at the Nashville warehouse, and ready for immediate distribution.
• Cleaning Supply Buckets Prepacked cleaning supply buckets distributed to disaster survivors to assist with cleanup and recovery efforts after disasters.
• New Clothing Distribution Distribution of new clothing items to disaster-affected families in need.
• Long-term Recovery Assistance for Uninsured and Low-Income Families For uninsured or low-income families whose homes are repaired or rebuilt after a disaster, CCDRE provides new furniture, new appliances, new mattress sets, and new water heaters to replace items lost due to the disaster.
• Bulk Water and Cleaning Supplies Distribution Pallets of water, bleach, laundry detergent, and other essential cleaning supplies distributed to disaster areas.

Quantifiable outcome

• 86.82% of donations go directly to disaster victims
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Healing Hands InternationalminorOthersRelated organization also affiliated with the Church of Christ based in Nashville. Healing Hands International works internationally with other countries when major disasters occur, while CCDRE focuses on US and US Territories. When CCDRE receives checks for international disasters, they hand-deliver them to Healing Hands International. The two organizations have occasionally worked together on events in the Bahamas and other locations near the US.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Convoy of Hope: Faith-based nonprofit that distributes food, water, and emergency supplies to disaster survivors and communities in need through pre-positioned inventory and volunteer-driven distribution. Closest peer on operational mechanics — bulk purchasing, pre-packed supplies, volunteer mobilization.
• Samaritan's Purse: Large evangelical Christian disaster relief organization that pre-positions supplies and dispatches volunteers to US disaster sites. Operates the most comparable faith-based, supply-purchase-and-distribute model to CCDRE, though at much larger scale and with broader international scope.
• Healing Hands International: Closely affiliated Churches of Christ humanitarian organization that handles international disaster response while CCDRE handles US and US Territories. The two hand off referrals to each other and have collaborated on Bahamas events — a near-sibling peer in operations and faith base.
• Adventist Community Services: Faith-based disaster response arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, distributing food, clothing, and cleanup supplies to disaster survivors through local church networks. Mirrors CCDRE's church-as-distribution-center model and denominational donor base.
• Mennonite Disaster Service: Faith-based volunteer-driven disaster response organization. Similar dependence on a tight-knit denomination for volunteer labor and donations, with comparable regional associate-director models and a US/Canada focus on disaster recovery rather than immediate relief.
• Baptist Global Response (BGR): Southern Baptist-affiliated disaster relief organization that coordinates volunteer teams and distributes relief supplies through local church networks. Operates with the same congregational-distribution model as CCDRE.
• Catholic Charities USA - Disaster Services: The disaster relief arm of Catholic Charities operates through parish-based distribution to deliver food, supplies, and case management to disaster survivors. Highly comparable model: faith-based, parish-as-hub, bulk-distribution of pre-packed supplies.

Broad incumbents

• Salvation Army: Much larger faith-based disaster relief organization providing mobile feeding,物资 distribution, and long-term recovery services across the US. Overlaps substantially with CCDRE's core offering but at far greater scale, broader service portfolio, and a stronger secular donor base.
• American Red Cross: The dominant US disaster relief organization, operating shelters, bulk distribution, and case management at a scale orders of magnitude larger than CCDRE. Overlaps on immediate food/household supplies distribution but covers a much broader mandate including blood, shelter, and emergency communications.
• World Vision: Large faith-based humanitarian organization with a US domestic disaster response program alongside its international footprint. Comparable faith-driven donor base and supply-distribution model, though with significantly broader program scope and global reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/disasterreliefeffort
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/churches-of-christ-disaster-relief-effort-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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