Faith Aid

What Faith Aid does

Faith Aid is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit organization, founded in 2013 (formerly Faith Aid and Development), headquartered in Broadlands, Virginia, that delivers patient hospitality and medical-care funding to impoverished patients in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its two flagship programs are Mustard Seed House, a network of free patient hospitality houses adjacent to Christian mission hospitals in Kenya providing accommodation, meals, prayer, and Gospel-centered care for patients and caregivers traveling long distances for treatment, and HEAL (Health Access for the Least), a grant program funding life-saving procedures — including reconstructive surgery (Forgotten Faces), pediatric cardiac care (HEAL Every Heart), malnutrition treatment, and department-specific HEAL Accounts (Accident/Emergency, ENT, General Surgery, Orthopedic, Pediatric, Renal). Faith Aid operates three hospital partnerships in Kenya: AGC Tenwek Hospital (since 2018), AIC Kijabe Hospital (since 2018), and AIC Kapsowar Mission Hospital (since February 2026), with on-site case coordinators embedded at each site.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform; its service delivery is grounded in physical hospitality infrastructure, in-country staff (Faith Aid Kenya), and case-coordinator-led patient assessments. Mustard Seed House at Tenwek Phase 1 opened in June 2026 with capacity for 85 patients and caregivers nightly, and the Room for More Capital Campaign targets expansion to 250 guests per night by 2028 through phased construction. The organization has helped patients from over a dozen countries access care at Tenwek and from over 8 countries at Kijabe, with active incoming patient flows from Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone.

Faith Aid's revenue model is entirely donation-driven, with funds sourced from individual donors (online, electronic bank transfer, appreciated stock, IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions, donor-advised funds, and legacy bequests), institutional grants (including an up-to-$1 million multi-year grant with AGC Tenwek renewed in 2025), and capital campaigns (the Room for More campaign has raised and pledged $3.43 million toward a $3.9 million goal). The organization is founder-led (President Jacob Fraher, co-founder Lauren Fraher), with approximately 9 employees and a wholly-owned in-country operating arm, Faith Aid Kenya, that manages daily operations and patient referrals at each hospital site.

Name

Faith Aid

Legal name

Faith Aid

Website

https://faithaid.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Faith Aid is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating Mustard Seed House patient hospitality houses and the HEAL medical-care grant program for impoverished patients and families seeking treatment at three Christian mission hospitals in Kenya.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Healthcare Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Humanitarian healthcare services
• Patient hospitality housing
• Medical charity grants
• Mission hospital support
• Faith-based nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Broadlands

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor Contributions: Individual donors contribute to Faith Aid's charitable mission through the website, electronic bank transfers, appreciated stock donations, IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions, and legacy bequests. These donations fund the Mustard Seed House operations and HEAL medical care programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Faith Aid runs the Mustard Seed House program, providing free patient hospitality housing, meals, and Gospel-centered care adjacent to Christian mission hospitals in Kenya for families traveling for medical treatment. Through its Health Access for the Least (HEAL) grant program, it funds life-saving medical care for impoverished patients in Sub-Saharan Africa who cannot afford procedures, covering costs across categories including surgery, cardiac care, cancer treatment, prosthetics, and malnutrition support.

Product overview

Faith Aid is a charitable Christian organization offering two flagship programs: Mustard Seed House and Health Access for the Least (HEAL). Mustard Seed House is a hospitality ministry providing accommodation, meals, and compassionate care at Christian mission hospitals in Kenya for patients traveling far from home for medical treatment. HEAL is a grant program funding life-saving medical care for impoverished patients, with sub-programs including Forgotten Faces (reconstructive surgery), HEAL Every Heart (pediatric cardiac care), Malnourished Children (nutritional treatment), and HEAL Accounts (department-specific patient assistance). The Room for More Campaign supports expansion of facilities to meet growing demand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HEAL (Health Access for the Least): Faith Aid's grant and partnership program helping the neediest patients in Sub-Saharan Africa access medical care, funding reconstructive surgery, pediatric cardiac care, malnutrition treatment, and direct patient assistance.
• Mustard Seed House
• Forgotten Faces
• HEAL Every Heart
• Malnourished Children

Products and services

• Mustard Seed House

Quantifiable outcome

• Mustard Seed House Tenwek can accommodate 85 patients and caregivers per night following Phase 1 (June 2026)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• Chase Miller (Otolaryngologist)minorOthers · 1 March 2026Dr. Chase Miller is an otolaryngologist at AGC Tenwek Hospital serving as the Project Champion for the Tenwek ENT HEAL Account. He provides specialized ENT surgical care for patients with complex conditions including head and neck tumors, severe facial trauma, airway emergencies, congenital abnormalities, and reconstructive surgery.
• AIC Kapsowar Mission HospitalflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Faith Aid's newest hospital partnership, launched February 2026. The partnership began with discussions in 2023 when Faith Aid Board Member Betsy Henderson and neurosurgeon Dr. Fraser Henderson, Jr. visited to discuss the need for a Mustard Seed House. In February 2026, the Frahers visited to meet patients, physicians, and hospital leadership and formalize the collaboration as Faith Aid's third Christian mission hospital partner in Kenya. The partnership launches with Orthopedic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery HEAL Accounts. A new Mustard Seed House planting is underway at Kapsowar, planned for 2027.
• AGC Tenwek HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Faith Aid's longest-standing and most established partnership in Kenya, beginning in 2018 when Faith Aid brought a child to Tenwek for heart surgery. A formal partnership MOU was signed in February 2020. Faith Aid launched Mustard Seed House at Tenwek in December 2020, procured property for a permanent facility in 2022, signed a grant agreement in May 2023, and began supporting multiple departments including pediatric neurosurgery, orthopedic, cardiac, renal, and pediatric care. A new multi-year grant agreement of up to $1 million was signed in 2025. The new Mustard Seed House Phase 1 had its Grand Opening on June 20, 2026.
• AIC Kijabe HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Faith Aid's oldest mission hospital partner. The partnership began with Faith Aid bringing van loads of patients from Nairobi slums for treatment at Kijabe. In 2015, Faith Aid launched the Under Five program with Stronger Families C.B.O. to identify at-risk children in Nairobi slums. In August 2018, Faith Aid President Jacob Fraher established a partnership with Bethany Kids Kenya. The first Mustard Seed House at Kijabe opened in January 2024, with a second opening in May 2024. Faith Aid has helped patients from over 8 countries access medical care at Kijabe.
• Bethany Kids KenyaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Faith Aid President Jacob Fraher established a partnership with Bethany Kids Kenya in August 2018 during a visit to Kijabe, facilitating pediatric surgical care coordination.
• Stronger Families C.B.O.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Faith Aid launched the Under Five program in 2015 in partnership with Stronger Families C.B.O. to identify children in Nairobi slums at risk of death due to treatable conditions.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Project HOPE: Global health nonprofit operating programs in Sub-Saharan Africa; adjacent health access mission though not faith-based — relevant for capital-campaign and grant-program scale comparisons.
• Children's Heart Fund: Funds pediatric cardiac surgery in developing countries — directly overlapping with Faith Aid's 'HEAL Every Heart' sub-program at Tenwek Hospital.

Direct peers

• Mercy Ships: Faith-based organization providing free surgical care to impoverished patients in Sub-Saharan Africa; comparable target population (surgical deserts), donor-funded model, and Christian mission framing.
• African Mission Healthcare: Funds medical care and capacity at Christian mission hospitals across East Africa; closely comparable model of grant-funded patient care at mission hospitals like Tenwek and Kijabe.
• Bethany Kids: Faith-based pediatric surgical care network in East Africa, already a Faith Aid partner since 2018; directly comparable pediatric surgery mission and Kenya operating footprint.
• Kijabe Hospital Foundation: U.S. fundraising arm for AIC Kijabe Hospital, another core Faith Aid partner; directly comparable patient-population funding model at the same partner institutions.
• CURE International: Operates a network of pediatric surgical hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa (including Kenya), funding reconstructive and orthopedic surgery for impoverished children — directly comparable patient population, geography, and faith-based mission hospital model.
• Tenwek Hospital Christian Foundation: U.S. nonprofit supporting AGC Tenwek Hospital specifically — one of Faith Aid's primary partners — with overlapping donor pool, grant programs, and capital campaigns for hospital expansion.

Broad incumbents

• Compassion International: Large faith-based child sponsorship organization operating across Sub-Saharan Africa; comparable evangelical donor base, Kenya operations, and child-focused health/poverty alleviation mission.
• Samaritan's Purse: Large evangelical humanitarian organization running World Medical Mission, which places Christian healthcare professionals in mission hospitals — directly comparable donor base, mission hospital focus, and faith-integrated medical aid model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@faithaidorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/faithbasedaid
• Instagraminstagram.com/faithaidorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faith-aid-and-development

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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