What FARMER TO FARMER does

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the official overseas relief and development agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit humanitarian organization. Founded in 1943 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, CRS operates across 95 countries through 9 program areas that encompass agriculture and livelihoods, health, education, emergency response, water and sanitation, peacebuilding, and other humanitarian verticals. The organization functions as a delivery platform for international development and humanitarian assistance, channeling resources from government grants, institutional donors, foundations, and grassroots Catholic parish donations into field-level programming staffed by country-office personnel and supplemented by volunteer technical experts (including those historically mobilized through programs such as Farmer-to-Farmer).

The business model is donations- and grant-driven rather than commercial. Revenue derives primarily from US government agencies (notably USAID and USDA), multilateral institutions, private foundations, corporate giving, and a large base of individual Catholic donors routed through USCCB parish networks. The organization is also a member of Caritas Internationalis, a global confederation of more than 160 Catholic humanitarian agencies, which provides coordination, advocacy reach, and cross-border programming linkages. Programmatic delivery is partnership-heavy: CRS typically co-implements with local NGOs, faith-based organizations, governments, and UN agencies rather than operating as a vertically integrated service provider.

CRS is structured around decentralized country offices, with thematic strategy, compliance, and donor stewardship coordinated centrally from Baltimore. The technology stack and operational tooling are not disclosed in the available source material, and no proprietary software platform, AI/ML capability, or productized service offering is referenced. The available signals indicate a traditional international NGO operating model whose strategic value lies in geographic reach, donor trust, and institutional compliance capacity rather than in technology differentiation.

Name

FARMER TO FARMER

Legal name

Catholic Relief Services

Website

https://farmer-to-farmer.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1943

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CRS, founded in 1943 and headquartered in Baltimore, is the official overseas relief agency of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, delivering humanitarian and development programs across 95 countries in 9 thematic areas, funded by government grants, institutional donors, and Catholic parish donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Humanitarian Aid and Development

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid
• International development
• Emergency response
• Microfinance programs
• Faith-based nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Program delivery, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: CRS receives donations from individual donors through its website, monthly giving program (Footsteps in Faith), and planned giving options including gifts through wills and bequests.
2. Church Partnerships: CRS collaborates with Church partners across the United States to support faith-driven community giving, advocacy and storytelling.
3. Foundation and Corporate Partnerships: CRS partners with foundations and corporate entities to generate positive, measurable benefits for communities in need.
4. Public Donors: CRS receives funding from public donors including government grants and international aid programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Catholic Relief Services (operating under the FARMER TO FARMER referenced page) delivers humanitarian aid and long-term development programs across nine program areas: Agriculture & Livelihoods, Education, Emergencies, Health & Social Services, Justice & Peacebuilding, Microfinance, Local Leadership, Water Security, and Programming Approaches & Support. Programs reach millions of beneficiaries across 95 countries and are funded through individual donations, monthly giving, planned giving, Church partnerships, foundation and corporate partnerships, and public donor grants.

Product overview

Catholic Relief Services operates a multi-program humanitarian and development platform across nine distinct program areas: Agriculture & Livelihoods, Education, Emergencies, Health & Social Services, Justice & Peacebuilding, Microfinance, Local Leadership, Water Security, and Programming Approaches & Support. These program areas work collaboratively across civil society, public and private sectors using an integral human development approach to promote transformative and sustainable change. CRS serves across 95 countries with hundreds of projects supporting millions of beneficiaries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agriculture & Livelihoods Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of donations go directly to programs
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Caritas InternationalisflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs part of Caritas Internationalis, CRS collaborates with a global network of charities to bring hope and relief to the world's most vulnerable populations. This partnership positions CRS within a worldwide Catholic humanitarian network.
• U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRS is the official overseas relief and development agency of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. This endorsement provides legitimacy and connection to the Catholic Church in the United States.
• Local PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong local partners are crucial to building strong, resilient communities. CRS works with local organizations in 95 countries to deliver programs effectively and sustainably.
• University PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRS offers many opportunities for universities to contribute to poverty alleviation through research, volunteer programs, and academic partnerships.
• Church PartnerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCRS works with Church partners across the United States to support faith-driven community giving, advocacy and storytelling. This network of parishes and Catholic organizations helps drive donations and awareness.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF USA: The U.S. fundraising arm of UNICEF, a UN agency operating child health, nutrition, education, and emergency programs globally; comparable in scale, program breadth, and individual-donor fundraising model.
• Caritas Internationalis: The global confederation of 162 Catholic humanitarian organizations of which CRS is a member; comparable as the umbrella network governing CRS's international coordination and shared standards.

Direct peers

• World Vision U.S. One of the largest U.S.-based Christian humanitarian NGOs, operating multi-sector development and emergency programs across ~100 countries with individual-donor fundraising and child-sponsorship recurring giving — a direct functional analog to CRS.
• Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF-USA): Medical-humanitarian NGO delivering emergency healthcare, water/sanitation, and nutrition programs in conflict and disaster zones; overlaps CRS in emergency response and beneficiary-scale metrics, with similar individual-donor support base.
• Save the Children U.S. Global NGO focused on children's health, education, and emergency response with sponsorship-driven recurring giving — overlaps CRS in education, health, and emergency programming and shares a similarly large individual-donor base.
• CARE USA: Major U.S.-based humanitarian organization delivering food security, water, health, education, and emergency programs across ~100 countries with individual-donor and institutional funding — closely comparable to CRS in scale and program mix.
• Oxfam America: Anti-poverty NGO with integrated humanitarian, development, and advocacy programs across multiple geographies; comparable in multi-sector approach and individual/foundation donor mix.
• Catholic Charities USA: The domestic U.S. Catholic social-services network; comparable to CRS as a faith-based Catholic charity operating under USCCB auspices, with similar donation-driven revenue model and volunteer/chapter engagement model.
• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian and development organization delivering emergency response, food security, water, livelihoods, and youth programs across ~40+ countries with foundation, government, and individual donor funding — comparable in program portfolio and scale to CRS.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Responds to humanitarian crises with health, education, economic recovery, and emergency programs across conflict-affected countries; comparable to CRS in geographic footprint, multi-sector program mix, and donor mix (government, foundation, individual).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/farmer-to-farmer

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