Global Partners in Care

What Global Partners in Care does

Global Partners in Care (GPIC) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1999 as the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa (FHSSA) by Dr. Bernice Catherine Harper and rebranded under its current name in 2016 to reflect an expanded global mandate. Headquartered at 501 Comfort Pl, Mishawaka, Indiana, and operationally affiliated with Center for Hospice Care and the Hospice Foundation, GPIC enhances access to hospice and palliative care worldwide by operating a Partnership Program that creates twinned relationships between US hospice/palliative care organizations and sister organizations in low-resource settings — most prominently across 16+ African countries and now extending to Moldova.

The organization's core offerings are programmatic rather than technological: the Partnership Program (100+ twinned partnerships), Research and Education (including the African Palliative Care Education Scholarship Fund managed with APCA, which has awarded 75 scholarships to professionals from 16 African countries since 2011, and an internship program), Global Collaboration (work with NHPCO, EAPC, APCA, HPCA, ICPCN, Eck Institute at Notre Dame, and Elea Institute), the Disaster Response Fund (activated for Cyclone Freddy in Malawi and other crises), the annual Global Partnership Award, and the Focus on Compassion newsletter. There is no proprietary technology platform, app, or AI/ML capability disclosed; communications run through a website, email newsletter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

GPIC's revenue model is entirely donation-based. As a 501(c)(3) (Tax ID #16-1590512), it accepts contributions from individuals, organizations, and partners via its website, by check, and through designated giving channels targeting specific partners or the area of greatest need. Customer segments are nonprofit/NGO in nature: US hospice and palliative care organizations seeking international engagement, African healthcare workers seeking palliative care training, university students seeking internships, and individual and institutional donors. The organization does not sell commercial products or services, and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Global Partners in Care

Legal name

Global Partners in Care

Website

https://globalpartnersincare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Partners in Care is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects US hospice and palliative care organizations with sister organizations in low-resource settings — primarily across 16+ African countries and now Moldova — through twinning partnerships, scholarships, disaster response, and global collaboration programs funded by charitable donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Health Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Humanitarian Health Coordination & Emergency Response Partnerships (HLAJAOAI), Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI)

Keywords

• Palliative care partnerships
• International hospice programs
• Global health nonprofit
• Healthcare education scholarships
• Cross-border medical collaboration

Headquarters

HQ city

Mishawaka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Global Partners in Care is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that relies on donations from individuals, organizations, and partners to fund its partnership programs, scholarships, and disaster response efforts. The organization accepts donations through its website, by check, and provides options for designated giving to specific partners or areas of greatest need.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Global Partners in Care is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that builds and maintains twinning partnerships between U.S. hospice and palliative care organizations and international care providers, primarily in Africa. It channels donations into partner-led patient care, funds scholarships for healthcare workers pursuing palliative care education, supports research and education initiatives, and maintains disaster response funds for hospice partners affected by crises.

Product overview

Global Partners in Care is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that enhances access to hospice and palliative care globally through a portfolio of interconnected programs. The core offerings include a Partnership Program that creates twinned relationships between US and international palliative care organizations, a Research and Education division supporting internships and scholarships (including the African Palliative Care Education Scholarship Fund), Global Collaboration initiatives with national associations, a Disaster Response Fund for emergency support, and a Global Partnership Award recognizing excellence. Communication is maintained through the Focus on Compassion newsletter. These programs work together to build sustainable palliative care capacity in low-resource settings worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Partnership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 75 scholarships awarded to healthcare professionals across 16 African countries since 2011
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• African Palliative Care Association (APCA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011GPIC partners with APCA to provide education scholarships for palliative care training in Africa. Since 2011, the African Palliative Care Education Scholarship Fund has awarded 75 scholarships to professionals from 16 African countries. The partnership also includes collaboration on conferences, research initiatives, and communications support for national associations.
• Eck Institute for Global Health at University of Notre DamecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGPIC collaborates with the Eck Institute for Global Health at Notre Dame to host global palliative care workshops and support educational initiatives. The organizations co-hosted a workshop prior to NPHI's annual summit in Chicago, IL.
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGPIC collaborates with NHPCO on annual Leadership and Advocacy Conferences where the Global Partnership Award is presented. GPIC holds Advisory Council meetings at these conferences and participates in virtual booths.
• European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGPIC participates in EAPC World Congress events, with nearly 2,000 participants from 76 countries attending the May 2025 congress in Prague. GPIC supports global engagement and networking at these international conferences.
• Elea InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGPIC and Elea Institute announced a collaboration in February 2025 to enhance access to hospice and palliative care worldwide. The partnership focuses on the Collaborating for Global Impact initiative, bringing workshops to different regions including Botswana through pre-conference activities.
• Centre for Palliative Care, Nigeria (CPCN)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGPIC supports CPCN's capacity building efforts for palliative care in Nigeria, including training, mentoring, and advocacy for opioid availability. CPCN hosts postgraduate curriculum development meetings and weekly educational seminars via Zoom.
• King's College LondonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPCA, in partnership with King's College London, leads research efforts including a study to identify and critically appraise palliative care recommendations within COVID-19 case management guidelines in Africa.
• Kath Defilippi / South Coast HospicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth Coast Hospice, founded by Kath Defilippi in 1983 in Port Shepstone, South Africa, was one of the first hospices in Africa. Kath helped found the national Hospice and Palliative Care Association of South Africa and served as first board chair of APCA. A scholarship fund was established in her honor.
• Dr. Bernice Catherine HarpercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Harper was instrumental in developing FHSSA (now GPIC) in 1999. A scholarship fund was established in her honor by the National Association of Social Workers to support palliative care education for social workers in Africa. She passed away in July 2024 at age 100.
• Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGPIC collaborates with HPCA on communications initiatives including webinars on building an impactful online presence for palliative care organizations.
• Center for Hospice Care / Hospice FoundationcoreOthersGPIC is affiliated with Center for Hospice Care and Hospice Foundation, all headquartered at 501 Comfort Pl in Mishawaka, IN. These organizations share staff leadership, administrative infrastructure, and mission alignment. GPIC's President/CEO Mark Murray served until end of 2023, succeeded by John Mastrojohn III.
• Island Hospice and HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZimbabwean partner that operates branch facilities in Bulawayo and provided disaster response to Nsungwale Village in Binga District, distributing food relief to 180 households affected by floods with GPIC Disaster Response Fund support.
• The Community HospicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew York hospice partnered with South Coast Hospice in South Africa since 2001, hosting nearly two dozen staff over a five-year period. The partnership helped purchase water tanks for South Coast Hospice after flooding affected water supply.
• Palliative Care Support Trust (PCST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalawian partner at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Blantyre providing children's palliative care through the Umodzi program. PCST was significantly impacted by Cyclone Freddy and mobilized to contact patients and provide support.
• Palliative Care Association of Malawi (PACAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational palliative care association in Malawi that mobilized to assess damage across the country following Cyclone Freddy, coordinating support from GPIC and US partners to provide medicines, soap, and flour to affected families.
• Uplifted CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIllinois hospice partnered with Umodzi Children's Palliative Care Unit in Malawi since 2017. Uplifted Care responded to PCST's funding challenges by offering to assist with critical staffing and food boxes for patients.
• Caring CirclecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMichigan hospice partnered with Our Lady's Hospice Kenya since 2017. The partnership helped purchase hospital beds and a solar inverter unit for the Kenyan hospice, which serves children with disabilities and families in poverty.
• Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational palliative care organization in Kenya since 2005, providing pandemic preparation and response including PPE distribution, guidelines development, and psychosocial support integration with Ministry of Health.
• International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGPIC participates in ICPCN's annual #HatsOn4CPC awareness event highlighting children's palliative care needs globally.
• Hospice of Moldova (HoH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoH Moldova has four palliative care teams working throughout the country, with two located near the Ukrainian border supporting refugees fleeing the war. GPIC expanded partnership reach to include Moldova.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA): National hospice and palliative care association in South Africa; collaborates with GPIC on communications webinars and is both a peer and a frequent partner for in-country twinning activities.

Direct peers

• Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA): Global alliance focused on universal access to hospice and palliative care; operates in overlapping geographies and shares GPIC's twinning, advocacy, and World Hospice & Palliative Care Day-type awareness activities.
• African Palliative Care Association (APCA): Continental membership organization for palliative care in Africa; co-runs GPIC's scholarship fund and works on the same geographic and thematic mandate of expanding palliative care access in low-resource African settings.
• Cicely Saunders International: UK-based charity pursuing research and education to improve palliative care; closely comparable mission with academic and global capacity-building focus, and a partner of King's College London.
• Elea Institute: Newly announced GPIC partner focused on expanding access to hospice and palliative care worldwide; similar mission, donor-supported model, and joint 'Collaborating for Global Impact' initiative.
• International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC): International NGO working to advance hospice and palliative care through advocacy, education, and grants in low-resource settings; comparable mission and donor-supported nonprofit model to GPIC.

Emerging players

• International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN): Global network for children's palliative care; GPIC participates in its #HatsOn4CPC awareness campaign and shares the niche focus on building palliative care capacity in low-resource settings.
• Pallium Canada: Canadian nonprofit building palliative care capacity through education and partnerships; similar model combining training scholarships, partnership brokering, and dissemination of best practices.

Broad incumbents

• European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC): Pan-European palliative care association hosting the World Congress that GPIC regularly attends; overlapping global engagement agenda and comparable convening and research mandate.
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO): Largest US membership organization for hospice and palliative care providers; broader portfolio but directly comparable target audience (US hospices) and convening forum for GPIC's Global Partnership Award.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GlobalCareNews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-partners-in-care

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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