Hope Mommies

What Hope Mommies does

Hope Mommies is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry founded in 2011 by Erin Cushman after her personal experience with infant loss. Headquartered in Rocksprings, Texas and operating with a 5-person staff, the organization serves bereaved mothers and families who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death by providing Christ-centered community, grief resources, and tangible support. Its core programmatic offerings include Hope Boxes (physical gift boxes delivered to newly bereaved mothers combining Biblical devotional content with an invitation into community), the Gift of Hope medical-bill assistance program established in 2016, seasonal Hope Groups (online Bible study cohorts), an annual Weekend Retreat, a local Chapters network across multiple U.S. states, and the Hope Mommies Podcast (biweekly episodes on all major podcast platforms). Supporting programs include the One Year Closer Box for second-year bereavement support, October PAIL Month awareness campaigns anchored by the October 15 Wave of Light, Miles for Hope and Golf Classics fundraising events, a merchandise storefront at hopemommies.shop, and digital resources such as Sunday Scripture printables.

The organization is funded entirely through charitable donations, with explicit monthly giving tiers at $15, $25, and $50 and per-chapter donation flows. Donation processing runs on Blackbaud's E-tapestry platform, and the ministry monetizes supplementary channels through merchandise sales and event sponsorships. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: grassroots awareness flows through Instagram, the blog (archives back to 2011), the podcast, email newsletter, and co-branded collaborations with Hope Mom-owned small businesses, with fundraising reinforced by Box Gatherings, running events, and golf tournaments. The ministry has built a deliberately narrow focus on the infant-loss bereavement segment, using the coined term "Hope Mom" as a brand identity to differentiate from secular grief-support offerings.

Name

Hope Mommies

Legal name

Hope Mommies

Website

https://hopemommies.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hope Mommies is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry serving bereaved mothers and families experiencing infant loss through Hope Boxes, Bible study groups, a podcast, local chapters, retreats, and medical-bill assistance via its Gift of Hope program, funded by charitable donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Bereavement Support Ministry

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Bereavement support ministry
• Infant loss support
• Faith-based grief resources
• Nonprofit community ministry
• Christian grief counseling

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Hope Mommies operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded primarily through charitable donations from individuals, families, and supporters who contribute to support the ministry's mission of serving bereaved mothers and families experiencing infant loss.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hope Mommies is a faith-based nonprofit ministry that brings the Hope of Christ to bereaved mothers and families experiencing infant loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death). Its core offerings include tangible Hope Boxes delivered to newly bereaved families, online Bible study Hope Groups, a podcast for ongoing encouragement, weekend retreats, and an online community. The Gift of Hope sub-ministry provides financial grants to help cover medical bills for grieving families.

Product overview

Hope Mommies is a Christian ministry providing grief support and community for families experiencing infant loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death). The organization operates as a unified ministry platform centered on faith-based resources rather than a software product. Core offerings include Hope Boxes (tangible gift boxes for newly bereaved mothers), the Gift of Hope medical bill assistance program, Hope Groups (online Bible study communities), the Hope Mommies Podcast, Weekend Retreats, and local Chapters. Supporting programs include the One Year Closer Box for ongoing support, October PAIL Month awareness campaigns, Miles for Hope and Golf Classics fundraising events, an Online Community platform, and published resources including the children's book 'More Love to Pour Out' and Sunday Scripture printable resources. The organization also operates a merchandise shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gift of Hope: A ministry of Hope Mommies established in memory of Simon Eugene Griff, providing financial grants to help cover medical bills for families who have experienced infant loss.

Products and services

• Hope Boxes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• E-tapestry (Blackbaud)coreTechnology or IntegrationHope Mommies uses E-tapestry by Blackbaud for online donation processing and form management, including donation forms for Hope Boxes, monthly giving, and chapter donations.
• Pretty Please and Mango Trees (Jeni Schrawyer)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope Mommies collaborated with fellow Hope Mom Jeni Schrawyer of Pretty Please and Mango Trees to create handcrafted stoneware candle holders for October PAIL Month and Wave of Light remembrance, supporting both a Hope Mom-owned small business and the ministry.
• Jenny Burghardt (Author)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope Mommies featured Jenny Burghardt's children's book 'More Love to Pour Out' on their podcast and platform, helping families remember and talk about babies who have died.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Eterneva: Company that turns ashes or a memory into a personal keepsake; not a direct bereavement peer but adjacent in serving grieving families with tangible, gift-based memorials similar in spirit to Hope Boxes.

Direct peers

• Star Legacy Foundation: Nonprofit focused on stillbirth and infant loss support, education, and research, serving the same bereaved parent population as Hope Mommies with support groups and resources across the U.S.
• Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support: National nonprofit dedicated specifically to supporting families affected by miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss. Directly comparable in mission and target population to Hope Mommies, though it is secular rather than faith-based.
• Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: Provides remembrance photography and bereavement support to families experiencing infant loss; serves the same target population through complementary programs and offers a useful comparison point for community-oriented service models.
• Heaven's Gain Ministries: Faith-based nonprofit supporting families who have experienced infant and pregnancy loss, overlapping with Hope Mommies in Christ-centered bereavement ministry and online support communities.
• First Candle: Organization supporting families affected by SIDS, stillbirth, and infant loss while advocating prevention; operates in the same infant-loss bereavement niche as Hope Mommies.

Broad incumbents

• March of Dimes: Major maternal and infant health organization addressing pregnancy loss, prematurity, and infant death through research, advocacy, and family support; comparable in serving bereaved maternal/infant populations at larger scale.
• The Compassionate Friends: Largest national organization supporting bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents after any child death — broader in scope than Hope Mommies but overlapping in offering peer-led support groups and online community.
• Bereaved Parents of the USA: National nonprofit offering peer support to all bereaved parents regardless of child's age, with a local-chapter model strongly analogous to Hope Mommies' chapter network.

Emerging players

• Pregnancy After Loss Support: Community focused on supporting families during pregnancies following a loss; adjacent to Hope Mommies' audience and partially overlapping in faith-rooted subgroups.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hopemommies
• Instagraminstagram.com/hopemommies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hope-mommies

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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