Jubilee House Community-Center for Development in Central America

What Jubilee House Community-Center for Development in Central America does

Jubilee House Community — Center for Development in Central America (JHC-CDCA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1979 in North Carolina and operating in Nicaragua since 1994, with International Mission status in Nicaragua since 1996. The organization runs four program pillars identified by the communities it serves: Health Care (anchored by the full-time Nueva Vida Clinic serving a neighborhood of 12,000–16,000 residents in Ciudad Sandino, plus a community health promoter network, dental services, and health fairs), Education (Casa Benjamin Linder solidarity center in Managua hosting delegations, Spanish classes, and youth programs), Sustainable Economic Development (vocational training including Mamás con Metas and the DIVINE Project for LGBTQ+ community members), and Sustainable Agriculture (aquaponics systems installed with Rotary Clubs, and organic/Fair Trade coffee cooperatives El Porvenir and Las Diosas). Underlying technical components include small-scale aquaponics systems (2 m² footprint producing up to 100 lb of fish and several hundred lb of vegetables per six-month cycle), a lay health promoter network conducting home visits (~400 patients monthly), and a social-enterprise arm (Farmer Shares Coffee LLC, launched 2022) that markets Nicaraguan organic coffee via U.S. subscription sales.

Name

Jubilee House Community-Center for Development in Central America

Legal name

Jubilee House Community, Inc.

Website

https://jhc-cdca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JHC-CDCA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs community-led sustainable development programs in Nicaragua across healthcare, education, economic development, and agriculture, serving poor urban residents of Ciudad Sandino, small-holder coffee farmers, and vulnerable youth, women, and LGBTQ+ populations, and funding operations primarily through grassroots U.S. donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bilateral Development & Global Health Cooperation Programs (HLAJAOAB), Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC) (BPADAIAL), Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Global Health (HLAJAOAD)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Healthcare clinic services
• Sustainable agriculture support
• Vocational training services
• Grassroots fundraising nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Rock Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Primary revenue stream from grassroots donations. 81% of funds go directly to program services. 67% of donations are under $100, with many being monthly recurring donations. Accepts one-time, weekly, and monthly donations.
2. Farmer Shares Coffee: Operating Farmer Shares Coffee LLC since 2022 to market Nicaraguan organic coffee through subscription sales in the U.S. Proceeds support farm families and CDCA projects.
3. Casa Ben Linder Hospitality: Guesthouse hosts volunteers, groups, and gatherings. Organizes tours and Spanish language classes. Covers its own costs and generates income for other projects.
4. Speaking Tours and Presentations: Annual speaking tours in the U.S. to educate about Nicaragua and raise funds. Major fundraising happens through speaking engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JHC-CDCA delivers sustainable community development programs in Nicaragua across four pillars: Health Care (Nueva Vida Clinic plus a health promoter home-visit network), Education (Casa Benjamin Linder solidarity center, Spanish classes, volunteer delegations), Sustainable Economic Development (vocational training, cooperative organization, social enterprises), and Sustainable Agriculture (small-scale aquaponics, organic coffee cooperatives). It also operates a wholly-owned coffee subscription business (Farmer Shares Coffee LLC) to fund and provide direct market access for partner farming cooperatives.

Product overview

The Center for Development in Central America (CDCA) operates as a project-based non-profit organization rather than a technology product company. Its portfolio consists of community development programs centered around four pillars: Health Care (Nueva Vida Clinic), Education (Casa Benjamin Linder), Sustainable Economic Development, and Sustainable Agriculture. The CDCA also runs social enterprises including Farmer Shares Coffee and various vocational training initiatives. The programs work in coordination with Nicaraguan communities, local authorities, and international volunteers to improve the lives of poor Nicaraguans through direct service delivery, skills training, and economic empowerment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Casa Benjamin Linder: The CDCA's education, art and solidarity center in Managua. A spacious guesthouse that hosts volunteers, groups and gatherings, and organizes delegations, tours and Spanish language classes.
• Nueva Vida Clinic
• Farmer Shares Coffee

Products and services

• Nueva Vida Clinic Full-time health clinic serving the Nueva Vida community in Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua. Provides general medicine, gynecology, dental care, psychology, and nursing services to residents of this underserved neighborhood.
• Casa Benjamin Linder Education, art, and solidarity center in Managua that hosts volunteers, groups, and gatherings. Organizes themed delegation trips (Bird Brigade, Power & Protagonism, Co-ops and Communities, Global Health, Solidarity in Action, Salud & Solidaridad), tours, and Spanish language classes.
• Farmer Shares Coffee Subscription Coffee subscription service operated by JHC-CDCA since 2022 via Farmer Shares Coffee LLC, selling freshly roasted organic Nicaraguan coffee from El Porvenir and Las Diosas cooperatives. Proceeds support farm families and CDCA projects.
• Community Health Promoter Program Network of lay health promoters providing home-based health services, health education, and community health support in Nueva Vida and surrounding neighborhoods. Reached 4,993 home-visit patients in 2024.
• Education and Youth Development Program Solidarity education programs including volunteer delegations, Spanish language classes, and youth development. Served 80 at-risk youth (ages 11-18) with 100 hours of computer classes including college prep in 2024.
• Sustainable Economic Development Program Vocational training and economic empowerment programs including Mamás con Metas (Moms with Goals micro-business classes), DIVINE Project (LGBTQ+ salon training), and cooperative development support.
• Sustainable Agriculture Program
• Small-Scale Aquaponics Systems Small-scale aquaponics systems installed in homes and schools in partnership with Rotary Clubs. Each 2 sq m system can grow up to 100 pounds of fish and several hundred pounds of vegetables every six months.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,292 patients attended in Nueva Vida Clinic in 2024
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rotary ClubscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Rotary Clubs to install small-scale aquaponics systems. 57 systems have been installed to date in homes and schools in Ciudad Sandino. Each system is 2 meters square and can grow up to 100 pounds of fish and several hundred pounds of vegetables every six months. Currently seeking funding for 60 additional systems.
• Nicaraguan Ministry of Health (MINSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with MINSA for health clinic operations. CDCA focuses health work in areas not currently covered by the Ministry of Health while coordinating with public healthcare system for integral patient care. Joint work on follow-up for abnormal PAPs, mammograms, birth control implants, tubal ligations, and pediatric health fairs with micronutrient distribution.
• Nicaraguan GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking in coordination with Nicaraguan communities, local and national authorities to improve lives of poor Nicaraguans. Coordinates with various government ministries including Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Women, and Ministry of the Family.
• Nicaraguan Fisheries InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCovers ongoing aquaponics trainings and technical assistance for families with aquaponics systems.
• El Porvenir Coffee CooperativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership since 2000 with El Porvenir coffee cooperative (50+ families). JHC-CDCA helps liaise with buyers in the U.S. to ensure sale of their organic coffee production. Community struggles to access water, electricity, transport, health care, and education beyond sixth grade.
• Las Diosas CooperativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeasant feminist cooperative that grows organic and Fair Trade coffee. Sales through Farmer Shares Coffee support the cooperative and CDCA projects.
• Farmershares Coffee LLCcoreOthersSince 2022, operating Farmer Shares Coffee LLC to market Nicaraguan organic coffee through subscription sales in the U.S. Not a separate entity but a wholly-operated LLC of JHC-CDCA for direct coffee sales.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Large international humanitarian and development organization with active Nicaragua programming spanning livelihoods, food security, and youth. Comparable in multi-sector community development, though operating at much larger scale with institutional funding.
• World Vision: One of the largest child-focused humanitarian organizations with long-standing Central America programming in health, education, and livelihoods. Comparable in integrated community-development portfolio and donor base, though globally scaled.
• Partners in Health: Global health organization operating extensive community-clinic and community-health-worker networks in low-resource settings. Comparable for the clinic-plus-health-promoter delivery model, though at vastly larger scale and with deep public-sector partnership.
• Habitat for Humanity: JHC explicitly worked alongside Habitat for Humanity on domestic projects in its founding era; both organizations share a community-driven, volunteer-supported model of grassroots development and disaster response, with Habitat operating globally at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• AMOS Health and Hope: Community-led health and development organization working in Nicaragua on primary care, community health workers, and maternal-child health. Highly comparable to JHC-CDCA's Nueva Vida Clinic and health-promoter network model, with similar Nicaraguan focus and grassroots volunteer engagement.
• Foundation for Sustainable Development: Partners with underserved communities on health, education, and economic development via immersive volunteer programs in Latin America and Africa. Closely comparable to JHC-CDCA's community-identified-need model and brigade/delegation structure.
• Manna Project International: Community-driven development model using long-term volunteers to deliver health, education, and economic programs in Latin America. Comparable in volunteer-driven delivery model and grassroots community-development approach.

Others

• Root Capital: Provides financing and capacity building to small and growing agricultural businesses, with strong emphasis on coffee cooperatives in Latin America. Adjacent peer for the cooperative-finance and coffee-market-access components of JHC-CDCA's work.
• Cooperative Coffees: Green-bean coffee importer owned by small coffee cooperatives and roasting businesses, sourcing organic and fair-trade coffee from Latin America including Nicaragua. Directly comparable as an alternate market-access channel for El Porvenir and Las Diosas.

Emerging players

• TechnoServe: Works with small-holder farmers and cooperatives in Latin America on value-chain development, market access, and sustainable agriculture. Highly comparable to JHC-CDCA's El Porvenir and Las Diosas coffee cooperative work and Farmer Shares Coffee model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jhccdca
• Instagraminstagram.com/cdca_nica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jhc-cdca

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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