Medical Missions Foundation

What Medical Missions Foundation does

Medical Missions Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1996 by Drs. Tony and Luz Racela, headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas. The organization recruits volunteer medical professionals and support staff to conduct international surgical and medical missions in underserved communities across 14 countries, including Guatemala, Uganda, the Philippines, Kenya, India, Romania, and others. Each year, 200+ volunteers participate in missions, performing over 500 surgical procedures, while also delivering health screenings, dental, vision, and audiology services, alongside an integrated art therapy program.

The organization's core "product" is the medical mission itself — coordinated trips where volunteer teams travel to host hospitals (e.g., St. Mary's Lacor Hospital in Uganda, Governor Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital in the Philippines) to deliver surgical care. The underlying technology is essentially surgical and medical care delivery in field conditions, with no proprietary software platform. Supporting programs include the Missions Maker monthly giving program ($15-$50/month tiers), Goals of Healing (a unit-based donation program), and local Kansas City outreach including Health for the Littles and Urban Plunge.

Revenue is generated through four streams: individual donations (including recurring monthly giving), merchandise sales via the Swag Shop, annual fundraising events (Art for the Children gala and Golf Classic tournament with sponsorship tiers up to $20,000), and mission participation fees of $1,600-$2,500 per volunteer for 8-10 day trips. The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, relying on volunteer recruitment, donor relationships, and community partnerships. The organization operates with a small staff of 7 paid employees supplemented by a large volunteer base and a board of directors.

Name

Medical Missions Foundation

Legal name

Medical Missions Foundation

Website

https://medicalmissionsfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Medical Missions Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1996 that recruits volunteer medical professionals to provide surgical care and health screenings to underserved communities across 14 countries, performing 500+ surgeries annually with 200+ volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Medical Mission Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), Public Health & Medical Volunteering Programs (EDAIAGAC)

Keywords

• International medical missions
• Volunteer surgical services
• Global health nonprofit
• Medical mission trips
• Charitable healthcare delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Lenexa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly recurring donations from individuals supporting the mission. Monthly 'Missions Maker' program provides sustainable funding.
2. Merchandise Sales: Swag Shop sales of branded merchandise, with proceeds funding missions.
3. Event Fundraising: Annual Golf Classic tournament and Art for the Children gala generate significant fundraising revenue through sponsorships, team registrations, and auction items.
4. Mission Participation Fees: Volunteers pay $1,600-$2,500 for 8-10 day mission trips covering air travel, accommodations, ground transportation, and insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Medical Missions Foundation delivers international medical mission trips in which volunteer doctors, nurses, and support staff conduct surgeries and medical clinics for underserved communities in 14 countries. The organization complements these missions with art therapy for patients, monthly giving programs (Missions Maker), annual fundraising events, local Kansas City health outreach programs, and a merchandise store whose proceeds fund the missions.

Product overview

Medical Missions Foundation operates as a nonprofit organization providing international and local healthcare programs. Core offerings include international medical missions to 14 countries (Guatemala, Uganda, Kenya, Philippines, India, Romania, and others) delivering surgical and medical care through volunteer medical professionals. The organization runs two major annual fundraising events (Art for the Children gala and Golf Classic), a monthly giving program (Missions Maker), and local Kansas City outreach including Health for the Littles and Urban Plunge. Additional programs include Goals of Healing (soccer ball donations), a Swag Shop merchandise store, and medical supplies donations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Missions Maker: Monthly giving program that focuses on providing Health for the World, providing sustainable resources to save lives. Tiers include Supporter ($15/month), Friend ($25/month), Advocate ($35/month), and Champion ($50/month).
• Goals of Healing
• Art for the Children

Products and services

• International Medical Missions Volunteer-driven medical mission trips providing surgical and medical care to underserved communities in 14 countries; volunteer doctors, nurses, and support staff conduct surgeries and clinics.
• Missions Maker Monthly Giving Program Tiered monthly membership giving program providing sustainable funding for medical missions; Supporter ($15/month) provides hygiene kits and art therapy, Friend ($25/month) provides medication and equipment for one surgery, Advocate ($35/month) provides clean water for a family for 10 years, and Champion ($50/month) provides surgery and hospital care for 20 patients.
• Art for the Children Gala Annual flagship fundraising event featuring artwork auctions, cocktails, and dinner to raise funds for surgical and medical care in underserved communities.
• Medical Missions Foundation Golf Classic Annual golf tournament fundraiser held at Tomahawk Hills Golf Course featuring tiered sponsorship packages from $500 to $20,000.
• Swag Shop Online merchandise store selling Medical Missions branded items; proceeds fund healthcare missions to underserved communities worldwide.
• Goals of Healing Donation Program Targeted donation program providing soccer balls and medication funding for children recovering from surgery; $25 donations provide three soccer balls or help cover medication for one surgery.
• Health for the Littles Local Kansas City health check-up program, in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City, providing health screenings for Littles and their families.
• Urban Plunge Local Kansas City health screening program providing free wellness screenings and evaluations in urban neighborhoods; partnership with Cerner's First Hand Foundation.
• Medical Supplies Donation Program Program accepting donated medical supplies and equipment for mission trips, coordinated through Project CURE for hospital equipment needs assessments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ surgical procedures performed annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Outreach FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2015Partnership for Philippines missions at Ormoc District Hospital in Leyte.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide health check-ups for 'Littles' and their families through the Health for KC Littles program.
• Cerner First Hand FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Urban Plunge program providing free health screenings to inner-city Kansas City residents. First Hand Foundation provides logistics support and funding.
• Project CUREminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization assessing hospital equipment needs and coordinating medical supply donations to partner hospitals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• International Medical Corps: International Medical Corps delivers emergency relief and medical services globally with paid staff and significant institutional funding. Comparable medical mission work in underserved regions, but operates at much larger scale and includes disaster response.
• Partners in Health: Partners in Health operates long-term health systems in impoverished communities worldwide. Comparable international healthcare delivery mission, though focused on comprehensive care systems rather than episodic surgical missions.

Direct peers

• Project CURE: Project CURE donates medical supplies and equipment to hospitals worldwide. Already a current minor partner of Medical Missions Foundation; comparable mission of supporting international healthcare delivery through material resources.
• Smile Train: Smile Train funds local partner hospitals to provide free cleft surgery in 90+ countries. Comparable surgical mission focus on underserved children, though uses a capacity-building partner model rather than fly-in volunteer teams.
• Health Volunteers Overseas: Health Volunteers Overseas sends medical professionals to teach and provide care in developing countries. Comparable in the volunteer medical professional mobilization model with similar mission trip cost structure for participants.
• Mercy Ships: Mercy Ships operates hospital ships delivering free surgical care to underserved populations in Africa. Directly comparable as a surgical-focused medical missions nonprofit, though using a ship-based delivery model rather than hospital partnerships.
• Operation Smile: Operation Smile provides free cleft lip and palate surgeries to children in developing countries through volunteer medical teams traveling internationally. Highly comparable in mission model (fly-in surgical missions), volunteer-driven structure, and underserved-country focus.
• ReSurge International: ReSurge International provides reconstructive surgical care in developing countries through volunteer medical teams and local surgeon training. Directly comparable as a surgical specialty NGO with international mission delivery.
• Medical Teams International: Medical Teams International deploys volunteer medical professionals for disaster response, refugee health, and surgical care globally. Closely aligned on the volunteer medical professional mobilization model and global health focus.

Emerging players

• Childspring International: Childspring International provides medical care including surgery to children from developing countries by bringing them to US hospitals. Comparable pediatric surgical mission focus on underserved children, though uses a US-based care model rather than fly-in teams.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MedicalMissionsFoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/MedicalMissionsFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medical-missions-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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