Project Orphans

What Project Orphans does

Project Orphans, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 46-1308463) founded in 2011 by Brittany Stokes and Christina Yarid and registered in Oklahoma in 2012. Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma at 7315 S. Lewis Avenue, the organization operates its programs primarily from Pearl Village Campus in Zirobwe, Luwero District, Uganda, where a staff of more than 60 Ugandan professionals, teachers, medical providers, and foster mothers deliver services. Its core mission is the care of orphaned, abandoned, abused, and vulnerable children, and it explicitly operates a "village" model that places children into foster homes rather than institutional orphanages.

The organization's service portfolio spans nine primary programs: Child Sponsorship/Education for a Nation (a $25 or $50/month recurring sponsorship program), Foster Care Village (foster placement with trained Ugandan foster mothers), the Project Orphans Medical Centre (a registered Health Center IV clinic with pharmacy, surgical theatre, and laboratory), the Miracle Birthing Centre (maternal and neonatal care), Blessing's Cove (special needs daycare and therapy), the Women's Shelter + Pearl Program (residential care and life-skills training), Oasis Church (counseling and spiritual care), Emergency Relief (medical, shelter, and child protection), and Faith Elementary School (K-3 primary education with a boarding section). Technology supporting these programs consists of a mobile app (iOS and Android) that connects sponsors with sponsored children via profiles, messaging, photo sharing, and school progress tracking, plus medical software used at the Health Center IV for patient health records, prescription, and continuity-of-care management.

Revenue is generated through individual donations (one-time and monthly), subscription-based child sponsorship ($25 or $50/month), e-commerce gift shop sales (impact gifts priced $12 to $3,000 including a $3,000 fully furnished foster home unit), planned/legacy giving (The Lineage program), and brand/corporate partnerships (percentage of sales, round-up, employee matching). Go-to-market is primarily direct-to-consumer via the website and app, supplemented by community-led corporate partnerships and mission trips that serve both donor engagement and revenue generation. The organization served approximately 500 medical patients monthly, 25 foster children, and documented annual operational outputs of 175,449 meals served, 263,895 safe nights, 8,400 prescriptions filled, 832 physical therapy appointments, and 704 counseling engagements.

Name

Project Orphans

Legal name

Project Orphans, Inc.

Website

https://projectorphans.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Project Orphans is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma that operates foster care, medical, maternal health, education, special needs, women's shelter, and counseling programs for orphaned and vulnerable children and families in Uganda through its Pearl Village Campus in Zirobwe, Luwero District.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian aid and child welfare nonprofit services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF), Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

Keywords

• Child sponsorship programs
• Foster care services
• Humanitarian aid nonprofit
• Community development programs
• Maternal healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly donations from individual supporters. Monthly giving program called 'The Tribe' with 100% of donations going to programs.
2. Child Sponsorship: Monthly sponsorship program at $25 or $50 per month providing education, meals, medical care, and support for children in Uganda.
3. Gift Shop Sales: E-commerce sales of gifts with impact including toys, clothing, food packages, medical care donations, animals for families, and educational supplies. Prices range from $12 to $3,000.
4. Planned/Legacy Giving: Estate planning vehicles including gifts in wills, stock donations, beneficiary designations, and qualified charitable distributions (QCD) from IRAs for donors 70.5 or older.
5. Brand/Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with brands for corporate gifts, percentage of sales, round-up programs, employee matching, customer fundraising, and event partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Project Orphans is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers a comprehensive suite of programs for orphaned, abandoned, and vulnerable children and families in Zirobwe, Uganda, including child sponsorship (education, meals, medical care), foster-family placement (Foster Care Village), a Health Center IV medical clinic, the Miracle Birthing Centre for maternal and infant care, Blessing's Cove special-needs daycare, a women's shelter and life-skills program (Pearl Program), Oasis Church counseling, Faith Elementary primary school, and emergency relief. Programs are funded through individual donations, recurring child sponsorship, monthly giving (The Tribe), corporate brand partnerships, planned giving (The Lineage), and an impact-gift e-commerce shop.

Product overview

Project Orphans is a multi-layered nonprofit organization focused on helping vulnerable children and families in Uganda through igniting grassroots causes and providing programs that overcome poverty and injustice. Their portfolio includes both direct service programs and supporter engagement platforms. Core programs include Child Sponsorship (Education for a Nation), Foster Care Village, Project Orphans Medical Centre, Miracle Birthing Centre, Blessing's Cove Special Needs Program, Women's Shelter + Pearl Program, Oasis Church/Counseling, Emergency Relief, and Faith Elementary School. Digital products include the Project Orphans Mobile App for sponsor-child connections. Revenue-generating platforms include the Gift Shop (impact gifts) and PO Shop (merchandise). Supporter engagement programs include The Tribe (monthly giving), Staff Sponsorship, Legacy Giving, Travel programs, and Brand Partnerships. Their full-circle approach provides a protective ecosystem that prevents orphans by offering medical, birthing, educational, and spiritual care while working to place children in loving foster homes rather than institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Project Orphans Medical Centre (POMC): A Health Center IV registered clinic providing healthcare services including medical software for patient tracking, pharmacy, surgical theatre, and laboratory services.
• Miracle Birthing Centre (MBC)
• Blessing's Cove
• Pearl Village Pearls Program
• Oasis Church
• Faith Elementary
• Sprouts Preschool
• The Tribe
• The Lineage
• Nfaayo Community Outreach

Products and services

• Child Sponsorship / Education for a Nation A child sponsorship program providing scholarships to children in Uganda that includes tuition, school materials, school uniforms, and meals. The lifecycle approach focuses on needs at all stages: early childhood, basic education, adolescence, and youth.
• Foster Care Village A foster-care program that places orphaned, abused, or abandoned children with trained Ugandan foster mothers in family settings rather than institutionalized orphanages, including transitional living and permanent placement services; the foster family has grown to 25 children.
• Project Orphans Medical Centre (POMC) A Health Center IV facility registered in rural Uganda providing outpatient care, a pharmacy, surgical theatre, medical ward, laboratory, and community health programs focused on malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis prevention; serves approximately 500 patients per month.
• Miracle Birthing Centre (MBC) A maternal healthcare facility providing prenatal care, labor and delivery services, cesarean sections, and newborn registration with legal birth certificates, equipped with incubators, baby warmers, and ultrasound machines.
• Blessing's Cove Special Needs Program A tuition-free daycare and therapy program for children with special needs providing physical therapy, adaptive learning, art therapy, independence training, live-in care, nutrition, and medical services.
• Women's Shelter + Pearl Program A residential care and life-skills training program for vulnerable women and young women (Pearls) teaching tailoring, uniform-making, cooking, and business-startup skills to enable sustainable employment and protection from trafficking and abuse.
• Oasis Church / Counseling + Spiritual Care A church and counseling center offering marital, family, and individual counseling, youth programs (Kids on the Move), women's ministry (Oasis Sisterhood), and community outreach services to help heal trauma and restore identity.
• Emergency Relief Rapid-response program addressing crises including medical care, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, and child-protection services against abuse, neglect, female genital mutilation, rape, defilement, child marriage, and child labor.
• Faith Elementary School A primary school in Zirobwe, Uganda built in January 2023 offering quality education at affordable prices with a boarding section added in 2024; serves community children and Education for a Nation sponsorship recipients.
• Project Orphans Mobile App A mobile application (iOS/Android) for sponsors to connect with sponsored children featuring child profiles, messaging, photo sharing, school-progress tracking, and Uganda information including weather and local time.
• Gift Shop / Shop for Good An online store selling impact gifts including toys, clothing, food packages, school supplies, healthcare items, animals (goats, chickens), and foster-home donations that support Project Orphans programs in Uganda; prices range from $12 to $3,000.
• PO Shop / Apparel and Home Goods An online merchandise store selling apparel, home goods, and artisan items including olive-wood serving spoons crafted by Ugandan artisans.
• The Tribe — Monthly Giving Program A monthly-giving community in which 100% of each dollar goes directly toward Project Orphans programs; members receive bi-annual updates and the Impact News monthly report, with the donor selecting their own recurring amount.
• Staff Sponsorship A program enabling donors to fund the salaries of over 60 staff members across departments including Child Care, Medical Care, Teachers, Women's Shelter, Special Needs, Operations, and Church.
• Legacy Giving / The Lineage Planned-giving program allowing donors to include Project Orphans in their estate plans through wills, stock gifts, beneficiary designations, and qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) from IRAs for donors 70.5 or older.
• Travel With Project Orphans Mission trips to Uganda offering supporters the opportunity to visit Pearl Village campus, participate in local outreaches, provide medical care, and build friendships with the community.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Corporate and Brand PartnerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partnerships involving multiple engagement models including corporate gift programs, percentage of sales donations, round-up at checkout, employee matching programs, customer fundraising campaigns, store events, POS transaction round-ups, social media fundraisers, online campaigns, event hosting, and speaker engagements. Partners receive stakeholder reporting, proof of projects funded, and access to logo/photo/video library.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Show Hope: Faith-based organization focused on international special needs adoption and orphan care. Comparable special-needs emphasis (cf. Blessing's Cove) and family-placement model.
• ChildFund International: Child sponsorship and child-welfare NGO with active Uganda programming. Operates a similar monthly-sponsor model targeting education, health, and protection outcomes.
• Compassion International: Largest child sponsorship organization, operating in dozens of developing countries including Uganda. Closely comparable $25-$50 monthly sponsorship model and child-development program stack.
• SOS Children's Villages: Operates a 'village' model of family-based care for orphaned and abandoned children globally. Directly comparable to Project Orphans' foster-village approach and multi-service campus model.
• Holt International: Specializes in international foster care and adoption from countries including Uganda. Shares Project Orphans' family-preservation and foster-care-first orientation.
• Agape International: US-based nonprofit with operations in Uganda and Southeast Asia focused on child rescue, restoration, and family-style care. Comparable foster-village philosophy and Uganda footprint.
• Africa New Life Ministries: Faith-based NGO headquartered in the US with operations in Rwanda and Uganda. Runs child sponsorship, education, and community development with a comparable scale and model.
• Help One Now: US-based nonprofit operating community-led programs in Africa and Latin America, including Uganda. Comparable grassroots, community-empowerment model and child sponsorship structure.

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: One of the largest international child-welfare NGOs with deep Uganda presence. Overlaps in child sponsorship, community health, and education, but operates at vastly greater scale.
• Save the Children: Global child-welfare organization with significant Uganda programming across health, education, and protection. Comparable beneficiary populations, but a much broader programmatic portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgNhQUncvcXfD4_yHHjjJsg?view_as=subscriber
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/project-orphans

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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