What He Gets Us does

He Gets Us is a US-based nonprofit digital content platform that produces and distributes free editorial, video, and interactive content exploring the life and teachings of Jesus. Its audience is composed of spiritual seekers, doubters, individuals disenchanted with organized religion, LGBTQ+ individuals curious about spirituality, and Americans experiencing cultural disconnection and anxiety — explicitly including those who have stepped away from institutional faith. The organization operates a non-denominational, non-judgmental stance that welcomes questions and does not require church commitment.

The product portfolio consists of five core offerings: Articles (themed editorial library), Videos (short films and documentary-style series such as The Paradox of Discontent, Who is Jesus?, and Life is Loud), Stories (cinematic narrative short films of individual faith journeys), Journeys/Explore (an interactive swipe-based web experience that curates content to emotional or spiritual concerns), and Find a Group (a connector to local or online Alpha discussion groups in partnership with Alpha USA). The technology stack is a standard digital content and marketing platform: Google Analytics, PostHog, Google Signals, Meta advertising pixels, and programmatic advertising through Google and Meta, with Midjourney used for AI-generated article imagery and Google AI for content personalization.

The business model is donation-driven through Come Near, Inc., a 501(c)(3) parent that wholly owns He Gets Us, LLC (a Tennessee nonprofit LLC). All content and community resources are offered free to users; there are no fees for content or for Alpha group participation. The organization invests heavily in awareness via Super Bowl-caliber paid media, mobile billboard vehicles, geofencing, and programmatic digital advertising. Geographic operations are limited to the United States, with privacy policy explicitly excluding non-US users. Customers are consumers rather than enterprises, with no enterprise customers, no disclosed revenue, and no select customer logos.

Name

He Gets Us

Legal name

He Gets Us, LLC

Website

https://hegetsus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

He Gets Us is a US nonprofit digital platform that produces free articles, videos, stories, and interactive experiences exploring Jesus' teachings for spiritual seekers, doubters, and culturally disenchanted Americans, funded by donations through parent 501(c)(3) Come Near, Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Content and Faith-Based Media

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Q&A & Knowledge Communities (BPAMABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Q&A and Knowledge Discovery Platforms (BPAMAAAF), Digital Archives, Libraries & Institutional Access Platforms (MPAJAMAJ)

Keywords

• Religious content platform
• Faith-based media
• Nonprofit digital content
• Community outreach
• Spiritual exploration

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a nonprofit organization (He Gets Us, LLC, a Tennessee nonprofit LLC wholly owned by Come Near, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization), the organization is funded through donations and charitable contributions rather than revenue from services.
2. Content and Advertising: The organization delivers digital advertising content and may share data with advertising partners (Google, Meta) for targeted advertising purposes, though this is described as supporting the religious mission rather than generating commercial revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

He Gets Us is a nonprofit digital content platform operated by Come Near, Inc. that produces and distributes articles, videos, narrative short films, interactive web journeys, and a community group-finder tool to invite individuals to explore the life, teachings, and relevance of Jesus. The organization pairs free online content with location-based advertising and a partnership with Alpha USA to connect interested users with local in-person discussion groups.

Product overview

He Gets Us is a faith-based content platform operated by the nonprofit organization Come Near, Inc. It offers a suite of content experiences centered on exploring the life, teachings, and relevance of Jesus. The portfolio consists of five core offerings: (1) Articles — an editorial library of themed articles covering life struggles, Jesus's teachings, and relational themes; (2) Videos — short films and documentary-style video series organized into themed campaigns; (3) Stories — cinematic narrative short films depicting individual spiritual journeys; (4) Journeys/Explore — an interactive swipe-based web experience that curates content to the user's emotional or spiritual concerns; and (5) Find a Group (Alpha) — a community-finder tool connecting users with local or online discussion groups. The platform is accessible via the website at hegetsus.com and is primarily US-focused.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Alpha USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlpha USA partners with He Gets Us to help interested individuals find local Alpha groups for in-person exploration of faith questions. When users submit interest through hegetsus.com/find-a-group, their contact information is shared with the relevant Alpha group leader for follow-up. Alpha is a series of free sessions combining food, video content, and open conversation about faith.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Beliefnet: Long-running spirituality and religion portal featuring editorial content, quizzes, and Q&A-style articles; a smaller web-native peer with overlapping format (articles + interactive tools) and a multi-faith rather than Christian-specific lens.

Broad incumbents

• Pure Flix Entertainment: Faith-based streaming service distributing curated Christian films and series; competes for the same 'Jesus on screen' audience from a streaming-distribution angle, with established licensing relationships He Gets Us lacks.
• Life.Church: Large digital-first church that built YouVersion and an in-house content/advertising operation; comparable as an institutional incumbent with much greater scale and a hybrid digital/physical delivery model that mirrors He Gets Us' strategy.
• Christianity Today: Established evangelical media outlet producing articles, videos, and editorial series on faith and culture; the legacy incumbent in Christian digital publishing with a similar content mix but a more explicitly evangelical editorial stance.
• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): Large international Christian ministry that produces digital content (video, articles, courses) and operates extensive small-group networks; comparable in scale and mission but with a more evangelistic, explicit-conversion orientation.
• Focus on the Family: Large faith-based nonprofit producing articles, video content, podcasts, and community resources around family and spiritual life; structurally similar (501(c)(3), donor-funded, content-led) but with a more conservative doctrinal positioning.

Direct peers

• Hallow: Catholic prayer and meditation app delivering daily audio, scripture, and interactive spiritual content to a broad (including lapsed) audience. Closest direct competitor in the digital, content-led, faith-exploration category, with a comparable freemium model and weekly habit loop.
• YouVersion (Life.Church): Free digital Bible app with hundreds of millions of installs offering daily plans, videos, and community features; the dominant mass-market faith content platform and the most direct peer for product format (free app/site with editorial + video + interactive content).
• The Chosen: Crowdfunded video series dramatizing Jesus' life, distributed via a dedicated app and streaming platforms; competes directly for audience attention in faith-based video content about Jesus and is funded similarly through donor contributions rather than traditional studio financing.
• Alpha USA / Alpha International: He Gets Us' core strategic partner for the 'Find a Group' feature; Alpha runs the in-person community discussion groups that bridge He Gets Us' digital audience into local gatherings. Operates an analogous non-denominational, hospitality-driven approach to exploring Christian faith.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hegetsus
• Facebookfacebook.com/HeGetsUs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/about

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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