Acts of Mercy International

What Acts of Mercy International does

Acts of Mercy International is a Texas-domiciled 501(c)(3) nonprofit that mobilizes trained volunteer responders and partner churches for humanitarian crisis relief and long-term community development. It operates as the official crisis relief and development arm of the Antioch Movement, with active or ongoing projects in at least ten countries including the United States (California, North Carolina, Waco), Ukraine, Poland, Israel, Jamaica, Thailand, Myanmar, Turkey, and Morocco. Its beneficiary base spans disaster-affected populations, displaced refugees and internally displaced persons, and survivors of cyberscam trafficking and forced criminality along the Thailand-Myanmar border.

The organization's service offering is structured around four integrated components: (1) USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) teams capable of 24-hour deployment for search, rescue, and emergency medical relief; (2) AOMI HEAL medical teams that pair with USAR for early-stage crisis medical care; (3) a Responders Foundation Course required for deployment eligibility, available year-round; and (4) the VOMO volunteer management platform through which trained responders sign up for active deployments. It does not own proprietary technology beyond its training curriculum and use of the VOMO platform; its core capability is volunteer mobilization, local-partner coordination, and field operations execution.

The business model is donation-funded. Revenue consists entirely of charitable contributions from individuals, churches, and organizations, accepted through the Antioch Movement's giving platform and earmarked for specific deployments such as the $10-per-unit Israel shelter bag sponsorship. The organization charges no fees for services and has no commercial product line. Geographic reach, beneficiary volume, and operational tempo scale with donor inflows and disaster cadence rather than with contracted revenue.

Name

Acts of Mercy International

Legal name

Acts of Mercy International

Website

https://actsofmercy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Acts of Mercy International is a Waco, Texas-based nonprofit and the crisis relief arm of the Antioch Movement, mobilizing trained volunteer USAR and medical teams for disaster response, refugee aid, and trafficking survivor recovery across 10+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Recovery, Reconstruction & Resilience Programs (BPAGAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Disaster relief services
• Humanitarian aid
• Crisis response
• Volunteer deployment
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Waco

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Organization operates entirely on donations from individuals, churches, and organizations. 100% of proceeds from the Waco Relief Fund went directly to those impacted. Donations are made through the Antioch Movement's giving platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Acts of Mercy International is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that mobilizes churches and trained volunteers to deliver crisis relief and long-term community development services. It deploys specialized USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) teams and AOMI HEAL medical teams to disaster-affected areas, and conducts trafficking victim rescue and repatriation operations. The organization also runs the Foundation Course to train volunteer responders and partners with trusted local organizations worldwide.

Product overview

Acts of Mercy International is a humanitarian crisis relief and development organization operating as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization mobilizes volunteer response teams through a structured program consisting of: (1) USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) teams for search and rescue operations, (2) AOMI HEAL medical teams for emergency medical care, (3) a Responders Foundation Course training program that certifies volunteers for deployment eligibility, and (4) a VOMO-based deployment platform for managing volunteer signups and assignments. These components work together as an integrated crisis response system within the humanitarian aid sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) Response Specialized search and rescue teams deployed to disaster zones to locate and extract individuals trapped in collapsed structures or other emergency scenarios. Served by trained volunteers under the direction of the USAR Director.
• AOMI HEAL Medical Response Teams Medical teams providing clinical care and health services in disaster-affected and humanitarian crisis settings. Led by the Medical Director and staffed with trained medical volunteers.
• Trafficking Victim Rescue and Repatriation Specialized program that conducts rescue operations for trafficking victims and supports their repatriation and reintegration, working with local partners and referral networks.
• Community Development Programs Long-term development initiatives supporting recovery and resilience in communities affected by disasters and chronic humanitarian challenges, delivered through regional teams and local partners.
• Foundation Course (Volunteer Responder Training) Structured training program preparing volunteers for crisis response deployments, covering the foundational skills required for USAR, medical, and humanitarian work.
• Southeast Asia Operations Regional humanitarian operations and programs delivered in Southeast Asia, led by the Southeast Asia Director and in coordination with local partners.
• Eastern Europe Operations Regional humanitarian operations and projects in Eastern Europe, coordinated by the Eastern Europe Project Coordinator and supported by local partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,000+ volunteers mobilized across major crisis responses
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• VOMO (Volunteer Management Platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationVOMO platform is used for volunteer deployment coordination. Trained responders sign up for deployments through the VOMO platform, enabling Acts of Mercy to manage and deploy volunteer teams to crisis locations.
• Trusted Local Partners (Various Regions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActs of Mercy works with trusted local partners in Israel, Thailand, Myanmar, Ukraine, Poland, and other crisis regions. These partners provide on-the-ground implementation, local knowledge, and established relationships with affected communities. In Thailand-Myanmar specifically, partners help identify and repatriate scam trafficking victims.
• Antioch MovementflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerActs of Mercy International is the official crisis relief and development arm of the Antioch Movement. The organization mobilizes Antioch churches and members globally for crisis response, church planting, and disaster relief. This is the parent organization relationship with deep integration across all operations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Convoy of Hope: Faith-based nonprofit providing disaster relief, humanitarian aid, and community development with rapid-response deployments in US and international crises; highly comparable in church-network-driven volunteer mobilization and event-driven GTM.
• World Relief: Evangelical humanitarian NGO focused on disaster response, refugee resettlement, and community development; a direct peer with similar faith-based DNA and emphasis on refugees (notably Ukraine work that overlaps with Acts of Mercy).
• ShelterBox: International disaster relief nonprofit providing emergency shelter and essential supplies to displaced families; directly comparable in shelter-focused response and active deployment in overlapping theaters (Ukraine, Turkey, Morocco).
• Team Rubicon: Veteran-led nonprofit specializing in rapid disaster response including USAR-adjacent operations and debris removal; comparable in 24-hour deployment capability and operational disaster response model.
• MAP International: Christian global health organization providing medicines and medical relief in disaster and developing-country contexts; comparable to AOMI HEAL's medical mission and faith-based delivery model.
• All Hands and Hearts: Disaster relief nonprofit focused on immediate response and long-term rebuilding (e.g., 230-home demolition program mirrors Acts of Mercy's Harvey work); directly comparable in volunteer mobilization and reconstruction focus.
• Operation Blessing: Faith-based humanitarian organization deploying disaster relief, medical teams, and aid distribution worldwide; closely comparable in church-anchored volunteer model and USAR/medical response capability.
• Direct Relief: Humanitarian medical aid organization providing emergency medical assistance in disaster and conflict zones; closely comparable to AOMI HEAL medical teams in scope of medical crisis response.
• Samaritan's Purse: Faith-based humanitarian organization operating disaster relief, USAR (including deployment of DART teams), medical response, and reconstruction globally; the closest direct peer given its evangelical Christian base, USAR capability, and integrated relief-plus-development model.

Broad incumbents

• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Large established humanitarian NGO providing emergency relief, refugee support, and long-term recovery globally; a broad incumbent competing for similar donor dollars in overlapping Ukraine, Middle East, and disaster theaters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/actsofmercy
• Facebookfacebook.com/actsofmercyinternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/actsofmercyinternational

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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