Ukraine Partnership Foundation

What Ukraine Partnership Foundation does

Ukraine Partnership Foundation (UPF) is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization, established in 2011 and headquartered at PO Box 671, Chesterfield, MO 63006. UPF channels donor contributions to three integrated Ukrainian-led ministries — collectively branded as "Ukraine Partnership Missions" — under the direction of Dr. Slavik Pyzh. These ministries are the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary (UBTS) in Lviv, which enrolled 1,196 students in Academic Year 2025-26 across bachelor, master, and (as of 2025) Doctor of Ministry programs; the Institute for Leadership & Coaching (ILC), which has trained 3,500+ leaders across 4 Ukrainian sites and 6 international branches; and a network of 26 WeCare Centers across Ukrainian cities including Boryslav, Druzhkivka, Hostomel, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kryvyi Rih, Rivne, Ternopil, and Uzhgorod, which have served 737,436+ internally displaced and war-affected people between May 2023 and April 2026 with food, medicine, education, trauma counseling, legal aid, and spiritual support.

UPF operates with no U.S. office or paid employees, running on volunteer labor and minimal overhead. Revenue is generated exclusively through charitable donations — one-time and recurring online gifts via the Aplos portal, mailed checks, wire transfers, cryptocurrency, gifts of stocks/bonds/mutual funds (held at Fidelity, account #Z69-450529), IRA qualified charitable distributions, Donor Advised Funds, and legacy/planned gifts funneled through the "Partners in Hope" society. International giving is supported through the Trust Bridge Global portal and Euro currency options. ECFA accreditation and the GuideStar Transparency Seal provide donor-facing accountability verification (Tax ID 27-4595107). There is no proprietary technology, no software or AI product, and no commercial pricing model; the GTM motion is donor-direct via email/newsletter, the upfmissions.org website, direct mail appeals, and church-network advocacy.

The strategic posture since the February 2022 full-scale Russian invasion has been one of rapid humanitarian and programmatic scale-up, including the establishment of new WeCare Centers (five added in 2025), international ILC expansion, new theological partnerships (Midwestern and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminaries), and operational restructuring such as the forced relocation of the Druzhkivka WeCare Center to Cherkasy. UPF is governed by a Board of Directors with Joe Privott as President and Cliff Eason (retired Southwestern Bell/AT&T President & CEO) as Vice President; Dr. Slavik Pyzh leads the three operational ministries in Ukraine.

Name

Ukraine Partnership Foundation

Legal name

Ukraine Partnership Foundation

Website

https://upfmissions.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ukraine Partnership Foundation is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that channels donations to three Ukrainian-led ministries — UBTS seminary, the Institute for Leadership & Coaching, and 26 WeCare humanitarian centers — serving war-affected communities, seminary students, and civil-society leaders in Ukraine and six European cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Faith-Based Ministry Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Theological education programs
• Leadership development training
• Charitable foundation services
• Disaster relief ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Chesterfield

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, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: UPF generates revenue primarily through charitable contributions from individuals, churches, and foundations. The organization accepts one-time and recurring donations via online portal, check, wire transfer, and cryptocurrency. Tax-exempt status under 501(c)(3) allows for tax-deductible donations.
2. Legacy/Planned Gifts: The organization accepts deferred gifts including bequests through wills, beneficiary designations on life insurance policies, insurance annuities, qualified retirement plans (IRA, 401(k)), payable on death (POD) accounts, transfer on death (TOD) securities accounts, and real estate bequests. Donors who include UPF in their estate plans become members of the Partners in Hope giving society.
3. Gifts of Assets: UPF accepts non-cash gifts of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Donors benefit by receiving charitable tax deductions for full fair-market value, avoiding capital gains taxes on appreciated assets, and allowing UPF to receive the full asset value when sold. Account is held at Fidelity (#Z69-450529, DTC #0226).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ukraine Partnership Foundation is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises and channels charitable donations to support three Ukrainian-based ministries led by Dr. Slavik Pyzh: the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary (UBTS) for theological education and church-leader training, the Institute for Leadership & Coaching (ILC) with 21 leadership development programs, and a network of 26 WeCare Centers providing humanitarian aid, trauma counseling, and spiritual support to war-affected populations across Ukraine.

Product overview

Ukraine Partnership Foundation supports three interconnected Ukrainian-based ministries led by Dr. Slavik Pyzh. The Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary (UBTS) provides theological education and leadership training for church and community leaders. The Institute for Leadership & Coaching (ILC) offers 21 programs developing leaders with Biblical worldview for families, workplaces, and civil society. WeCare Centers (26 locations) deliver humanitarian aid and trauma support to displaced populations. Together, these ministries focus on education, compassion, and hope through the Gospel to transform Ukraine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary (UBTS)

Quantifiable outcome

• 737,436+ people served at WeCare Centers (May 2023-April 2026)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• NewThingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNewThing is a global Christian organization committed to seeing a church planted in every community around the world. They provide expert training and resources to people doing church planting work. WeCare Centers Ukraine partnered with NewThing to provide training for all WeCare Center leaders, equipping them to expand their influence and impact through networking and collaboration.
• Send ReliefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSend Relief is a collaboration between the International Mission Board and North American Mission Board. They respond to crisis and strengthen vulnerable communities around the world by meeting physical and spiritual needs. Send Relief held community development training sessions for WeCare Center leaders focused on identifying problems and developing solutions that equip communities to care for themselves.
• Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for theological education. In 2025, six first-ever Doctor of Ministry degrees were awarded in collaboration with Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. This partnership enables UBTS to offer advanced doctoral-level training to Ukrainian church leaders.
• Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for counseling program development. UBTS offers a Master's Degree program in collaboration with Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary that equips graduates to provide trauma-informed care and counseling to individuals and families in crisis during the war.
• Carmel Baptist Church (Matthews, NC)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerChurch-planting partnership with UBTS. Tim Wishon, an elder at Carmel Baptist Church, leads the church's partnership with UBTS. The church supports UBTS-trained pastors who are planting new churches throughout Ukraine, including six churches at one point. Carmel also hosted regional conferences (M4 and Exponential Europe) at UBTS.
• The Crossing Church (Chesterfield, MO)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership church. Randall Littleton of The Crossing church participated in a 45-minute interview with Slavik Pyzh to share about the ministry's impact and discuss how UBTS, WeCare Centers, and ILC are helping Ukrainians.
• World HelpcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWorld Help President Noel Yeatts visited UBTS and WeCare Centers in Ukraine. She offered reflections on the passion and resilience of the UBTS and WeCare Center teams, providing visibility and advocacy for the ministry.
• Fidelity InvestmentscoreOthersUPF's account for receiving stock donations is held at Fidelity Investments (Account #Z69-450529, DTC #0226). Donors can transfer stocks, bonds, or mutual funds directly to UPF's Fidelity account.
• Trust Bridge GlobalminorOthersInternational giving portal used by UPF to accept gifts from outside the United States. The Trust Bridge Global platform provides an alternative channel for international donors to contribute to the organization.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Baptist Global Response: Southern Baptist humanitarian and disaster response organization. Comparable in Baptist constituency and disaster/humanitarian programming, but focused more on rapid disaster response than on sustained education-plus-leadership models.

Direct peers

• Mission Eurasia: Evangelical organization focused on leadership training, theological education, and church planting across the former Soviet Union including Ukraine. Comparable to UPF's UBTS and ILC components, and similarly small in headcount with a US donor base supporting in-country programs.
• World Help: Evangelical humanitarian organization that actively partners with UPF and supports humanitarian and faith-based work in Ukraine. Comparable in evangelical donor base, Ukraine focus, and integrated humanitarian-plus-spiritual programming.
• NewThing: Global church-planting network that provides training to UPF's WeCare Center leaders. Direct peer in evangelical church-planting methodology and overlapping leadership-development value proposition.
• Slavic Gospel Association: US-based evangelical nonprofit with a long-standing focus on evangelism, church planting, and humanitarian aid across the former Soviet Union including Ukraine. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping evangelical/Baptist constituency, former-USSR geographic focus, and combined education-humanitarian ministry model.
• Send Relief: Joint humanitarian initiative of the International Mission Board and North American Mission Board that partners with UPF's WeCare Centers. Direct peer because of shared Baptist institutional ties, shared donor ecosystem, and overlapping Ukraine humanitarian work.

Broad incumbents

• International Mission Board: Southern Baptist Convention's global missions agency and parent organization of Send Relief. Comparable in Baptist constituency, theological education support, and overseas ministry funding model, but operates at institutional rather than foundation scale.
• Samaritan's Purse: Large US evangelical humanitarian organization with extensive Ukraine crisis response. Comparable in evangelical donor base and Ukraine humanitarian mandate, but operates at vastly greater scale and across many other geographies and disaster categories.
• Operation Mobilisation: International evangelical missions organization with longstanding work in Eastern Europe including Ukraine. Comparable in evangelical donor base, leadership-development focus, and Eastern European footprint, but operates globally.
• Convoy of Hope: US-based evangelical humanitarian organization with active Ukraine relief operations. Comparable in evangelical donor base and humanitarian mandate, but substantially larger and operating across multiple global crises.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@upfmissions
• Facebookfacebook.com/upfmissions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ukraine-partnership-foundation

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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