Blitz Home Builders

What Blitz Home Builders does

Blitz Home Builders is a Phoenix, Arizona-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (incorporated April 2015, IRS-approved February 2016) that organizes and executes annual accelerated home-construction events called "Blitz Builds." The organization's core service is the Blitz Build Program, which partners with Habitat for Humanity and Fuller Center for Housing affiliates to construct 2 to 5 homes from foundation to completion within a 7 to 10 day window. Builds draw 60 to 100 traveling volunteers per event (with the 2026 Cheyenne build reaching 101 registered) from a network of approximately 500 dedicated volunteers spanning the United States and Canada, supported by a ~20-person Planning Committee. The format originated from a Honeywell International / Habitat for Humanity partnership that ran from 1995 to 2003, after which the organization was founded in 2004 by volunteers seeking to continue the tradition.

The organization's product surface is purely service-based: the Blitz Build Program, Volunteer Coordination Services (registration, waivers, lodging, transportation), Blitz Build Planning Services (site selection and affiliate partnership development), and an Affiliates Program for partnering organizations. There are no software products, APIs, or technology offerings. The "technology" of the organization is its proprietary Blitz Build methodology — a 7-10 day compressed construction sequence led by experienced crew leaders and house leads, many with 10-30+ year tenures in the program. Volunteers range in age from 16 to 77 and range from skilled construction professionals to first-timers; all participants cover their own transportation, lodging, and meal costs.

Revenue mechanics are characteristic of a small volunteer nonprofit. Cash inflows come from (1) non-refundable volunteer registration fees of roughly $100 to $120 per participant, covering T-shirts, an annual dinner, communications services, and administrative costs; (2) coordination of partner-hotel lodging invoiced at approximately $50 to $100 per person per night; and (3) tax-deductible charitable donations. The estimated $140,000 cited annually represents the imputed economic value of volunteer time, lodging, and travel injected into host communities, not retained organizational revenue. Since 2004, Blitz Home Builders has built more than 75 homes (averaging about 3 per year) across communities spanning Hawaii to New Jersey, with its largest single engagement to date being the 2025 Flagstaff, AZ build (10 partial homes) and its forthcoming 2026 Cheyenne, WY build at Habitat for Humanity of Laramie County's 12-home Pronghorn Crossing subdivision.

Name

Blitz Home Builders

Legal name

Blitz Home Builders, Inc.

Website

https://blitzhomebuilders.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blitz Home Builders is a Phoenix-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that organizes annual accelerated "Blitz Builds" — partnering with Habitat for Humanity and Fuller Center for Housing affiliates to construct 2 to 5 homes in 7 to 10 days using a network of approximately 500 traveling volunteers drawn from the US and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing Construction Services

NAICS

Residential Building Construction (2361)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Affordable Housing Development & Construction (IMAFABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Affordable housing construction
• Volunteer home building
• Nonprofit housing services
• Blitz build construction
• Habitat for humanity partner

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Volunteer Registration Fees: Non-refundable registration fees from volunteers participating in builds ($100-$120 per person), covering T-shirt, annual dinner, text messaging services, and administrative costs
2. Lodging Coordination: Coordinate and invoice lodging at partner hotels, with volunteers paying approximately $50-100 per person per night for shared accommodations
3. Donations: Tax-deductible charitable donations as a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Blitz Home Builders is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that organizes annual volunteer-driven "Blitz Build" construction events, partnering with Habitat for Humanity and Fuller Center for Housing affiliates to build 2 to 5 affordable homes in a 7 to 10 day period. Volunteers cover their own travel, lodging, and meal costs, while the organization supplies skilled leadership, project planning, supervision, and on-site coordination. The organization is supported by charitable donations and modest per-volunteer fees in addition to pass-through costs.

Product overview

Blitz Home Builders is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that offers a single unified service: organizing and executing annual "Blitz Build" events for affordable housing. Their core offering is the Blitz Build Program, which provides accelerated home construction services in partnership with Habitat for Humanity and Fuller Center for Housing affiliates. The organization also offers Volunteer Coordination Services (handling registration, waivers, lodging, and transportation), Blitz Build Planning Services (site selection, logistics, partnership development), and an Affiliates Program for partnering organizations. There are no software products, modules, or technology offerings - the organization is purely service-focused, providing skilled volunteer labor and construction expertise rather than any technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blitz Build Program Annual intensive volunteer-driven construction event series in which 60 to 100 volunteers build 2 to 5 affordable homes over a 7 to 10 day period in partnership with a local Habitat for Humanity or Fuller Center for Housing affiliate. Designed for partner nonprofit affiliates seeking concentrated volunteer labor and experienced project leadership.
• Affiliate Partnership Services Partnership program for local Habitat for Humanity and Fuller Center for Housing affiliates under which Blitz Home Builders supplies volunteer labor, project planning, on-site supervision, and skilled trades leadership in exchange for the affiliate supplying site preparation, permits, beneficiary families, and local infrastructure.
• Volunteer Mobilization and Coordination Services End-to-end coordination of volunteer participants for each annual Blitz Build, including recruitment, registration (with a per-volunteer fee of ~$120), hotel/lodging coordination (~$100 per person per night), and meal coordination (~$20 to $25 per person per day). Targets adult individuals aged 16 to 77, including skilled tradespeople, retirees, and college students.

Quantifiable outcome

• Built 75+ homes since 2004, averaging 3 homes per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, past core and historical.

• Habitat for Humanity of Laramie CountycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2025Habitat for Humanity of Laramie County is the partner for the 2026 Cheyenne, WY build at Pronghorn Crossing subdivision. The partnership will support construction of homes at Habitat's largest and most ambitious project to date - a 12-home subdivision. Staff and volunteers from the affiliate observed the 2025 Flagstaff build to learn from Blitz Home Builders.
• Habitat for Humanity of Northern ArizonacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2025Partner for the 2025 Flagstaff, AZ build. BHB volunteers worked on 10 partial homes supporting local workforce housing at this build.
• Fuller Center for Housing (Mayfield-Graves Covenant Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2024Fuller Center for Housing, founded by Millard Fuller (founder of Habitat for Humanity), is the primary partner for the 2024 Mayfield, KY build. The national organization lent support to help the Mayfield Covenant Partner host the blitz build event. Blitz Home Builders' efforts directly help address the need for low cost housing and grow the philanthropic and volunteer bases.
• Show Me Central Habitat for Humanitypast coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner for the 2023 Columbia, MO build. Built 4 homes during this blitz build event.
• Lubbock Habitat for Humanitypast coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partner for the 2022 Lubbock, TX build. Built 3 homes during this blitz build event. 2020 Lubbock build was cancelled due to COVID-19.
• Helena Area Habitat for Humanitypast coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partner for the 2021 Helena, MT build. Built 4 homes during this blitz build event.
• Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanitypast coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner for the 2019 West Fargo, ND build. Built 3 homes during this blitz build event. This was also the hometown of BHB board member Danielle Stone.
• Morris Habitat For Humanitypast coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partner for the 2018 Morris, NJ build. Built 3 homes during the blitz build.
• Habitat for Humanity Hawaii Islandpast coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partner for 2017 Kailua-Kona, HI build. Built 5 homes as part of a 10-home blitz build, returning to the site of the 2012 build in celebration of 20 years of building homes in partnership with Habitat for Humanity.
• Honeywell International Inc.historicalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995Original founding partnership: In 1995, Honeywell established a partnership with Habitat for Humanity and built 24 homes over 5 years. The last Honeywell Blitz Build was in 2003. This partnership spawned the founding of Blitz Home Builders in 2004 by dedicated volunteers wanting to continue the annual blitz build tradition.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Project HOME: Philadelphia-based nonprofit producing affordable housing and supportive services through volunteer engagement and construction. Comparable in volunteer-driven affordable residential construction mission, though operating at a single regional scale.
• YouthBuild USA: Nonprofit engaging low-income youth in construction of affordable housing while providing education and job training. Comparable in combining volunteer/youth labor with affordable residential construction, though with a stronger workforce-development focus.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity International: Global nonprofit building affordable housing with volunteer labor through local affiliates — directly comparable mission and volunteer-driven construction model. BHB's primary and most frequent partner; vastly larger scale (~2,000+ affiliates worldwide) but same core operating model.
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) — Home Builders Care Foundation: Industry trade association's charitable arm coordinates volunteer home builds by professional builder associations for needy families. Comparable in mobilizing skilled construction volunteers to build homes for low-income recipients, though at a much broader industry-coordination scale.

Others

• Global Volunteers: Nonprofit facilitating volunteer service trips including home construction projects internationally. Comparable in mobilizing paying volunteers for short-duration residential construction builds, with broader international development scope.

Direct peers

• Homes For Our Troops: Nonprofit that builds specially adapted homes for severely injured post-9/11 veterans using volunteer labor and donated materials. Comparable volunteer-driven, sponsor-supported residential construction model, focused on a specific beneficiary segment.
• Rebuilding Together: National nonprofit that mobilizes volunteers to repair and rehabilitate homes for low-income families and seniors. Comparable in volunteer-driven residential construction focus, though centered on rehabilitation rather than new home construction.
• Fuller Center for Housing: Nonprofit founded by Habitat co-founder Millard Fuller, focused on building affordable homes with volunteer labor — BHB's other core partner. Operates with a similar affiliate model and volunteer-driven construction approach, making it the closest peer in mission and structure.
• SBP (formerly St. Bernard Project): Nonprofit focused on disaster recovery home rebuilding with volunteer labor. BHB's 2024 Mayfield, KY post-tornado build mirrors SBP's core mission of volunteer-driven post-disaster residential reconstruction, making it a directly comparable peer.

Regional players

• Pennsylvania Horticultural Society / Habitat Philadelphia Volunteer Programs: Comparable in mobilizing skilled and unskilled volunteers for residential/community construction projects for low-income beneficiaries. Regional focus and slightly different mission mix, but overlapping volunteer-construction operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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