UMCOR

What UMCOR does

UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) is the global humanitarian relief arm of The United Methodist Church, operated through the denomination's Global Ministries agency and headquartered at 458 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1940, UMCOR delivers disaster response and recovery, refugee and migrant support, environmental sustainability programming, and agriculture and food security initiatives through grants to United Methodist annual conferences, episcopal areas, and ecumenical partners worldwide. In 2025 the organization reported responding to 115 humanitarian crises (30 floods, 11 tropical storms, 6 tornadoes, 29 migration events, 7 mass violence/civil unrest events, and 5 fires) and directly touching approximately 267,976 lives through aid delivery.

The organization's service portfolio is structured as interconnected programs rather than a unified technology platform: UMCOR Disaster Response coordinates field grants; the UMCOR Supply Depot Network (including UMCOR Sager Brown) warehouses and ships relief supplies domestically; Relief Supply Kits and the Mustard Seed Migration Grant and Yambasu Agriculture Initiative provide targeted funding channels; the Creation Care Network supports environmental ministries; and The Advance serves as a donation platform connecting supporters to specific missionaries and projects. There is no proprietary technology product, no public API, and no AI/ML capability disclosed in the source data.

UMCOR is funded entirely through voluntary donations, including direct online giving, planned/estate gifts, special Sunday offerings, and grants from external humanitarian donors. It does not charge for services and operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity rather than a commercial entity; it has no equity owners, no VC backing, and no public shareholders. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, and the organization claims 100% of donations are directed to disaster response rather than overhead.

Name

UMCOR

Legal name

United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)

Website

https://umcor.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Short description

UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) is the global humanitarian relief arm of The United Methodist Church, delivering disaster response, refugee support, environmental, and food security programs through a worldwide network of annual conferences, ecumenical partners, and U.S. supply depots. Funded entirely by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Relief and Disaster Response Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Community Food Services (62421)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Disaster relief services
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Refugee assistance support
• Food security programs
• Disaster recovery grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: UMCOR operates as a humanitarian relief organization funded entirely through donations. The organization states that 100% of donations go directly to disaster response, with funds used for delivering essential supplies, debris removal support, and temporary shelter for displaced populations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UMCOR is the global humanitarian relief arm of The United Methodist Church, providing disaster response and recovery, migrant and refugee support, environmental sustainability programs, and agriculture and food security initiatives. It funds these activities through grants awarded to trusted partners including annual conferences, episcopal areas, ecumenical organizations, and NGOs, while operating relief supply depots and warehouses across the U.S. to rapidly deploy essential supplies.

Product overview

UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) is the global humanitarian relief arm of The United Methodist Church, operating as a unified humanitarian organization rather than a technology platform. The portfolio consists of interconnected programs including disaster response coordination, relief supply operations (UMCOR Supply Depot Network, UMCOR Sager Brown), grant programs (Mustard Seed Migration Grants, Yambasu Agriculture Initiative), and community networks (Creation Care Network). These programs work together through The Advance donation platform to deliver aid across 115+ worldwide humanitarian crises addressing floods, tropical storms, migration events, mass violence/civil unrest, and environmental needs. In 2025, UMCOR awarded 279 grants totaling $10.1 million and directly touched 267,976 lives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UMCOR Disaster Response

Quantifiable outcome

• 115 humanitarian crises addressed worldwide in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• UPA (Gaza Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUPA is a local partner in Gaza that distributes food to internally displaced people. UMCOR has funded grants to UPA for food distribution operations in Khan Younis and surrounding areas. The partnership exemplifies UMCOR's model of supporting trusted local organizations.
• Rio Texas Annual ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRio Texas Annual Conference received a long-term recovery grant from UMCOR to establish a Disaster Recovery program supporting flood-impacted communities. UMCOR continues to support the conference's response efforts through ongoing grants.
• Western North Carolina ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWestern North Carolina Conference received a grant from UMCOR to offset costs for those interested in expanding understanding of disaster ministry and becoming better equipped to aid recovery from Hurricane Helene.
• South Carolina ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth Carolina Conference received a grant from UMCOR for Hurricane Helene recovery support, including training for disaster ministry volunteers.
• South Georgia ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth Georgia Conference received a grant from UMCOR for Hurricane Helene recovery support and disaster ministry capacity building.
• Holston ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHolston Conference received a grant from UMCOR for Hurricane Helene recovery support and training for disaster response volunteers.
• East Congo Episcopal AreacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEast Congo Episcopal Area received a solidarity grant from UMCOR to support immediate needs of civilians displaced by the M23 rebel group escalation in Goma, DRC.
• United Methodist Churches in Surrounding Countries (Ukraine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Methodist churches in countries surrounding Ukraine have received grants from UMCOR to provide direct aid inside Ukraine since the February 2022 Russian invasion.
• Ecumenical Partners and NGOsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUMCOR works with ecumenical partners and non-governmental organizations worldwide to deliver aid. These partners include organizations in Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, and surrounding regions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Catholic Relief Services: Faith-based humanitarian relief and development organization with similar international footprint, disaster response focus, grant-based program model, and donor base — making it the closest denominational-affiliated counterpart to UMCOR.
• World Vision: Christian humanitarian organization with disaster response, refugee support, and food security programs; comparable faith-based fundraising model and similar international disaster response scope.
• Convoy of Hope: Faith-based humanitarian organization with disaster response and food distribution programs; comparable fundraising model (faith-based donors) and similar U.S. disaster response operations.
• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian aid and development organization with disaster response, migration, and food security programs; comparable multi-program portfolio and grant-distribution operating model.
• Church World Service: Faith-based humanitarian organization with refugee resettlement, disaster response, and food security programs; comparable ecumenical partnership model and similar scale.
• Direct Relief: Humanitarian medical aid organization operating a global supply distribution network; comparable operational model with warehouse/depot infrastructure and emergency response focus.
• American Red Cross: The largest U.S. humanitarian disaster relief organization; competes for similar donor dollars, operates parallel disaster response programs and supply depots, and responds to the same U.S. natural disasters (e.g., hurricanes, floods).
• Samaritan's Purse: Evangelical Christian humanitarian organization with rapid disaster response and supply distribution; competes for similar faith-based donor dollars and operates U.S. disaster response programs.
• International Rescue Committee: Humanitarian organization focused on refugees, conflict-zone response, and disaster recovery; directly comparable on migration and crisis response programming (Gaza, Ukraine, DRC).
• Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA): Faith-based humanitarian organization with disaster response, refugee support, and development programming; very similar denominational affiliation model and grant-based delivery approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/umcor
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@umcmission
• Facebookfacebook.com/UMCOR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/umcor

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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