COGIC Charities

What COGIC Charities does

COGIC Charities is the philanthropic arm of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States, founded in 1907 by Bishop Charles Harrison Mason. The organization operates as a private nonprofit subsidiary of Church of God in Christ, Inc., headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, and runs four core program verticals: disaster relief, scholarships for students, community unity initiatives, and special programming. Its addressable constituency spans an estimated 6.5 million adherents across 12,000+ congregations in 63 countries, providing a pre-built distribution network that no independent nonprofit could replicate.

Revenue is generated entirely through charitable contributions rather than fees or pricing, with donations accepted via an online Clover-powered portal, the Givelify mobile app, SMS text-to-give (text COGIC to 28950), and mail. The organization's go-to-market motion is community-led: members are reached through the COGIC Mobile App with push notifications, COGIC TV On Demand streaming (Vimeo-hosted), social media (Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube), email newsletters, and major annual conventions including the International AIM Convention, Momentum Conference, and Holy Convocation. There is no commercial pricing model; charitable services are funded entirely through donations, member contributions, and select corporate partnerships such as Thrivent (financial education, June 2026) and America's Christian Credit Union (preferred credit union partner).

The underlying technology stack is digital-communications-oriented rather than AI- or data-driven, comprising the COGIC Mobile App, COGIC TV On Demand streaming, and third-party donation integrations (Givelify, Clover). Recent strategic activity (2024-2026) shows programmatic expansion into financial education via Thrivent, foster-care transitional housing via the Tennessee Department of Children Services, and workforce re-entry employment via Waste Management — indicating a broadening scope from traditional disaster relief and scholarships into sustained capacity-building and public-sector adjacent services.

Name

COGIC Charities

Legal name

COGIC Charities

Website

https://cogic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1907

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

COGIC Charities is the philanthropic arm of the Church of God in Christ, the largest U.S. Pentecostal denomination. It delivers disaster relief, scholarships, community programs, and special programming to an estimated 6.5 million members across 12,000+ congregations in 63 countries, funded entirely through donations and partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Charity Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG)

Keywords

• Religious charity services
• Disaster relief programs
• Scholarship funding
• Faith-based nonprofit
• Community outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Memphis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: COGIC Charities generates revenue through charitable donations from members and supporters. Contributions are collected via online donation portal (credit/debit cards), Givelify mobile app, text-to-give (text COGIC to 28950), and mail-in donations to the World Headquarters in Memphis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

COGIC Charities is the philanthropic arm of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), a major Pentecostal denomination. It delivers disaster relief support, scholarship opportunities for students, community unity programs, and special humanitarian programming. The organization accepts charitable contributions from members and supporters and distributes aid through the COGIC network of more than 12,000 congregations across 63 countries.

Product overview

COGIC Charities is a charitable organization operating as a subsidiary of the Church Of God In Christ. It functions as a philanthropic entity rather than a technology product or platform. Its primary offerings include disaster relief programs, scholarship opportunities for students, community unity initiatives, and special programming. The organization accepts donations through its website and manages various humanitarian aid initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• COGIC Charities

Quantifiable outcome

• 140,000 views achieved during Breakthrough Prayers virtual prayer event across multiple countries including Kenya, India, Pakistan, Brazil, UK, Jamaica, and Bahamas

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ThriventcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026COGIC and Thrivent have entered a multi-year partnership to advance financial education across the denomination. Through this collaboration, more than 12,000 COGIC churches and their members will have access to financial education workshops, generosity initiatives, and charitable giving support including matched giving and a future endowment. The partnership provides a virtual, faith-based financial education curriculum to COGIC members and aims to strengthen stewardship across the denomination.
• Waste Management (WM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaste Management partners with COGIC to train and employ formerly incarcerated individuals at a living wage, as part of Presiding Bishop J. Drew Sheard's humanitarian initiatives.
• Tennessee Governor Bill Lee / Tennessee Department of Children Services / Shelby County Department of Children ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2024, Bishop Sheard formed an innovative partnership with Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and state/local Departments of Children Services to provide transitional housing for juveniles entering the foster care system.
• America's Christian Credit Union (ACCU)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAmerica's Christian Credit Union is the preferred credit union of COGIC. Members of COGIC automatically qualify for membership with ACCU, which has been providing financial services to Christian individuals and ministries for over 65 years.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Givelify: Mobile giving platform used by COGIC Charities for digital donations. Relevant as the underlying technology provider enabling much of COGIC Charities' digital fundraising infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Samaritan's Purse: Evangelical Christian humanitarian organization specializing in disaster relief (including the well-known Operation Christmas Child). Comparable to COGIC Charities as a Pentecostal/evangelically-aligned disaster relief and community aid organization.
• Convoy of Hope: Faith-based humanitarian organization delivering disaster relief, food distribution, and community outreach, often partnering with local churches. Directly comparable model of church-network-driven charitable distribution.
• Catholic Charities USA: The official charitable arm of the U.S. Catholic Church, providing disaster relief, social services, and refugee support through a network of diocesan agencies. Closely analogous to COGIC Charities as the philanthropic extension of a large denomination.
• Salvation Army: One of the largest faith-based charitable organizations globally, delivering disaster relief, social services, and community programming through a federated structure. Directly comparable as a Christian denomination-affiliated humanitarian operation with broad U.S. and international reach.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity International: Faith-inspired nonprofit building affordable housing through volunteer and partner networks, including extensive church involvement. Comparable in faith-rooted, volunteer-network-driven charitable programming.
• World Vision U.S. Large Christian humanitarian organization focused on international disaster relief, child sponsorship, and community development. Comparable in faith-based humanitarian scope, though significantly larger and more internationally focused than COGIC Charities.
• American Red Cross: The dominant U.S. disaster relief organization with federal government partnership and large-scale humanitarian response capability. Comparable as a large-scale disaster relief and emergency assistance provider, though secular and not denomination-affiliated.

Emerging players

• United Negro College Fund (UNCF): The leading African-American scholarship and educational support organization, providing funding to students and member colleges. Strongly comparable as a Black-community-focused scholarship provider serving a similar demographic.

Regional players

• National Association of Christian Ministers: Pentecostal/Charismatic clergy association providing credentialing, networking, and ministry support to ministers. Comparable as a Pentecostal-aligned institutional body serving a partly overlapping membership base with COGIC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/cogicislive
• YouTubeyoutube.com/churchofgodinchrist
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChurchOfGodInChrist
• Instagraminstagram.com/officialcogic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/churchofgodinchrist

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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