Rehema Home US

What Rehema Home US does

Rehema Home US (legally Rehema Home US Fundraising, Inc.) is the US-based fundraising arm of Rehema Home, a Kenyan-founded nonprofit established in 1998 that cares for more than 100 orphaned and abandoned children in Kenya. The US entity, headquartered at a remote mailing address in Rochester, NY with 1-10 employees, mobilizes charitable donations, child sponsorships, mission trips, and legacy giving to fund the Kenyan home's operations including shelter, food, education, medical care, and emotional support. The organization differentiates itself as a Kenyan-led initiative rather than a Western-run charity, and accepts children regardless of health status.

The business model is donation-based with no product or service pricing. Revenue streams include recurring child sponsorships, one-time and recurring general donations, M-Pesa mobile money contributions from Kenyan supporters (PayBill 901445), and legacy/estate giving. Donation processing is handled through Zeffy, a zero-fee donor platform that maximizes the share of gifts reaching the home. Distribution relies on a self-serve website, email newsletter (Tangazo), organic social media (Instagram, Facebook), and in-person mission/homecoming trips that serve as both engagement and fundraising levers.

There is no proprietary technology underpinning the operation. The organization runs a Squarespace website, a Constant Contact newsletter, and integrates with Zeffy and M-Pesa for payments. Go-to-market is community- and event-led, leveraging testimonials from sponsors, volunteers, and board members to build trust, deepen donor commitment through visits, and convert trip participants into long-term financial supporters. The primary customer segment is individual donors and child sponsors motivated by faith-based and charitable giving.

Name

Rehema Home US

Legal name

Rehema Home US Fundraising, Inc.

Website

https://rehemahome.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rehema Home US is a Rochester, NY-based nonprofit fundraising arm that supports Rehema Home's care for 100+ orphaned and abandoned children in Kenya through donations, child sponsorships, mission trips, and legacy giving.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Orphan Care Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Orphan care services
• Child sponsorship programs
• Nonprofit fundraising
• Charitable donations
• Mission trip programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Sponsorships: Rehema Home generates revenue through charitable donations from individuals, including one-time gifts, recurring donations, and child sponsorship programs. Sponsors support individual children but donations benefit the entire home.
2. M-Pesa Mobile Money: Kenyan supporters can donate via M-Pesa mobile money service using PayBill number 901445.
3. Legacy Giving: Donors can include Rehema Home as a beneficiary in their wills or estate planning.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rehema Home US is the US fundraising arm (Rehema Home US Fundraising, Inc.) for Rehema Home, a Kenyan nonprofit that rescues and provides permanent care for orphaned and abandoned children in Kenya. The organization offers child sponsorship programs, general and recurring donations, volunteer engagement opportunities in early education and the arts, and homecoming mission trips for sponsors.

Product overview

Rehema Home US is a charitable nonprofit organization (not a technology company) that operates as a Kenyan organization founded in 1998 to care for orphaned and abandoned children in Kenya. The organization offers a portfolio of donation-based programs including child sponsorship, general giving, and home support initiatives. Related programs include homecoming trips for sponsors to visit Kenya and volunteer opportunities in education, arts, and construction. Communication is maintained through the Tangazo newsletter.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Child Sponsorship Program allowing individual donors to sponsor orphaned or abandoned children at Rehema Home, providing ongoing support for their care, education, and development.
• General Giving One-time or recurring monetary donations to support Rehema Home's programs and ongoing operations across all children and homes.
• Support Our Home Donations supporting ongoing operational rhythms of Rehema Home such as meals and fuel, benefiting all children rather than individual sponsorship.
• The Acacia Project Specific fundraising initiative focused on targeted support for Rehema Home's mission.
• Homecoming Trips Visit programs for child sponsors to experience Rehema Home firsthand, including sightseeing around Kenya and direct engagement with the children.
• Volunteer Program Opportunities for volunteers to help at Rehema Home, including early education, literacy, music, art, drama, sports, and construction activities.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ZeffycoreTechnology or IntegrationZeffy is a zero-fee donor platform that Rehema Home has transitioned to for processing donations. Donors can give without transaction fees, with the fee amount selectable as $0.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Africa New Life Ministries: US-headquartered nonprofit supporting orphaned and vulnerable children in Rwanda through sponsorship and holistic care programs — a near-identical model to Rehema Home but in a different East African country.
• Children's HopeChest: US-based nonprofit focused on child sponsorship and community development in Eastern Europe and Africa, with mission-trip engagement models. Directly comparable in sponsorship-driven funding and donor trip conversion mechanics.
• Watoto Child Care Ministries: Ugandan-based nonprofit operating residential children's homes, child sponsorship, and volunteer missions across East Africa — directly comparable to Rehema Home's model of caring for orphaned children in an African setting with US fundraising and mission trip engagement.
• Children of the Nations: Nonprofit operating residential care and sponsorship programs for orphaned and abandoned children in multiple African countries, including volunteer mission trips — closely matches Rehema Home's operating and fundraising model.
• Amazima Ministries: US-headquartered nonprofit supporting orphaned children and education in East Africa (Uganda), with sponsorship programs and short-term mission trips — directly comparable mission, geography, and donor-engagement model.

Broad incumbents

• Holt International: Established US-based child welfare and adoption organization with international programs across multiple developing countries. Comparable in child-welfare mission and US-anchored fundraising, though broader in scope (including adoption services).
• Compassion International: One of the largest child sponsorship organizations globally, operating a near-identical model of recurring child sponsorship tied to in-country care for children in developing countries. Comparable to Rehema Home US in core mechanism (sponsorship + letter updates), but vastly larger in scale and geographic reach.
• World Vision: Large international child-focused humanitarian organization with sponsorship programs operating across multiple African and developing countries. Directly comparable to Rehema Home in mission (child welfare, sponsorship-based funding), with broader portfolio and institutional funding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/rehemahome
• Instagraminstagram.com/rehemahome
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rehema-home-us

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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