The Dalton Foundation

What The Dalton Foundation does

The Dalton Foundation is a Christian faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1999 by A. Ray Dalton and Jan Dalton, headquartered in Twinsburg, Ohio. The foundation operates across four program verticals it calls its "Four Pillars of Care": reentry support for formerly incarcerated individuals, addiction recovery, healthcare (with an international focus on low-resource settings), and women and children services. It serves vulnerable populations through a collaborative investment strategy that funds vetted partner organizations rather than operating direct service programs, deliberately avoiding duplication of existing efforts.

The foundation's core technology stack centers on three interconnected platforms: relink.org (a coordination platform for understanding partner activity within strategic focus areas and geographies), relinkglobalhealth.org (a global health initiative platform), and relinkonline.com (a procurement platform for sourcing new, certified, and refurbished medical equipment tailored to low-resource care settings). It also operates the Haiti Health Network, which evolved from the Cap Haitien Health Network and convenes bi-monthly roundtables among Haitian healthcare leaders. Beyond software, the foundation maintains a small in-house biomedical function (staffed by an International Biomedical Coordinator and in-country bio-med professionals) to support equipment deployment and biomedical training at partner facilities.

The foundation does not run an open grant application process; instead it proactively offers funding to vetted partners aligned with its strategic areas, supplemented by unit-priced medical kits ($75 nurse kit, $125 physician kit) and donation-driven contributions. It works with hundreds of partners across the US (concentrated in Ohio), Haiti, Uganda, Nigeria, and Australia, including major organizations such as Direct Relief, OhioHealth, Akron Children's Hospital, Samaritan's Purse, and The Ohio State University, alongside government counterparts including ODRC and the Ohio Governor's Office of Faith Based Initiatives. With a lean staff of 1-10 employees and recent expansion activity (e.g., a June 2025 distribution to 15 healthcare facilities in Jeremie, Haiti), the foundation operates as a high-velocity grantmaking and coordination intermediary rather than a direct service provider.

Name

The Dalton Foundation

Legal name

The Dalton Foundation

Website

https://thedaltonfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Dalton Foundation is a Christian faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds vetted partners across reentry, addiction recovery, healthcare, and women and children services in the US, Haiti, Uganda, Nigeria, and Australia, coordinating impact through its relink technology platform ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

Keywords

• Nonprofit grantmaking
• Addiction recovery support
• Reentry program services
• Medical equipment sourcing
• Faith-based philanthropy

Headquarters

HQ city

Twinsburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that accepts financial donations from individuals and organizations to support its four pillars of care: addiction recovery, reentry, healthcare, and women & children.
2. Medical Equipment Sourcing Services: Through partnership with relinkonline.com, sources and provides high-quality new, certified, and refurbished medical equipment to healthcare facilities in low-resource settings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Dalton Foundation is a Christian faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds and partners with vetted organizations across four pillars of care: reentry services for formerly incarcerated individuals, addiction recovery programs, healthcare initiatives (including international medical equipment sourcing and biomedical training), and support for women and children. The foundation uses technology platforms (relink.org, relinkglobalhealth.org, and a partnership with relinkonline.com) to identify existing efforts and coordinate resource distribution to partners in the United States, Haiti, Uganda, Nigeria, and Australia.

Product overview

The Dalton Foundation operates a multi-platform technology ecosystem centered around three interconnected platforms: relink.org serves as the core coordination platform for healthcare facilities and resource tracking; relinkglobalhealth.org extends this capability internationally for global health initiatives; and relinkonline.com provides the procurement layer for sourcing medical equipment. These platforms support the foundation's Four Pillars of Care (Reentry, Women & Children, Healthcare, and Addiction Recovery) by facilitating technology-enabled partnerships and resource distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• relink.org: A key technology platform leveraged by The Dalton Foundation to understand work being done within strategic focus areas and geographic locations.
• relinkglobalhealth.org
• relinkonline.com
• Haiti Health Network

Products and services

• Reentry Programs Program pillar supporting individuals returning from incarceration with reintegration services, delivered through vetted nonprofit partners in Ohio and other locations.
• Women & Children Programs Program pillar providing support services for women and children who have lost homes, parents, or need other support, delivered through vetted nonprofit partners including Zelie's Home.
• Healthcare Initiatives Program pillar focused on international healthcare initiatives, including medical equipment modernization, standardization, biomedical training, and distribution to healthcare facilities in low-resource settings.
• Addiction Recovery Programs Program pillar supporting individuals struggling with addiction to achieve recovery, delivered through vetted nonprofit partners such as Greater Than Heroin and Broken Chains Ministries.

Quantifiable outcome

• On June 10, 2025, 15 local healthcare facilities received vital medical tools in Jeremie, Grand'Anse, Haiti

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

35 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Cap Haitien Health NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare network serving Cap Haitien, Haiti. Key partner in healthcare delivery network coordination.
• Hope SmilescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare organization operating in Haiti, Uganda, and US. Provides healthcare delivery services.
• Haitien Christian OutreachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian organization based in Peredo, Haiti providing humanitarian services.
• St Luke's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital in Port au Prince, Haiti serving local communities.
• St Damien's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric hospital (Petit Friars e soeurs) in Port au Prince, Haiti.
• St. Boniface HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital in Fond de Blanc, Haiti.
• EGBE HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital in Nigeria serving local population.
• Hospital Bienfaisance de PignoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital in Pignon, Haiti. Evenel Osias serves as Site Manager for Material Management and Biomedical Equipment Department.
• Haiti Health NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHaiti Health Network hosts bi-monthly online roundtable meetings with healthcare leaders and professionals. Expansion of Cap Haitien Health Network.
• relink MedicalcoreTechnology or IntegrationMedical equipment sourcing partner providing high-quality new, certified, and refurbished medical equipment.
• reLink MedicalcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology platform for sourcing medical equipment tailored to low-resource care settings.
• Direct ReliefmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational humanitarian medical aid organization working in Haiti.
• Ohio HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare system based in Ohio, US.
• Akron Children's HospitalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's hospital in Akron, Ohio.
• Samaritan's PursemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Christian humanitarian organization based in Boone, NC.
• True Freedom MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReentry services organization in Cleveland, Ohio.
• Greater Than HeroincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAddiction recovery organization serving Northern Ohio.
• Broken Chains MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAddiction recovery and reentry ministry based in Akron, Ohio.
• New Destiny Treatment CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTreatment center in Clinton, Ohio providing recovery services.
• Lower Lights MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry in Columbus, Ohio providing support services.
• The Ohio State UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for reentry and recovery initiatives in Columbus, Ohio.
• Ohio Governor Mike Dewine's Office of Faith Based InitiativesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government partnership for faith-based initiatives in Columbus, Ohio.
• ODRCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOhio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction partnership for reentry services.
• Vitamin AngelscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization providing vitamin supplementation in Haiti.
• Zelie's HomecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization serving women and children in Cleveland, Ohio.
• Build Health InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare infrastructure organization based in Boston, MA.
• Konbit SantecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partnership organization in Haiti.
• Haiti Biomedical SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationBiomedical solutions provider in Haiti.
• MDF InstrumentscoreTechnology or IntegrationMedical equipment supplier based in US.
• Innovating Health InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare innovation organization in Tabarre, Haiti.
• Primary Care HaiticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary healthcare organization in Haiti.
• Worldwide Biomedical CharitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorldwide biomedical charitable organization providing medical equipment support.
• New Hope HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital in Plain du Nord, Haiti.
• Access Medical SuppliescoreTechnology or IntegrationMedical supplies provider in Haiti.
• EUGESA Medical EquipmentcoreTechnology or IntegrationMedical equipment company in Haiti.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Direct Relief: International humanitarian medical aid organization providing medical equipment and supplies to underserved health facilities. Direct Relief is an explicit Major partner of The Dalton Foundation and operates in overlapping geographies, particularly Haiti.
• Vitamin Angels: Global nonprofit providing nutritional support to underserved mothers and children, with active Haiti programs. A core partner; comparable in faith-aligned, partner-led global health delivery.
• Build Health International: Healthcare infrastructure organization based in Boston that builds and equips medical facilities in low-resource settings. A Major partner; closely comparable on biomedical equipment deployment and capacity-building in Haiti.
• Konbit Sante: Maine-based nonprofit supporting healthcare capacity in Haiti's Cap-Haïtien region. A core partner; comparable in mission, geography, and partnership-based model.
• Hope Smiles: Nonprofit delivering healthcare (including dental) in Haiti, Uganda, and the US. A core partner of The Dalton Foundation; mirrors the foundation's multi-country healthcare delivery model.
• Samaritan's Purse: International Christian humanitarian organization delivering medical aid, disaster relief, and community programs. Listed as a Major partner; shares the faith-based orientation and global health equipment distribution model.

Broad incumbents

• Partners In Health: Large global health nonprofit operating hospitals and clinics in low-resource settings, including Haiti. Comparable mission in healthcare access for the poor; broader scale and deeper clinical footprint.
• Americares: Large international health-focused humanitarian aid organization distributing medicines and medical supplies worldwide. Comparable in medical aid distribution model to underserved health facilities.
• Catholic Relief Services: Large faith-based international humanitarian agency active in Haiti, Uganda, and Nigeria. Comparable faith-rooted global health and community development programming, with substantially greater scale.

Emerging players

• reLink Medical: Medical equipment lifecycle company providing redeployment of surplus hospital equipment. A Core technology partner; directly comparable on the medical equipment sourcing/redistribution model that underpins relinkonline.com.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thedaltonfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-dalton-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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