The Anglican Relief And Development Fund

What The Anglican Relief And Development Fund does

The Anglican Relief and Development Fund (ARDF) is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2004 and headquartered in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. The organization functions as a grants-making entity that channels donations from individual supporters, monthly "Proven Partners," legacy/estate gifts, corporate matching programs, and co-funders (e.g., Yissah Family Foundation) into Anglican church-led relief and development projects. International grants operate across six sectors — economic empowerment, education, food security, health, ministry capacity, and water — and are submitted by Anglican dioceses in more than 40 countries (including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, DRC, South Sudan, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Burundi, Ghana, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Angola, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Chile, Paraguay, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, and Israel). All project proposals above $60,000 undergo independent third-party research, and the largest are approved by a Global Council of Anglican leaders from the Global South.

In parallel, ARDF operates a Domestic Disaster Response Network that coordinates mission trips, trailers, warehouses, and grant funding across more than 1,200 ACNA churches in the United States, in partnership with the North American Lutheran Church, Adventures in Missions, and Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders. Its sub-brand KCEP (Kenya Children Education Program) operates Tumaini Academy, St. Andrew's High School for Boys (opened 2022), and the Educate for Hope scholarship fund through the Diocese of Marsabit. ARDF-Canada and ARDF-Australia act as regional affiliates for cross-border tax-receipted giving.

Revenue mechanics are donation-driven with a transparent 10% administrative fee assessed on designated project donations to cover operations, communications, donor support, and project management. The organization holds ECFA accreditation, a Candid (GuideStar) Transparency Seal, and a four-star Charity Navigator rating (2026). It does not sell products or services, has no proprietary technology stack beyond off-the-shelf fundraising tools (Salsalabs, Double the Donation, Vimeo), and has 1–10 employees led by Brian Stewart (Director of Domestic Disaster Response), Kelli Hample (Director of Development), and Vanessa Hines (Director of International Programs).

Name

The Anglican Relief And Development Fund

Legal name

The Anglican Relief and Development Fund

Website

https://ardf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Anglican Relief and Development Fund is a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2004 that channels donations into Anglican church-led relief and development projects across 40+ countries and a domestic disaster response network serving 1,200+ ACNA churches.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Community Development

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• International development grants
• Disaster relief funding
• Faith-based humanitarian aid
• Community development programs
• Church-to-church matching grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Ambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. General Donations: General donations go to where they are needed most, supporting relief and development work. Donors can give to General Relief Fund (for any relief event) or General Development Fund (for any development project).
2. Designated Project Donations: Donors can designate gifts to specific projects or relief events. All gifts are used as designated, except if a project becomes over-funded, then funds are applied to similar projects or where needed most.
3. Proven Partners (Monthly Giving): Monthly recurring donors contribute to support ARDF's ongoing operations and responsiveness to partner needs.
4. Administrative Fees: ARDF assesses a 10% administrative fee on all donations designated for development projects or relief efforts to support ongoing operations, communications, donor support, and project management expenses.
5. Legacy Giving: Bequests in wills, gifts of stocks/securities, charitable trusts or DAFs, retirement assets, and life insurance donations.
6. Employer Matching Gifts: Corporate matching gift programs where employers match employee donations to ARDF.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ARDF is a faith-based nonprofit grant-making organization that channels donations to Anglican churches and dioceses worldwide for community development projects and disaster relief. It funds international development grants across six sectors (education, health, food security, water, economic empowerment, and ministry capacity), provides matching church-to-church grants, and operates a domestic disaster response network in the United States. Donations are received through one-time gifts, monthly recurring giving (Proven Partners), legacy giving, employer matching, and stock donations, with a 10% administrative fee retained on designated project gifts.

Product overview

ARDF is a faith-based humanitarian organization operating as a fund that connects Anglican churches with resources for relief and development work. The organization functions as a grants-making entity rather than a traditional tech product company. Its core offerings include International Development Grants and Church to Church Grants for sustainable community projects, Disaster Relief Funding for immediate and long-term recovery, and Domestic Disaster Response including mission trips, trailers, and warehouses. Related programs include the Kenya Christian Education Partnership (KCEP) with Tumaini Academy and St. Andrew's High School for Boys, Proven Partners monthly giving, Legacy Giving options, and Employer Matching Gifts. The organization also manages General Relief and Development Funds, with 10% administrative fees on donations. No technology product, API, or AI capabilities are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KCEP: Kenya Children Education Program - creates an environment of hope, opportunity, and advancement in Northern Kenya by partnering to build, operate, and sustain exemplary private schools supporting a Christian worldview through the Anglican Diocese of Marsabit.
• General Relief Fund
• General Development Fund

Products and services

• International Development Grants Grant funding provided to Anglican dioceses and churches outside North America for community development projects across six sectors: economic empowerment, education, food security, health, ministry capacity, and water. Projects must be locally designed, undergo independent third-party research, and include sustainability plans. Largest projects are approved by a Global Council of Anglican leaders.
• Church-to-Church Grants Matching grants for ACNA churches in the United States that partner with Anglican churches overseas for community development projects. Designed to foster and enhance existing partnerships between North American and international Anglican churches.
• Disaster Relief Funding Funds awarded to churches and non-profits providing relief to communities after disasters. Supports both immediate aid and long-term recovery efforts domestically and internationally, including responses to natural disasters, conflicts, and epidemic outbreaks.
• Domestic Disaster Response Network ARDF's domestic disaster response network supports ACNA churches in the US with mission trips, trailer deployment, warehouse facilities, and funding for disaster recovery. Includes Regional Disaster Response Coordinators and partnerships with Adventures in Missions, Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders, and NALC.
• Proven Partners (Monthly Giving Program) Monthly recurring donation program where donors contribute regularly to support ARDF's ongoing relief and development operations and responsiveness to partner needs.
• Legacy Giving Program Planned giving program offering bequests in wills, gifts of stocks and securities, charitable trusts, donor-advised funds (DAFs), retirement assets, and life insurance donations.
• Employer Matching Gifts Program Program enabling donors to have their employers match charitable donations to ARDF, doubling the impact of gifts. Uses Double the Donation lookup tool integrated on the ARDF website.
• Kenya Christian Education Partnership (KCEP) Program creating an environment of hope, opportunity, and advancement in Northern Kenya through exemplary private schools supporting a Christian worldview. Operates Tumaini Academy (pre-school/primary), St. Andrew's High School for Boys, and high school scholarships in partnership with the Diocese of Marsabit.
• Hitch-A-Trailer-And-Go Program Matching grant program providing 50% of trailer cost for ACNA churches positioned to respond to natural disasters. Includes graphic package for mission and ministry work.
• Disaster Response Warehouse Program Grants available for organizations positioned to build, procure, or renovate spaces for storage and staging of disaster response supplies.
• Domestic Disaster Response Mission Trips Volunteer mission trips to disaster-affected areas in the United States, including Hurricane Helene recovery (North Carolina), California Wildfire Relief (Altadena), and Texas Flood Relief. Includes trips for various age groups with different partner organizations.
• General Relief Fund Unrestricted fund enabling ARDF to respond quickly to disaster relief needs. Donations can be designated for general relief and are tracked for specific appeals.
• General Development Fund Fund supporting international development projects across six sectors: economic empowerment, education, food security, health, ministry capacity, and water. Funds can be applied to any development project at ARDF's discretion.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of lives transformed since 2004
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Anglican Church in North America (ACNA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACNA is ARDF's primary domestic partner for the disaster response network. With over 1,200 churches, ACNA provides the organizational structure for domestic disaster response coordination, mission trips, and church-to-church grant programs.
• North American Lutheran Church (NALC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNALC is a partner in the Domestic Disaster Response Network, collaborating on disaster response efforts within the US church community.
• Adventures in Missions (AIM)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAIM partners with ARDF for domestic disaster response mission trips, providing volunteer teams for recovery efforts such as Hurricane Helene response.
• Fuller Center Disaster ReBuildersmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFuller Center partners with ARDF for disaster response mission trips, focusing on new construction homes in affected areas.
• Protect My MinistryminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProtect My Ministry provides background checks required for Disaster Response Mission Trips. They offer special discounts to churches signing up through ARDF.
• Rolling Fork RisingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Domestic Disaster Response Network, supporting community recovery efforts.
• Yissah Family FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funder with ARDF for the secondary school project in Nkhotakota, Malawi. Partnership example of foundation collaboration for development projects.
• ARDF-AustraliamajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorARDF-Australia partners with ARDF-US to channel relief funds, particularly for Sri Lanka relief efforts through the Diocese of Kurunagala.
• Anglican Dioceses WorldwidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARDF works with Anglican dioceses in over 40 countries as implementing partners for development projects and relief efforts. Examples include Diocese of Marsabit (Kenya), Diocese of Goma (DRC), Diocese of Kagera (Tanzania), Diocese of Mukono (Uganda), Diocese of Lake Malawi, and many others.
• Diocese of MarsabitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary partner for the Kenya Christian Education Program (KCEP), operating Tumaini Academy and St. Andrew's High School for Boys in Northern Kenya.
• Candid (GuideStar)minorOthersCharity evaluator and accountability organization that provides the Candid Transparency Seal for ARDF.
• Charity NavigatorminorOthersNation's largest charity evaluator organization that has awarded ARDF a four-star rating.
• Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)minorOthersECFA provides accreditation for evangelical organizations meeting financial standards and accountability requirements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Convoy of Hope: Faith-based humanitarian organization providing disaster relief, food distribution, and community outreach. Closely comparable in faith-rooted disaster response operations and church partnership model.
• World Relief: International humanitarian organization that mobilizes churches to serve refugees, the poor, and disaster-affected communities. Closely comparable to ARDF in channeling relief through church partnerships globally.
• Church World Service: Faith-based humanitarian agency working through member denominations to deliver disaster relief and sustainable development. Comparable mission and church-network distribution model, though at significantly larger scale.
• Episcopal Relief & Development: The relief and development arm of The Episcopal Church (part of the Anglican Communion). Operates the same church-network grantmaking model for disaster relief, sustainable development, and faith-based humanitarian work globally, making it the closest functional peer to ARDF.
• Baptist Global Response: International humanitarian arm of the Baptist World Alliance, channeling relief and development through Baptist church networks worldwide. Highly comparable denomination-rooted humanitarian model.
• Nazarene Compassionate Ministries: Holistic ministries arm of the Church of the Nazarene funding relief, child development, and sustainability programs through local church networks globally. Comparable church-anchored grantmaking model.
• Lutheran World Relief: Humanitarian and development organization affiliated with Lutheran churches globally, supporting disaster response and community development. ARDF already partners with the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) on domestic disaster response, indicating direct mission overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Relief Services: Official international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic Church, running large-scale relief and development programs in 100+ countries. Comparable mission and church-network fundraising, though at vastly larger scale.
• Samaritan's Purse: Large evangelical humanitarian organization providing disaster relief, medical care, and community development worldwide. Far larger than ARDF but highly comparable in faith-rooted disaster response and church-based donor mobilization.
• Habitat for Humanity International: Faith-based nonprofit focused on housing and disaster rebuilding. ARDF's domestic disaster response partners include Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders, indicating shared faith-based construction and recovery niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/ardf
• Facebookfacebook.com/anglicanaid
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/american-tap-dance-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/ardfworldwide

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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