Stronghold Rescue & Relief

What Stronghold Rescue & Relief does

Stronghold Rescue & Relief is a 501(c)(3) non-profit humanitarian organization founded in 2018 and headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. It delivers frontline emergency medical care, refugee protection operations, and humanitarian relief (food, water, shelter) in active conflict zones, with Burma identified as the primary 2024 theater and additional operations in Afghanistan and South America. Its operating model is built around a combat-veteran workforce drawn primarily from US Navy SEALs and Army Rangers, founded by former Navy SEAL Ephraim Mattos. The organization distinguishes itself from generic humanitarian NGOs through its "Charity With Dignity" framework, which emphasizes training local populations for self-sufficiency rather than sustaining aid dependency.

Name

Stronghold Rescue & Relief

Legal name

Stronghold Rescue & Relief

Website

https://strongholdrescue.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Evacuation, Shelter, Mass Care & Family Reunification (HLAJAGAG), Civilian Protection & Stabilization Operations (BPADAFAF)

Keywords

• Emergency medical services
• Humanitarian aid
• Refugee protection
• Conflict zone rescue
• Emergency medical training

Headquarters

HQ city

Menomonee Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: Individual micro-donations from supporters; 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with EIN 83-2711117. Donations are 100% tax-deductible. Supporters contribute small monthly amounts rather than large sums.
2. Community-Based Monthly Support: Growing community of monthly supporters ensures financial stability for planning and operations. Funded through recurring micro-donations.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stronghold Rescue & Relief is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that deploys small teams of US special operations combat veterans into active conflict zones to deliver frontline emergency medical care, high-risk casualty evacuations, refugee extractions, humanitarian aid, and emergency medical training. Its primary geographic focus is Burma, where it supports ethnic minority tribes facing the Burma Army through the 'Charity With Dignity' framework that enables local communities to build self-sustaining response capabilities.

Product overview

Stronghold Rescue & Relief operates as a unified humanitarian response organization consisting of three interconnected service areas: Emergency Medicine Services (providing frontline medical care, casualty evacuations, and medical training), Refugee Protection Services (conducting extractions, security escorts, and implementing creative security solutions), and Humanitarian Relief (delivering aid and emergency medical support). The organization embeds a 'Charity With Dignity' framework across all operations, enabling local communities to build self-sustaining response capabilities rather than creating long-term dependency. A newsletter subscription service provides ongoing communication with supporters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Medicine Services Provides direct medical care from conflict zone frontlines, casualty evacuations to definitive care, and medical training programs ranging from basic bleeding control to TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care) certification. Serves wounded civilians, local medical personnel, and volunteers in active conflict zones.
• Refugee Protection Services Conducts covert extractions for targeted individuals and families, provides security escort for refugee groups, and develops creative solutions including early warning communications networks in areas with no communications infrastructure. Serves persecuted individuals, ethnic minorities facing genocide, and refugee populations in conflict zones.
• Humanitarian Relief Provides humanitarian aid, medical support, and emergency medical training to persecuted communities in conflict zones. Encompasses the delivery of supplies, ambulance services, and field medical mentorship to local responders.
• Charity With Dignity Program Organizes, trains, and enables teams of locals to provide medical care and conduct their own rescue and relief operations with minimal outside help, promoting long-term community self-sufficiency rather than aid dependency.
• Monthly Newsletter Subscription Monthly email newsletter providing updates on Stronghold's missions, activities, and impact through video content and written reports. A free communication service for supporters and the general public.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• International Medical Corps: Global humanitarian organization delivering emergency medical services and training in conflict and disaster settings. Comparable to Stronghold's frontline medical care and training programs, though operating at much larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Mercy Corps: Large humanitarian NGO working in conflict zones on protection, humanitarian aid, and community resilience. Overlaps with Stronghold's refugee protection, humanitarian relief, and resilience-building work, though Mercy Corps operates at significantly larger scale and broader development scope.
• Relief International: Humanitarian NGO providing emergency relief, health services, and protection in conflict-affected countries. Comparable to Stronghold's humanitarian relief and emergency medical training activities, with broader geographic footprint and institutional donor base.
• Direct Relief: Humanitarian medical aid organization providing emergency medical supplies and support to conflict and disaster zones. Comparable supply-side mission to Stronghold's medical support work, though Direct Relief focuses on物资 provision rather than frontline tactical operations.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Neutral humanitarian organization protecting civilians in armed conflict, including medical care, evacuations, and family reunification. Overlaps with Stronghold's refugee protection, casualty evacuation, and civilian-focused work but at a vastly larger global scale.
• Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Global medical humanitarian organization providing emergency medical care in conflict zones. Much larger and broader portfolio, but directly comparable to Stronghold's emergency medicine, casualty evacuation, and TCCC-adjacent training work in active conflict areas.

Direct peers

• Team Rubicon: Veteran-led nonprofit that deploys former military personnel for disaster response and humanitarian relief. Closely comparable to Stronghold's veteran-staffed model, though Team Rubicon focuses primarily on natural disaster response in domestic and select international locations rather than active combat zones.
• Global Rescue: Provides medical evacuation, security extraction, and emergency response services in high-risk and conflict-affected regions. Directly comparable to Stronghold's high-risk medevac and refugee extraction operations, though primarily commercial rather than donation-funded.

Regional players

• Hope for the Warriors: US-based veteran-support nonprofit addressing combat stress, family support, and veteran transition. Less operationally comparable, but shares the veteran-led nonprofit DNA and donor base overlap (military-affiliated supporters).

Emerging players

• Crisis Response Group: Veteran-led organization providing humanitarian aid and emergency response in conflict zones. Closely comparable operational model to Stronghold — small veteran teams conducting frontline relief — though typically focused on Ukraine and Eastern Europe rather than Burma/Afghanistan.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/p/DL-F9HLu7q6
• Xx.com/strongholdresc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strongholdrescue

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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