Freedom Promise

What Freedom Promise does

Freedom's Promise is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2007 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, that operates anti-trafficking prevention programs in Cambodia and Myanmar. Its work is structured around the proprietary T.H.R.I.V.E. model — six interconnected pillars (Trafficking Awareness, Healthcare, Restoration through Christ, Income Opportunities, Vocational Training, and Education) — designed to address root causes of human trafficking through holistic community development rather than rescue or intervention. Programs are delivered through direct field operations, including 68 medical clinics serving over 14,000 patients, vocational training, a Pre-K–12 school, youth soccer outreach, dignified employment pathways, and the Transformation Broadcast media program, all executed in partnership with local churches, pastors, and indigenous leaders.

The organization's technology footprint is intentionally minimal and mission-aligned rather than technology-driven: a Wix-based website, the Kindful online donation platform for fundraising, and standard social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube) for awareness and donor engagement. There is no disclosed proprietary software, AI/ML capability, or digital product surface. Programs rely on human-led service delivery, with a 14-person leadership team split between U.S. operations and Cambodia-based field leadership (including a National Director, Cambodia).

Freedom's Promise monetizes exclusively through charitable contributions. Revenue streams include one-time donations via the Kindful platform and check/mail, recurring monthly giving through the Promise Partner program ($25–$250/month tiers), planned giving (wills, trusts, annuities, bequests), and stock/corporate gifts. A small roster of named corporate partners — CRC Group, ProVenture, Bojangles — and the Sis and James Brown Foundation provide supplementary institutional support. Donor acquisition combines digital channels, annual events such as Freedom in the Field, church partnerships, and high-touch experiential products including ~$4,000 Cambodia outreach trips. The organization is governed by a board chaired by Co-Chairman David Sadler and is ECFA-accredited for financial accountability.

Name

Freedom Promise

Legal name

Freedom's Promise

Website

https://freedomspromise.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Freedom's Promise is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that prevents human trafficking in Cambodia and Myanmar through community development programs organized around its proprietary T.H.R.I.V.E. model, funded by individual donations, monthly giving, and corporate gifts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG), Education, Skills & Workforce Development Aid Programs (BPADABAE)

Keywords

• Anti-trafficking prevention
• Community development programs
• Human trafficking awareness
• Vocational training services
• Humanitarian aid nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donors contribute to support anti-trafficking prevention programs in Cambodia and Myanmar. Donors can give one-time, monthly (Promise Partner program), or through various planned giving methods.
2. Planned Giving: Legacy donations through wills, trusts, annuities, and bequests to support long-term organizational sustainability.
3. Stock and Corporate Gifts: Accepts stock donations and corporate contributions from business partners.
4. Monthly Giving (Promise Partner): Recurring monthly donations at various tiers ($25-$250/month) providing stable support for programs. Promise Partners receive quarterly updates and exclusive communication.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Freedom's Promise operates a portfolio of community development programs in Cambodia and Myanmar aimed at preventing human trafficking by addressing its root causes. Its central offering is the proprietary T.H.R.I.V.E. model, which bundles trafficking awareness training, healthcare clinics, Christian discipleship, income opportunities, vocational training, and Pre-K–12 education into a single prevention framework delivered through local church partnerships. Donor-facing programs include the tiered Promise Partner monthly giving program, planned giving, and Cambodia outreach trips.

Product overview

Freedom's Promise is a 501(c)(3) anti-trafficking nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of community development programs centered on prevention. The core offering is the T.H.R.I.V.E. Model—a holistic framework comprising six interconnected programs: Trafficking Awareness Workshops, Healthcare Clinics, Vocational Training, Education Programs (including the Pre-K–12 Campus), and Youth Soccer Outreach. Additional programs include the Transformation Broadcast media program and Promise Partner monthly giving program. The organization operates primarily in Cambodia and Myanmar, with the 2022-launched Freedom's Promise Campus serving as a central hub. Programs are delivered through partnerships with local churches, pastors, and community leaders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,600+ people trained in trafficking awareness; 2,500+ children educated; 316 jobs created; 168 vocational training completions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered key personnel, key and core.

• GraceAnn Visser (Director of Development)key personnelOthersDirector of Development contact for planned giving inquiries, stock gifts, and corporate gifts. Can be reached at [email protected].
• Steve Lorenz (MDI Co-founder)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder of MDI serving as International Advisor to Freedom's Promise. Long-term strategic advisor from founding.
• Saul Paul KeskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Advisor providing strategic guidance and connections in Southeast Asia operations.
• Marti ScudderkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Advisor serving Freedom's Promise mission.
• Koy & Reny ChhimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry Partners based in Cambodia providing local leadership and community connections.
• Myanmar PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry Partners operating in Myanmar to extend prevention efforts.
• Pastor Say YokcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal pastor and ministry partner providing spiritual leadership.
• Byron DaviscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry Partner contributing to Freedom's Promise operations.
• Perlito GatmencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry Partner supporting community development initiatives.
• Rose GatmencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry Partner supporting community development initiatives.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hagar International: Christ-centered anti-trafficking organization working specifically in Cambodia and Vietnam on prevention, restoration, and economic empowerment for survivors and at-risk women and children. Closely aligned with Freedom's Promise's faith-based, community-led prevention model.
• Chab Dai: Cambodia-based coalition of anti-trafficking NGOs that convenes prevention and response work across the country. Operates in the same Cambodia prevention ecosystem and serves overlapping local church and community partner networks.
• The Exodus Road: Anti-trafficking organization operating in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines) combining prevention with law enforcement partnership. Overlaps with Freedom's Promise's regional focus and donor-driven operations.
• Love146: Christian anti-trafficking nonprofit with prevention and survivor care programs in Southeast Asia. Comparable faith-based funding base, awareness-training model, and prevention-first framing.
• Destiny Rescue: Christian anti-trafficking nonprofit that combines prevention (through education and community development) with rescue operations across Southeast Asia, including Cambodia and Thailand. Comparable faith-based, donor-driven model with overlapping regional presence.
• Not For Sale: Anti-trafficking nonprofit focused on prevention through social enterprise and community development. Comparable mission framing around root-cause prevention and economic empowerment for at-risk populations.
• Agape International Missions: Faith-based organization running anti-trafficking prevention programs in Cambodia through community development, vocational training, and education — directly overlapping Freedom's Promise's T.H.R.I.V.E. pillar approach and Cambodia operational focus.

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: Major international humanitarian organization running child sponsorship, education, healthcare, and anti-trafficking prevention programs across Cambodia and Myanmar. Provides the broad-incumbent reference point for faith-aligned, multi-program child welfare work in the same geography.
• Compassion International: Large faith-based child sponsorship organization with significant Cambodia and Southeast Asia operations delivering education, healthcare, and economic development to at-risk children. Comparable donor model and prevention-through-education philosophy, though at much greater scale.
• International Justice Mission (IJM): One of the largest global anti-trafficking organizations, operating across Southeast Asia including Cambodia. IJM combines rescue/intervention with prevention through justice system work, making it a broad incumbent in the same human rights and trafficking prevention space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/freedomspromise
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@freedomspromise9392
• Facebookfacebook.com/FreedomsPromise
• Instagraminstagram.com/freedomspromise
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/freedoms-promise

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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