ZimZam Global

What ZimZam Global does

ZimZam Global is a 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit organization headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, with a secondary mailing address in Wheaton, Illinois. Its stated mission is to "multiply healthy churches among all peoples through children, youth, and families," operationalized through a "Church Planting Training Remixed" curriculum structured around four pillars: Vision, Outreach, Leadership, and Planting. The organization trains local pastors and ministry leaders to plant new churches with children positioned as the central focus of outreach rather than a peripheral ministry. Reported programmatic outcomes include 2,098 churches planted or in process, 7,712 leaders equipped, and 385,470 children in weekly discipleship.

Operational footprint spans four training regions — Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and North America — with named regional leadership including a Vice President of Africa, an East Africa Director, a Kenya Director, and a South Asia Coordinator. The organization runs several programmatic sub-brands: OneMeal (a mobile food-packing program operated in partnership with Kids Around the World across 20 countries), Generation Hope (community transformation through local churches), Church as a Refuge (outreach to vulnerable children, those with disabilities, and trafficking-prevention positioning), Hope Zones, and tangible-gift programs (wheelchairs at $200, goats at $50 for children with disabilities in Kenya and Tanzania).

ZimZam Global is funded entirely through charitable donations, including recurring monthly gifts (e.g., $65/month for church planting, $300/month for indigenous missionary support), one-time program contributions, and event-driven fundraising via OneMeal packing events hosted by partner churches, schools, businesses, and civic groups. The organization is ECFA-accredited and holds memberships in GACX and Missio Nexus. It maintains no software platform or proprietary technology product; distribution and donor engagement occur through its website, social media channels, mail-in donations, and event partnerships. No revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

ZimZam Global

Legal name

ZimZam Global

Website

https://zimzamglobal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ZimZam Global is a 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit that trains local leaders worldwide to plant churches and disciple children, operating across Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and North America with sub-brand programs including OneMeal food distribution and Church as a Refuge.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF), Community Development & Social Impact Programs (EDAIAGAA), International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

Keywords

• Church planting training
• Child discipleship programs
• Humanitarian aid distribution
• Global missionary support
• Nonprofit ministry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

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, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: ZimZam Global operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded entirely through donations from individuals, churches, and organizations. Revenue comes from one-time gifts, monthly recurring donations, and program-specific contributions for initiatives like OneMeal, Generation Hope, wheelchair provision, and goat purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ZimZam Global is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that supports church planting globally through child, youth, and family ministry, delivering training resources such as Church Planting Training Remixed and child discipleship processes. Its offering is complemented by donation-funded humanitarian initiatives including OneMeal food packing events, livestock (goat) provision, wheelchair distribution, refugee ministry (Church as a Refuge, Hope Zones), and direct support of indigenous missionaries in the field.

Product overview

ZimZam Global operates as a unified ministry platform offering church planting training and multiple complementary program offerings. The core product is Church Planting Training Remixed, which equips leaders to multiply healthy churches with children as the focal point. This core training connects to supporting programs including OneMeal (food distribution), Generation Hope (community transformation), Church as a Refuge (outreach to vulnerable children), Hope Zones (community engagement hubs), and Child Discipleship Process (follow-up disciple-making). Additional offerings include practical support programs like Wheelchairs for Children and Goats for Children, as well as funding mechanisms such as Monthly Donations and Global Indigenous Missionary Support. The organization functions as a traditional nonprofit ministry rather than a software-as-a-service platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OneMeal: A program in partnership with Kids Around the World that provides food packing events and meal distribution to children in need across 20 different countries.
• Generation Hope
• Church as a Refuge

Products and services

• Church Planting Training Remixed Remixed training resource that equips church planters and missionaries with practical tools to start and multiply healthy churches, particularly through child, youth, and family ministry approaches.
• OneMeal Food packing and meal provision program that mobilizes donors and volunteers to provide meals to children and communities in need across the organization's field regions.
• Generation Hope Program focused on next-generation ministry, engaging youth and young people in mission and discipleship work.
• Church as a Refuge Initiative that positions local churches as sanctuaries and support providers for refugees and displaced people, combining humanitarian assistance with church planting.
• Hope Zones Designated zones where local churches and missionaries deliver concentrated ministry, child-focused programs, and community support in vulnerable areas.
• Child Discipleship Process Structured discipleship curriculum and process designed to walk children through faith formation, used by partner churches and missionaries in field regions.
• Wheelchairs for Children Donor-funded program that provides wheelchairs to children with mobility disabilities in communities served by ZimZam Global partners.
• Goats for Children Livestock gifting program in which donor contributions purchase goats that are given to children and families for nutrition and sustainable income.
• Global Indigenous Missionary Support Program that channels donor funding directly to indigenous missionaries operating in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and North America to support their church-planting and ministry work.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,098 new churches planted or revitalized
• +2 more outcomes

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

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kids Around the WorldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKids Around the World is a key implementation partner for the OneMeal program. Through this partnership, ZimZam Global provides nutritious meals to children in 20 countries. The partnership enables mobile food-packing events that engage communities while sharing the Gospel.
• Global Alliance for Church Multiplication (GACX)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGACX is a global alliance for church multiplication. ZimZam Global is a member of this organization, participating in the broader ecosystem of church planting organizations worldwide.
• Missio NexuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissio Nexus is a ministry organization connecting Christian organizations. ZimZam Global is a member, participating in collaborative mission efforts.
• ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability)coreOthersECFA accreditation provides donor trust and transparency. ZimZam Global is a certified member, demonstrating financial accountability and ethical practices as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
• E Squared MarketingminorOthersWebsite design vendor that designed the ZimZam Global website.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF): CEF is a Bible-centered, international nonprofit focused on evangelizing and discipling children worldwide, directly comparable to ZimZam's child-first church planting and discipleship model across multiple regions.
• Jesus Film Project: Jesus Film Project is a Cru ministry focused on evangelism, discipleship, and church planting among all peoples using film-based tools; it shares ZimZam's Great Commission orientation and donor base, though uses media rather than in-person training as primary mechanism.
• Pioneers International: Pioneers is a church-planting mission organization focused on unreached people groups, comparable to ZimZam's mission model of training leaders, supporting indigenous missionaries, and planting daughter churches in least-reached regions.
• Frontiers USA: Frontiers is a global church-planting mission movement focused on unreached people groups, directly comparable to ZimZam's church multiplication strategy among least-reached populations, with similar donor base and training/leadership development approach.
• GACX (Global Alliance for Church Multiplication): GACX is a global alliance of church multiplication organizations of which ZimZam is a member; it directly overlaps as a peer network focused on catalyzing church planting movements worldwide.
• Kids Around the World: Kids Around the World is a faith-based nonprofit that partners with ZimZam on the OneMeal program and shares overlapping focus on serving children globally through churches, schools, and volunteers; it is a direct peer in child-focused Christian outreach and a strategic implementation partner.

Broad incumbents

• Samaritan's Purse: Samaritan's Purse is a large evangelical relief and development organization that overlaps with ZimZam on child welfare, humanitarian aid (food distribution), and global church partnerships, though it operates at much larger scale across a broader portfolio.
• Compassion International: Compassion International is a large Christian child sponsorship nonprofit operating in dozens of developing countries; it overlaps with ZimZam's child-focused, donor-funded model serving vulnerable children, but at much larger scale and with a sponsorship rather than church-planting emphasis.
• Assemblies of God World Missions (AGWM): AGWM is the global missions arm of the Assemblies of God with church planting, indigenous missionary support, and child discipleship programs across dozens of countries, comparable to ZimZam in mission focus but with denominational infrastructure and much larger scale.

Others

• Mission Frontiers: Mission Frontiers is the journal of the U.S. Center for World Mission focused on frontier mission awareness and church planting movements; it is thematically adjacent to ZimZam's emphasis on church multiplication among unreached peoples.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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