Solanus Medical Mission

What Solanus Medical Mission does

Solanus Medical Mission is a US-based nonprofit charitable organization that delivers free surgical care to underserved populations in Honduras through volunteer medical missions. Founded by Judy Craig, a former anesthesia professional, during her retirement, the organization operates on a donation-funded model with no disclosed revenue figures and is led by President Jeremy Henrie. Its core offering is the coordinated execution of medical mission trips — recurring in February, June, and September — in which volunteer surgical teams provide life-changing procedures to patients living in extreme poverty (approximately $7/day income in regions with 50% poverty rates).

The organization has performed 860 cumulative free surgeries and mobilized 234 active volunteers through a structured four-step application process involving handbook review, application submission, a $150 non-refundable participation fee, and travel documentation. Its product portfolio spans Medical Mission Services, a Volunteer Program, a Donation Platform processed via Zeffy, a Fundraising Services vertical for non-medical supporters, and a Photo Gallery documenting past missions. There is no proprietary technology platform, mobile application, or API; the organization operates a WordPress website (solanusmedicalmission.org) and engages supporters via Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, blog content, and email newsletter.

The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven: donor and volunteer recruitment flows through digital channels (social media, blog, email) at the top of the funnel, with medical mission events serving as the bottom-of-funnel conversion mechanism. Revenue is generated entirely through tax-deductible charitable contributions, and the organization's only pricing signal is the $150 volunteer participation fee. There are no disclosed partnerships, institutional donors, patents, certifications, or geographic expansion beyond Honduras.

Name

Solanus Medical Mission

Legal name

Solanus Medical Mission

Website

https://solanusmedicalmission.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Solanus Medical Mission is a US-based nonprofit that organizes volunteer surgical mission trips to Honduras, delivering free surgeries to patients in extreme poverty and funding operations through tax-deductible donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Medical Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

Keywords

• Medical mission services
• Humanitarian surgical care
• Volunteer medical trips
• Charitable healthcare programs
• Free surgery nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Tax-deductible charitable donations from individuals, families, and organizations. Donations are used to fund medical missions and extend medical reach.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Solanus Medical Mission organizes and delivers free surgical medical services to individuals in underserved communities, primarily in Honduras, through volunteer medical teams deployed on scheduled mission trips multiple times per year. The organization recruits medical professionals as volunteers, coordinates logistics, and provides life-changing surgical procedures to patients who lack access to affordable healthcare, supported by tax-deductible donations.

Product overview

Solanus Medical Mission operates as a single unified offering focused on organizing and executing medical missions that provide free surgeries to underserved communities. The core service portfolio consists of Medical Mission Services (life-changing surgical procedures performed by volunteer medical teams), a Volunteer Program (recruitment and coordination of medical professionals), a Donation Platform (tax-deductible contributions through Zeffy), and Fundraising Services (non-medical support activities). Photo Gallery and Blog serve as supplementary content showcasing past missions. The organization does not offer a technology product platform but rather delivers healthcare services through physical medical interventions at mission sites, primarily in Honduras.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Mission Services Free surgical procedures performed by volunteer medical professionals in underserved communities, primarily in Honduras. The organization coordinates multiple medical missions per year providing life-changing surgeries to individuals who lack access to necessary medical treatments.
• Volunteer Program Recruitment and coordination of medical professionals and support volunteers to participate in medical missions. The program includes an application process, volunteer handbook review, travel and credentialing requirements, and a $150 non-refundable participation fee.
• Donation Platform Financial contribution portal enabling donors to support medical missions. Donations are processed through the Zeffy platform and are described as tax-deductible investments in human potential for extending medical reach.
• Fundraising Services Non-medical fundraising activities including hosting galas and other events for supporters who wish to contribute to the mission without joining medical trips.

Quantifiable outcome

• 860 free surgeries performed
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mercy Ships: Mercy Ships delivers free surgical care to underserved populations via mission-driven deployments of medical volunteers in developing countries, sharing Solanus's donor-funded, volunteer-surgery operating model.
• Operation Smile: Operation Smile runs volunteer-led international surgical missions (cleft lip/palate) in LMICs, directly mirroring Solanus's model of deploying medical volunteers to perform free life-changing surgery for underserved patients.
• Mending Kids: Mending Kids funds and staffs volunteer surgical missions providing free pediatric surgeries in LMICs, closely mirroring Solanus's model of free surgical care delivered by volunteer medical teams abroad.
• Medical Teams International: Medical Teams International deploys volunteer medical professionals on short-term mission trips to provide free care in underserved regions, closely paralleling Solanus's episodic, volunteer-driven surgical delivery model.
• ReSurge International: ReSurge International provides reconstructive surgical care in low-resource settings through volunteer medical teams, directly comparable to Solanus's free surgical mission model in underserved communities.

Broad incumbents

• CURE International: CURE International operates specialty surgical hospitals in developing countries serving children with treatable disabilities; it shares Solanus's surgical-care-for-the-poor mission but delivers via standing hospitals rather than episodic missions.
• Partners In Health: Partners In Health provides free healthcare to the poor in resource-limited settings through both clinical staff and volunteer support; it shares Solanus's mission of healthcare access for the poor but pairs it with standing clinical infrastructure.
• Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières: MSF is a much larger incumbent humanitarian medical NGO deploying clinicians to crisis settings; it operates at greater scale and scope than Solanus but shares the model of delivering free medical services in underserved regions via field volunteers.
• Project HOPE: Project HOPE runs volunteer medical missions and trains local health workers in low-resource countries, comparable to Solanus in deploying medical volunteers to underserved communities abroad.
• International Medical Corps: International Medical Corps delivers humanitarian medical services globally through staff and volunteer providers, addressing similar patient populations as Solanus but with broader emergency-response scope and institutional funding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SolanusMedical
• Facebookfacebook.com/solanusmedicalmission
• Instagraminstagram.com/solanusmedical
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solanus-medical-mission

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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