Orphan's Lifeline International

What Orphan's Lifeline International does

Orphan's Lifeline International (OLI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization headquartered in Kalispell, Montana, founded in March 2000 under a Christian Board of Directors. The organization funds and oversees a network of 22+ partner children's homes across 9 countries — India, Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya, Philippines, Mexico, Russia, Haiti, and Liberia — delivering food, shelter, medical care, education, and spiritual guidance to orphaned, abandoned, and vulnerable children in family-style Christian settings. OLI operates a three-phase program model (Critical Care, Beyond Critical Care, Social Integration) designed to move children toward self-sufficiency and is governed by a Board of Directors including Mark Johnson, Laurie Timmons, Frank Garner, Jeff Timmons, and Shaun Petersen, with Laurie Timmons serving as President/CEO and Greg Timmons as COO.

OLI's core product is the Child Sponsorship Program at $100 per child per month, a recurring subscription model that delivers donor updates, photos, and personal correspondence. The organization supplements this with Home Sponsorship (entire orphan care homes), general donations (one-time and recurring), the Acts of Charity family-preservation program (Kenya, 2020), the SWAP Trust Family Care Program (India, 2018), and Legacy/Planned Giving. It also operates the Coulter McCall Memorial Christian School and the Dave Board Vocational College to extend educational and vocational pathways for children aging out of the program.

The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer, anchored in U.S. evangelical church partnerships (presentations, Orphan Sunday events, group sponsorship) and supported by a website donation portal, the "Voice of the Orphans" email newsletter, and private donor Facebook groups. Distribution of services is handled directly by OLI through monthly funding and oversight of partner homes, with no intermediary layer. There is no proprietary technology platform; the underlying technical stack is a standard Squarespace website plus a Neon donor database and CRM portal.

Name

Orphan's Lifeline International

Legal name

Orphan's Lifeline International

Website

https://orphanslifeline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Orphan's Lifeline International is a Montana-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds and oversees 22+ partner children's homes across 9 countries, delivering food, shelter, medical care, education, and spiritual support to orphaned and vulnerable children via a $100/month child sponsorship model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-based Orphan Care and Child Sponsorship

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO), Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

Keywords

• Child sponsorship programs
• Orphan care services
• International humanitarian aid
• Donor-supported nonprofits
• Children's home operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Kalispell

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, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Child Sponsorship: Monthly sponsorship program at $100 per child provides ongoing care for orphans either in supported orphan care homes or by keeping families together. Sponsors receive regular updates including photos, personal messages from the child, and access to private donor Facebook groups with monthly updates.
2. General Donations: One-time and recurring monetary donations from individual donors, church congregations, and community supporters. Donations can be made online or by postal mail and are tax-deductible as the organization is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
3. Home Sponsorship: Program to sponsor entire orphan care homes rather than individual children, providing broader institutional support to the organization's partner facilities.
4. Legacy/Planned Giving: Estate planning and legacy gift programs for donors wishing to include the organization in their long-term financial planning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Orphan's Lifeline International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds and oversees a network of Christian family-style orphan care homes across 9 countries, primarily through a $100/month Child Sponsorship Program that delivers food, shelter, medical care, education, and spiritual guidance to orphaned and abandoned children. It complements sponsorship with home sponsorship, general donations, legacy/planned giving, and operates educational institutions (Coulter McCall Memorial Christian School and Dave Board Vocational College) to support older children aging out of care.

Product overview

Orphan's Lifeline International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating as a charitable platform for child sponsorship and orphan care. The core product is the Child Sponsorship Program at $100 per month, which funds a network of supported children's homes across 9 countries (India, Uganda, Kenya, Philippines, Mexico, Russia, Haiti, and Liberia). The organization also operates educational institutions including the Coulter McCall Memorial Christian School and Dave Board Vocational College. Individual children's homes are organized as sub-brands under the main organization, each providing family-style Christian care with food, shelter, medical care, education, and spiritual guidance. Additional programs include the SWAP Trust Family Care Program, Orphan Sunday events, church partnership opportunities, and legacy giving options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Homes in Russia where nearly 100% of children aging out go to college or have good steady jobs, with some married and caring for their own children
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: Major Christian humanitarian organization with child sponsorship programs across nearly 100 countries. Overlaps with OLI in faith-based child sponsorship, community development, and disaster response; significantly larger scale and donor base.
• SOS Children's Villages: Global nonprofit operating family-style children's villages and youth programs in 130+ countries. Directly comparable in family-style orphan care model and multi-country footprint, with substantially larger scale and institutional donor base.
• Compassion International: Largest faith-based child sponsorship organization globally, operating in 25+ countries with millions of sponsored children. Directly comparable model (monthly child sponsorship) but vastly larger scale, broader beneficiary scope, and more mature digital fundraising infrastructure.
• Covenant House: Faith-based nonprofit providing shelter, food, and support services for homeless and trafficked youth across the Americas and internationally. Comparable focus on vulnerable youth residential care, though broader scope including homelessness and trafficking.
• Bethany Christian Services: Faith-based organization providing adoption, foster care, and family support services globally. Comparable in faith-based approach to orphan and vulnerable child care, with broader service mix including refugee services.
• Children International: Child sponsorship nonprofit serving children and families in poverty across multiple countries. Directly comparable in sponsorship model and child-focused outcomes, though broader programmatic scope than OLI.
• Food for the Hungry: Christian humanitarian organization focused on child sponsorship, community development, and disaster response across multiple developing countries. Overlaps with OLI in faith-based child sponsorship and international scope.

Direct peers

• Show Hope: Christian nonprofit focused on adoption aid and care for waiting children, including children with special needs. Highly comparable to OLI in faith-rooted mission, donor-driven funding model, and focus on orphan care rather than broad humanitarian aid.
• Lifesong for Orphans: Faith-based nonprofit supporting orphan care through child sponsorship, adoption grants, and direct support of partner homes internationally. Closely mirrors OLI's church-driven donor base and direct-to-home program funding model.
• Holt International: Faith-based nonprofit specializing in adoption, orphan care, and family preservation across multiple countries. Direct overlap with OLI in Christian-rooted orphan care model and focus on keeping children in families or family-style settings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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