No More Deaths * No Mas Muertes

What No More Deaths * No Mas Muertes does

No More Deaths / No Más Muertes is a Tucson, Arizona-based humanitarian nonprofit founded in 2004 that delivers direct aid, search and rescue, abuse documentation, and legal support to migrants crossing the US-Mexico border through the Sonoran Desert. Its core operational assets include the Byrd Camp humanitarian aid station near Arivaca (operating since 2004), a network of 80+ water stations covering an 800-square-mile zone around Arivaca and a 1,700-square-mile triplicated corridor from Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, and a Migrant Resource Center in Agua Prieta, Sonora. Volunteers place an average of 350 gallons of water per week on migrant trails during peak summer, distribute harm reduction kits (water filters, bleach vials, Vaseline, socks, whistles), and run a 24-hour Missing Migrant Hotline through partner La Coalición de Derechos Humanos.

The organization's non-field programs include the Keep Tucson Together legal clinic (co-founded at Southside Presbyterian Church, which has helped stop 100+ deportations and supported ~500 successful DACA applications since 2011) and a research and publication arm that maintains the US-Mexico Border Death Database, the El Paso Sector Migrant Death Database (released March 2024), and reports including the Disappeared series, Shakedown, A Culture of Cruelty, Left to Die, Crossing the Line, and Post-deportation Health. Its 1-10 paid staff are supplemented by a volunteer base historically numbering around 150, with 75+ participating in a single summer program. The organization is fiscally sponsored by Good Works Education Fund (a Delaware 501(c)(3), EIN 33-3035844), which provides the tax-deductible vehicle for individual donations, foundation grants (notably the Lacey and Larkin Frontera Fund), and ancillary student grants such as a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace award.

Name

No More Deaths * No Mas Muertes

Legal name

No More Deaths (operated through fiscal sponsor Good Works Education Fund, EIN 33-3035844)

Website

https://nomoredeaths.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

No More Deaths / No Más Muertes is a Tucson-based humanitarian nonprofit founded in 2004 that delivers direct desert aid, search and rescue, abuse documentation, and legal support to migrants crossing the US-Mexico border through the Sonoran Desert and El Paso Sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Temporary Shelters (624221), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Shelter, NFIs & Winterization for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Border Management & Humanitarian Border Assistance (BPADAHAL), Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC), Search & Rescue (Urban/Water/Wilderness) Coordination (HLAJAGAJ)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Migrant assistance programs
• Search and rescue operations
• Immigration legal advocacy
• Border rights documentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tucson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The organization accepts donations online via Network for Good, by check mailed to Good Works Education Fund, through an Amazon Wishlist for in-kind supplies, and via stock/bond donations.
2. Grants: No More Deaths receives grant funding from foundations. The Lacey and Larkin Frontera Fund provided a grant supporting efforts across all projects. Student volunteers also secured grants such as a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

No More Deaths / No Más Muertes is a volunteer-driven humanitarian aid organization that places life-saving supplies (food, water, medical care, shelter) along the US-Mexico border for migrants crossing the Sonoran Desert. The organization operates the Byrd Camp aid station near Arivaca, Arizona, maintains 80+ water stations across an 800-square-mile zone, runs search and rescue for missing migrants, distributes harm reduction kits and dignity bags, documents Border Patrol abuses, and provides immigration legal aid via the Keep Tucson Together clinic.

Product overview

No More Deaths/No Más Muertes is a humanitarian aid organization (not a technology company) that provides direct assistance to migrants crossing the US-Mexico border through desert aid volunteer programs, search and rescue operations, and advocacy services. The organization operates Byrd Camp and water stations across the Sonoran Desert, maintains the US-Mexico Border Death Map and Database, and produces research publications including the Disappeared report series and Shakedown report. Their services include a 24-hour Missing Migrant Hotline, Keep Tucson Together legal clinic for immigration advocacy, and distributes dignity bags and harm reduction kits to migrants and deportees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Desert Aid Volunteer Program Volunteer program that places individuals at humanitarian aid stations in the Sonoran Desert to provide food, water, and medical care to migrants crossing the border.
• Byrd Camp Humanitarian Aid Station Primary desert humanitarian aid station operating since 2004 near Arivaca, Arizona, providing food, water, medical care, and shelter to people crossing through the Sonoran Desert.
• Migrant Resource Center

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved lives through humanitarian aid: 350 gallons of water placed per week during peak summer; 80+ water stations maintained; hundreds of harm reduction kits distributed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• La Coalición de Derechos HumanoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-published the Disappeared report series, including Left to Die: Border Patrol, Search and Rescue, and the Crisis of Disappearance. Coalición de Derechos Humanos operates the 24-hour Missing Migrant Crisis Line and receives NMD referrals. The two organizations share data and conduct joint advocacy.
• Tucson SamaritanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with No More Deaths at Sasabe, Arizona during winter storm emergencies in 2023-2024. Both organizations conduct desert aid and search and rescue in the borderlands.
• Kino Border Initiative (KBI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNMD supplies dignity bags to the Missionary Sisters of the Eucharist who operate the Kino Border Initiative comedor (dining hall) in Nogales, Sonora, where recently deported migrants receive food and supplies.
• Colibrí Center for Human RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNMD sends missing migrant cases to the Colibrí Center at the Pima County Medical Examiner's office, which works to match missing persons reports with unidentified remains to reunite families.
• Águilas del DesiertosecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalifornia-based search and rescue group that NMD's SAR team collaborates with on cases along the US-Mexico border.
• Ángeles del DesiertosecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalifornia-based search and rescue organization collaborating with NMD on missing migrant cases in the borderlands.
• South Texas Human Rights CentersecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerFalfurrias, Texas-based organization working to identify unidentified migrant remains. NMD SAR team collaborates with this group, including visits to cemeteries where migrants are buried.
• Binational Migration InstitutesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerNMD, Coalición de Derechos Humanos, and Binational Migration Institute co-hosted a search and rescue conference in Tucson in June 2014 with ten groups from along the US-Mexico border.
• Binational Defense and Advocacy ProgramsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with the Binational Defense and Advocacy Program (Programa de Defensa e Incidencia Binacional) on a video explaining how deportation robs migrants of their money and belongings, based on the Shakedown report.
• Southside Presbyterian ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNo More Deaths co-founded the Keep Tucson Together (KTT) legal clinic at Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson. The church also provides sanctuary for individuals facing deportation (e.g., Rosa Robles Loreto).
• Green Valley SamaritanssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with No More Deaths and Tucson Samaritans during winter storm emergencies near Sasabe, Arizona in 2023-2024 to evacuate asylum seekers stranded in freezing conditions.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• South Texas Human Rights Center: Falfurrias, TX-based organization identifying unidentified migrant remains; NMD SAR team partners with this group, making it a comparable SAR and forensic documentation peer.
• Tucson Samaritans: Volunteer-driven humanitarian group conducting desert aid and SAR in southern Arizona; explicitly collaborated with NMD during the 2023-2024 Sasabe winter storm evacuations.
• Ángeles del Desierto: California-based search and rescue organization that works with NMD on missing migrant cases along the borderlands.
• Kino Border Initiative: Binational Jesuit organization operating the comedor and aid programs in Nogales, Sonora — directly comparable as a border humanitarian aid provider serving recently deported migrants, and a stated NMD partner.
• Águilas del Desierto: California-based search and rescue group collaborating with NMD's SAR team on cross-border missing migrant cases.
• Coalición de Derechos Humanos: Tucson-based coalition operating the 24-hour Missing Migrant Crisis Line and co-authoring the Disappeared Report Series with NMD; comparable as a documentation and SAR-coordination peer.
• Colibrí Center for Human Rights: Operates missing-persons identification work at the Pima County Medical Examiner's office; NMD SAR team refers cases here for unidentified-remains matching — comparable in SAR and forensic documentation.
• Green Valley Samaritans: Desert humanitarian aid and SAR group in southern Arizona; explicitly collaborated with NMD and Tucson Samaritans during Sasabe winter 2023-2024 emergency response.

Broad incumbents

• International Rescue Committee: Large international humanitarian organization with operations across displacement and refugee crises; comparable in mission and beneficiary population, though operating at far greater scale and breadth than NMD.
• Catholic Charities USA: National federation providing humanitarian aid, immigration legal services, and refugee resettlement; broad incumbent with overlapping services (immigration legal aid, emergency relief) to a comparable population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/nomoredeaths
• Facebookfacebook.com/nomoredeaths
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/no-more-deaths

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