Friends Of The Great Commission

What Friends Of The Great Commission does

The Great Commission Foundation (Canada, founded 2002) and Friends of The Great Commission (USA, founded 2014), operating jointly under the brand "The GC," constitute a registered charitable foundation providing back-office administrative services to Christian missionaries, ministry projects, non-profits, charities, and churches. The organization serves as a fiscal sponsor and administrative agent, connecting over 500 ministry projects operating in more than 100 countries with approximately 15,000 donors globally. The Canadian entity is registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (charity number 859928483 RR0001) and the US entity with the IRS (#46-5506318), with the Canadian entity governed by an Amended and Restated Deed of Settlement dated October 22, 2024.

The core service offering consists of four operational pillars: (1) donation processing and tax receipting, (2) bookkeeping and accounting, (3) wages and benefits administration, and (4) government compliance support. Technology infrastructure is anchored on Blackbaud Raiser's Edge for donor management and Blackbaud Financial Edge for accounting and financial reporting, with 24/7 cloud-based financial reporting access for projects. Supplementary capabilities include a peer-to-peer online fundraising platform with customized donation pages, the GCF Podcast, a webinar program (including the Growing Generosity Series for ministry fundraising capacity), and marketing automation via MailChimp, HubSpot, AWeber, and Hootsuite. The organization is accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) and affiliated with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and the Canadian Centre for Christian Charities.

The business model is a transaction-fee (take-rate) structure applied to donations processed. Donations are received by The GC, which issues tax receipts to donors and designates the donated amount minus an administrative fee (averaging approximately six percent) to the selected ministry project. The organization anticipates raising approximately $12 million CAD annually from donations, implying gross admin-fee revenue of roughly $700K-$750K CAD retained annually. Donors may elect to cover the transaction fee on behalf of the project. The go-to-market combines a self-serve donation portal (thegc.org) with an enterprise field-sales motion via "ministry advisors" who onboard projects as agents of the foundation. Customer segments include missionaries, non-profits, churches, international NGOs (seeking Canadian charitable status), and donors (individuals, foundations, DAFs, financial planners, estate planners).

Name

Friends Of The Great Commission

Legal name

The Great Commission Foundation

Website

https://thegc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Friends of The Great Commission is a charitable foundation providing back-office administration, donation processing, accounting, payroll, and CRA/IRS compliance services to over 500 Christian ministry projects across 100+ countries, connecting them with 15,000+ donors under the brand The GC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Charity Administration Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Charity administration services
• Donor receipting services
• Nonprofit compliance support
• Missionary donor services
• Online donation processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Abbotsford

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donation Processing and Admin Fees: The organization collects a non-commercial admin fee from donations received. Donations are made to The GC who issues tax receipts to donors, then designates the donated amount (minus the admin fee) to the selected project. The organization anticipates raising approximately $12,000,000 annually from donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Friends Of The Great Commission operates as a registered charitable foundation that accepts donations from individuals, issues official tax-deductible receipts on behalf of vetted ministry projects, and remits designated funds (minus an administrative fee) to those projects. The organization provides charity administration, donor receipting, financial bookkeeping, and regulatory compliance services to Christian missionaries, churches, and humanitarian projects operating in Canada, the United States, and internationally.

Product overview

Friends of the Great Commission (The GC) is a charitable foundation providing a comprehensive platform of administrative services for ministry projects, missionaries, non-profits, charities, and churches. The core offering consists of charity administration services including Donations & Receipting (via Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge), Bookkeeping & Accounting (via Blackbaud Financial Edge), Wages & Benefits Administration, and Government Compliance support. The platform also includes an Online Fundraising Platform with peer-to-peer capabilities and customized donation pages. Supplementary resources include the GCF Podcast and Webinars (including the Growing Generosity Series) to support ministry capacity building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charity Administration and Donor Receipting Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ ministry projects supported
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration18 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Great Commission Foundation is proud to be part of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, the national association representing evangelical Christians across the country. Since 1964, the EFC has served as a vital forum for Evangelicals, fostering ministry partnerships, conducting research on religious and social trends, and advocating for biblical principles in society.
• Canadian Centre for Christian Charities (CCCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCCC members are a diverse group of over 3,200 ministries from across Canada, encompassing local churches, denominational offices, and a wide range of specialized ministries. Membership fees are structured based on each ministry's CRA-reported revenue.
• BAM Canada NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness as Mission (BAM) is about dedicating workday to God's glory. The network believes that business holds transformative power to positively impact individuals, communities, cultures, and the environment for God's glory.
• Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe organization is accredited by ECFA, which provides accreditation for organizations meeting high standards for financial accountability and transparency in evangelical ministry.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Signatry: A Christian foundation offering donor-advised funds and giving services to individuals, families, and ministries, with comparable faith-based positioning and fiscal-sponsorship capabilities to GC.
• National Christian Foundation: The largest Christian donor-advised fund and grantmaking intermediary in the US, providing fiscal sponsorship, donation processing, and grant administration to ministries and donors. Highly comparable to GC's charity-admin model, just at much larger US-centric scale.
• National Foundation for Christian Leadership: A faith-based foundation providing financial and administrative support to ministries and Christian non-profits, with a comparable fiscal-sponsorship and capacity-building role to GC.
• Barnabas Foundation: A faith-based foundation providing charitable giving strategies, donor-advised funds, and ministry support services — closely mirrors GC's donor-services and grantmaking-intermediary function in the evangelical ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Fidelity Charitable: The largest US donor-advised fund sponsor, providing charitable giving accounts, grant administration, and tax-receipting to individual donors. Operates in the same fiscal-sponsorship/grantmaking-intermediary category as GC but at much larger secular scale.
• ABWE International: An evangelical mission-sending organization providing administrative, financial, and donor-receipting support to missionaries worldwide. Operates similar back-office infrastructure for member missionaries as GC, but vertically integrated with ABWE's own sending programs.
• World Vision Canada: A large Canadian-registered Christian humanitarian charity that processes donations and administers grant programs through its own channels. Overlaps with GC on the Canadian faith-based donation-processing infrastructure but operates programs directly rather than as a fiscal sponsor.
• Christian and Missionary Alliance: A major evangelical denomination with international mission-sending infrastructure that includes administrative support, donation processing, and project compliance for member missionaries — functionally adjacent to GC's ministry-admin services.
• Gospel for Asia: A large evangelical mission organization that processes donations for international mission projects with internal compliance and administrative infrastructure. Overlaps with GC's donation processing and project compliance model, but operates its own field programs.

Regional players

• Canadian Bible Society: A Canadian-registered Christian charity providing donor receipting, fund administration, and ministry-project support within Canada — overlaps with GC on the Canadian faith-based charity-admin side, though focused on Bible-distribution programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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