Heart for Lebanon

What Heart for Lebanon does

Heart for Lebanon is a privately held, faith-based nonprofit organization founded in 2006 in response to the July War in Lebanon. It operates as a registered 501(c)(3) charity in North Carolina (legal entity: Heart for Lebanon Foundation, EIN 26-0354460) and delivers Christian humanitarian relief, Christ-centered education, discipleship, and leadership training primarily through field operations in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley and Southern Lebanon. Beneficiary segments include displaced Syrian and Palestinian refugees, vulnerable children, women and girls, local Christian believers, and emerging church leaders. Programs are delivered through two Hope Evangelical Church locations (Zahle, Ghazieh), the H.O.P.E. Educational Program operating two schools, the Children-at-Risk Program with a mobile Hope on Wheels outreach, the Vulnerable Women's Initiative, Missional Leadership Training (three-year pathway), and the Family Care Initiative providing food, hygiene, healthcare access, and winterization support. The organization reports 60,000+ families impacted across 20 years, 1,100+ children in Christ-centered education, 5,200+ families served through crisis programs, 3,000+ monthly discipleship connections, 600+ weekly church attendees, and 42 baptisms in 2025.

Heart for Lebanon's underlying technology footprint is minimal by design — there are no proprietary software platforms, APIs, or technology products. The core operational model is relationship-driven human ministry executed through field staff, volunteers, missionary teams, and partner churches. Distribution of programs occurs on the ground in Lebanon through church plants, schools, children's centers, and home visits; donor acquisition and stewardship are conducted through broadcast media partnerships (Moody Radio, Blue Ridge Broadcasting, Pillar Media), a podcast (Journey of Hope), impact-story content, email and prayer-partner texting, virtual events, the annual Vision Trip, and church mission trips.

The revenue model is entirely donation-based with no commercial product or service revenue. Income is sourced from individuals, families, churches, and foundations giving one-time or recurring gifts online, by mail, phone, wire, securities (through National Christian Foundation), Donor-Advised Funds, IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions, and legacy estate gifts. Canadian gifts are processed through Great Commission Foundation. The flagship fundraising initiative is the Vision Twenty $20 million multi-year campaign with three pillars (Transform $9M, Expand $8.5M, Innovate $2.5M), 50.35% fulfilled as of May 2026. Cost discipline is documented at 86% program / 7% fundraising / 7% administration based on the 2023 USA audited financials. The organization is governed by two boards of directors (Lebanon and U.S.); the co-founder is Camille Melki.

Name

Heart for Lebanon

Legal name

Heart for Lebanon Foundation

Website

https://heartforlebanon.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Heart for Lebanon is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers Christian humanitarian relief, Christ-centered education, discipleship, and leadership training to Syrian and Palestinian refugees, vulnerable children, women, and emerging church leaders across Lebanon's Bekaa Valley and Southern Lebanon.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid and Discipleship

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG)

Keywords

• Faith-based humanitarian aid
• Refugee relief services
• Christian discipleship programs
• Leadership training ministry
• Women and children support

Headquarters

HQ city

Black Mountain

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Donor Contributions: Heart for Lebanon operates entirely on charitable donations from individuals, churches, and foundations. Supporters make one-time or recurring investments online, by mail, phone, or wire transfer. The organization accepts designated gifts for specific programs and has a Vision Twenty campaign with Transform ($9M goal), Expand ($8.5M goal), and Innovate ($2.5M goal) phases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Heart for Lebanon operates a portfolio of faith-based humanitarian and discipleship programs for vulnerable refugee and local communities across Lebanon, including two Hope Evangelical Churches, the H.O.P.E. Educational Program, Children-at-Risk centers, a Vulnerable Women's Initiative, Missional Leadership Training, and the Family Care Initiative providing food, medical care, and winterization. Programs are sustained by individual, church, and foundation donations channeled through the U.S.-based Heart for Lebanon Foundation (501(c)(3)).

Product overview

Heart for Lebanon is a Christian charitable ministry that operates as a unified set of holistic programs rather than a traditional product platform. The core offerings include Hope Evangelical Churches (2 locations), the H.O.P.E. Educational Program (2 schools), Children-at-Risk Program (with Hope on Wheels mobile outreach), Vulnerable Women's Initiative, Missional Leadership Training (3-year pathway), Family Care Initiative, Radio & Media Ministry, and the Journey of Hope Podcast. These programs work together to meet physical and spiritual needs through relationship, care, and faith. The organization also runs the Vision Twenty Campaign as its primary fundraising initiative for celebrating 20 years of ministry and expanding impact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• H.O.P.E. Educational Program: Helping Overcome Poverty through Education - Christ-centered educational program for children providing academic learning, daily nutrition, and spiritual formation in the Bekaa Valley and Southern Lebanon.
• Children-at-Risk Program
• Hope Evangelical Churches
• Vision Twenty
• Vulnerable Women's Initiative
• Journey of Hope Podcast
• Missional Leadership Training

Products and services

• Hope Evangelical Churches Two church locations in Zahle (Bekaa Valley) and Ghazieh (Southern Lebanon) serving as places of worship, learning, and belonging, with services in Arabic and Kurdish for vulnerable refugee and local communities in Lebanon.
• H.O.P.E. Educational Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 years of ministry with 60,000+ families impacted
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Moody RadiocoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2016Broadcast partnership since 2016. Moody Radio airs Heart for Lebanon testimonials and campaign content, resonating with listeners through stories of people in war-torn areas. Partner quote: 'Our partnership with Heart For Lebanon resonated with our listeners in ways that we had never seen before.' —Jamin Baxter, Moody Radio
• Blue Ridge Broadcasting (The Light FM)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerBroadcast partnership for radio ministry. Quote: 'When a radio station partners with a ministry, it's more than a campaign—it's a connection point for listeners to join what God is doing around the world.' —John Owens, Blue Ridge Broadcasting
• Pillar Media (STAR)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerBroadcast partnership with STAR listening family. Quote: 'Partnering with Heart For Lebanon has been a deeply rewarding experience for the STAR listening family. Their commitment to both physical and spiritual transformation is truly Christ-centered.' —Matt Stockman, Pillar Media
• National Christian Foundation (NCF)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNCF handles the transfer of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds on behalf of donors, making the process simple, secure, and efficient. Primary channel for appreciated securities gifts.
• Great Commission FoundationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian giving partner. Canadian donors can give through Great Commission Foundation, Account 79, PO Box 14006, Abbotsford, B.C. V2T 0B4 for proper accountability and tax receipts.
• Hope Evangelical Church ZahlecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope Evangelical Church in Zahle, Bekaa Valley, serves as a hub for ministry including Sunday School, Bible studies, women's ministry, and community programs. Hanaa and other beneficiaries find spiritual support through this church.
• Hope Evangelical Church GhaziehcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope Evangelical Church in Ghazieh, Southern Lebanon, is the site of the Hope Ministry Center being expanded through Vision Twenty campaign. Leaders like Wahib are trained through this church.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Preemptive Love: Faith-based humanitarian organization that operates primarily in Iraq and the broader Middle East, providing relief and community development with an explicitly Christian identity — directly comparable geography, beneficiary population (displaced/refugee families), and ministry framework to Heart for Lebanon's Lebanon operations.
• Tearfund: Christian relief and development agency that works through local churches and partners to combat poverty and disaster response globally. Comparable in the church-network-as-distribution-channel model and faith-rooted approach to humanitarian programming.
• Samaritan's Purse: Evangelical Christian relief and development organization that combines emergency humanitarian aid with Christian ministry — the same integrated relief-to-discipleship model Heart for Lebanon operates, but at substantially greater scale across multiple countries.
• Operation Mobilisation (OM): Global evangelical missions organization that mobilizes volunteers, plants churches, and serves vulnerable communities worldwide, including the Middle East. Highly comparable in combining discipleship, leadership training, and humanitarian service with a church-planting emphasis.
• Medair: Faith-inspired humanitarian organization providing emergency relief and recovery in some of the world's most remote and conflict-affected areas, including Lebanon. Comparable in serving displaced populations in the Middle East with a humanitarian aid model rooted in Christian values.
• World Relief: Christian humanitarian organization focused on refugee resettlement, disaster response, and global development, with active programs serving Syrian and Middle Eastern refugees. Directly comparable in serving displaced populations and combining physical aid with faith-based community programming.
• ABWE International: Evangelical missions agency that plants churches, trains national pastors, and runs humanitarian programs in the Middle East and North Africa. Comparable in the explicit focus on church planting, pastor training, and humanitarian service within a Middle East context.
• Christian Aid Mission: Inter-denominational missions organization that channels US donor funding to indigenous ministries in the developing world. Closely comparable in the US-donor / overseas-ministry structure and the model of supporting locally-led church and humanitarian programs in Lebanon and similar regions.
• Gospel for Asia (GFA World): Evangelical missions organization supporting national workers in Asia and the Middle East in church planting, humanitarian aid, and women's/children's programs. Comparable in combining relief with discipleship, leadership training, and a donor-funded missions model.

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Large global humanitarian organization operating in Lebanon with significant programs serving Syrian refugees through emergency relief, food security, and economic recovery. Comparable beneficiary base and Lebanon focus, but secular (not faith-explicit) and operates at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLQCHygdthBs_jo0giurerkUvIf64OKEdP
• Facebookfacebook.com/heartforlebanon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heart-for-lebanon

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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