Honduras Compassion Partners Inc

What Honduras Compassion Partners Inc does

Honduras Compassion Partners Inc (HCP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Huntingtown, Maryland, with operational presence in La Paz, Honduras, where it has run programs since 2014. The organization delivers a portfolio of Basic Needs Programs (clean water filters, water storage pilas, latrines, home construction, and community feeding events) and Education Programs (an Adult High School Diploma Program and Vocational Training covering English, computer literacy, hair and beauty, culinary arts, and business entrepreneurship), serving low-income families and individuals in La Paz facing poverty, unsafe housing, lack of clean water, food insecurity, and limited educational opportunity. There is no proprietary technology platform; the underlying operational model relies on local staff leadership (13 Honduras-based personnel including a Director of Educational Programs) and US-based finance, administration, and mission coordination functions (1-10 employees plus a 7-member Board of Directors). Revenue mechanics include individual one-time and recurring monthly donations ($40-$350/month tiers), 12-month student sponsorships at $40/month or $480 annually, mission trip participant fees of $500-$800 per person, and designated program gifts ($3,200 per home, $100/month water filters, $200/month feeding, $350/month latrines). The go-to-market combines direct-to-consumer online donations, event-driven mission trips hosted at the owned HCP Mission House (4,000 sq ft, 17 acres, sleeps 21), and community-led partnerships with US churches and Rotary clubs that supply mission teams and recurring donors.

Name

Honduras Compassion Partners Inc

Legal name

Honduras Compassion Partners Inc

Website

https://hondurascompassion.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Honduras Compassion Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit delivering basic needs (clean water, housing, meals) and education/vocational programs to low-income residents of La Paz, Honduras, funded by US individual donors, student sponsors, and church/Rotary-affiliated mission teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Community Development

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Aid Volunteering (EDAIAGAF), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Nonprofit community development
• Mission trip programs
• Basic needs programs
• Student sponsorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntingtown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual donors supporting the organization's general fund or specific programs (housing, water, education, meals). Monthly giving options available at various levels ($40-$350/month).
2. Student Sponsorship: 12-month student sponsorship commitments at $40/month or $480 one-time annual payment. Funds directed to general education fund to support overall program costs rather than individual students.
3. Mission Trip Fees: Fees charged to mission trip participants ranging from $500-$800 per person, covering lodging, transportation in Honduras, meals, and project costs. Airfare not included. Optional catastrophic trip insurance at ~$35/person.
4. Program-Specific Donations: Designated giving for specific initiatives: $3,200 for building a home, $100/month for water filter, $200/month for community meals, $350/month for latrines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Honduras Compassion Partners Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that delivers humanitarian aid programs to communities in La Paz, Honduras. Its core offerings include clean water and sanitation infrastructure (water filters, pilas, latrines), safe housing construction, community feeding for children, adult high school diploma and vocational training programs, student sponsorship, and short-term mission trip experiences hosted at its 4,000 sq ft Mission House. Programs are funded by individual donors, monthly sponsors, and mission trip fees from US-based individuals, churches, and Rotary clubs.

Product overview

Honduras Compassion Partners is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating as a humanitarian aid organization rather than a technology company. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected programs structured as Basic Needs Programs and Education Programs. Basic Needs Programs include Clean Water & Sanitation (water filters, pilas, latrines), Safe Housing Initiative (home construction), and Meals for Kids (community feeding events). Education Programs consist of the Adult High School Diploma Program, Vocational Training Programs (vocational English, computer skills, sewing, culinary arts, business entrepreneurship), and Student Sponsorship Program. Additionally, the organization operates Mission Trip Programs utilizing the HCP Mission House facility, enabling volunteers to participate in service projects. These programs work together to address immediate community needs while building long-term self-sufficiency through education and skill development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clean Water & Sanitation Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 water filters, 50 pilas, 50 latrines installed in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Church NetworkscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnerships with churches including Church at Grace Point, Beacon Baptist Mission Church, Discovering Christ Church, Chesapeake Church, Eagle's Nest Church and others. Churches form mission teams that travel to Honduras for service projects including construction, medical brigades, community feeding, and education support.
• Rotary ClubscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple Rotary clubs partner with HCP for mission trips: Bartow Rotary Club, FishHawk-Riverview Rotary Club, Shelby Rotary Mission Team, Rotary Club of Frederick, Carroll Creek Rotary, Lakeland Rotary. Rotary teams focus on community projects including water filters, latrines, housing, and community feeding.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Compassion International: Large, established child sponsorship and holistic child development organization operating globally. Directly comparable sponsorship model ($40/month student), faith-based mission, and integrated basic-needs-plus-education programming, but at vastly larger scale and global footprint.
• World Vision: Major Christian humanitarian NGO with child sponsorship, clean water, education, and mission trip engagement globally. Highly comparable faith-based positioning and program mix, with brand recognition and donor base several orders of magnitude larger than HCP.
• Samaritan's Purse: Faith-based humanitarian organization delivering disaster relief, clean water, and housing (including its signature Christmas shoebox program). Comparable faith-based DNA, US donor base, and clean-water / housing program overlap with HCP, though operating globally and at much larger scale.
• Habitat for Humanity International: Global nonprofit building affordable housing through volunteer labor and donor support. Highly comparable home-building program and volunteer-mission engagement model, though much larger, multi-country, and not specifically faith-based in the same way as HCP.

Direct peers

• Mission of Hope Honduras: Faith-based nonprofit operating in Honduras delivering food, education, housing, and gospel outreach with strong US short-term mission trip pipeline. Closely comparable faith-based model, Honduras focus, mission trip mechanism, and integrated basic-needs-plus-education program structure.
• Adventures in Missions: Faith-based mission trip organization sending short-term teams globally, with deep relationships in Latin America. Directly comparable mission trip-led model, US donor base, and church network pipeline, though focused more on the trip experience than integrated relief programs.
• Bright Hope: Faith-based nonprofit serving extreme poverty in Honduras (and Zambia, Peru) through integrated basic needs, education, and economic development programs run by local staff. Closely comparable faith positioning, Honduras presence, and holistic program design at a similar small-to-mid scale.
• Living Water International: Faith-based nonprofit specializing in clean water access, sanitation (latrines), and hygiene education across Latin America and Africa. Directly comparable clean water filter and latrine programming, faith-based donor base, and mission trip engagement model.
• Food for the Hungry: Faith-based relief and development organization running integrated basic-needs, child sponsorship, and education/vocational programs in Latin America including Honduras. Closely comparable holistic model, faith-based positioning, and country footprint; serves as a strong like-for-like peer.

Emerging players

• Orphan Outreach: Faith-based nonprofit supporting vulnerable children and families in Latin America through sponsorship, education, and mission trips. Comparable faith-based DNA and short-term mission engagement model; smaller international footprint with similar US church partner pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hondurascompassion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/honduras-compassion-partners-inc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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