Group Cares

What Group Cares does

Group Cares is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization founded in 1990 and headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado. It operates the "Group Mission Trips" program, which organizes short-term, Jesus-centered domestic and international mission trips for church youth groups and adult volunteers. The offering is split into three priced trip types: Workcamps (home repair) at $486 per person, Week of Hope (community service) at $286 per person, and International trips starting at $699 per person, alongside a donation-based Red Shirt Fund sub-brand.

The organization relies on an ecosystem of local ministries, churches, and nonprofit partners to identify service recipients (elderly, homeless, low-income residents, and communities affected by natural disasters) and to coordinate logistics on the ground. Technically there is no proprietary software platform; the technology footprint is limited to a website (groupcares.org) and a separate booking site (groupmissiontrips.com), with no mobile apps, APIs, or AI-driven features disclosed.

The revenue model combines per-person mission trip fees (one-time participation charges) with donations channeled through the Red Shirt Fund. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via church networks and youth ministries, supported by third-party trust signals (GuideStar, Charity Navigator 4-Star, ACA, CCCA, Standards for Excellence). Cumulative operating scale since founding includes approximately 517,201 mission trip participants, 15,643,392 service hours, 56,341 residents served through home repair projects, and 4,500 organizations served through community service projects.

Name

Group Cares

Legal name

Group Cares

Website

https://groupcares.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Group Cares is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1990 that organizes short-term domestic and international Christian mission trips for church youth groups and adults, offering home repair, community service, and cross-cultural service experiences priced per participant.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-based Mission Trip Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Child and Youth Services (62411), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Aid Volunteering (EDAIAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

Keywords

• Christian mission trips
• Faith-based service programs
• Short-term mission trips
• Nonprofit volunteer programs
• Youth ministry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Collins

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Mission Trip Fees: Revenue is generated through participant fees for domestic and international mission trips. Pricing varies by trip type: Home Repair at $486 per person, Community Service at $286 per person, and International starting at $699 per person. These are per-person fees for short-term service experiences.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Group Cares accepts donations of money, time, and effort to support their mission. The Red Shirt Fund enables donors to contribute to ongoing community service initiatives worldwide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Group Cares is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that organizes short-term, Jesus-centered domestic and international mission trip experiences for youth and adults. Its core offerings include three trip types—Workcamps home repair ($486 per person), Week of Hope community service ($286 per person), and International cross-cultural service trips (starting at $699 per person)—alongside the Red Shirt Fund donation-based ministry.

Product overview

Group Cares is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating a single unified program called Group Mission Trips, which offers three distinct mission trip experiences: Workcamps (home repair), Week of Hope (community service), and International mission trips. These programs partner with communities to serve the elderly, homeless, low-income populations, and areas affected by natural disasters. The Red Shirt Fund provides supplementary donation-based financial support. The organization has served approximately 517,201 mission trip participants, contributed 15,643,392 service hours, and helped 56,341 residents through home repair projects since 1990.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Workcamps: High-energy environments for serving people in need through home repair while Jesus radically transforms lives.
• Week of Hope
• International
• Red Shirt Fund

Products and services

• Workcamps (Home Repair) High-energy domestic mission trip experience where groups serve people in need through home repair projects including painting, porch construction, wheelchair ramp installation, and disaster recovery support. Priced at $486 per person.
• Week of Hope (Community Service) Meaningful community service alongside local ministries and nonprofit organizations serving the elderly, homeless, low-income populations, and disaster-affected areas. Priced at $286 per person.
• International Mission Trips Cross-cultural service experiences giving youth groups the opportunity to gain new perspective while serving people in need around the world through home repair and community service. Starting at $699 per person.
• Red Shirt Fund Donation-based ministry program enabling donors to contribute money, time, and effort to support community service initiatives and participants worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• 346 residents helped, 342 paint projects, 137 porches, 61 wheelchair ramps, and 252 other home repair projects in one year
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local Ministries and OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroup Cares partners with local organizations and ministries in each community to provide meaningful support for year-round sustainable programs. These partnerships ensure lasting impact through established embedded community relationships.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Samaritan's Purse: Large Christian relief organization running disaster response, international medical projects, and volunteer programs; broadly comparable as faith-based volunteer-mobilization nonprofit serving disaster-affected and low-income communities.
• Habitat for Humanity International: Large, established nonprofit operating volunteer home-building and repair programs domestically and internationally; overlaps Group Cares' Workcamps model in volunteer home repair for vulnerable populations at materially larger scale.
• Compassion International: Large Christian nonprofit engaging donors and church groups in child-sponsorship and volunteer mission experiences internationally; comparable as established faith-based nonprofit channeling church youth and adult engagement into international service.

Direct peers

• MTM (Mission Training and Mobilization): Faith-based nonprofit organizing short-term mission trips and mobilizing volunteers for domestic and international service; directly comparable in model, customer base, and operational structure to Group Cares.
• Adventures in Missions: Faith-based nonprofit organizing short-term domestic and international mission trips for youth and adults; competes directly with Group Cares in the Christian mission-trip category with similar pricing models and church-group targeting.
• Royal Servants: Faith-based organization running short-term domestic and international Christian mission trips primarily for youth groups; directly comparable in trip model, customer segment, and Jesus-centered programming.
• GoServGlobal: Christian nonprofit organizing short-term domestic and international mission trips focused on construction, home repair, and community service — directly overlaps Group Cares' Workcamps and International trip models.
• Mission Discovery: Faith-based organization running week-long domestic and international mission trips for youth groups and churches; closely comparable in target customer (church youth groups), trip structure, and pricing.
• The World Race: Christian mission organization running multi-month and short-term international mission trips for young adults; comparable in faith-based volunteer programming targeting younger demographics.
• Youth With A Mission (YWAM): Global Christian volunteer and missions organization running short-term mission trips, outreach programs, and Discipleship Training Schools — comparable in faith-based volunteer programming and international service offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GroupMissionTrips
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/group-cares

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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