Grace House Ministries

What Grace House Ministries does

Grace House Ministries, Inc. is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1992 by Lois Coleman (Mama Lois) in Fairfield, Alabama, that operates a residential campus providing Christ-centered foster care for Alabama girls. The organization holds an Alabama Statewide License and runs seven homes on a single campus with round-the-clock care capacity for up to 50 girls, having served more than 800 residents since inception. Its service portfolio includes a Youth Program (core residential care), a Transitional Living Program with dedicated homes for older girls aging out of foster care, an on-campus Campus School operating under Harvest Community Church's church school umbrella, partner school placements at Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School and Restoration Academy, online accredited instruction through Penn Foster and Alabama Connections Academy, dual enrollment with Jacksonville State University, a USDA-compliant Child Nutrition Program, and a Spiritual Growth Program with devotionals, mentoring, and graduation ceremonies.

The organization's technology footprint is conventional for a small-to-mid nonprofit: donor management via GiveLively, email outreach via Mailchimp (the Grace Upon Grace monthly newsletter), and a Wix-hosted public website. There are no proprietary technology platforms, AI/ML capabilities, or software products; the underlying operational backbone is people-intensive residential care and case management rather than technology-mediated services.

Grace House operates as a donation-based nonprofit with no fees charged to beneficiaries. Revenue is sourced from individual donors, corporate sponsors, foundation grants, and fundraising events including the annual Fostering Compassion gala and the Junior Board's Pickleball Classic. The organization is staffed by 11-50 employees led by Executive Director Pamela Reed Phipps (since 2010), and is currently executing a $4.75 million Growing in Grace capital campaign to expand educational facilities, add Transitional Living Program homes, and fund expanded operations. Geographic scope is limited to Alabama, with girls referred through the state child welfare system.

Name

Grace House Ministries

Legal name

Grace House Ministries, Inc.

Website

https://grace-house.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Grace House Ministries is a 501(c)-equivalent nonprofit that runs a seven-home residential campus in Fairfield, Alabama providing Christ-centered foster care, education, and transitional living support for up to 50 girls placed through Alabama's child welfare system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foster Care Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Residential foster care
• Christian foster care
• Transitional living programs
• Youth residential services
• Foster care education

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Primary revenue stream from individual donors, corporate sponsors, and foundation grants. Donations are accepted online, by mail, and through special events. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Grace House Ministries operates a residential foster care ministry on a single campus in Fairfield, Alabama, providing round-the-clock housing and care for up to 50 girls in foster care across seven on-site homes. It delivers integrated Christ-centered programming including a Transitional Living Program for older youth aging out of care, an on-campus Campus School, partner-school education placements, USDA-compliant child nutrition, and a spiritual growth curriculum. Operations are funded entirely through charitable donations, grants, and signature fundraising events.

Product overview

Grace House Ministries offers a portfolio of residential and support programs for Alabama girls in foster care. The core offering is its Youth Program providing seven homes with round-the-clock care for up to 50 girls on its Fairfield, AL campus. Supporting services include the Transitional Living Program (with Elizabeth and Naomi Houses) for older girls, an on-campus Campus School, partner school placements, Child Nutrition Program, and Spiritual Growth Program. The organization also runs annual fundraising events (Fostering Compassion and Pickleball Classic) and publishes the monthly Grace Upon Grace newsletter.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Growing in Grace: Capital campaign to expand Grace House's capacity and serve even more girls with excellence and compassion. A $4.75 million campaign to expand educational space, add TLP homes, and fund operations.
• Fostering Compassion
• Pickleball Classic

Products and services

• Youth Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Served over 800 girls since 1992
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Harvest Community ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarvest Community Church, led by Pastor Michael Jones, provides the church school umbrella for Grace House Campus School under Alabama church school law. This partnership enables the educational program to operate as an extension of the church school.
• Penn FostersupportingTechnology or IntegrationAccredited partnership providing individualized, high-quality instruction through Penn Foster's online education programs for Grace House students.
• Alabama Connections AcademysupportingTechnology or IntegrationOnline school partnership offering accredited virtual education with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) for students who need them.
• Jacksonville State UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual enrollment partnership allowing Grace House students to earn college credits while completing high school education.
• Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High SchoolsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate Christian partner school where some Grace House girls are enrolled, providing structure and rigor that reflects Grace House values.
• Restoration AcademysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate Christian partner school where some Grace House girls are enrolled for educational services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina: Faith-based nonprofit providing residential care, foster care, and family services across North Carolina with multiple campus homes. Direct peer on residential foster care, faith identity, multi-home campus model, and donor-supported funding mix.
• Alabama Baptist Children's Homes & Family Ministries: Faith-based residential care provider in Alabama operating multiple group homes for children and youth in foster care. Closest comparable to Grace House along mission (Christ-centered residential care), geography (Alabama), customer base (foster youth), and funding model (donations + state contracts).
• United Methodist Children's Home (Alabama): Faith-based, Alabama-headquartered residential care organization serving children and youth removed from family care. Comparable on residential foster model, faith-based identity, geographic focus, and reliance on donations plus state placement contracts.

Broad incumbents

• KVC Health Systems: National nonprofit providing child welfare, foster care, in-home family services, and behavioral health care across multiple states. Comparable on foster care and child welfare service delivery, but operates at significantly larger scale with contract-driven government revenue.
• Children's Aid Society: Established nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, education, and youth development services for at-risk children. Comparable on integrated child welfare and education programming and reliance on philanthropic funding, though much larger and broader in scope.
• Children's Home Society of California: Nonprofit foster care and adoption agency providing residential and home-based services for children and youth across California. Comparable on nonprofit foster care delivery and donor-supported model, though operates at significantly larger scale and in a different state.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Large national nonprofit operating residential and community-based programs for children, adolescents, and adults with emotional, behavioral, and developmental needs. Comparable on residential care for foster/at-risk youth but operates at much greater scale and with a broader behavioral-health portfolio.
• Mercy Care Foundation: Faith-rooted nonprofit serving children, youth, and families through residential and community programs including foster care support. Comparable on faith-based identity, child welfare service mix, and donor-driven funding, though operates at larger scale in a different metro.

Regional players

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama: Regional youth development nonprofit serving Birmingham-area children and teens through after-school and summer programming. Comparable on Alabama geographic focus, donor-supported youth services model, and outcome-based mission, but delivers non-residential programming.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham: Regional affiliate of national youth mentoring nonprofit serving Birmingham-area youth, including those in foster care. Comparable on Alabama geography, donor/event-based funding, and youth outcomes mission, but delivers mentoring rather than residential care.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Grace_House_Ministries
• Facebookfacebook.com/gracehouseorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grace-house-ministries
• Instagraminstagram.com/gracehouseorg

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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