Carry The Cure Incorporated

What Carry The Cure Incorporated does

Carry The Cure Incorporated is a faith-based non-profit organization founded in 1996 by Bill and Amanda Pagaran and headquartered in Palmer, Alaska. The organization delivers youth-focused suicide and abuse prevention programming to rural and isolated Alaska Native villages, combining clinical tools, cultural traditions, and faith-based practices. Its primary offering is the Committed to Life school assembly and community workshop program, supplemented by the Rise Above It! curriculum (a 10-lesson DVD/book program) and the weekly Rhythms of Life Moments podcast airing on KYKD Bethel and KACM Glennallen radio stations.

The business operates a programmatic rather than technology platform architecture: outreach is delivered physically via the annual Iditarod Outreach (17th year in 2026), which uses chartered aircraft from the Missionary Aviation Repair Center to transport a 13-member team and 2,100 lbs of equipment to remote villages. The organization has cumulatively visited 191 Alaska villages since 1996 and has stated a goal to visit every village in the state by 2028. Supporting programs include the $20 Bill Challenge demonstration, planned boarding school visits, and the Broken Walls ministry partnership (Jonathan Maracle). The 1 Big Hope Tour is an active capital campaign targeting $500,000 to build a training center and basecamp in Palmer, Alaska.

The revenue model is donations-only — monthly givers, project givers, and one-time donors contributing via PayPal, cash, check, or money order. No products or services are sold for profit, no commercial pricing exists, and no government grants, corporate sponsorships, or institutional funding sources are disclosed. The organization's stated employee headcount is 1–10, with documented outcome evidence of zero suicides among students participating in the Committed to Life program in visited villages.

Name

Carry The Cure Incorporated

Legal name

Carry the Cure, Inc.

Website

https://carrythecure.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Suicide and Abuse Prevention Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAEAJ

Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Alternative & At-Risk K–12 Education (Continuation, Recovery, Juvenile)

Keywords

• Suicide prevention programs
• Abuse prevention services
• Youth mental health
• Rural community outreach
• Alaska youth services

Headquarters

HQ city

Palmer

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. Donations and Contributions: Relies on the generosity of donors including monthly givers, project givers, and one-time donors. Accepts funds through PayPal using debit/credit card or PayPal account. Also accepts cash/check/money orders.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Carry The Cure Incorporated is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 and based in Palmer, Alaska, that delivers suicide and abuse prevention programs for youth in rural Alaska villages. Its offering centers on community-based prevention programming, including the Committed to Life program, the Rise Above It! curriculum, and Iditarod-based outreach. The organization is funded through donations and provides its services directly to individuals, families, and village communities in Alaska.

Product overview

Carry The Cure is a non-profit organization operating as a single unified mission rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offerings consist of the Committed to Life Program (primary suicide prevention school assembly), the Rise Above It! DVD/book/presentation program, and the annual Iditarod Outreach initiative. Supporting programs include the 1 Big Hope Tour (fundraising campaign), Broken Walls ministry (concert/spiritual program), the Rhythms of Life Moments podcast, $20 Bill Challenge demonstrations, and Boarding School Visits. A planned 1 Big Hope Basecamp/Training Center in Palmer, Alaska will serve as a multi-purpose facility for training young adults, indigenous leaders, and musicians when funding is secured.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rise Above It!: A DVD, book, and presentation program teaching youth and community members how to rise above challenges in life, with 10 lessons covering topics like asking for help, being a friend, living a balanced life, and understanding their value.
• Committed to Life
• One Big Hope Tour

Products and services

• Committed to Life Program A community-based suicide and abuse prevention program for youth living in rural Alaska villages, delivered as part of Carry The Cure Incorporated's non-profit mission.
• Rise Above It! Curriculum An educational curriculum designed to support youth suicide and abuse prevention, used in rural Alaska community settings served by Carry The Cure Incorporated.
• Iditarod Outreach An outreach program connected to the Iditarod that delivers Carry The Cure Incorporated's suicide and abuse prevention services to remote Alaska villages.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Missionary Aviation Repair CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides aircraft (1 King Air and 1 Caravan) for Iditarod Outreach to transport Carry the Cure teams, equipment, and supplies to remote Alaska villages. Essential for reaching isolated communities during the annual Iditarod race period.
• Seldovia Village TribecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsors children's camp and teen fish fry events in Seldovia. Works with Carry the Cure to provide programming for children and youth in the community.
• Adventures in OdysseyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured Carry the Cure ministry in a 3-part episode called 'The Cure' from February through April 2015, reaching the Odyssey Adventure Club audience with the organization's message of hope.
• Broken Walls (Jonathan Maracle)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing ministry partnership involving concerts, ministry, and speaking engagements. Jonathan Maracle shares daily devotions on YouTube. Teams up with Carry the Cure for boarding school visits and other events.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Alaska: NAMI Alaska is the state affiliate of NAMI providing mental health education, support groups, and advocacy. Comparable as a mental health education and community support nonprofit serving the same Alaska population, but operating from a clinical/advocacy angle rather than faith-based youth prevention.
• Cook Inlet Tribal Council - Alaska Native Directives on Suicide Prevention: Cook Inlet Tribal Council delivers tribal social services, education, and behavioral health programs serving Alaska Native and American Indian people. Comparable as a tribal-serving social services provider addressing suicide and community health in Alaska, though at larger institutional scale and with a direct-services versus outreach-workshop model.
• Alaska Children's Trust: Alaska Children's Trust is a statewide nonprofit focused on preventing child abuse and neglect and improving child well-being. Comparable as an Alaska-based child and youth welfare nonprofit focused on prevention programming and education with overlapping rural and tribal community engagement.

Broad incumbents

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is a large national nonprofit focused on suicide prevention through research, education, advocacy, and loss support. It is comparable as a broader-scale suicide-prevention counterpart with overlapping mission of awareness and education, but it operates nationally rather than serving a localized rural-village niche.
• JED Foundation: JED is a national nonprofit protecting emotional health and preventing suicide among teens and young adults. Comparable in youth mental health and suicide prevention mission and educational programming, but operates at broader scale with higher-education and adolescent populations across the U.S.

Direct peers

• Sources of Strength: Sources of Strength is a youth and young adult suicide prevention and peer leadership program delivered in schools and communities. It is directly comparable to Carry the Cure's youth-focused school assembly and community workshop model, though delivered to a broader U.S. population rather than Alaska villages.
• The Jason Foundation: The Jason Foundation focuses on youth suicide prevention and awareness through school and community programs and curricula. Directly comparable as a school-assembly-driven suicide prevention organization with packaged educational content similar to Carry the Cure's Committed to Life and Rise Above It! programs.
• Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program: Yellow Ribbon is a community-based suicide prevention nonprofit providing school and community outreach programs with youth gatekeeper training. Comparable in its school-and-community delivery model and faith-adjacent community presence, though based in Colorado with broader geographic reach.

Emerging players

• Rural Minds: Rural Minds is a nonprofit focused on mental health education and support in rural America. Comparable as a rural community mental health education and outreach organization, though national in focus rather than Alaska-village-specific.

Others

• TeenLine / Teen Line Youth Crisis Support: TeenLine provides youth crisis support via phone, text, and online community. Comparable as an adjacent youth mental health and suicide awareness service and somewhat overlapping educational mission, but operates via remote crisis support rather than in-person school/village outreach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@bill1hope
• Facebookfacebook.com/CarrytheCure
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carry-the-cure-incorporated

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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