Bloom International

What Bloom International does

Bloom International is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID 84-4676035) founded in 2016 and headquartered in Raymore, Missouri, with operational presence in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar-Burma) and a domestic footprint in Kansas City, Missouri. The organization serves women and children affected by trauma, displacement, and poverty, with a stated vision that every woman and child knows their dignity and self-worth. Its core program portfolio includes the Women's Hygiene and Self-Care Program (EmpowerHer Hygiene, Health, and Education), the Children's Home in Thailand (the Way Maker program, shelter and education for children), Empower Her Education (school supplies for 400+ girls), a Mentoring Program (6 training events completed, 27 mentors trained), Women's Conferences (22 hosted since September 2016 with 1,730 attendees), Mission Trips to the 10/40 window, and the Rice for Widows food assistance program. Supporting infrastructure includes the Bloom Prayer Team, Bloom's Angels monthly giving community, and a tiered Corporate Sponsorship program (Bronze through Platinum, $2,500–$15,000 annually).

The organization relies on a multi-stream revenue model: individual one-time and recurring donations (Bloom's Angels subscription tiers of $5–$50/month), tiered corporate sponsorships, mission trip participant fees, and a social-enterprise coffee operation (Coffee by Bloom). Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the bloomintl.org donation portal, Amazon Wish List, and Facebook Fundraisers, with on-ground service delivery handled by embedded Southeast Asia staff (Kitty, Atiwan, Yo' Yo, Snow) and an annual gala (Bloom Beyond Borders) targeting $120,000. Technology infrastructure is non-proprietary, using standard website, email, and Google Forms. The organization is governed by a seven-member board led by co-founder and President Rachelle Morlok and Vice President Ann Shippee, with a board member also serving as Director of Strategy and Organizational Development.

Name

Bloom International

Legal name

Bloom International

Website

https://bloomintl.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bloom International is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Raymore, Missouri, that delivers hygiene kits, children's home care, education, mentoring, and women's conferences to 4,000 women and children across the United States, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar-Burma.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Nonprofit social services
• Women empowerment programs
• Children welfare services
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Hygiene product distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Raymore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual supporters. Monthly giving program called Bloom's Angels provides steady revenue stream for programs.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Tiered corporate sponsorship program (Bronze $2,500, Silver $5,000, Gold $10,000, Platinum $15,000 annually) providing logo placement, social media exposure, and event benefits.
3. Mission Trip Fees: Participants fundraise for and pay fees to join mission trips to Southeast Asia (10/40 window), covering operational costs for outreach programs.
4. Coffee by Bloom: Coffee operation overseen by David Cook, with proceeds supporting initiatives that uplift vulnerable individuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bloom International is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2016 that operates a portfolio of programs for women and children, including hygiene kit and menstrual product distribution, children's residential care in Thailand, educational supply provision, women's conferences, small-group mentoring, rice provision for widows, and short-term mission trips. The organization also operates Coffee by Bloom, a social enterprise whose proceeds fund the mission, and is supported by individual monthly donors (Bloom's Angels), tiered corporate sponsorships, and an annual fundraising gala.

Product overview

Bloom International is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of empowerment programs for women and children globally. The core programs include the Women's Hygiene and Self-Care Program (hygiene and menstrual kits), Children's Home (shelter and education for children), Empower Her Education (school supplies for girls), Mentoring Program, Women's Conferences, Mission Trips, and Rice for Widows. Supporting programs include the Bloom Prayer Team (monthly prayer support), Bloom's Angels (monthly giving community), Corporate Sponsorship tiers, and the Bloom Beyond Borders annual gala campaign. Additionally, Coffee by Bloom is a social enterprise where coffee sales proceeds fund the organization's initiatives. The organization operates across Southeast Asia, Kansas City, MO, and vision countries including Nepal, India, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Laos, and the Philippines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bloom's Angels: A special community of people who live out Proverbs 3:9-10, by honoring God's missions with their finances each month. Their contributions go towards uplifting widows, the poor, and the vulnerable.
• Bloom Beyond Borders
• EmpowerHer
• Way Maker

Products and services

• Women's Conferences Conferences designed to encourage women of all backgrounds by providing a safe place to share struggles and equip them with tools for healing. 1,730 women have attended across multiple conferences in various countries.
• Women's Hygiene and Self-Care Program (EmpowerHer) Provides hygiene kits (16,071 distributed) and menstrual kits (5,697 distributed) to women and girls, teaching self-care techniques and overcoming social stigma. Includes EmpowerHer Hygiene and EmpowerHer Health (vitamins, check-ups, first aid kits, mosquito nets, medication kits, cold weather kits).
• Children's Home Provides shelter, food, clothing, and educational opportunities to children in Thailand through the Way Maker program. On-site staff (Kitty, Atiwan, Yo'Yo, Snow) live with 20 children, with supporters able to sponsor a child's education, discipleship, daily care, and safe environment.
• Empower Her Education Provides educational supplies to empower young girls to continue their education, supporting over 400 girls across Southeast Asia and Kansas City, MO. Emphasizes education as a tool to break the cycle of poverty.
• Mentoring Program Small-group mentoring program for women to support one another with the goal for women to know Jesus and grow deeper in faith. Includes training events for mentors to replicate the program in their villages; completed 6 training events with 27 mentors trained.
• Mission Trips Short-term mission team experiences serving among unreached people in the 10/40 window (North Africa, Middle East, and Asia). Teams experience frontline cross-cultural ministry making a positive impact on women and children; participants fundraise and pay fees to join.
• Rice for Widows Program Provides rice to impoverished widows in Southeast Asia to prevent families from having to sell children to afford food. Addresses immediate food needs for vulnerable families.
• Coffee by Bloom Coffee sales social enterprise overseen by board director David Cook, with proceeds supporting Bloom International's initiatives that uplift vulnerable individuals. Operates from procurement to sales with revenue channeled toward program funding.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22 conferences hosted with 1,730 women attending across multiple countries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Cass Health DepartmentminorOthersListed as a sponsor on the website. Nature of sponsorship not detailed beyond logo placement.
• Enterprise Bank and TrustminorOthersListed as a sponsor on the website. Nature of sponsorship not detailed beyond logo placement.
• Optimum VisualsminorOthersWeb design sponsor providing design services. Listed in sponsors section.
• CK Print N DesignminorOthersPrint design sponsor. Listed in sponsors section.
• Liquid Soap ProductsminorOthersHygiene product sponsor. Listed in sponsors section.
• Ultra SoapminorOthersHygiene product sponsor. Listed in sponsors section.
• Heartland Fence ConcreteminorOthersListed as a sponsor on the website. Nature of sponsorship not detailed beyond logo placement.
• TekkiiminorOthersWeb design sponsor credited in footer. Provided website design services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: Large faith-based international humanitarian organization operating child sponsorship, hygiene, and education programs across Southeast Asia. Highly comparable mission and beneficiary population, though substantially larger scale and more diversified programming than Bloom.
• Samaritan's Purse: Major evangelical Christian humanitarian organization running international relief, children's programming, and disaster response. Comparable faith-based identity and donor base, though operates at much greater scale and includes broader programming.
• Convoy of Hope: Faith-based humanitarian organization serving women and children globally through women's conferences, child feeding, and community programs. Comparable faith-rooted programming, donor engagement model, and global service footprint.

Others

• Compassion International: Christian child sponsorship organization with operations in Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar-Burma. Directly comparable faith-based model serving at-risk children through sponsorship tiers — same donor engagement framework as Bloom's Angels.
• Young Life: Faith-based youth ministry where co-founder Rachelle Morlok served as a leader. Adjacent mission-aligned organization operating in similar donor communities; useful peer for benchmarking U.S. faith-based fundraising practices.
• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): Large interdenominational Christian ministry where co-founder Rachelle Morlok also served as a leader. Comparable evangelical identity, donor base, and short-term mission trip model that Bloom offers to churches.

Direct peers

• Holt International: Faith-based nonprofit running children's homes and family services in Southeast Asia (notably Thailand). Operates a comparable residential child care model and sponsorships serving vulnerable children, similar to Bloom's Way Maker Children's Home program.
• Agape International Missions: Faith-based organization combating trafficking and serving women and children in Southeast Asia (Thailand/Myanmar). Closely comparable mission, target population, regional focus, and faith-based programming model.
• Food for the Hungry: Christian relief and development organization working across Southeast Asia on community transformation, child sponsorship, and women's empowerment — closely matching Bloom's integrated programs and faith-based approach.
• International Justice Mission: Faith-based human rights organization combatting trafficking and protecting women and children, with operations in Thailand and across Southeast Asia. Directly comparable faith-rooted mission and beneficiary population served.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bloomintl20
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bloomintl

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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