What compassion latino does

Compassion Latino is the Spanish-language regional portal of Compassion International, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado with an operations support office in Phoenix, Arizona. It facilitates child sponsorship at a recurring rate of $43 per month, connecting individual donors — predominantly U.S. Hispanic/Latino Christians — with children served through in-country programs. The parent organization, founded in 1952 by Pastor Everett Swanson, operates child development programs across 29 countries through a delivery network of more than 8,500 local partner churches, currently serving over 2 million children globally.

The platform's core technical footprint consists of a donor self-service portal (donor.compassionlatino.com) and a dedicated letter-writing portal that mediates recurring correspondence between sponsors and sponsored children. The business model is recurring individual giving, supplemented by add-on product lines including Birthday Gifts ($30+), Christmas Gift Catalog items, disaster relief contributions, and hygiene kit funding. Donor trust is institutionalized through third-party accreditations from Charity Navigator, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), and Candid (Platinum Transparency). Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the website, with cultural/linguistic localization for Spanish-speaking donors serving as the primary differentiation versus English-only peer sponsorship charities.

Name

compassion latino

Legal name

Compassion Americas Incorporated

Website

https://compassionlatino.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Compassion Latino is the Spanish-language regional portal of Compassion International, enabling U.S. Hispanic/Latino donors to sponsor children across 29 countries through a $43/month recurring giving model and a network of 8,500+ local partner churches.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Sponsorship Nonprofit

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG), International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

Keywords

• Child sponsorship programs
• Nonprofit humanitarian aid
• Donor fundraising services
• Child development centers
• Faith-based charity

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Child Sponsorship: Individual sponsors pay $43 per month for ongoing child sponsorship. This is a recurring subscription revenue model where donors commit to a monthly contribution that provides the sponsored child with medical care, nutrition, education, Christian formation, and other developmental support through a local affiliated church center. Sponsorship continues until the child completes their studies (typically between ages 18-22).
2. Additional Donations: Sponsors and donors can make one-time or recurring supplementary donations for specific purposes such as Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, disaster relief, and general program support. These are separate from the base $43/month sponsorship fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Compassion Latino operates a recurring child sponsorship program where individual donors pay $43 per month to sponsor a specific child in poverty. Sponsored children receive medical care, nutrition, education, recreational activities, and Christ-centered spiritual development through local affiliated church centers in Latin America and other developing regions. The program also includes a donor portal for account management and a letter-writing platform enabling ongoing personal communication between sponsors and sponsored children, plus optional supplementary gift programs for birthdays and Christmas.

Product overview

Compassion Latino is the Spanish-language digital platform of Compassion International, a Christian child sponsorship organization operating since 1952. The core product is the Child Sponsorship Program ($43/month), where donors sponsor a child through local partner churches in 29 countries across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The offering includes a donor portal (My Account), a letter writing system for sponsor-child communication, and optional add-on programs for birthday and Christmas gifts. The organization empowers more than 8,500 local churches to deliver holistic child development including medical care, nutrition, education, and Christian spiritual formation to over 2.3 million children.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Child Sponsorship Program Core recurring offering: individuals sponsor a child living in poverty for $43 per month, providing medical checkups, nutrition, education, recreational activities, and Christ-centered spiritual development through a local affiliated church center.
• Donor Portal (My Account) Online self-serve portal for sponsors to manage their account, view their sponsored child's photos, receive prayer requests and updates, update payment methods, and make additional donations.
• Letter Writing System Platform enabling sponsors to compose and send letters to their sponsored children, with letters stored digitally for reference by both writer and child. Over 1.3 million letters are delivered each year.
• Birthday Gift Program Add-on offering that allows sponsors to send birthday gifts to their sponsored children, providing tangible items such as dolls, toys, and cakes to celebrate the child's birthday.
• Christmas Gift Program Add-on offering for one-time or recurring donations that fund Christmas gifts and holiday celebrations for children at Compassion centers, sharing the love of Christ with sponsored children.
• Disaster Relief Program Program enabling sponsors and donors to make tax-deductible contributions for disaster relief; the parent organization supplied $16 million in disaster relief resources to local churches worldwide in the last year.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.3 million lives changed; 1.5 million medical interventions provided last year; 10.6 million family food packs delivered last year; 7.6 million hygiene kits distributed last year; $16 million in disaster relief provided last year; 1.3 million letters delivered last year

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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 Affiliated ChurchescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompassion works through a network of more than 8,500 local partner churches (more than 8,000 projects and child development centers) across 29 countries. These churches serve as the physical delivery mechanism for Compassion's child development program, assessing family needs, delivering services (medical care, education, nutrition, spiritual development), and providing a safe Christian environment for children. The church-centered model is described as a fundamental differentiator.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• World Vision: World Vision is the most directly comparable child sponsorship organization, using a similar monthly-sponsor model delivering holistic child development (education, health, spiritual) through local community partners across dozens of developing countries.
• ChildFund International: ChildFund operates the same child-sponsorship model targeting sponsors in the U.S. and other developed markets to fund child development programs in Africa, Asia, and the Americas — directly competing for the same donor segment.
• Children International: Children International runs a nearly identical monthly child sponsorship program focused on youth in poverty in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, serving as a near-perfect alternative for sponsors considering Compassion.
• Compassion International: The parent organization and direct counterpart operating the same sponsorship model in English-speaking markets; effectively the umbrella brand under which Compassion Latino functions.
• Christian Children's Fund (CCF): CCF operates a faith-rooted child sponsorship model in developing countries, competing directly for Christian-motivated donors in the U.S. and serving comparable beneficiary populations.
• Plan International USA: Plan International runs a child sponsorship program (now called 'sponsor a child') covering health, education, and child rights in similar geographies, serving as a strong substitute for prospective sponsors.

Emerging players

• SOS Children's Villages: SOS Children's Villages focuses on orphaned and abandoned children through family-based care models rather than church-centered sponsorship, but it competes for the same faith-aligned donor base.
• Holt International: Holt International focuses on child welfare, particularly adoption and family services in Asia and Latin America; smaller scale than Compassion but competes for faith-aligned child welfare donors.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF USA (Sponsor a Child): UNICEF offers a child sponsorship program with much broader institutional reach; while it is a UN agency, the sponsorship program competes for the same individual-donor audience in the U.S.
• Save the Children (Sponsor a Child): Save the Children offers child sponsorship alongside a much larger portfolio of humanitarian and advocacy work, competing for the same pool of mission-driven donors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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