faith and learning international nfp

What faith and learning international nfp does

Faith and Learning International (FLI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2004 and headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois. The company operates as a fiscal sponsor, providing administrative, accounting, and financial processing services to 138 active missionary and ministry projects across more than 30 countries spanning Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, and South America. Rather than acting as a traditional missionary sending agency, FLI specifically targets entrepreneurial individuals whose ministry visions fall outside the parameters of conventional mission organizations and need back-office infrastructure to operate. The organization is governed by a self-perpetuating board of three to eight directors with three-year terms; current board members include Jake Anderson, Jayna Gallagher, Holly Setran, Scott Macdonald, and Dr. David Van Dyke.

FLI's core technology stack is built around third-party SaaS integrations rather than proprietary software. The SOLA (TrustSola) platform handles online donation tracking and donor acknowledgments with daily updates at 10:00 AM CST. Expensify is deployed for expense reimbursement workflows among US national project directors at $18 per user per month. The RaisedOnors donor portal provides self-service giving history and recurring gift management for individual donors. Beyond these integrations, FLI delivers a comprehensive back-office service suite: donor management, charitable registration compliance, IRS Form 990 filing, bill pay, international and domestic wires, Form 1099 filing, tax-deductible receipt issuance, and bookkeeping/CPA services. Sponsored projects must comply with an annual re-application process and submit Advisory Council reports twice yearly covering ministry programming, financial health, and project director wellbeing.

FLI's business model is entirely transaction-based: it charges a 7% administrative fee on all donations, payments, and registrations processed (stepping down to 5% for one-time payments between $10,000-$25,000 and 4% for one-time payments above $25,000), plus a 2.5% credit card/ACH processing fee on online gifts. Physical check donations incur no processing fee. The organization's revenue is therefore a direct function of aggregate donation throughput across its sponsored project portfolio. FLI holds ECFA full membership in good standing and IRS 501(c)3 tax-exempt authorization, which together allow it to issue tax-deductible receipts on behalf of the projects it sponsors — a critical credibility requirement in the evangelical donor market. Distribution occurs through the organization's website, direct email and phone contact, and the self-service donor portal.

Name

faith and learning international nfp

Legal name

Faith and Learning International

Website

https://faithandlearning.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Fiscal Sponsorship Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Sponsors (BPAGAKAF)

Keywords

• Fiscal sponsorship services
• Nonprofit administration
• Donor management services
• Missionary support services
• Charitable back-office services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wheaton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Administrative Service Fees: FLI charges 7% of all donations, payments and registrations processed as an administrative fee. The fee is reduced to 5% for one-time payments between $10,000-$25,000 and further reduced to 4% for all one-time payments over $25,000.
2. Payment Processing Fees: Online gifts made via credit card or ACH/electronic bank withdrawal incur a 2.5% fee. Physical checks have no additional fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Faith and Learning International (FLI) is an Illinois-based 501(c)3 nonprofit that acts as a fiscal sponsor for missionaries and ministries. It provides administrative, accounting, donor management, expense reimbursement, and tax compliance services, allowing project directors to focus on ministry rather than back-office operations. FLI charges a percentage-based administrative fee on donations processed through its platform.

Product overview

Faith and Learning International is a nonprofit organization that provides a comprehensive suite of administrative and financial support services for missionaries and ministries worldwide. Rather than a traditional software platform, FLI offers operational services including donor management through their SOLA platform, expense tracking via Expensify integration, financial processing (payroll, bill pay, wires, tax compliance), and structured advisory council reporting. The organization acts as a fiscal sponsor, handling 7% administrative fees on all donations while providing ECFA accreditation, IRS 501(c)3 status, and audited financial reports to supported projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Administrative Support Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 years of operational experience supporting missionaries and ministries globally
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)coreOthersFLI is a full member in good standing with ECFA, which provides standards for financial accountability and transparency for Christian organizations. Annual audits conducted by an independent firm are available upon request.
• RaisedOnorscoreTechnology or IntegrationFLI uses RaisedOnors platform for donor account management. Donors can log in to access their giving history and manage their accounts at account.raisedonors.com/faithandlearninginternational/login
• ExpensifycoreTechnology or IntegrationExpensify is used by US national project directors to record and submit reimbursable expenses. Each project is responsible for user fees of $18 per user per month.
• SOLA (TrustSola)coreTechnology or IntegrationSOLA is the online donations system where projects can track donations and acknowledge donor support. Updated daily at 10:00am CST.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• National Christian Foundation: Largest Christian donor-advised fund sponsor in the U.S., providing giving accounts, grant administration, and fiscal sponsorship capabilities that overlap with FLI's back-office function for faith-based givers and ministries.
• Accord Network: Network of Christ-centered organizations offering fiscal sponsorship, accounting, and administrative services to ministries; FLI's operating model mirrors member-organization offerings.
• Pioneers: Established missionary sending organization that, while a sender rather than pure fiscal sponsor, provides comparable administrative and financial infrastructure for cross-cultural ministry workers.
• MAF (Missionary Aviation Fellowship): Large faith-based nonprofit offering operational and administrative infrastructure for mission work globally, comparable to FLI in serving cross-border Christian ministry operations.

Direct peers

• The Signatry: Faith-based DAF and fiscal sponsorship organization serving Christian givers and ministries with similar administrative, compliance, and grantmaking infrastructure to FLI.
• Antioch Partners: Faith-based fiscal sponsor that supports cross-cultural ministry workers with administrative and financial services, closely matching FLI's missionary-focused sponsorship model.
• Pure Charity: Fiscal sponsorship and donor-management platform purpose-built for nonprofits and ministries, competing directly with FLI for the same entrepreneurial-project segment.
• Stewardship (US): Christian financial services and giving organization that administers Donor Advised Funds and provides administrative support to ministries, overlapping with FLI's admin and compliance services.
• Advancing Native Missions: Faith-based nonprofit that fiscally sponsors indigenous missionaries worldwide, providing administrative support analogous to FLI's core service.

Others

• Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA): Accrediting body whose standards FLI complies with; functions as the gatekeeper of credibility for the broader fiscal-sponsorship and faith-based nonprofit ecosystem in which FLI competes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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