FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Our mission is to lift and support missionaries worldwide by delivering Christmas packages and gifts, providing essential supplies, and ensuring every missionary feels remembered, supported, and loved as they serve far from home. 

There are many ways to be part of Missionary Angels! You can send a Christmas package to a missionary you know, make a donation towards Christmas gifts or other mission-specific items needed, or help spread the word by sharing our mission with others. To learn more, visit our website or follow us on Facebook and Instagram @MissionaryAngels. 

Missionary Angels offers several programs designed to lift and support missionaries serving around the world.

Our programs include sending a Christmas package to your missionary, helping provide Christmas gifts for missionaries, and supporting mission-specific needs.

We also work directly with mission leaders to identify important needs that may be difficult or expensive to access locally, then help provide practical, high-quality items that can make a meaningful difference in a missionary’s service.

Not at this time.

Missionary Angels currently accepts monetary donations only.

This allows us to:

• buy in bulk
• receive wholesale pricing
• maintain consistent quality
• avoid duplicates and unusable items
• purchase what each mission actually needs
• use limited baggage and delivery space wisely
• help more missionaries with the same funds

We believe in quality over quantity.

Many inexpensive items are already available locally. We focus on providing useful, longer-lasting items that may be harder or more expensive for missionaries to access.

Our goal: serve more missionaries, waste less, and give better.

Every penny counts, about 90% of your donation goes directly to bless missionaries, and the remaining 10% covers minimal admin needs. All of the work is done by loving volunteers, with no paid staff. 

No. Missionary Angels is entirely volunteer-run. None of our team members receive salaries or compensation. 100% of the work is done by volunteers who are passionate about supporting missionaries.

 It depends on the program:

• Missionary Christmas Package Delivery – Families cover most travel and delivery costs, so about 90% goes toward travel/delivery to ensure packages arrive at mission offices.
   
• Christmas Gift Donation Program – About 10% goes toward travel/delivery, with the rest used to purchase and package gifts.
   
• Missionary Essential Items – About 10% goes toward travel/delivery, with the remainder providing missionary supplies and gifts.
   
• General Donations – Spread across programs to support both Christmas gifts and Missionary Essential Item needs.

Travel and delivery costs may include airfare, international taxes and fees, visas, ground transportation, gas, duffel bags, luggage carts, and other essentials. The largest expenses often come from high airline baggage fees for extra checked luggage. To help keep costs low, I primarily use airline employee benefits to reduce airfare whenever possible.

💡 All labor is 100% volunteer—no salaries or paid staff—so donations directly support missionaries.

Yes, except Nicaragua or Bolivia. You can include gift bags and tissue with instructions but that is one country that will charge a fee for anything that isn't considered "for personal use".

Missionary Angels Foundation operates independently and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Our mission is to support families and donors who wish to bless missionaries serving around the world.

 © 2025 Missionary Angels Foundation · 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Donations support the program as a whole and are tax-deductible .