United States Fund For Unicef

Name

United States Fund For Unicef

Legal name

U.S. Fund for UNICEF

Website

https://unicefusa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and International Development

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid programs
• Child welfare services
• Global health initiatives
• Education access programs
• Emergency relief services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: UNICEF USA receives donations from individual supporters through its website, monthly giving programs, and fundraising campaigns. Donors can contribute to the Every Child Fund, IMPACT Fund for Children, or specific programs like K.I.N.D. Fund desks or scholarships.
2. Government Grants: UNICEF receives funding from governments for specific programs. Example: Germany signed a €15m grant agreement with UNICEF to improve water and sanitation services in Syria.
3. Foundation Partnerships: Partnerships with foundations such as Johnson & Johnson Foundation, Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, and others provide funding for specific health and humanitarian programs.
4. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with companies including Microsoft, Dell Technologies, Rotary International, Kiwanis, and others provide both funding and in-kind support for UNICEF programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

UNICEF USA is the U.S. National Committee of UNICEF, raising tax-deductible donations and providing programmatic funding for UNICEF's global humanitarian work. It channels individual, corporate, foundation, and government contributions into field programs across six pillars: Children's Education, Children's Health (immunization, WASH, nutrition, mental health), Children's Protection, Climate Change, Emergency Response, and Respect for Children. Programs are delivered through in-country UNICEF offices, partner governments, and community organizations rather than as a standalone commercial product.

Product overview

UNICEF USA supports a portfolio of humanitarian programs organized under six core pillars: Children's Education (Learning Passport digital platform, K.I.N.D. Fund, Let Us Learn, Child-Friendly Schools), Children's Health (Immunization, Community Health Workers, Mental Health, WASH, RUTF, Nutrition), Children's Protection (Birth Registration, Child Protection, Peacebuilding, Child-Friendly Spaces, Refugees/Migrants), Climate Change (Today & Tomorrow Initiative), Emergency Response, and Respect for Children. UNICEF USA is a national committee supporting UNICEF's global mission, not a technology company with a unified software product. Programs are delivered through field operations, partnerships with governments, and humanitarian aid distribution rather than a software-as-a-service platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• K.I.N.D. Fund: Kids In Need of Desks (K.I.N.D.) Fund - a partnership between UNICEF USA and MS NOW (Lawrence O'Donnell) that provides desks and scholarships to children in Malawi. Since 2010, the program has delivered over 405,000 desks to primary students and supported nearly 38,000 schoolgirls with scholarships.
• Learning Passport
• Let Us Learn
• Impact Fund for Children
• Every Child Fund
• UNICEF NextGen
• UNICEF Clubs
• UNICEF-Duke Innovation Accelerator
• Giga

Products and services

• Learning Passport A free online, mobile and offline digital education platform co-developed with Microsoft that provides continuous access to quality education for children in 51 countries, with offline hub-device capability for low-connectivity environments.
• K.I.N.D. Fund (Kids In Need of Desks) A donation program offering tangible, unit-priced impact gifts (school desks and multi-year secondary school scholarships for girls) in Malawi, established in partnership with MS NOW in 2010.
• Let Us Learn UNICEF's equity-in-education program providing alternative pathways to education for out-of-school children across multiple countries, supporting early childhood through vocational training levels.
• Child-Friendly Schools Model An educational framework and model that schools and education ministries can adopt to deliver inclusive, gender-sensitive, child-rights-based learning environments.
• Today & Tomorrow Initiative (TTI) A climate and disaster-risk financing partnership prioritizing early action, preparedness, disaster risk reduction and sustainable recovery for children.
• Every Child Fund UNICEF USA's core recurring monthly giving program that supports the full breadth of UNICEF's work for children globally.
• IMPACT Fund for Children A charitable fund vehicle for major donors and philanthropists to channel larger gifts and impact-investing capital into UNICEF's work for children, including the Bridge Fund impact-investing option.
• UNICEF Gift Catalog (Inspired Gifts) Online catalog (market.unicefusa.org) where individual donors can purchase unit-priced Inspired Gifts — tangible humanitarian items such as vaccines, school desks, scholarships and safe-water kits — delivered on behalf of children in need.

Quantifiable outcome

• 154 million lives saved through vaccination over 50 years
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• MS NOW (Lawrence O'Donnell)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010MS NOW and MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell partnered with UNICEF USA to establish the K.I.N.D. (Kids in Need of Desks) Fund. Since 2010, the program has delivered over 405,000 desks to Malawi primary students and provided nearly 38,000 scholarships to girls for secondary education.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft partnered with UNICEF to develop the Learning Passport, an innovative digital education platform. The platform provides continuous access to quality education through online and offline capabilities, reaching approximately 12.5 million users in 51 countries. Microsoft contributed technical expertise and resources to build this scalable e-learning solution.
• Dell TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDell Technologies is a UNICEF USA partner supporting the Giga initiative, which aims to connect every school in the world to the internet. Dell provides technological resources to help deliver millions of learners with free access to online educational content.
• Development Governance International (DGI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGI partnered with UNICEF to launch the 'Enhancing Leadership, Governance and Management Capacities (ELGMC)' initiative targeting leadership gaps in Nigeria's healthcare system through workshops in Adamawa, Kwara, and Sokoto States.
• Rotary InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRotary International is a strategic partner supporting UNICEF's polio eradication efforts and other health programs globally.
• Kiwanis InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKiwanis is a partner supporting UNICEF programs focusing on children's health and education worldwide.
• UN Agencies (WHO, UNHCR, FAO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF collaborates with WHO on health programs including immunizations, WASH monitoring, and pandemic preparedness. Works with UNHCR on refugee protection and with FAO on food security initiatives.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Save the Children Federation: Direct peer as a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on children's health, education, and protection in the US and globally. Operates a comparable child-sponsorship, advocacy, and emergency-response model with similar government, corporate, and individual donor revenue streams.
• American Red Cross: US-based humanitarian nonprofit operating disaster response, blood services, and international programs with a comparable diversified donor base (individual, corporate, government). Comparable scale, brand recognition, and multi-channel fundraising model.
• World Vision US: Christian humanitarian organization focused on child welfare, sponsoring individual children in developing countries, and running WASH, health, and education programs. Directly comparable sponsorship/donor model and global programmatic footprint.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Humanitarian nonprofit delivering emergency relief, refugee resettlement, and development programming in conflict-affected countries. Comparable donor base, emergency-response expertise, and government-grant funding model.
• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian and development nonprofit operating in conflict and crisis-affected regions with similar government, corporate, and individual donor revenue mix. Comparable scale, multi-sector programs (health, WASH, livelihoods), and emergency response focus.
• CARE USA: US-based international humanitarian nonprofit focused on poverty, girls' education, and emergency response. Comparable fundraising model, multi-country programmatic footprint, and government/corporate/individual donor mix.
• Catholic Relief Services: US Catholic international humanitarian agency delivering health, education, and emergency programs globally. Comparable scale, donor base, and multi-country operating model with significant US government grant funding.

Broad incumbents

• Doctors Without Borders / MSF-USA: US fundraising arm of Médecins Sans Frontières, focused on global health and emergency medical humanitarian response. Comparable brand recognition, individual donor base, and emergency-response delivery in conflict zones, though narrower health-only mandate.
• Direct Relief: US-based humanitarian medical aid organization delivering medicines and supplies globally. Comparable health-focused humanitarian mission, corporate partnership model (pharma/medical), and scale of global program delivery.

Emerging players

• Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Public-private partnership focused on childhood immunization in low-income countries. Directly adjacent mission and shared vaccine procurement scale with UNICEF as a core implementing partner; relevant ecosystem peer in the global immunization space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/unicefusa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unicef-usa
• Instagraminstagram.com/unicefusa

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Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors3 records

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