National AIDS Memorial

Name

National AIDS Memorial

Legal name

National AIDS Memorial

Website

https://aidsmemorial.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Memorial and HIV/AIDS Education Services

NAICS

Historical Sites (712120), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

akta.pro primary industry

Monuments, Statues & Memorials (THAJACAB)

Keywords

• AIDS memorial preservation
• HIV/AIDS education
• Memorial quilt stewardship
• Youth activism scholarships
• Community remembrance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and major gifts support the Memorial's operations. The Light in the Grove annual gala is the largest fundraising event, with 100% of proceeds supporting programs.
2. Merchandise Sales: Online merchandise store selling commemorative items, books, and products related to the Memorial and AIDS awareness.
3. Legacy Giving and Planned Gifts: Estate gifts and planned giving programs where supporters include the Memorial in their wills or estate plans.
4. Corporate Grants: Major grants from pharmaceutical companies (Gilead Sciences, ViiV Healthcare) and foundations fund specific programs including scholarships, quilt preservation, and community initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The National AIDS Memorial stewards the 10-acre National AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park and the AIDS Memorial Quilt (over 50,000 panels honoring more than 110,000 lives). It delivers free public memorial access, educational programming, scholarships and awards for young activists, oral history projects, community quilt displays, workshops, and annual commemorative events such as the Light in the Grove gala and World AIDS Day observance.

Product overview

The National AIDS Memorial operates a portfolio of programs centered around two core offerings: the National AIDS Memorial Grove (a 10-acre living memorial in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park) and the AIDS Memorial Quilt (the world's largest community art project with over 50,000 panels honoring 110,000+ lives). These are supported by educational and activist programs including the Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship ($5,000 awards for young activists in health equity and social justice), the Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Award ($5,000 for art activists), the Surviving Voices oral history project, and community engagement programs like volunteer workdays, quilt workshops, and the Change the Pattern initiative bringing quilt displays to the Southern U.S. The organization also hosts annual events including World AIDS Day observances and the Light in the Grove gala. The programs work together to preserve HIV/AIDS history, offer healing, and inspire new generations of activists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship: A $5,000 scholarship supporting young activists and non-profit changemakers working in communities on health equity and social justice, named after HIV activist Pedro Zamora.
• Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Award
• Light in the Grove
• Change the Pattern
• Surviving Voices
• Call My Name

Products and services

• National AIDS Memorial Grove A 10-acre federally designated public memorial in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park dedicated to reflection, healing, and remembrance for those lost to AIDS. Open to the public free of charge.
• AIDS Memorial Quilt The world's largest community art project, consisting of over 50,000 hand-sewn panels honoring more than 110,000 lives lost to HIV/AIDS. Stewarded by the National AIDS Memorial since 2019, with an interactive online searchable database and a Community AIDS Quilt Display Program for partner organizations.
• Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship A $5,000 scholarship for young activists (ages 27 and younger) enrolled in U.S. community college or four-year university who work in HIV/AIDS, health equity, and social justice. Since 2009, more than $825,000 has been provided to 204 scholars. Supported by Gilead Sciences.
• Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Award A $5,000 award for young and emerging art activists ('artivists') who use art as a vehicle for HIV/AIDS and health equity community activism and expression. Funded by ViiV Healthcare and open to U.S. residents aged 27 and younger.
• Surviving Voices Documentary Project A multi-year documentary project capturing oral histories about the impact of the AIDS epidemic on various U.S. communities, including Black, Latinx, and substance abuse recovery communities. Includes oral history films, podcasts, photos, and personal narratives such as the award-winning 'The Black Community & AIDS' mini-documentary.
• Change the Pattern Initiative Initiative bringing sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to twelve Southern states to honor Black and Latinx lives lost to HIV/AIDS, with interactive experiences, storytelling, and panel-making workshops. Reached 12 Southern states most impacted by HIV.
• Community AIDS Quilt Display Program Partnership program allowing organizations across the country to host displays of AIDS Memorial Quilt sections to raise awareness and honor lives lost to AIDS.
• AIDS Quilt Workshops 24 annual quilt panel-making and repair workshops offered in San Francisco and the East Bay, providing hands-on opportunities to create memorials for those lost to HIV/AIDS. No sewing experience required; open to the public.
• Call My Name Program Panel making program ensuring the stories of Black and Latinx lives lost to HIV/AIDS are honored with new panels added to the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
• Light in the Grove Annual Gala Annual fundraising gala held on November 30th (eve of World AIDS Day) in the National AIDS Memorial Grove, celebrating reunion, remembrance, and renewal. The organization's largest fundraising event, with 100% of proceeds supporting programs.
• World AIDS Day National Observance Annual national observance held at the Memorial Grove honoring lives lost to AIDS, featuring conversations with leaders, HIV/AIDS awareness building, and remembrance activities. Has drawn more than 500 guests and dignitaries.
• Commemorative Merchandise Store Online merchandise store at national-aids-memorial.myshopify.com selling commemorative items, books, and products related to the Memorial and AIDS awareness.

Quantifiable outcome

• 204 young activists supported through $825,000+ in scholarships since 2009
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Southern AIDS CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner in the Change the Pattern initiative, bringing the AIDS Memorial Quilt to communities throughout the Southern U.S. to honor Black and Latinx lives lost to HIV/AIDS and address the disproportionate impact of the epidemic in the South.
• Quest DiagnosticsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner providing leadership around annual World AIDS Day observances and lead supporter of the Memorial's Community Volunteer Workday program. Remembrance Partner for World AIDS Day events.
• Vivent HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier National Community Partner of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, supporting quilt programs and educational activities including displays across the United States. Partnership announced in 2020 for long-term collaboration.
• ChevronsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerLong-standing partner with employees volunteering to maintain the Memorial Grove, supporting World AIDS Day events, and inspiring through Quilt making programs. Remembrance Partner status.
• San Francisco AIDS FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization promoting health, wellness, and social justice for communities most impacted by HIV through sexual health services, substance use services, advocacy, and community partnerships.
• Equality CaliforniasupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerWith over 900,000 members, the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization partners with the Memorial to bring LGBTQ+ voices to institutions of power and advance health justice.
• HIV.govsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration to raise greater awareness about HIV/AIDS in communities across the country, particularly around World AIDS Day observances.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• San Francisco AIDS Foundation: A leading HIV/AIDS services and advocacy nonprofit in San Francisco that is a stated partner of the National AIDS Memorial. Comparable in cause focus (HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ health equity, Black/Latinx communities) and geographic base, and is explicitly listed as a select partner relationship.
• Vivent Health: Premier National Community Partner of the AIDS Memorial Quilt and an HIV care provider across multiple states. Directly comparable in cause focus and explicitly partnered with the National AIDS Memorial on Quilt programming.
• Southern AIDS Coalition: Core strategic partner in the Change the Pattern initiative, focused on HIV in the Southern U.S. with particular attention to Black and Latinx communities. Comparable geographic/cause focus and an explicit operational partner.

Broad incumbents

• GMHC (Gay Men's Health Crisis): The oldest HIV/AIDS service organization in the U.S., based in NYC. Operates a much larger portfolio of direct services (testing, housing, advocacy) competing for the same HIV-focused donor dollars and advocacy narratives that sustain the National AIDS Memorial's mission.
• AIDS United: National coordinating body and funder for HIV/AIDS organizations, with a grants portfolio and policy advocacy mission. Comparable in cause focus and federal-level positioning, and a potential peer or counterparty in the HIV philanthropic ecosystem.
• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation: Large HIV/AIDS nonprofit focused on pediatric and maternal HIV globally. Competes for similar pharmaceutical-company grants (Gilead, ViiV) and shares the cause-focused nonprofit model with scholarship, advocacy, and international programming.
• National September 11 Memorial & Museum: A federally significant national memorial with a physical site, museum programming, education initiatives, and donor/sponsorship model. Comparable as a federally-designated, cause-driven memorial nonprofit operating signature physical assets and large-scale educational programming.
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund: A national memorial nonprofit stewarding a culturally significant commemorative asset (The Wall), with education programs, fundraising events, and an alumni volunteer network. Comparable in mission (memorial stewardship + education + advocacy) and donor/grant engagement model.

Emerging players

• Equality California: The nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, a stated partner of the National AIDS Memorial. Overlaps in cause area (LGBTQ+ health equity, advocacy) and corporate/foundation funding pools, and shares constituency base for activism programming.
• GLAAD: National LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization that drives cultural narratives and corporate partnerships. Comparable as a cause-aligned advocacy nonprofit sharing corporate-sponsor pools (including Gilead, ViiV) and overlapping constituencies in HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ+ storytelling content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCpE8m92jd_3v1-L0-xK2XQg
• Facebookfacebook.com/NationalAIDSMemorial
• Instagraminstagram.com/nationalaidsmemorial
• Xx.com/aids_memorial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-aids-memorial-grove

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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