Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation

Name

Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation

Legal name

Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation

Website

https://bonehealthandosteoporosis.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Bone Health Advocacy and Education

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metabolic Bone & Calcium Disorders (Osteoporosis/Parathyroid) (HLAKADAJ), Chronic Condition Lifestyle Coaching (Non-Clinical) (HSADAGAH)

Keywords

• Bone health education
• Osteoporosis prevention
• Patient advocacy nonprofit
• Professional medical education
• Fracture liaison services

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals supporting the mission to prevent osteoporosis and promote bone health.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Support from corporations including Amgen and UCB for advocacy efforts, plus Corporate Advisory Roundtable membership.
3. Government Grants: Three-year CDC grant for BONEUP campaign ($375,000 year one) to advance osteoporosis education and awareness.
4. Professional Memberships: Membership in BHOF through BoneSource providing CME credits, clinical updates, and access to osteoporosis experts for healthcare professionals.
5. BHOF Store: Sale of osteoporosis educational resources, books, brochures and gifts. BHOF members receive 20% discount.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers bone health education, awareness campaigns, patient support programs, and professional clinical resources to prevent osteoporosis and fractures. Its core offerings include the BoneSource® professional platform (clinical guidelines, FRAX® tool, BoneFit™ training, CME, Fracture Liaison Service resources), patient-facing programs (Healthy Bones patient registry, Osteopedia, support groups, online community of 85,000+ participants), and national awareness initiatives (Osteoporosis Awareness Month, World Osteoporosis Day, Break Free from Osteoporosis, BONEUP).

Product overview

The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) operates a comprehensive platform of health education and awareness programs, not a unified software product. The core offerings include BoneSource®, a professional platform providing clinical guidelines, the FRAX® fracture risk assessment tool, BoneFit™ exercise professional training, and Fracture Liaison Service resources for healthcare providers. For patients, BHOF offers the Professional Partners Network® directory for finding healthcare providers, the Healthy Bones, Build Them for Life® Patient Registry for research, Osteopedia® educational resources, and the Osteoporosis International journal for medical professionals. Public awareness initiatives include the Break Free from Osteoporosis® campaign, Be Bone Strong™ team with walking clubs and marathon participation, the annual Osteoporosis Awareness & Prevention Month in May, World Osteoporosis Day on October 20th, and the CDC-funded BONEUP campaign. Additional support includes the Bone Talk podcast and blog, online support community on Inspire with over 85,000 members, BHOF Support Groups, and Spanish-language resources at Huesos Sanos. The organization also hosts the annual Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis (ISO) conference for healthcare professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BoneSource® Professional Platform BHOF's professional program promoting excellence in clinical care for healthcare professionals involved in osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Includes clinical guidelines, journals, the FRAX tool, BoneFit USA, and resources for patients. Accessible via membership.
• Professional Partners Network® (PPN) Directory

Quantifiable outcome

• Half of all women and one quarter of all men over age 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis in their lifetime
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• American Bone HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023On October 1, 2023, American Bone Health and BHOF joined forces under the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation umbrella. Both organizations had been educating the public, communities, and policy makers about bone health importance.
• AmgenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAmgen provides support for BHOF advocacy efforts. As a pharmaceutical company focused on bone health, Amgen supports campaigns to raise awareness about osteoporosis and improve patient care.
• UCBminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUCB supports BHOF advocacy efforts. UCB is a biopharmaceutical company that supports osteoporosis awareness and education initiatives.
• International Osteoporosis FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHOF partners with IOF to co-publish Osteoporosis International, a monthly scientific journal dedicated to osteoporosis diagnosis, treatment and management. The Co-Editor-in-Chief is shared between the organizations.
• National Bone Health Alliance (NBHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNBHA is a public-private partnership bringing together expertise and resources to promote bone health, improve diagnosis and treatment, and enhance bone research. Over 50 member organizations working to address the post-fracture care gap through FLS programs.
• National Health CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHOF is in full compliance with the National Health Council's Good Operating Practices Standards and participates in the Independent Charities Seal of Excellence program.
• Farmacopea, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Farmacopea, Inc., an independent minority-owned and women-owned healthcare communications agency, to target Spanish-speaking patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals through www.huesosanos.org.
• Medical Fitness NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to help connect consumers to qualified fitness and healthcare providers interested in working with osteoporosis patients through an online network.
• National Parent Teacher Association (National PTA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPotential mission-driven partnership with school-based organizations as part of strategic plan 2025-2027 to educate people about bone health throughout the lifespan.
• National Menopause FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance with the National Menopause Foundation and its Women's Midlife Health Policy Institute to expand bone health education for women during menopause.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• American Lung Association: A long-standing U.S. disease-specific health nonprofit with comparable donor-funded revenue, public awareness campaigns, professional education, research support, and state-level policy advocacy work.
• American Cancer Society: A large-scale U.S. disease-specific health nonprofit with a national donor and advocacy infrastructure, comparable to BHOF in mission structure but operating at materially greater scale across research, patient support, and policy.
• American Heart Association: A leading U.S. health nonprofit focused on cardiovascular disease with extensive donor networks, professional education, CME offerings, and policy advocacy—directly comparable to BHOF's operating model though at much greater scale.
• Alzheimer's Association: The dominant U.S. nonprofit addressing an age-related chronic disease (Alzheimer's), with a similar model of donor support, research funding, patient/family services, professional education, and federal policy advocacy. Highly comparable in audience and revenue mechanics to BHOF.
• American Diabetes Association: A national disease-specific health nonprofit focused on a chronic metabolic condition, operating professional education, patient resources, advocacy, and research-funding programs analogous to BHOF's bone-health platform.
• National Kidney Foundation: A U.S. nonprofit addressing a chronic disease through patient education, professional CME, public awareness campaigns, and advocacy—offering a directly comparable operational blueprint to BHOF, particularly in awareness-month campaigns and clinical-guideline dissemination.

Direct peers

• Arthritis Foundation: The largest U.S. nonprofit dedicated to musculoskeletal disease, addressing arthritis and related joint/bone conditions. It is the closest mission-analog to BHOF, with a similar disease-specific health nonprofit model, patient education programs, advocacy footprint, and donor-supported revenue base.

Regional players

• International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF): The global counterpart to BHOF, headquartered in Switzerland and operating across 100+ countries. IOF is the international peer in the osteoporosis space and a strategic partner (co-publisher of Osteoporosis International), making it directly comparable in mission but geographically distinct from BHOF's U.S. focus.

Emerging players

• National Menopause Foundation: A smaller women's midlife-health nonprofit that has formed a strategic alliance with BHOF to expand bone-health education during menopause. Comparable as an emerging condition-focused health nonprofit with partial thematic overlap in women's bone-health prevention.
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: A disease-specific U.S. health nonprofit combining donor support, research funding, patient resources, professional education, and advocacy. Operates with similar community-led and event-driven engagement motions to BHOF, including walk/run fundraising and clinical-care programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Bonehealthbhof
• Facebookfacebook.com/bonehealthandosteoporosisfoundation

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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