iCivics

What iCivics does

iCivics is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to advance civic education among young Americans. The organization operates a free, web-based educational platform at ed.icivics.org that delivers interactive games, simulations, and lesson plans covering U.S. government, the Constitution, separation of powers, and democratic participation, targeted at K-12 students and the educators who teach them. iCivics reports reach of approximately 9 million students and 145,000 teachers across all 50 U.S. states.

The platform's core product surface consists of curriculum-aligned digital games and accompanying pedagogical materials, supplemented by recurring programs such as the We Declare! Challenge, the Civic Star Challenge (co-run with the Bill of Rights Institute), and Civic Learning Week 2026. Strategic priorities formalized in the 2025-2030 plan include informing civic education policy, empowering educators, activating youth voice, and building partnerships with organizations such as the CivxNow Coalition, the National Constitution Center, and the U.S. Soccer/Soccer Forward Foundation.

iCivics operates a freemium, no-cost-to-educator distribution model and is funded entirely through charitable donations and philanthropic grants rather than transactional revenue. Headcount sits in the 11-50 range, with leadership including a Chief Development Officer, indicating an institutionally mature fundraising operation. The organization carries no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, patents, or commercial funding rounds consistent with its nonprofit structure.

Name

iCivics

Legal name

iCivics

Website

https://icivics.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

iCivics is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor that provides free, web-based civic education games and lesson plans to K-12 students and teachers across all 50 U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Education Software

NAICS

Other Schools and Instruction (6116), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Interactive Multimedia Learning Content (Video, Audio, Interactive Lessons) (EDAFACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interactive Presentation & Lesson Delivery Engagement Tools (EDAFAGAJ), Simulation & Scenario-Based Learning Authoring (EDAFAHAD)

Keywords

• Civic education
• Educational games
• K-12 civics
• Lesson plans
• Civic learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Funding: iCivics operates as a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The primary revenue model is charitable donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate sponsors. The website features a dedicated donation portal (giving.icivics.org) and describes contributions as tax-deductible.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

iCivics provides free, web-based interactive educational games and lesson plans that teach K-12 students about American government, civic rights, and democratic participation. Its core platform (ed.icivics.org) delivers role-play simulations covering court operations, executive branch functions, and lawmaking, supported by educator resources and nationwide civic engagement programs.

Product overview

iCivics is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization offering a comprehensive suite of free civics education resources centered on its interactive games platform (ed.icivics.org) and educator tools. The core offering consists of educational gaming products where students engage in role-play simulations learning government functions. Supporting programs include the Civic Star Challenge (in partnership with Bill of Rights Institute) and the We Declare! Challenge for Massachusetts students. The organization reaches approximately 145,000 teachers and 9 million students across all 50 states through its platform and educator resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• iCivics Games Platform (ed.icivics.org)

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Soccer Forward Foundation (U.S. Soccer)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2026iCivics and U.S. Soccer announced a collaboration through the Soccer Forward Foundation to promote civic learning and community engagement during Civic Learning Week 2026. The initiative includes featuring civic education games on Soccer Forward's resource hub and establishing Soccer Forward as a member of the CivxNow coalition.
• Bill of Rights InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartneriCivics and the Bill of Rights Institute co-developed the Civic Star Challenge, a nationwide initiative to teach themes of the Declaration of Independence in honor of America's 250th anniversary. The challenge awarded prizes to educators for integrating founding document themes into their teaching.
• CivxNow CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartneriCivics participates as a member of the CivxNow coalition, a national alliance advancing civic learning. Soccer Forward was also established as a member of this coalition through the iCivics partnership.
• National Constitution CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoth iCivics and the National Constitution Center have launched educational initiatives, games, and digital platforms to make the Declaration of Independence more accessible and relevant to young people during the 250th anniversary period.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BrainPOP: Established K-12 educational content and game-based learning platform covering civics among many subjects; competes for the same classroom engagement time and school budget attention.
• EVERFI: Large-scale K-12 digital learning platform offering free interactive courses across civics, financial literacy, and SEL; competes with iCivics for district-level adoption and teacher mindshare.
• Discovery Education: Major K-12 digital curriculum provider offering standards-aligned content including social studies and civics; overlaps with iCivics on teacher distribution and standards-aligned lesson delivery.
• Newsela: K-12 instructional content platform used widely by social studies and civics teachers; competes for daily classroom usage and teacher adoption decisions.

Direct peers

• Mikva Challenge: Youth civic engagement nonprofit offering action civics curricula and educator programs; targets similar K-12 audiences and operates within overlapping civic-education coalitions.
• Close Up Foundation: Nonpartisan civic education nonprofit delivering curricula, teacher professional development, and student programs; targets the same K-12 civic education market with complementary offerings.
• Facing History and Ourselves: Nonprofit providing K-12 civic, history, and social-emotional learning curricula and professional development; serves overlapping teacher and student segments with free educator resources.
• National Constitution Center: Nonpartisan civic education institution offering games, digital platforms, and curricula on the Declaration and Constitution; launched 250th-anniversary educational initiatives similar to iCivics'.
• Generation Citizen: Civic education nonprofit focused on youth action civics and classroom-based programs in U.S. schools; competes for the same teacher and district adoption dollars as iCivics.
• Bill of Rights Institute: Fellow nonpartisan civic education nonprofit that co-develops iCivics' Civic Star Challenge and offers complementary constitutional and founding-document curriculum to K-12 teachers nationwide.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/icivics
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/icivics-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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